Author: Aaron Hagey
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Women’s fastpitch finishes 14-1, heads into championships
Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s softball team is heading into the national championships, with a new hunger for a national title, following an incredible 14-1 season this year. The championships will be hosted…
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Orange Shirt Day opens the conversation for reconciliation with “healing walk”
Attempting to find reconciliation in one of Canada’s darkest periods of its history has, in the past few decades, been a difficult and complex process of acknowledgement, confrontation and healing for Indigenous…
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Homecoming 2019 celebrates 20 years of Laurier Brantford
Last month marked a significant milestone in the history of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, as the community celebrated its twentieth anniversary with Laurier’s Homecoming on Sept. 21. The satellite campus, which…
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Welcome to Orientation Week 2019
Wilfrid Laurier University offers every new batch of students that arrive at during the first week of September, Laurier Orientation Week offers a chance for them to transition into university life through…
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Tyson MacDonald, Laurier swimmer, wins gold medal
23-year old Tyson MacDonald, a fourth-year Laurier student, has been representing the Golden Hawks swim team in Lima, Peru, for the Parapan American Games: an international competition held every four years, featuring…
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President’s Note: finding your place at your own pace
Four years ago, when I began my undergrad, I never expected to end up working for Student Publications and enjoying my involvement with the organization as much as I have. I could…
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Organizing a multi-campus plan for Brantford
For a multi-campus institution like Wilfrid Laurier University, the issue of remoteness from the primary campus is a frequently voiced concern of students, as well as the Students’ Union. As the satellite…
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Laurier concludes Black History Month
To conclude Black History Month at Wilfrid Laurier University, a collection of groups and associations on the Brantford and Waterloo campuses have been raising awareness, recognizing the lived experiences and ongoing struggles…
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New app engages clubs with students
If you’ve been involved with clubs or associations at Laurier in the past few weeks, then you’ve probably had the opportunity to utilize The Perch: the Students’ Union’s newest accessible and straightforward…
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