Students injured in collision
Chaos erupted on the corner of King Street and University Avenue on the evening of Jan 10 shortly before 5:30 pm when a collision involving two cars and six pedestrians occurred...
English training program developed
In an attempt to attract a larger international presence, Wilfrid Laurier University has introduced The Laurier English and Academic Foundation (LEAF) Program, an...
More to house flooding than thought
Six second-year Laurier students returned to their rented house after the holidays to find the residence in shambles A burst pipe had caused over a thousand litres of water to...
Mel’s fire ruled arson
Even eight months after the blaze, questions still remain in the fire that destroyed several businesses in the Campus Court plaza at 140 University Ave on April 22 Last week,...
Number of renters limited
“We’re going to have to do some work to get this right,” admitted Ward 6 councillor Jeff Henry in response to the Jan 6 release of a report detailing a new Residential...
Cell phone use promoted in lectures
“As engineering students we went through the university experience and found that lectures were pretty bad,” said Mike Silagadze, founder and CEO of Top Hat Monocle, an...
Canada in brief: Jan. 12, 2011
Good music stimulates as much as sex: study MONTREAL (CUP) — Researchers from McGill University have discovered that music can trigger the brain’s pleasure centres in the...
Millions spent on summer jobs
OTTAWA (CUP) — More Canadian students will be able to find full-time work this summer, thanks to a $10-million investment from the Conservative government Ted Menzies,...
Collision at King St. and University Ave. sends pedestrians to hospital
Two cars collided on King Street and University Avenue on Jan 10 shortly after 5 pm, hitting six pedestrians At least three of the pedestrians struck were Laurier students...
Alumni make 2010 headlines
Wilfrid Laurier University’s alumni have been making waves in the news in 2010 — some for their achievements in the business world, and some for more controversial matters...