October 30, 2025
Blog
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Presidential Update: January 2026
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the first Presidential update of 2026! Let’s chat about everything OUSA was up to in January!
Live, Laugh, Love, Lobby: I Did It All at OUSA
When I first started at OUSA over 4.5 years ago, I could have never imagined the journey it would take me on. I came in the starry-eyed post-grad, with a lot of eagerness and excitement, ready to take on all that post-secondary policy had to offer. I’m leaving with that same eagerness and excitement, but now it’s because I know how incredible Ontario’s student leaders are and where they are taking advocacy.
Have fun while you’re at it! Tiffany’s Goodbye Blog
There is no wisdom to impart here but to be yourself and have fun being yourself, no matter what you do.
More Than a Lease: The Ongoing Student Housing Crisis in Waterloo
I often think about ways to improve the student experience, reflecting on how I could help the students who will come after me in the work that I do now. A critical aspect of that work is housing. What does it mean to call a place home as a student? Is it as simple as a place to live? Or is it the surrounding security, community, and ability to thrive at school without the stress of wondering where you’ll live next year? For us students in Waterloo, known for its universities and large student population, housing has become one of the biggest challenges we face. Behind the image of a “student city” lies the reality that housing is expensive, precarious, and often exploitative of students, an experience many of us have faced firsthand. So I ask why, in a city built on student life, is finding safe, affordable housing such a common struggle among students? Why do most students I know carry a nightmare housing story with them?
Presidential Update: November 2025
Hello everyone!
Happy December! To be honest, I cannot believe we’re already here!
Let’s chat about everything OUSA was up to in November!
Presidential Update: October 2025
Hello everyone!
October has come and gone! I hope you had a wonderful spooky season. Much has happened this month, so let me catch you up to speed!
“I’d give this GA 5 stars!”: A Recap of OUSA’s 62nd General Assembly
Last week, from October 23rd to 26th, OUSA hosted our Fall General Assembly (GA) at Laurentian University. This bi-annual conference brought together over 60 delegates from across our nine member organizations for four days of critical discussions to approve three student-written policy papers.
Presidential Update: September 2025
Hello everyone! I hope you’re ready for the cooler weather and comfy sweaters that October brings!
Introducing Tobi Olumurewa, Manager of Communications
Hello everyone!
My name is Tobi (she/her) and I’m very excited to be joining OUSA as the Manager of Communications.
Empathy: Our Greatest Superpower
I often think about what draws leaders and activists to advocate.
What is the reason some people dedicate their lives to ensuring that others’ voices are heard and their situations are improved?