Students’ Union
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All candidates meeting sets off campaign season at Laurier
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The 2017 Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union election season has officially opened to students. The All-Candidates Meeting, held at 10 p.m. on Jan. 9, properly kicked off the season by introducing the candidates for Students’ Union president, board of directors, senate and board of governors. Throughout the meeting, Nick DeSumma, chair of the board of…
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Unsigned: The meaning of running an unopposed student election
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Campaigning for Students’ Union elections is now officially underway, but the selection for president seems pretty bare. With only one person running, what does that mean for the election? We can see this “race” for president going in one of two ways. The first is that the lone candidate takes the election as a for…
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Exercising democratic rights through student elections
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As we approach student election season, we encourage all students at Laurier to inform themselves about the election and the importance of voting. With the recent election in the States, now, more than ever, young people should be realizing the importance of exercising their democratic rights, even if it is in small-scale student elections. We…
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Virtual Reality: Advancing our Field of Vision
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“People call virtual reality an empathy machine,” said Bernie Roehl, lab instructor and software specialist at University of Waterloo. The two of us sat down at a William’s café and dove into the possibilities of the emerging virtual revolution. Virtual reality is opening up countless possibilities and with its rapid growth, I found myself hungry…
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Tyler Van Herzele works to increase transparency
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At the most recent Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board meeting, held on Nov. 25, Students’ Union president, Tyler Van Herzele, announced that he will be holding office hours on Friday afternoons to increase transparency and communication with the student population. “Open office hours are going to be, I think factually, from 1:00 [p.m.] to…
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E-sports has established its place as a key entertainment option
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In 2014, the FIDE World Chess Championship attracted a viewership of more than 1.2 billion people. That means that over 1/7th of the world’s population hit pause on their varied, normal lives to dedicate their meager attention to a series of long, straining sessions of mental combat involving a limited number of options within a…
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2017 WLU Student’s Union election prep begins
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With the American presidential race winding down, Wilfrid Laurier University must now look ahead to their own upcoming election season. The Laurier student elections are held across campuses every new year, when the student body is given the opportunity to elect their own Students’ Union president, as well as the members of the Students’ Union…
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Pride flag proposed to be raised on campus
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A recent discussion has sparked about the lack of a presence of a pride flag on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus. While this topic may not be actively discussed amongst university administration or student government, the question still remains: Why there is not a pride flag on campus or if there is any interest in…
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WLU senate votes in favour of fall reading week
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In January 2014, the Wilfrid Laurier University Senate approved a three-year pilot project that would test a fall reading week. The week consists of four days off for students after the Thanksgiving weekend in October. Having completed the pilot period this past reading week, the Senate met again on October 18 to discuss the decision…
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Waterloo Fire Rescue hosts annual prevention week
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Fire Prevention Week is designed to create awareness about various fire safety practices across North America. The primary focus of Fire Prevention Week is to change the behaviors around fire safety by creating a discussion around the topic of fire safety. This year’s campaign, “Don’t wait check the date! Replace smoke alarms every 10 years,”…
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