Spring 2023 | University of Waterloo Magazine | University of Waterloo

Then and Now

Looking to our past to inspire our future

Inside Spring 2023

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There’s something in the Water(loo)

The University fuels a collaborative spirit by attracting the best talent to a thriving community

John Baker (BASc ’00) remembered exactly where he was when he had a eureka moment that would not only change his life, but the lives of more than 15.5 million people worldwide. It happened in the late 1990s when Baker was walking to his systems design engineering class.
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That band played here?

From Stevie Wonder to Joni Mitchell, iconic musicians rocked this town

For people coming of age in the late ’60s and early ’70s — when politics, protest, free love and Vietnam were top of mind — Waterloo wasn’t exactly ground zero for the prevailing counterculture.
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Celebrating the impact of Glow

The Glow Centre spans decades of making a difference to thousands of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks

The Glow Centre (previously GLOW, GLLOW and WUGLM) is the oldest continuously running university-based 2SLGBTQIA+ group in Canada. The group of dedicated student volunteers provide a wide variety of peer support, social events, advocacy work and resources for anyone who needs it.

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