Alicia Wang

“Everything about this was disappointing”

Collective statements guidelines criticized for vague wording, “rushed” process

Several senators have raised concerns about the apparent lack of rigour in the process to create guidelines for statements on political, social, and moral issues made by collective bodies at UW, which […]

2025-12-05T12:30:10-05:00December 5, 2025|Campus News, News|

Campus community raises voices against proposed GRT service reductions

Proposals from the Grand River Transit (GRT) to reduce service to every 30 minutes on the 9, 13, 19, and 30 bus routes have raised concerns among the campus community that it will negatively affect riders and set a bad […]

2025-11-29T13:59:20-05:00November 29, 2025|Local News, News|

Students voice concerns at food on campus roundtable

Expensive prices and insufficient hours were some of the key concerns that came to the forefront at WUSA’s recent roundtable on food on campus.

The roundtable, hosted in the SLC, gave students the opportunity to state concerns directly to WUSA directors. […]

2025-11-14T11:03:22-05:00November 13, 2025|Campus News, News|

“Our knowledge system stands on its own”

Indigenous Canadian mathematician provides movement in “right direction” in 2025 Hagey Lecture

For this year’s Hagey Lecture, Edward Doolittle, the first self-identified Indigenous Canadian person to receive a PhD in math, presented a summary of the work he’s done on Indigenous […]

2025-11-06T23:09:07-05:00November 6, 2025|Campus News, News|

What’s the federal budget got for UW students?

This year’s proposed federal budget contains few measures related directly to students.

In their list of pre-budget asks, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) recommended several key investments. These include an investment of $207.6 million annually through the 2027-2028 program […]

2025-11-06T10:42:28-05:00November 6, 2025|Local News, News|

Vision of the future: UW Senate approves changes to optometry program

At the Oct. 20 Senate meeting, the Senate voted to approve sweeping changes to the Doctor of Optometry (OD) Program under the UW school of optometry. These changes will become effective Sept. 1, 2026 and apply to all incoming students. […]

2025-10-30T16:00:19-04:00October 30, 2025|Campus News, News|

Kitchener GO to gain weekend train service starting November

Additional service extensions announced

This morning, it was announced that beginning Nov. 23, the Kitchener GO train line will have weekend service to Kitchener GO station.

Though trains currently run on the Kitchener line during weekends, service is only provided between Mount […]

2025-10-22T14:28:57-04:00October 16, 2025|Local News, News|
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