The proposed Ontario budget was released this past week, leaving post-secondary institutions happy and collective student groups underwhelmed. “With this budget, our universities will continue to operate with the least per-student funding and highest tuition fees of any province, while teaching quality and student success remain pressing issues,” said Sean Madden, president of the Ontario…
Campus Watch: March 23, 2012
St. Paddy’s riot in London Late Saturday night in London, Ontario, what started out as simple St. Patrick’s Day fun escalated into a dangerous and violent riot. The riot broke out in the Fanshawe enclave on Fleming Drive, where 82 student homes are found. Around 1000 drunken partiers started and fed many street and vehicle…
Science Matters: Binge Drinking
Saturday, March 17, 2012 is St. Patrick’s day, a day which many people enjoy by hitting the bars, sitting on patios and enjoying some alcohol. I think St. Patrick’s day is probably one of the holidays most closely associated with drinking, so this week let’s talk about binge drinking. The technical definition of binge drinking…
The five things you’ve never played
For those who like to play games, this could not be a greater time. Every week it seems that, between stores and online services such as Steam, PSN, XBLA, and Wii Ware, we see new releases in the double digits. In a way, this is a curse as much as a blessing. On the one…
Pharmacy receives $600,000 donation from Ontario College of Pharmacists
In support of building the role and emphasis of pharmacists in Ontario, the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy recently received a gift of $600,000 in early February. The money is to fund a professorship that promotes innovation and research initiatives in pharmacy. The gift was given to the school to establish the Ontario College…
Funding universities in a deficit future
Commission on public service reform advocates deep cuts to spending From the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services: “Tuition freezes are not in students’ interests.” In an attempt to tackle a large provincial deficit, the provincial government had a report comissioned by Don Drummond (Chair of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s…
Micro Files: Diets, alcohol, and microwaves
Alida Iacobellisghostwriter European diet changes According to archaeologist Oliver Craig, a trend from fishing, hunting, and gathering to farming is shown in Northern Europe’s diets. However, farming might not be responsible for the change from the hunting and gathering style. This claim is against a proposal which states that “farmers swept through Europe and sent…
Movie Review – Friends with Benefits
Friends with BenefitsWill GluckCastle Rock Entertainment All romantic comedies are the same. Girl meets boy, they don’t think it’ll work, but then they fall for each other, mess it up, fix it, and live happily ever after. Mix in some jokes, often some sex, a lot of clichés, and poof: romcom. Friends with Benefits (FWB)…
Japan-No-File – Interaction games: Catherine or Katherine?
Welcome to the fantastical world of your nightmares. If your love life is frustrating, take it out on some puzzle-solving action challenges that are claimed so difficult, the producer had to include a super-easy mode. This is Catherine, Atlus’ latest installment of character interaction games. The gaming aspect of this game is different compared to…
UW gives notice: we need Federation Hall
Administration, Feds debate who can best make use of student-financed building By next April, Fed Hall will be Feds’ no more. In a March 25th memo addressed to the Federation of Students, the University of Waterloo announced its intention “not to renew the Lease Agreement… between the Federation of Students and the University of Waterloo…