Fighting flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic
File photo Amidst a global pandemic, we must not forget about the other illnesses, diseases and viruses that threaten the health of individuals and the larger...
Why we party (and why it’s dangerous)
At a certain age, the excitement around throwing house parties simply loses its novelty At twenty-one — although premature this conclusion — I think I can confidently say...
Why kids are going back to school but university students aren’t
Photo by Mackenzie Schuler Primary and secondary schools are opening across Canada, yet many post-secondary institutions, including Laurier, aren’t For a while, I couldn’t...
COVID-19: A summary of major Canadian and local news
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, more extensive measures have been put in place to protect the health and safety of Canadians and prevent further spread of the...
Many of us are not responding to the coronavirus as we should
The explosion of COVID-19 has induced panic buying amongst Canadian consumers, creating shortages of in-demand items like hand sanitizer, N95 masks and toilet paper All the while,...
Editorial: The actions of a few are threatening the lives of many
We are in the midst of a global pandemic Those are words that I never imagined myself writing in any context other than a science fiction novel, yet here we are As the...
The vices with vaping: A dangerous habit that’s taking over teen and young adult culture
“Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray” I remember this poster hanging up in my high school health classroom If you smoke, no one will want to kiss you Oh, the...
Study shows that KW-Cambridge the least safe place for women to live
Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge have been named as one of the least safe metro areas for women in Canada, according to a study published this past month The recent study,...
Region cautions students over rising rates of sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections, notably chlamydia and gonorrhoea, have had an increasingly widespread presence in Kitchener-Waterloo over the past several years This rise in...