Waterloo Rocketry team breaks world record with rocket launch

Student design team Waterloo Rocketry’s rocket Polaris flew up to 63,497 feet during its launch on Thursday, August 20 at 11:50 a.m., breaking the world record for the maximum height reached by an amateur liquid rocket.

Liftoff took place in Timmins, […]

2026-08-24T17:50:11-04:00August 21, 2026|News, Science & Tech|

UW named as member of network suppressing student Palestine demonstrators

An article by Breach Media listed UW as a member of the Canadian Post-Secondary Emergency Manager Network, reported to be monitoring and coordinating action suppressing Palestinian demonstrations at post-secondary institutions across Canada.

The story, posted July 30, detailed that officials […]

2026-08-07T16:50:45-04:00August 7, 2026|Campus News, Local News, News|

UW English student lands book trilogy deal with indie publisher

Fiona Holland, a fourth-year English: creative and professional writing student, has signed on a deal for Project X, a dystopian romance trilogy published under Lost Island Press. The first book, Below, will have an early release in January 2027 and […]

2026-08-05T23:02:19-04:00August 5, 2026|Arts & Life|

From Waterloo to Switzerland: Keiara Raitt Signs with ZSC Lions Frauen

After completing a bachelor of applied sciences in architectural engineering and a master of business, entrepreneurship, and technology while playing on the Warriors women’s hockey team for five seasons, UW alum Keiara Raitt signed with the Swiss ZSC […]

2026-08-05T15:26:45-04:00August 5, 2026|Sports & Health|

Civic Holiday 2026: What’s open and closed in KW

Monday, Aug. 3 is Civic Holiday in Ontario, and several services across KW will operate on modified schedules.

Campus libraries will be open, with certain exceptions. The Dana Porter (DP) Library and its help desk will be open from 12 p.m. […]

2026-08-01T18:21:18-04:00August 1, 2026|Campus News, Local News, News|

Red or green flag? WUSA’s Women’s Centre discusses the harmful realities of dating apps

Recreation and leisure studies professor Diana Parry and PhD student Bronwen Valtchanov spoke about the intersection between red flags in relationships, dating apps, and boundary-crossing on July 21 at the Women’s Centre.

“I think [this is] a […]

2026-07-24T13:23:24-04:00July 24, 2026|Campus News|
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