As global protests surrounding the issue of recognizing climate change continue to grow, students and climate change advocates in the Kitchener-Waterloo region arranged their own protest alongside the global “Fridays for Future” climate strike that took place on May 24. Over a hundred activists collected on the steps of Waterloo City Hall to participate in the conversation that began with […]
The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) has been continuing their efforts to improve the lives of current and future Golden Hawks as new president, Zemar Hakim and new chair of the board of directors, Owen Bourrie, lead their teams through the summer to prepare for the fall semester that includes events such as orientation week and homecoming. Owen Bourrie, a returning member of the […]
On May 28, 2019, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union announced that the Williams’ Cafe in Brantford Market Square will be officially closing its doors on May 31 — an unfortunate, precautionary reaction to changes being made in the federal funding structure for universities. “In January, when the provincial government announced their changing funding model for how student associations across the […]
On Apr. 22, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors held an emergency board meeting on the Waterloo Campus. The emergency meeting was called after the board requested to be given more information about next year’s operational budget, which was not finalized during their last meeting on Apr. 5. The primary goal of the meeting was to approve […]
Visitations and a memorial service has been announced for Leanne Holland Brown, who tragically passed away last Wednesday as the result of a traffic accident. Yesterday, Deborah MacLatchy, president of Wilfrid Laurier University, provided all Laurier students information and details via email surrounding both the visitation and memorial for those in the Laurier community who wish to attend. “Students, staff […]
Story written Apr. 25, updated May 1. Earlier today, Wilfrid Laurier University confirmed the tragic loss of Leanne Holland Brown. Leanne, the dean of students on the Waterloo campus, passed on Wednesday evening as a result of a traffic accident. Leanne was struck by a vehicle while walking on the sidewalk in front of MacGregor Senior Public School. She was […]
Waterloo Regional Police are currently investigating reports of gun shots near University Avenue and King Street. It was reported that a 26-year old man was taken from the hospital at approximately 2 a.m. Friday morning. He was allegedly treated for non-life threatening injuries. There is currently an increased police presence around the location of the shooting while investigations continue. Although police […]
The original Princess Cinemas, located at 6 Princess Street W., will be closing its doors by Jun. 1 due to an eviction notice on Friday, Apr. 12 from the owners of the Heuther Hotel, the building which cinema owner John Tutt rented the space from. In a press release from the Tutt family, the cinema owners wrote, “owners of the […]
On Wednesday, Apr. 10, Laurier ICT Services announced that both MyLearningSpace (MyLS), the online platform where students can access course materials and announcements, as well as LORIS, the online access point for choosing courses, seeing transcripts, invoices and payments, were both non-functioning at Laurier. Apr. 10 marks the first day of exams at Laurier, and many students emailed and tweeted […]
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Student Centre on the Brantford campus is closed due to a car crash. Earlier this morning, at approximately 6:00 a.m., a single car crashed into the Student Centre, which is located on Darling St. The crash allegedly knocked out power to portions of downtown Brantford. The women apparently driving the car was taken to a hospital in […]
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