Thea East

The OIR and WISC merges to centralize Indigenous student resources at UW

As of spring 2025, the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) will be merging with the Office of Indigenous Relations (OIR), operating from the main campus. This change aims to increase accessibility to support and resources for the growing […]

2025-06-18T16:41:43-04:00June 18, 2025|Campus News|

100 years of the Iron Ring: What it means to students and staff at UW

This year marks the centennial anniversary of the Iron Ring, an important Canadian engineering tradition that students and graduates participate in each year. The anniversary is being celebrated across the country and acts as a reflection on how […]

2025-06-09T17:18:21-04:00June 11, 2025|Campus News, News|

Faculty of Health hosts UW’s second on-campus citizenship ceremony

The Faculty of Health hosted a citizenship ceremony in the Health Expansion building on May 30, making it the second on-campus ceremony at UW. The event was co-run by UW and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCD).

2025-06-09T14:51:22-04:00June 9, 2025|Campus News|

WUSA VP’s Instagram post about attack in Kashmir sparks backlash and a call for removal

WUSA Vice President (VP), Remington Zhi, shared an Instagram post a week before they took office on their personal account that discussed the terrorist attack that occurred on April 22 in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Following this, the […]

2025-06-07T19:37:26-04:00June 5, 2025|Campus News|

What the Queer Living and Learning Communities project means for the students at UW

With guaranteed housing for first-year students and eight UW residences housing between 320 and 1,380 students per semester, it is accurate to say that on-campus living is an integral part of the school community and experience. It is […]

2025-05-05T16:09:00-04:00May 9, 2025|Campus News|

What would re-election mean for students under Bardish Chagger’s leadership?

Bardish Chagger is the Liberal candidate for the Waterloo riding in the upcoming federal election on April 28. Chagger has served three consecutive terms as the elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Waterloo after first getting elected in […]

2025-04-15T12:19:28-04:00April 15, 2025|Campus News, Local News, News|

Catherine Fife re-elected for a fifth term in Waterloo, PC wins majority

Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife of the NDP has been re-elected for her fifth term. Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party won their third majority government in the 2025 snap provincial election.  

With 61 out of 61 […]

2025-02-28T09:47:56-05:00February 28, 2025|Campus News, Local News, News|
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