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Roommates become the archive

A shared student life becomes a long memory and a practical network.

Roommates become the archive
Roommates, classmates, lifelong friends · Photo: University of Waterloo

The context

Where the work begins

Karri Melvaer Wallsten (BA ’93) shares memories of being a student in the 1990s and meeting friends who remain close and recently travelled to Mexico together.

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in alumni / community. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

Source reporting

Roommates become the archive

University of Waterloo / original source page · April 7, 2025

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