For 93 glorious years, The University of Waterloo has proudly bore the title of Canada’s Most Innovative University. This year Stats Canada (not to be confused with Statistics Canada) was delighted to add several new categories to the Canada-wide University Rating System, including Brightest Gardens, Weirdest Collection of Statues, and Least Aggressive Mascot. UWaterloo managed to scoop up one of the newest awards for themselves: Canada’s Least Sexy Campus.
According to extensive research, there are a lot of people in this photo, and almost none of them are sexy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Upon hearing the news, we partnered with Stats Canada for this Waterloo Honk exclusive: What do Canada’s least sexy students think of their new title?
A group of Civil Engineers cheered uproariously upon reading the news on Twitter. “Hell yes this place is gross! Our buildings suck! And apparently they nixed that “Rent a Nap Room” idea? Dickwads.”
This misconception was a common one, but Greg Gourd, a fictitious character and Innovator of Stats at Stats Canada, clarifies: “Oh no, the award is definitely not for the buildings on campus. It’s for the people. Had it been for the buildings we might have another story on our hands. Isn’t there a statue of two naked people mid-air in that brain building?”
Indeed there is. However, when we ventured onto Canada’s Official Least Sexy Campus yesterday, we discovered that almost nobody was surprised.
“Sounds about right,” laughed one Kinesiology student on his way to have lunch at Laurier.
One English major told the Honk that whether the award was for buildings or people her response remained the same: “It’s the eclectic mix of the strange and the untamed that gives this place its charm.” Her anonymous friend added “What does sexy even mean, man? Words are just barriers, and f*#! yes you can quote me on that.”
Deviant hottie and Liberal Arts major, Ronda Smith, smirked and said, “You just need to know where to look.” She was later seen entering Hagey Hall.
Stats Canada believes that it is the lack of sexiness has forced many into the always busy 9 library branches on campus. Mr. Gourd hypothesizes that many UWaterloo students are able to redirect more of their energy to worthwhile tasks, such as creating innovative structures out of empty beer cans or studying.
When we asked Mr. Gourd about the process of determining title of Least Sexy Campus, he answered, “You know how Google can’t reveal the secret of their algorithm because they’re afraid someone will copy it? Exactly the same principle applies here. But know this: It was a very thorough investigation. We are 100% sure Waterloo is the least sexy.”
In the words of one Computational Mathematics student, upon hearing the news, “LOL.”
Do not lose hope Waterloo. Following an emergency town hall meeting, a solution has been found. The University of Waterloo will be taking matters into their own homely hands, once again, by creating an infographic to save the day. Keep your eyes out for the release of “How To Avoid The Title of Least Sexy Campus” in the next week.
The Waterloo Honk wants to know: Do you think The University of Waterloo deserves the title of Least Sexy Campus in Canada or not?
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This satirical article is not affiliated with The University of Waterloo, Stats Canada, or Statistics Canada in any way, shape, or form. It exists purely as a piece of delightful fiction to provide entertainment and commentary for your enjoyment. For more hysterical commentary, check out the also satirical Stats Canada twitter feed.
UW has been active for 56 years….. so it’s impressive that they held a title 36 years before inception.
It is truly a marvel, we agree!
You forgot about Ashley Brush
UBC
hey so I researched a little and apparently this is ture?
http://www.univforum.com/canadian-universities/viewtopic.php?t=6393
Least sexy?
I’m sorry I thought beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I’m damn sexy, no one’s going to tell me otherwise because I create my own reality, not anyone else.
Who’s the one going around judging people based on how ‘sexy’ they are? Whoever it is should be fired.
Well someones taken offence to this.
It’s an academic school.
Nothin’ sexy about that.
as opposed to…
the high school down the street (laurier)
Remember the saying “intelligence is sexy”? Waterloo is brilliant. Do the math – if you can.
Watch this and decide if UW is sexy!
I think some people think this is a real article.
Here at The Waterloo Honk we would hope and expect that our readers recognize the satirical humor of our articles. However, we will offer a gentle reminder that our satirical articles exist purely as pieces of fiction. We aim only to provide entertainment and commentary, and we encourage everyone to think critically about every news story they come across – satirical or not. And remember: everyone is sexy in their own way. Even The University of Waterloo.
Achievement unlocked
Yeah see I’m not surprised by this. I go there and I would be hard pressed to find a class where everyone in it has showered at least once in the past in a week.
Université Laval has, by far, the sexiest campus I have ever been to in Canada. The buildings are absolute holes, however.
I feel like i lost IQ points reading this
Sorry.
Not true Honk, it was great, and it gave me my first laugh of the day! 🙂
That’s 5 minutes I’m never gettting back…and yes i felt the IQ loss as wel
I’ve honestly met more women in a gay bar.
U were in UW and most interviewee were arts major, this article is not very convincing
You idiots published this information from a twitter account that is not actually affiliated with Statistics Canada – it’s Stats_Canada which is a SATIRACLE twitter account. Waterloo students would check their sources… Must be run by Laurier.
The Waterloo Honk would like to encourage everyone in the world to follow Anonymous’ glowing example. Check your news sources. Sometimes they’re satirical.
For everyone complaining about it being satirical…
Satire is a genre of literature in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.
There, you all gained back those lost IQ points!! Shape up, UW!
Good thing I choose my schools based on the academic advantages it gives me and not its ability to arouse me in a sexual way.
your loss lol
That’s false. I have been from campuses to campuses. Sexiest campuses in Canada:
1) McMaster
2) University of Toronto
Rest is irrelevant.
Real or not I feel like waterloo is ugly all round we dont even have homecoming wtf
At least there are sexys in town from Wilfred Laurier
Obviously this study did not include the sexy School of Architecture.
Can I just point out that Melanie Williamson – Miss Canada goes to Uwaterloo! On top of that many former Miss Oktoberfest ladies attended UW! (most recently: Meghan Hennessey)
So I just don’t buy that this “Stats Canada” did their homework!
Even though it’s meant to be a satirical, it’s still true.
Are they talking about the female population? If so, yes – least sexy, but they get the most attention from guys.
UWaterloo hasn’t even been around 93 years…..