Tag: money
Students scammed out of deposit when searching for sublet housing
Over the past month on Reddit, University of Waterloo students reported paying deposits for sublet agreements that turned out to be scams. The police...
WCRI and the Food Bank of Waterloo Region partner to host...
Waterloo Co-Operative Residence Inc. (WCRI), Canada’s largest student housing cooperative, is partnering with the Food Bank of Waterloo Region to host a food drive...
Canadian Emergency Student Benefit: What you need to know
Postsecondary students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents are getting a $9 billion lift from the federal government.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the...
Emergency student fund endorsed by Waterloo housing activists
Student housing advocates are endorsing an emergency fund for UW students.
The Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) partnered with UW to launch the Student Emergency...
Are hackers targeting UW?
Students are seeing a rise in scam and phishing campaigns delivered straight to their university email.
UW students particularly receive emails such as tax refund...
If we had free tuition, how would you use that extra...
“I already have free tuition! I’m an exchange student from Europe, so I don’t have to pay tuition for the term I’m staying.”
“If I...
Students face results of OSAP changes
For Aditya Shekhar, a second-year Math and BBA student at UW, the changes made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) led to an...
Student discounts on campus
Tuition might get more expensive every year, but at least you can rely on student discounts to save your ass when you’re trying to...
Saving money makes cents
Budgeting and money management are issues that several university students struggle with.
This may feel even more daunting for incoming students, especially in the wake...