Brianne Berry
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Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated in K-W
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In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Non-violence Festival in Kitchener held their seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. The event brought speakers, spoken word artists and musicians together to honour the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact his life has had on subsequent generations. “The event is about…
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Olivia Chow on life, death and politics
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Olivia Chow, MP for Trinity-Spadina and wife of the late Jack Layton, visited citizens of Waterloo Region on Tuesday for a lecture and book signing regarding her recently released memoir, My Journey. Chow’s memoir explores the story of her personal life journey and political career, by discussing issues such as domestic violence, abuse, mental illness,…
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GIE building still on schedule despite harsh weather
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“If you want to work in construction, you’ve got to like being outside.” Mark Dettweiler, director of planning, design and construction at Wilfrid Laurier University’s physical resources department remarked lightly about the recent weather impacts on the construction workers working on the new Global Innovation Exchange (GIE) Building. The recent weather conditions in Waterloo Region,…
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Active prevention for academic misconduct
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Handling academic misconduct is about more than just setting some rules down on paper. At least that’s what academic integrity advisors Lea Caragata and Judy Eaton believe. The position of academic integrity advisor was only recently created in January of 2013 at Wilfrid Laurier University and Caragata and Eaton have spent the past year developing…
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Waterloo Mayor shares wisdom on campus
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On Jan. 16, Brenda Halloran, mayor of the City of Waterloo, came to Wilfrid Laurier University to talk about her life and how she ended up where she is now. Her talk was a Professional Development Speaker Event, one segment of a series of workshops being planned by ACCESS U, a student-run club at Laurier.…
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Neil Young misleading on oil sands
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Approved fall break extended to a week
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Students at Wilfrid Laurier University are getting a longer fall reading break than they originally expected. At the Laurier senate and board meeting on Jan. 13, a week-long break — as opposed to the two-day proposal that was approved back on Nov. 26 — was solidified into the academic calendar for the 2014-15 year. The…
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Library in spotlight after incident
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On Jan. 9 following reports of an unidentified man in the library after hours, a man was arrested in the Wilfrid Laurier University library by regional police. A security officer in the library noticed the suspect, 27-year-old Kitchener resident Douglas Edwards, around 3:00 a.m., and proceeded to notify Special Constable Services (SCS). The Waterloo Regional…
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SBESS seeks financial autonomy from Students’ Union
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The School of Business and Economics Student Society (SBESS) wants a way out, but the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) doesn’t think it’s that easy. At the last Students’ Union board of directors meeting on Dec. 4, SBESS president Brandon Van Dam and VP of engagement Denise Wang submitted a referendum question asking the…
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Laurier students send an open letter to administration on gendered violence
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Wilfrid Laurier University students Cassandra Mensah and Ethan Jackson, along with many of their colleagues, are worried about the campus and its students — and they really want the university administration to listen. On December 6, Jackson and Mensah, with the support of current students and alumni, penned an open letter to the university administration…
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