Laurier prof analyzes stereotypes of Muslim youths
Earlier this month, Wilfrid Laurier University sociology Professor, Jasmine Zine, spoke about her research on Muslim youth post 9/11 and the negative stereotypes that this “war...
Unreliable CAS contracts spark independent tour company
While Jason Sager, a part-time history professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, has been lucky enough throughout the past few years in securing work, he has recently stretched...
New dining hall system continues to be ‘divisive’
While many students at Wilfrid Laurier University have continued to rally against both the new dining hall’s physical appearance and overall operational system, they have...
Laurier ‘maxed out’ on study space
Looking around Laurier’s Waterloo campus, one thing is clear: there are students everywhere — and the university is quite aware of this “We know we are maxed out on...
Field course allows cultural experiences
Graduate students from the Aboriginal field of study at Wilfrid Laurier University spent last week in the bush as part of the program’s culture camp Spanning from Sept 9-14,...
Admissions up, arts down
Similarly to last year, the faculty of arts at Wilfrid Laurier University suffered a slight dip in enrolment for first-year students for 2012-13 While the drop isn’t alarming...
Impact of technology at WLU
An article recently published by the CBC entitled “How Texting is Putting the Squeeze on Academic Writing” examined the question of whether texting is negatively impacting the...
WLU, Mount Royal exchange
David Docherty thought something was missing from Canada’s universities “I was at a meeting and someone was talking about the importance of international offices at...
Annual ‘Shine Day’ shows strong efforts
Rain and cloudy skies didn’t seem to damper spirits on the most recent “Shine Day” on Sept 8, as Shinerama volunteers and first-year students collectively raised...
$16.7 mil to Brantford YMCA
On Friday Sept 7, members of the community gathered at the East Wing of the Research and Academic Centre anxiously awaiting the announcement of $167 million in federal funding for...