Tag: university of waterloo
University of Waterloo Appoints a New President
On Nov. 17, 2020, the University of Waterloo announced Dr. Vivek Goel as UW’s seventh president and vice-chancellor.
Dr. Goel’s five-year term will begin on...
Winter term classes delayed by one week at University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UW) is delaying winter term classes by one week to acknowledge the importance of mental health during times of uncertainty...
Student housing in loo
After my first year at UW, finding a new apartment to live in outside campus was both a novel and challenging experience. I’d heard...
Two More Cases of COVID-19 at University of Waterloo
Two individuals from the University of Waterloo tested positive for COVID-19 during reading week, bringing UW’s total cases up to three.
The first individual was...
Students call out UW on its state of equity
Students and equity services, seeking justice for UW’s treatment of BIPOC, united in support of student-led social media campaign ‘Equity4WHO’.
On July 7, Equity4WHO released...
Black profs explain how UW could become anti-racist
Faculty members of UW shared their vision for the President’s Anti-Racism Taskforce (PART) with Imprint.
“The real key here is consultation, in my opinion. We...
Tales from the Quarantine: Kabob Hut is more than “Meats” the...
Cyrus Fiori rates Poke Box 8 out of 10 spoons
Hey Food Fans,
I come to you from the fluid weeks of the Quarantine Summer. As...
Union efforts by UW Grad students face first vote
Graduate students at UW are looking to unionize.
The process, which began in November, 2019, will be put to a vote between July 20 and...
It’s time for UW grads to unionize
It’s time for graduate student workers at UW to finally unionize. That’s why we are actively engaged in a union drive.
UW is the last...
No Fall Term Sports: OUA Announces Cancellation of all Sanctioned Programming
On June 8, 2020, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced the cancellation of all OUA-sanctioned sport programming up to Dec. 31, 2020 as a result...