Local PCs launch campaign
Despite the overcast sky and light rain Sept 7, the local Ontario Progressive Conservative party candidates running for MPP this October, held the official kick off to their...
While you were out: local news
Arrests made in Campus Court fire In April 2010, nearly half of the Campus Court plaza on University Avenue, including businesses such as Mel’s Diner and Tabu nightclub, was...
Buskers: all fun and games
Two ferris wheels, face painting stations, acrobats, candy floss, kettle corn, funnel cakes and bottle toss games had Uptown Waterloo packed full of people this past weekend for...
In memory of the honourable Jack Layton
Celebration and sorrow found common ground on Aug 27, as thousands gathered in Toronto to pay their final respects to the late Jack Layton at his state funeral Layton’s casket...
WLUSU launches social media platforms
The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) has introduced a new social network exclusive to the Wilfrid Laurier University staff and student body via their recently...
Zoning issues de-rail Northdale sale
A simple plan to auction 39 homes in Northdale, the student-inhabited area just north of Wilfrid Laurier University, to building developers became more complicated than intended...
Dealing with a decade of growth
That last 10 years for Wilfrid Laurier University has been monumental in terms of growth and expansion; the institution went from a total number of 8,400 students in 2000 to...
While you were out … a quick look at National news from over the summer
Vote mobs get youth voting Vote mobs became common practice among students prior to the federal election this past May Inspired by Rick Mercer’s rant on the student vote...
While you were out: campus news
Laurier receives bomb threat On April 26th, Wilfrid Laurier University received an anonymous bomb threat to its Waterloo campus from a pay phone in Toronto Upon receiving the...
Celebrating one hundred years
As Laurier’s 100th anniversary draws nearer, the university’s marketing and communication departments are filled with enthusiasm for the many celebrations taking place in the...