mental health
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UW students fight for better mental health care
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Students at University of Waterloo gathered together in the arts quad on March 8 to protest against the lack of mental health support services on campus. The Waterloo Walkout for mental health was a protest created by students in Discourse of Dissent, a multi-disciplinary course taught by Frankie Condon. The Walkout was in response to…
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Photo of the week 2017-18
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April 4, 2018 The Cord’s 2017-18 team would like to thank the Laurier community and all of our loyal readers! Be back soon! (Photo by Paige Bush) March 28, 2018 (Tanzeel Sayani / Creative Director) Wilfrid Laurier University women’s curling team recently represented the Golden Hawks at the U-Sports National Curling Championships in…
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Editorial Cartoons 2017-18
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The importance of fitness and healthy eating
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The transition from August to September is difficult for many university students. A four month break from studying is not easy to overcome, even if most people are working during the summer. The university mindset is much different and students often find themselves falling behind in the first month of the school year. Although many…
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GSA President, Natalie Gleba, hopes to focus on student wellness throughout the upcoming school year
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Since stepping into the position of president and CEO of the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) this past May, Natalie Gleba has begun work on project planning for the 2017-18 school year. Gleba described the transition into her new role as “seamless,” attributing the ease to her previous five years of experience with the GSA and…
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Data confirms that demand for youth mental health services continues to increase greatly
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Recent data collected by The Toronto Star and Ryerson University revealed that the demand for youth mental health services has increased greatly in the past several years and continues to peak at a high rate. The increasing demand by students is a cause for concern amongst post-secondary institutions, who are now faced with supplying enough…
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UW students advocate for better mental health services
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The mental health conversation at the University of Waterloo has experienced a dramatic surge in activity, following a student suicide which occurred on March 20 at UW Place residence. This was the second suicide to take place at UW this semester, the previous occurring on Jan. 12. “Mental health has always been a concern on…
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Accepting and living with an eating disorder
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No one will love you if you don’t love yourself. These are the words that loop in my head as I stand in my kitchen. The words aren’t a reminder for me to celebrate myself, it just tells me that no one can love me. I’ve eaten once over the span of two days and…
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Good2Talk to create lounge at Laurier
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Good2Talk, a helpline for post-secondary students in Ontario, will be creating a lounge at Wilfrid Laurier University on March 16 and 17 for students to learn more about the resources available to them in a safe, calming environment. Good2Talk’s outreach coordinator Megan Van Massenhoven explained that Good2Talk is a free and confidential service that is…
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The ABC’s of OCD: Addressing the misconceptions
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Obsessive compulsive disorder is often associated with organization and cleanliness. We often see fictional characters with cutesy, obsessive habits and their OCD can be magically cured when they fall in love. The idealized version of the mental illness is far from the reality. “When you hear that someone has OCD, it’s like, “oh they clean…
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