Superficiality of elections should not inform the vote
As candidates enter the second week of campaigning, students are being increasingly exposed to platforms, issues, personalities and marketing techniques, all in hopes of gaining...
Neil Young misleading on oil sands
Musician Neil Young has gotten a lot of attention lately for speaking out against the Alberta oil sands The problem, however, is Mr Young simply doesn’t know the facts Everyone...
Legalization advances inevitable, admirable
On Jan1, the media waited in silence for something to happen on the first day of marijuana legalization in Colorado Someone had to go crazy, yell at the police or give an...
Push through your own limits
Sometimes I ask myself why I haven’t done anything, or at least any of the things that I planned to do I was going to get in shape, finish writing that novel and generally...
Gender shouldn’t define how we appreciate sports
I’ve come to the — probably not even close to shocking — realization that I am absolutely obsessed with sports I’ve also come to the realization that I am obsessed with...
Unsigned editorial: OSAP break for volunteering clever but limited in scope
The provincial government announced recently that post-secondary students in Ontario will be given a break on their OSAP student loans in exchange for volunteering for the 2015...
Unsigned Editorial: New housing developments changing student experience
The traditional idea of a student home in Waterloo has been largely erased by the demolition of older student homes in favour of apartment buildings These apartments have been...
Shelter closure should draw attention to homeless
Up to 80 people may be affected by the closure of Ray of Hope’s Kitchener site, a homeless shelter that usually operates from November to April, offering overnight housing...
Listen to the opposition
The best thing about opinions is also the worst — everyone is entitled to one However, only a select few love our opinions so much that we feel the need to share them and...