February at Brock is shaping up to be more than just a countdown to reading week. This month, student groups and campus partners are putting on a mix of cultural celebrations, remembrance and education as well as low-pressure socials and practical supports, from free winter items and meals to volunteer opportunities across Niagara.
On Jan. 29, a speaker series event at Brock University examined current issues and recent developments in youth justice in Canada, with presentations focused on youth justice programming and the role of pre-trial detention.
Classes at Laurentian University in Sudbury have been suspended since Jan. 19, upon which faculty, librarians and counsellors represented by the Laurentian University Faculty Association began strike action.
As reading week approaches at its usual snail’s pace, the final week leading up to it can feel particularly humbling. As we work through the first round of midterms while assignments pile up as high as the recent snowbanks, it’s easy for things to feel especially cold and overwhelming.
The Albertan separation movement has recently gained significant media attention following statements that separatists have been meeting with United States officials to request aid in the separatist movement. Fellow premiers have called upon Albertan Premier Danielle Smith to denounce the separatist movement, with British Columbian Premier David Eby calling them “treasonous.”
Canada and South Korea are in a period of rapid trade deals as Canada looks to purchase South Korean submarines while bringing their factories and manufacturing to Canada.
BUSU’s bi-annual student election will run from 12 a.m. on Feb. 10 until 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 12. Students can log in to BUSU’s official page using their Brock email address to vote for candidates of their choice.
It’s that time of the year when players from around the NBA are chosen to return to another All-Star game or become one for the first time. For some, this is a defining moment that can change the trajectory of a career, while others see it as just another meaningless statistic.
Minneapolis has become an international flashpoint with a blunt sequence of two shootings, two official narratives and a public that was asked to accept federal claims faster than it could access federal evidence. How a democratic state can unfold into government officials killing their own citizens can be understood by situating the moments in the United States’ longer history of immigration policing and the legal language that has long divided their people into categories of belonging and removability.
The use of artificial intelligence in the classroom has brought challenges to longstanding norms in university lectures, seminars and academic integrity. A core pillar of the learning approach at Brock University, the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI), has been working to provide Brock’s professors and teaching assistants with guidance on how to navigate these challenges.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the global “rules based international order” was undergoing a rupture, not a transition.
The Brock University BIPOC Law Society (BLS) was ratified by BUSU in November 2025. The club, which currently has 60 members, hosted its first major event — a LinkedIn panel — on the week of Jan. 19, aiming to provide accessible legal education.
On Jan. 11, the chair of the United States federal reserve, Jerome Powell, released a video statement where he states that “the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas threatening a criminal indictment” over the cost of renovating Federal Reserve buildings.
Brock University’s Experience Expo is back for 2026, bringing more than 80 employers to Brock for the largest on-campus recruitment fair. The event provides students with the opportunity to make multiple career connections in one place.
Since the announcement of “Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care” on Feb. 2, 2023, the Ontario government has been expanding the use of community surgical and diagnostic centres to deliver publicly insured procedures and tests outside of public hospitals.
With a mix of open access, guided support and introductory workshops focused on creative and emerging technologies, Brock’s Makerspace — located on the main campus in the Rankin Family Pavilion — can be your entry-point to hands-on making and skill-building this winter semester.
Canada has just signed what many are calling a landmark trade agreement with China, after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting was the first between the two countries in nearly a decade.
The 2025 fall semester saw in effect how the federal government’s decision to reduce international students' acceptance into Canadian universities has impacted Canadian universities. Whether through hiring freezes, cancelled courses or ominous deficits, let’s review the budgeting changes of various universities across the country and their impacts on students.
Ontario has set the 2026 rent increase guideline at 2.1 per cent, making this the maximum annual increase that landlords can apply to most rent-controlled tenancies without approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). Since the overwhelming majority of post-secondary students in Niagara live off-campus — where many pay market rents in shared houses, student-oriented rentals or apartments — here is a breakdown of how the new guideline will, and won’t, affect off-campus students.
Content warning: This article contains references to sexual violence.
Grok, the A.I. platform built into Elon Musk’s X — formerly known as Twitter — is being used to undress women and children who had publicly available photos of themselves on the platform.
WestJet has been facing significant backlash online after a recent video of two passengers on a WestJet flight documenting the available legroom in the non-reclining seats went viral.
The United States’ escalation of the Venezuela conflict is more than distant geopolitics. Its effects will be felt across global oil markets, international law and human rights with consequences that extend far beyond Latin America.
Students across Brock University and the Muslim Students’ Association are demanding change from their students’ union after Omar Rasheed was abruptly removed from his position as BUSU Board Chair during a controversial September meeting.
Ontario’s Bill 33, Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, received Royal Assent on Nov. 20, creating a set of postsecondary law changes that will take effect only if and when the government proclaims Schedule 3. The schedule would require publicly assisted universities and colleges to publish admission criteria and access applicants on merit, authorize new regulations on admissions and student fees and require institutions to develop research security plans subject to ministerial directives.
On Dec. 1, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) hosted local arts leaders, policy advocates and community members for a presentation on new national research, highlighting the economic and social contributions of Canada’s arts and culture sector.
The Canadian federal and Ontario provincial governments’ 2025 policy decisions were focused on affordability and competitiveness-focused responses to trade pressure and rising electricity demands. The influence of this on Ontario’s climate can be seen in all of the climate adjacent policy decisions made regarding energy, infrastructure, land-use and fiscal decisions that either increased the pace of low-carbon buildout or weakened environmental guardrails and climate accountability, depending on the file.
The Canadian Federal Government is moving in lockstep with Alberta’s Provincial Government towards establishing a new bitumen pipeline through to British Columbia’s northern coast despite objections.
The Auditor General of Ontario, Shelley Spence, provided a news release on a newly tabled report that audits performance in healthcare related areas across the province. The news release highlights physician billing, medical schools and access to healthcare with the procurement of personal protective equipment also making headlines separately.
Before the winter term kicks into high gear, BUSU aims to make sure that you still get your fill of Brock fun — meeting new people, reconnecting with friends and getting some much-needed social time through Frost Week.
Reports of Toronto’s Union Station implementing the use of facial recognition software to better target advertising made media waves a few weeks ago. Here’s what students who may be using the station during this upcoming break should know.
On Nov. 18, Alberta invoked the notwithstanding clause for the second time in under a month — a retaliatory move in the face of pushback from the judiciary that threatens the rights of trans youth and young women across the province.
Dr. Tarek Loubani took the stage alongside his two young children, addressing nearly 200 people about Palestinian healthcare and statehood. While unintentionally forming a dynamic where the audience could witness the lives of children in a safe and comfortable environment, Dr. Loubani shared stories about the atrocities faced by children in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians.
While the rumours circulating amongst history students that laptops will be banned from the department’s seminars as a bid to prevent the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) during seminar have been debunked, the prospect of unplugged seminars prompted discussions surrounding education and technology.
As the semester winds down and exams continue to creep closer, schoolwork may swallow your every waking moment. However, December in Niagara is packed with events that encourage holiday spirits, help get you out of study mode and remind you that there is more to life than textbooks. Whether you’re craving lights, music, markets or a quick escape with friends, here are some ways that students can unwind this holiday season.
Brock University’s Market Hall transformed into a bustling hub of culture, flavour and celebration during BUSU’s Night Market, one of the marquee events of this year’s International Education Week (IEW). Hundreds of students packed the space, forming long lines at food stations and entry ways, with some even wrapping around the tables in Market Hall.
On Nov. 21, in the Goodman Atrium from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Brock University Young Liberals (BUYL) club hosted federal member of Liberal Parliament and former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith as part of a club social.
On Nov. 17, a group of approximately 10 to 15 individuals wearing matching hoodies bearing the name “Dominion Society of Canada” gathered above the Ontario Highway 406 overpass in St. Catharines.
The Brock LINC Holiday Market returned to the Rankin Family Pavilion, offering a seasonal marketplace that highlighted the work of student, staff, faculty and alumni creators. Held on Nov. 26 and 27, the event invited the Brock community to browse a wide range of handmade goods and services while supporting early-stage entrepreneurs. The market — organized by Brock LINC as part of its entrepreneurship and innovation programming — is designed to give campus-based creators an accessible venue for showcasing their products
On Oct. 28, Premier Danielle Smith and the government of Alberta passed Bill 2 in response to the ongoing strike between the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the continued negotiations of new contracts. The bill imposes the province’s most recent offer — one that nearly 90 per cent of teachers rejected — as a binding agreement.
On Oct. 23, a rally and barbeque in solidarity with CUPE 4207 took place at Glenridge A as the labour union continues engaging in collective bargaining with Brock University.
The United States government shutdown created travel woes for passengers travelling to or through the country. As a result of the shutdown, there is currently a lack of air traffic controllers, creating serious travel issues for would-be fliers.
Dr. Emily Grafton — professor at the University of Regina and author of the newly released book Divided Power: How Federalism Undermines Reconciliation — delivered a lecture at Brock University on Nov. 11, encouraging Canadians to rethink the constitutional foundations that shape Indigenous and state relations.
Amazon has announced that their company will reduce approximately 14,000 corporate positions globally with plans to eventually reduce up to 30,000 positions altogether, calling the move a strategic shift towards greater efficiency and innovation in an increasingly A.I.-driven environment. The initial phase of cuts affected white-collar and middle-management functions, while warehouse and frontline logistics jobs remain largely untouched.
Associate Professor in the Political Science department at Brock University, Dr. Stefan Dolgert, has started a small but growing initiative to create a safe and welcoming space for young men to discuss issues they may be facing today: loneliness, emotional isolation and the influence of harmful online ideologies. Spearheaded by Professor Dolgert, the Men’s Reading Club at Brock, has undergone its first official meeting with a second in progress.
