What you need to know about the upcoming Students’ Union election
File Photo From Jan 24 at 8:00 am to Jan 26 at 8:00 pm , Wilfrid Laurier University students can vote for their next representatives on the school’s Student Union  For...
Nationally bestselling, award-winning author Donna Morrissey joins Laurier community for winter 2023
Photo by Sadiya Teeple Acclaimed writer, Donna Morrissey, is Laurier’s Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence for the winter 2023 term  “She's kind of a force of nature,...
Kitchener-Waterloo ranks high for environmental quality
File photo According to The Canadian Environmental Quality Index (Can-EQI), a new study that measures environmental quality within and between Canadian cities,...
SU Midterm Board Reviews 2022-2023
Shane Symington President and CEO of the Students’ Union entered this position this year as the university has continued transitioning out of the pandemic restrictions...
Unpacking Trauma and Mental HealthÂ
As human beings, we go through life experiencing everything as a blur One of the fascinating parts of humanity is looking into how certain negative and traumatic experiences can...
A short(ish) history of Christmas and Santa Claus
Few people, if any, know the world’s most popular holiday as intimately as Gerry Bowler, author of four books on Christmas and a history professor at the University of Manitoba...
Canadian housing prices continue to drop, but listings don’t tell the whole story
File photo Housing prices will continue to drop well into the first quarter of 2023, but home ownership remains an elusive, if not unfeasible, milestone for young...
Santa Claus Parade returns after two years
File photo On Nov 19th, the infamous Santa Claus parade returned to the streets of Kitchener after two years of COVID-19 restrictions altering the delivery of the...
Donald Trump announces he will run for office in 2024
Contributed image On Nov 15 2022, former president Donald Trump announced he would be running in the 2024 American federal election The announcement was made during his speech...
More than one way to remember: Laurier honours Remembrance Day with in-person ceremony
File photo Remembrance Day is one way to acknowledge that old truism - freedom isn’t free  Last Friday, Wilfrid Laurier University honoured Remembrance Day with a...