It’s that time of year again and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s curling team were back at the U Sports National Championships trying to defend their title from a year ago. Unfortunately, the men fell short after a disappointing loss to the Regina Cougars. This year’s edition of the championship was hosted by the Lakehead Thunderwolves in Thunder Bay, […]
The 2017 campaign season continues as candidates for the Wilfrid Laurier University Senate and Board of Governors, as well as for the Students’ Union Board of Directors and president, participated in the Waterloo Open Forum on Jan. 18. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Concourse candidates answered questions pertaining numerous topics, such as the Students’ Union structure and […]
It’s Christmas morning. You’re sitting with your family, gathered around the Christmas tree, enjoying each other’s company. The floor is littered with gift wrapping, and the time for opening presents is coming to an end. As you take the last sip of luke-warm hot chocolate, you can feel the holiday cheer begin to fade as you realize that Christmas has […]
In 2014, the FIDE World Chess Championship attracted a viewership of more than 1.2 billion people. That means that over 1/7th of the world’s population hit pause on their varied, normal lives to dedicate their meager attention to a series of long, straining sessions of mental combat involving a limited number of options within a field of rigid parameters. This […]
For the last two years, life has taught me a valuable lesson about narcissists. Within the last year alone, I have dealt with enough self-righteous speech and dramatic antics from these people to make Donald Trump look like a kid having a temper-tantrum (although I believe he has already shown that). People who are narcissistic crave to be the centre […]
For the first time since 2009, the Golden Hawks hosted an OUA football playoff game this past Saturday. The Hawks earned themselves a first round bye in the playoffs because of their impressive regular season record of 7-1. This was good enough for second place in the regular season, with only Western having as many wins. The McMaster Marauders were the […]
Uptown Waterloo has been under construction for the LRT since September 2014. King Street, the main street running through uptown, has now been under construction and closed to traffic since February 2016. Despite many re-openings around uptown Waterloo, such as the intersection of Erb Street and Caroline Street, which reopened this past September, and King Street from Union Street to […]
Staff Writer Shyenne MacDonald addresses the objectification of women within comic book culture Across Chainsaw, on the corner of King Street, there’s a little shop called Carry-On Comics. Seemingly inconsequential on the outside, but step in and you’re thrust into a world of superheroes, romance, treachery and some of the most magnificent artwork churned out once a month. […]
On Friday September 30, the Faculty of Science Students’ Association (FOSSA) hosted their second annual Science Olympics on alumni field. Due to careful and creative organization done by FOSSA vice-president of student events, Katia McDougall, along with the hard work from the other dedicated student volunteers under FOSSA, the event was a huge success. The event featured a variety of […]
Wilfrid Laurier University had the opportunity to host Canadian journalist Gwynne Dyer as he spoke about climate change on September 26. His lecture, based on his new book Climate Wars, revealed his findings from a global two-year tour interviewing scientists, generals, think tanks, diplomats and politicians. Dyer is a freelance journalist, historian, author, columnist, broadcaster, filmmaker, Academy Award nominee and […]
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