July 27, 2005 - WLU's hip hop celebration

Laurier business student Shadrach Kabango, or more commonly known as Shad, performed a sold out show at the Heuther Hotel Lounge. The show was put on by The Funkification Project, which generated so much buzz that it drew three WLU business professors to the audience, and provided Shad with a platform to perform his debut album When This Is Over.

Having begun his career as an emcee "freestyling at house parties" in...

June, 2003 – 500 extra students accepted

Despite being a small number by today’s standards, Laurier accepted an extra 500 students in 2003, pushing the number of undergraduate students in attendance to close to 10,000. 3,441 students accepted their offers with only 3,020 spaces available for first-years.

June, 2006 – Theme residence hits WLU

20 new Laurier students were housed in a new residence that was designed to foster a “leadership environment.” The Regina Residence hosted the Living Learning Community...

5 years: WLUSU renovates third floor of the FNCC In the summer of 2005 the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union underwent $600,000 renovations. The intention was that the new space on the third floor of the Fred Nichols Campus Centre would be more accessible to students, as it would be clear where all the different WLUSU services were located. The new design featured improved lounge, more study space and grouped together full-time staff offices. With these renovations two businesses –...

2008-09: The pool Issues surrounding the Laurier pool surfaced during the summer of 2008 and dominated Cord headlines for the next year. When a pipe burst in April 2008, it was determined that the pool was to be closed permanently. However, the Region of Waterloo Swim Club (ROW) raised over $700,000 and the city of Waterloo agreed to give $250,000 over the next five years, a figure that was matched by Kitchener the following week. Laurier students also lobbied for...

5 years: Women’s hockey wins first ever national title

After claiming their second consecutive Ontario University Athletics championship title, the Golden Hawks’ women’s hockey team was crowned the best in the country after defeating the University of Alberta Pandas 4-1, ending the Pandas’ five-year reign of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

Printed March 16, 2005

25 years: Royal Bank machine a near reality

Laurier was in the midst of negotiations regarding the possibility of installing an “instabank” on campus. The agreement...

5 years: Shinerama wins third consecutive national award

On Feb. 12, Laurier was honoured at the Waterloo Tennis Club, winning the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Best Overall Campaign award for their 2004 Shinerama campaign. It was the third consecutive year Laurier’s campaign had won the award.

Printed March 3, 2005

25 years: Beer strike threatens campus bars

A province-wide strike of brewers had many students panicking about the beer supply on campus. The Turret had stockpiled as much beer as...

5 years: Students protest Rae’s tuition rise

Approximately 50 to 60 students gathered outside the Aird Underpass to rally against Bob Rae’s recommendation to lift the current tuition freeze. The protest was organized by the Graduate Students Association, who made the argument that increasing tuition would put students in greater debt, which would discourage them from pursuing graduate studies.

Printed Feb. 16, 2005

25 years: Work program changes affect summer jobs

The proposed Challenge ’85 program – which the NDP...

5 years: Financial woes closing local bars

Local bar Loose Change Louie’s, (which became Fubar and is now Taboo) closed on Feb. 4, 2005. When it closed it owed more than $170,000 in rent.

Printed Feb. 9, 2005

25 years: BACCHUS declared a success

After its first year at Laurier, Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students (BACCHUS) it was announced that the alcohol awareness program would continue. It began in the summer, following a donation from the...

1972: Elections nearly cancelled Elections were close to being cancelled after an appeal was filed relating to a number of concerns, including over-postering on the behalf of the winning president and VP: university affairs, missing ballots, the ballot box not being in public view during voting at the beginning of polling and that candidates were not allowed to be interviewed on Radio Lutheran.

Most notably, there were significant concerns about the chief electoral officer, specifically relating to his impartiality, concerns...

5 years: Former football players sentenced to house arrest

Two former members of the Laurie Golden hawks football team, Jeffrey Melis and Stephen Ryan McGuffin were sentenced to two years house arrest for pleading guilty to charges of aggravated assault.

The charges came from a 2003 assault on a University of Waterloo fourth-year optometry student. The student was left in critical condition, however, has since fully recovered. The conditions of the sentence allow the accused to leave their houses for...

5 years: WLUSU launches Research Internship Program

The Students Union unveiled a Research Internship Program, which will give students the opportunity to conduct research for a non-profit organization instead of writing an essay for a class. A student must have permission from his/her professor in order to take part, and demonstrate that taking part in the research is beneficial to your learning. At the time of its launch, there were only three research opportunities available for students to apply for.

5 years: Students get dental coverage

The students’ union passed a question to go to referendum that asked students to vote on whether they would like to pay $120 per year for dental coverage. The plan would cover 80 to 90 per cent of the cost of procedures such as preventative maintenance, fillings and minor restorations. Students would only be exempt from paying the fee if they could provide adequate documentation proving they are covered under another existing plan.

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5 years: Senate and board of governors positions added to WLUSU election ballot

The Cord reported that for the first time students would be voting for the student board of governors and senate positions on the same day as the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president and board of directors elections. This was done in an effort to increase the incredibly low voter turnout for the governor and senate elections. Previously, when the elections occurred at separate times, it sometimes...

5 years: Volunteer fired after showing students weed in Foot van

The co-ordinator of Foot Patrol on Laurier’s Brantford campus Ryan Duncan was fired after several allegations against him. Duncan was accused of telling students that it was acceptable to drink in the Foot office and being in possession of marijuana while on shift. On one particular occasion, Duncan showed his weed to students who were getting a ride home.

Printed Dec. 1, 2004

25 years: Laurier hosts lecture on...

5 years: Board of directors supports part-time professors

The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors passed motions of support for Laurier’s part-time faculty and librarians. The two motions expressed support towards the part-time faculty under their current working conditions, and a commitment to lobby administration to increase the institutional and financial support available for part-time professors. The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association had been in negotiations with the university administration since April. WLUFA was pushing for several changes...