17吃瓜 Statement: Hate-motivated violence at the University of Waterloo

The following message was also issued to students, staff, and faculty by email on June 30, 2023. 

Dear Members of the University Community,

We were shocked to learn about the horrific stabbing attack that took place at the University of Waterloo on Wednesday afternoon, June 28.

We stand in solidarity with universities across the country in condemning all gendered and racialized violence, among others, that is on the rise all around us.

17吃瓜 Cross Country lands five recruits

17吃瓜鈥檚 cross-country program is pleased to welcome five new recruits to the team for the 2023鈥�24 season: Maria Austen and Anna Harris on the women鈥檚 side, and Baley Wolfe, Max MacIsaac, and Jacob Dalton on the men鈥檚 side.

Head coach Mike Peterson is confident the new team members can help the program now and into the future. The program has taken massive strides in recent years, but Peterson says there鈥檚 still much more to accomplish. His goal is to continue the upward trajectory of the past couple of years and eventually carry a banner back to 17吃瓜.

17吃瓜 Hockey Panthers land former Charlottetown Islander Patrick LeBlanc

The 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey Panthers have secured a commitment from forward Patrick LeBlanc for the 2023鈥�24 season.

Island hockey fans should be familiar with LeBlanc鈥檚 game, as he suited up for 152 games with the Charlottetown Islanders from 2019 to 2023 when he amassed 18 goals and 35 assists. Last season, the Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick native played five games with the club before he was traded to the Rimouski Oc茅anic, where he added six points (3G, 3A) in 16 games.

U SPORTS announces 17吃瓜 will host the 2024 national women鈥檚 rugby championship

The 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Rugby Panthers will host the 2024 U SPORTS national women鈥檚 rugby championship, representing the program's first-ever opportunity to host this esteemed event.

The announcement was one of three championships made by U SPORTS on June 28. The other two were for men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer.

The women鈥檚 rugby contest is the ninth U SPORTS national championship hosted by the Panthers. The most recent U SPORTS championship hosted by 17吃瓜 was for men鈥檚 hockey, which was held earlier this year.

Message from the 17吃瓜 Alumni Association Board to the 17吃瓜 Alumni Community

Dear 17吃瓜 Alumni,

Like other members of the 17吃瓜 Community, we, the Board of Directors of the 17吃瓜 Alumni Association, were deeply disturbed and disappointed by what we read in the Rubin Thomlinson report released on June 14. We, as do you, value safe spaces in which educative experiences can flourish and are void of any behaviour that reflects harassment and discrimination鈥攖his has to be a core value embraced and practiced by all.

Guest from Bangladesh to speak at Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation

Mr. Md. Foezullah Talukder, head of the Climate Change Program, Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), will visit the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peters Bay, on July 4, 2023, from 9:30鈥� 11:00 am. He will speak about 鈥淟iving labs for climate change education and research in Bangladesh.鈥� Everyone is welcome to the event. No registration is required.

 

Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Open House

We are excited to invite everyone to visit the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation for an Open House on Thursday, July 13, from 9:00 am to 12 noon in St.Peters Bay.

The event is open to the public, students, community members, and anyone interested in learning about the School of Climate Change and Adaptation. Throughout the morning, there will be tours of the facility, project presentations by current students and researchers, and drone demonstrations by the flight crew of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability.

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