Recovering against all odds
By speaking with leukemia patient Nick Roma and his family and friends, Sports Editor Shelby Blackley gets perspective on the challenges presented on the road to recovery
Archived Stories
Not your typical trek in the woods
Endurance sports and road races have taken Sally Heath to Virginia, Sean Roper to Tasmania, and Bob Miller to Abu Dhabi. They’ve spent nights mountain biking, days trekking, hour upon hour canoeing and have done their fair share of horseback…
Bringing the farm into the city
March has begun, yet on a Wednesday in Kitchener, the ground is still covered in two feet of snow and there’s a distinct chill in the air. It’s hard to believe spring is just around the corner. Inside the GROW…
Rolling into a new derby
By day, Kat Hillier is a legal assistant working towards her masters in counselling psychology. But by night —Wednesdays and Sundays to be exact — she is Nekro Nancy, a hard-hitting blocker for the Vicious Dishes of the Tri-City Roller…
Getting exposure or getting exploited?
In a crowded conference room in a downtown Toronto hotel, the atmosphere is tense. It’s the 75th annual Canadian University Press Conference and it is filled with eager young student journalists, all of whom are intently listening to a panel…
Old Books in a New Age
Floor to ceiling makeshift shelves, tightly packed with an ancient, musty medium, line the quiet, crowded rooms of Old Goat Books in Uptown Waterloo. These volumes have supplied Michael Loubert’s basic income for the past 12 years since he and…
When foreign becomes familiar
On Dec. 22, Michael Koziura looked out at the familiar form of Toronto’s CN Tower from the window of his plane as it dove into landing. There was a comfort at the sight of its spectacle, as there was in…
All in with the WLUSU presidential candidates
The Questions 1. Why did you choose this location as your favourite place on campus? 2. List one point of your platform, as well as one personal aspect, that sets you apart from other candidates. 3. What is one thing…
Baring bulimia
Darcy Hale was 15 years old the first time she made herself throw up in her family washroom while home alone. At the time, Hale’s parents were going through a divorce and it negatively influenced her performance at school. In…
Finding the “cool” in Waterloo
Waterloo has an arts problem. At least, that’s what they say. People seem to believe that cool, fun things aren’t happening in this city, and it’s hard to convince them otherwise. Why? Is the populace too old? Is the focus…
