Laurier Student Wellness Centre
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Looking ahead to an integrated Wellness Centre
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There are a variety of athletic clubs at Wilfrid Laurier University featuring sports such as boxing, cricket, figure skating and sailing, among others. However, it can be argued that these clubs haven’t received the exposure they deserve at Laurier. Tarique Plummer, President and CEO of the Students’ Union, discussed the changes that are being implemented…
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Having a healthy heart leads to a loving lifestyle
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Your heart is one of the strongest muscles in your body and with your help it can remain that way. Taking care of your heart is one step closer to loving yourself, as it helps you release good energy throughout your body and maintain a healthy lifestyle. There are many different steps you can take…
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The Wellness Centre helps students stay healthy this flu season
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The wellness center at Wilfrid Laurier University will be holding their annual seasonal flu clinic at the student development center. From Nov. 15 to Nov. 16, as well Nov. 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., the flu clinic will be open to all students and free for anyone with provincial health insurance…
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Laurier holds its first mental health thrive week
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Oct. 23 marked the first day of this year’s Thrive Week hosted by the Laurier Student Wellness Centre on the Waterloo campus. The week kicked off with a mental health resource fair in the concourse and will be hosting more events throughout the week. The Wellness Centre has collaborated with other partners on campus to…
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Opening up about mental health and finding tools to manage
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As a student, I know that the transition to a new school year can be difficult. As someone that lives with anxiety and depression, I know that it can be especially hard for those with a mental illness. While things may seem fine at the beginning of the semester, soon I become overwhelmed with work…
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Food for thought: A detailed look at the culture of weight loss and fat shaming
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When I was eight years old, I weighed around 140 pounds. By the time I was 17, I couldn’t weigh myself with an ordinary scale. The digital ones flashed a loaded ‘error’, while the analog ones spun more than a full circle — all the way past 300 and into uncharted, supposedly uninhabited territory.…
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