Tag: canada
Waterloo’s troubling absence from the DLI list
Designated Learning Institute (DLI) is a title given to schools across Canada, which enables them to permit chosen applicants to apply for study permits....
Meritocracy in Canada
In October last year, CNN nominated “The Meritocracy Trap” by Daniel Markovits as its Book of the Week. I finally got a chance to...
Anti-racism courses won’t be mandatory at UW despite 8,000 signature petition
Over 8,000 students have now signed a petition titled, “Addition of Anti-Racism course to mandatory degree requirement for all faculties.”
This petition was created...
Canadian mining companies are devastating Mexico’s biodiversity as environmentalists are killed
While on UW’s School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development trip to Mexico, we visited La Mancha lake in the state of Veracruz.
La Mancha is...
Waterloo Region COVID-19 recovery rate lower than Ontario average
The values shown in this article reflect the status of the COVID-19 pandemic on May 29, 2020 and may differ from current numbers.
Throughout Ontario,...
How universities in Canada responded to COVID-19
Decision-making bodies, such as governments, churn out policy upon policy in hopes of mitigating any impacts the COVID-19 pandemic may have, including impacts on...
The real reasons why international students pay higher tuition fees
International students are a staple of any Canadian university and integral to the financial buoyancy of our post-secondary education system.
1 - How much do...
FLATTEN Canada: UW students fight virus with data
Monitoring and controlling COVID-19 cases is a growing global mission as infection numbers continue to rise exponentially.
Countries such as South Korea and China are...
ISA Pressure Day
Following the recent protests all over Canada against the Coastal Gas Link running through Indigenous land, the Indigenous Student Association of UW held an...
Why nobody cares about Black History Month in Canada
It’s that time of the year again, when teachers pull out their favourite Martin Luther King quote and Black history references populate your timeline....