News in Brief
WLU to acquire new Toronto office Wilfrid Laurier University is currently in negotiations to sign a lease that will give the university space in a downtown Toronto building...
Main street to blame for recession: economics prof
“The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t actually learn from history,” said Phelim Boyle, a professor of finance at Wilfrid Laurier University, who opened a...
Campus renovations begin
Beginning May 19, the Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University will undergo significant landscaping renovations The project will cost approximately $15 million and is...
WCH fire investigation incomplete
The cause of the April 14 Waterloo College Hall (WCH) fire, that claimed the life of a first-year Wilfrid Laurier University student and displaced hundreds of students in the in...
First-year student who passed away in WCH fire remembered as a “fun-loving, great guy”
The tragic death of 19 year-old Dave LaForest has left the Laurier community shocked and saddened, as it has been forced to say goodbye to a beloved athlete, floormate, classmate...
Recession hits Laurier co-ops
The current economic recession has found its way into co-op departments at universities across the region While more students are looking to co-op as means of employment, there...
Two new residence buildings
Two new buildings have been leased by Laurier residential services, one that holds 82 students at 325 Spruce Street and one with 385 students at 340 Spruce Street The buildings...
Province gives $3.6 million
The government of the province of Ontario has given Wilfrid Laurier University $36 million as money towards filling the debt from the 2008-09 fiscal year “In previous years,...
Students promote local harvest
A group of students from Laurier are putting their love for the outdoors to good use this summer KW Urban Harvester is a group for students who want to garden, but don’t have...