Editing University of Waterloo (section)

=== Journalism ===
The three main student publications on campus are ''Imprint'', the university's official [[Student publication|student newspaper]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theimprint.ca/1905|title=About – Imprint|website=www.theimprint.ca|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071521/http://www.theimprint.ca/1905|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''mathNEWS'', the Math Society's free-form publication,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/|title=mathNEWS {{!}} Waterloo's Bastion of Erudite Thought|language=en-US|access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> and ''The Iron Warrior'', the [[University of Waterloo Engineering Society|Engineering Society]]'s newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/|title=The Iron Warrior|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525205121/http://iwarrior.uwaterloo.ca/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Imprint'' replaced ''[[The Chevron]]'' as the official student newspaper in 1979,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jubilation.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/history/powertrip.pdf|title=Powertrip|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706212709/http://jubilation.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/history/powertrip.pdf|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and publishes a monthly print magazine along with regular online content. ''mathNEWS'' and ''The Iron Warrior'' publish biweekly in print and online throughout the year.

The university formerly included a student-funded [[campus radio]] station, [[CKMS-FM]]. The student union withdrew financial support for the stations' operations in 2008 following several referendums, and CKMS transitioned to a [[community radio]] model.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiowaterloo.ca/about/|title=About {{!}} CKMS 102.7 FM|language=en-US|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525214606/https://radiowaterloo.ca/about/|archive-date=25 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====mathNEWS====
''mathNEWS'' is the freeform student publication of the undergraduate mathematics students of the University of Waterloo as represented by MathSoc (the Mathematics Society of the University of Waterloo).<ref>{{cite web |last1=mathNEWS |title=legal stuff|url=https://mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/legal-stuff |website=mathNEWS |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> Labeling itself as "Waterloo's Bastion of Erudite Thought", mathNEWS is published biweekly, with occasional deviations and special editions. The paper is varied in its content, with think pieces, local updates, and exercises in creative writing, usually through a humorous lens.<ref>{{cite web |title=mathNEWS {{!}} Waterloo's Bastion of Erudite Thought |url=https://mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/ |access-date=27 March 2024 |date=15 March 2024}}</ref> Though it has a cult following, the paper gained worldwide attention in February 2024 after publishing an article exposing the usage of [[Biometrics in schools|facial recognition in on-campus vending machines]].<ref name="cbc">{{cite news |last1=Duhatscheck |first1=Paula |title=Vending machines had eyes all over this Ontario campus — until the students wised up |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/vending-machine-facial-analysis-invenda-waterloo-1.7126196 |access-date=27 March 2024 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Company |date=27 February 2024}}</ref>

''mathNEWS'' has been in publication since January 25, 1973, when it was published on a weekly basis, and was technically a club under MathSoc. On February 14, 1975, it switched to a biweekly publication schedule, which it maintains as of April 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zethar |date=1 March 2013 |title=A Brief History of mathNEWS and its Editors |url=https://mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/v121ispecial.pdf |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=mathNEWS |publisher= |pages=2 |issue=40th Anniversary Special Issue Spectacular}}</ref>

On February 16, 2024, mathNEWS published an article titled "THE M&M’S MACHINES ARE WATCHING YOU",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanley |first1=River "molasses" |title=THE M&M'S MACHINES ARE WATCHING YOU |url=https://mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mathNEWS-154-3.pdf#page=6 |access-date=27 March 2024 |issue=3 |publisher=mathNEWS |date=16 February 2024|volume=154 }}</ref> written by regular contributor River Stanley under the pseudonym molasses. The article discussed a [[Reddit]] post by user u/SquidKid47,<ref>{{cite web |last1=SquidKid47 |title=hey so why do the stupid m&m machines have facial recognition? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/comments/1anvv0q/hey_so_why_do_the_stupid_mm_machines_have_facial/ |website=r/uwaterloo |access-date=27 March 2024 |date=11 February 2024}}</ref> who had discovered a system malfunction for an app titled "Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe" on the on-campus Invenda vending machines selling [[Mars Inc]] products. The article was picked up by multiple well known publications, such as [[Business Insider]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edmonds |first1=Lauren |title=A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/vending-machines-facial-recognition-technology-2024-2 |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=Business Insider |publisher=Business Insider |date=25 February 2024}}</ref> [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]],<ref name="cbc" /> [[The Guardian]],<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last1=Cecco |first1=Leyland |title=Canadian university vending machine error reveals use of facial recognition |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/23/vending-machine-facial-recognition-canada-univeristy-waterloo |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=23 February 2024}}</ref> [[The Verge]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Wes |title="Why do the stupid M&M machines have facial recognition?" |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/24/24082022/why-do-the-stupid-m-m-machines-have-facial-recognition |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=The Verge |date=24 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Wired (magazine)|WIRED]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Belanger |first1=Ashley |title=A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech |url=https://www.wired.com/story/facial-recognition-vending-machine-error-investigation/ |magazine=Wired |publisher=Ars Technica}}</ref> In March 2024, the university removed the 29 vending machines on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Meet the students who broke the vending machine story |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/news/meet-students-broke-vending-machine-story |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Waterloo News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vending machines had eyes all over this Ontario campus — until the students wised up |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/vending-machine-facial-analysis-invenda-waterloo-1.7126196 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>