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Wilfrid Laurier University will showâ€" case its academic excellence and stuâ€" dentâ€"centred environment during the annual March break open house on March 14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The open house will give potential students and their parents a firstâ€"hand opportunity to learn about academic programs, admissions, financial aid, athletics and student life. Laurier faculty, employees and stuâ€" dents will staff information booths, participate in information sessions and offer guided tours of campus and resiâ€" dences. The university will also offer its popular session on making a successâ€" ful academic, personal and social tranâ€" sition to university from high school. "Starting university is a major change for students and their families," said Lindsay Scott, the national recruitâ€" ment coâ€"ordinator. "Students enjoy new freedoms, but th6y also have new financial and academic responsibiliâ€" ties. Our student success sessions offer tips from current students on how to cope with all of the changes." Words Worth Books is holding more events. Hear Raj Patel discuss Stuffed and Starved, about the global food system and why we need to buy local, at Knox Church on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8, of which $2 will be donated to Beyond Borders. Celebrate Poetry month with Kitchâ€" enerâ€"born Alison Pick, B.C.‘s Tim Lilâ€" burn and Guelph folksinger James Gorâ€" don on April 9 at the Princess Twin, 46 King St. N., in Waterloo. The event Words Worth to host upcoming author lectures Laurier to showcase its academics and environment at March break open house _CARPET CLEANNG Morning and afternoon sessions MOVING + RENOVATING + NEW BABY + ALLERGIES R Steamatic clean'xt'% reduces the level of bacteria, pet dander & dust mites N Wall to wall carpeting & area rugs Valerie H Upholstered furniture Poulton EK Ask about duct cleaning STEAMATIC. EatRight Ontario ontario.ca/eatright total cleaning & restoration Trusted since 1968 S * Call 1â€"877â€"510â€"510â€"2 and talk to a Registered Dietitian for free. ftégvel Of & igs Valerie Poulton Dert W. ww 519â€"893â€"0046 The arts and science academic information fair and the business and economics information fair will give potential students the chance to speak directly with faculty, students and staff in all departments. will outline Laurier‘s arts, science, busi ness, economics, kinesiology and psy chology programs. Open houses throughout the day will give prospective students the chance to tour the university‘s many facilities, including residence buildâ€" ings, athletics facilities and the faculty of music. starts at 7 p.m. Carl Honoré is the bestselling author of In Praise of Slow, about the slow food movement. He now looks at hyperâ€"parenting in Under Pressure at Knox Church on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the above events are $8 and available at Words Worth Books or at the door. Nobody Cleans Better Than Steamatic‘! l The store will then hold its biggest event of the seasqn. It started with The Female Eunuch in 1970. Now Gerâ€" maine Greer, a worldâ€"renowned femiâ€" "Starting university is a major change for students and their families." NAIRNN T: â€" Lindsay Scott National recruitment coâ€"ordinator The coâ€"op and career development centre open house will allow visitors to tour the new facility, gain information on career planning and attend sessions that will outline the coâ€"op opportuniâ€" ties available in arts, science, business and economics. Visitors can also experience phoâ€" tonics and chemistry demonstrations, and the faculty of music will also feaâ€" ture a free concert at 10 a.m. The studentâ€"life fair will showcase Laurier‘s campus clubs, services and organizations that support and enhance student life outside of the classroom. The day will begin in the Fred Nichols campus centre concourse at 9 a.m., where visitors can pick up a schedule of the day and a campus map, and join hourly campus tours. For locations and times of all events, or to register for Laurier‘s March 14 open house, please visit www.wlu.ca/liaison or www.chooseâ€" laurier.ca and click on the March break open house link, or contact Scott at 519â€"884â€"0710, ext. 4165. nist and scholar, presents her new book, Shakespeare‘s Wife, at Knox Church on April 19 at 7:30 p.m. _ Tickets are $8 and available at Words Worth Books in advance, or $10 at the door. Paid for by the Government of Ontario WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, March 12, 2008 * 11