global studies
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New, accessible recycling bins for WLU campus
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Hillary Scanlon, fourth-year global studies student at Laurier, has taken to creating accessible waste and recycling options on campus for those with vision impairments. In order to easily distinguish between various waste options on campus, Scanlon has created numerous rubber floor signs. The signs, which look like large stickers, are distinguishable from the rest of…
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Putting a price on carbon emissions
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Let’s talk about the environment. Not our community or our social space, but our physical environment and its state of being. We are in an age where climate change, global warming and other environmental concerns are very contentious and polarizing issues. Due to it being such a broad topic, it becomes challenging to reach a…
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Women’s curling split first day of CIS championship
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KELOWNA, B.C. — Consistency was the key for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s curling team as they went 1-1 on day one of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport curling championships. The rink lost to the Brandon Bobcats 5-4 before redeeming themselves 11-6 against the Univerity of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. “It’s a good start,” head…
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