DEO
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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek dead at eighty
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Alex Trebek, the beloved host of Jeopardy! for the past thirty-seven years, recently passed away on Nov. 8. Trebek had been battling stage-4 pancreatic cancer since March 2019 and began chemotherapy treatment soon after. But Trebek had no intentions to retire. Instead, he continued to host Jeopardy! He believed in the power of the show…
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Controversy arises over conference keynote speaker
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Keynote speaker for the Wilfrid Laurier Brantford campus Criminology Student Association conference Danielle Robitaille has cancelled her presentation after open dialogue came out about the ethics of her appearance on the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus. Robitaille stirred up controversy after taking on the role as a defence lawyer for former CBC radio host Jian…
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Why is bisexuality still misunderstood?
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Last semester, I remember sitting between BA102 and BA101 waiting for my next class, underneath a poster about a Rainbow Centre event. I was sitting nicely, doing a bit of people watching, when a pair of guys headed towards BA102. One of them stopped to look at the poster above me, snorted, and said, “It…
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Increasing health and wellness for Laurier students
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In preparation for exam time, a period in which many experience high-stress levels, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Centre for Student Life and Engagement, in partnership with the Accessible Learning Centre and the Student Wellness Centre, will be holding a workshop in efforts to increase health and wellness of students. The workshop — Cultivating Calm —…
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Breaking down some misconceptions about type 1 diabetes
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Let’s cut to the chase, shall we? I’m 21-years-old and I have type 1 diabetes. Many people are vastly unaware of what diabetes really is, apart from some vague information they may have picked up from the internet or media. I can’t fault this, as I could have been in the same boat had I…
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Laurier’s DEO offers safe space
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As a response to the police brutality against black people in the United States, as well as the increased presence of racialized violence in the media, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Diversity and Equity Office, along with other campus partners, created a safe space for students this past Monday. Laura Mae Lindo, executive director of the Diversity…
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Diversity and Equity Office event mixes fine arts with awareness
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With Tuesday being International Women’s Day, there was no better time for Wilfrid Laurier University’s Diversity and Equity Office to present their sexual assault creative demonstration Monday in the Concourse at the Waterloo campus. The event, organized by first-year global studies student Kamil Ahmed, and Lynn Kane, coordinator of the gendered violence taskforce, featured a…
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Combatting the student burnout
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Burnout: the feeling of physical, mental and/or emotional exhaustion as a result of excessive stress and frustration.
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