Editing University of Waterloo (section)

== Insignia and other representations ==
The University of Waterloo's coat of arms has been used as a symbol of the institution since 1961, with the coat of arms also being used in the logo of the university, and its academic faculties and departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/brand/uw-logos/university-logos/all|title=Brand|access-date=17 July 2020|website=uwaterloo.ca|publisher=University of Waterloo}}</ref> The university's colours are black, gold, and white, and may be found on the university's coat of arms.

[[File:UWaterloo Porcellino.jpg|thumb|A copy of the ''[[Porcellino]]'' sculpture outside the Modern Languages Building serves as a mascot for the [[University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts|Faculty of Arts]]]]

The school also maintains official colours to represent the academic faculties of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/brand/colour-palette|title=Colour palette|access-date=17 July 2020|website=uwaterloo.ca|publisher=University of Waterloo|archive-date=23 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823113605/https://uwaterloo.ca/brand/colour-palette|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other objects have also been used to represent the faculties of the university. Mathematics students have used pink ties to represent their faculty since 1968, when a {{convert|68|ft|m|order=flip}} pink tie was placed on the exterior of the Mathematics & Computer Building during the building's opening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/math/about/our-history/legend-pink-tie|website=uwaterloo.ca|publisher=University of Waterloo|date=17 July 2020|title=Legend of the Pink Tie}}</ref> A copy of the statue of ''[[Porcellino]]'' at the university's Modern Languages Building is also used as a mascot for the Faculty of Arts. The statue was donated to the university in 1978, and was placed at the Modern Languages Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/library/special-collections-archives/exhibits/celebrating-boar|website=uwaterloo.ca|title=Celebrating the Boar|date=6 March 2015 |access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>

=== Coat of arms ===
The university's coat of arms was first used by the university in October 1961, but was only officially granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in August 1987.<ref name=comot /> It was not registered with the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] until 15 February 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=186|title=The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada – University of Waterloo|publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority|date=28 May 2005|access-date=5 July 2012}}</ref> Four variations of the coat of arms existed. The first was used from 1961 to 1996, when the second bright-yellow shield using slightly different shaped lions was introduced. The yellow background was dulled in 2000, and finally, the original lions were reintroduced in 2010 in conjunction with the attempt to replace the use of the coat of arms with a futuristic ''W'' logo.<ref name=coa>{{cite web|url=http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/Undergrad/Academics/Others/UW/|title=About the University of Waterloo|publisher=University of Waterloo|access-date=5 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191709/http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/Undergrad/Academics/Others/UW/|archive-date=12 August 2012}}</ref> The new logo was eventually rejected after student opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/08/02/waterloo-wars-over-leaked-logos/|title=Waterloo wars over leaked logos|date=2 August 2009|last=Pagliaro|first=Jennifer|access-date=22 June 2013|publisher=Rogers Publishing Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103153205/http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/08/02/waterloo-wars-over-leaked-logos/|archive-date=3 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The red-on-gold lions on the university's arms were adopted from those of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], who defeated [[Napoleon]] at the [[Battle of Waterloo]].<ref name=coa /> The City of Waterloo was named after an area just south of [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]], where the battle occurred.<ref name=name>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/en/about_ontario/004675.html|title=Kitchener-Waterloo|publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario|date=8 November 2011|access-date=5 July 2012|archive-date=10 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210183733/http://www.ontario.ca/en/about_ontario/004675.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The chevron on the arms was taken from the arms of [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener]], Field Marshal with the British Army during World War I. The black and white pattern used on the chevron was based on the colours of [[Prussia]], as homage to the German heritage of the area.<ref name=coa /> The City of Kitchener was originally known as Berlin, but was renamed after Earl Kitchener in 1916 during World War I.<ref name=name />

=== Motto and songs ===
The university's Latin motto is ''Concordia cum veritate'', translated as "In Harmony with Truth". It was introduced along with the university coat of arms in October 1961.<ref name=comot />
A number of songs are commonly played and sung at various events such as [[Graduation|commencement]], [[convocation]], and athletic contests. The main song of the university is known as the "Black and White and Gold". The words were written by K. D. Fryer and H. F. Davis, while the music was composed by [[Alfred Kunz (composer)|Alfred Kunz]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|author=Rebecca Green|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/college-songs-and-songbooks-emc|title=College Songs and Songbooks|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|date=7 December 2013|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>