Author: Dani Saad
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Sochi olympics a time for reflection
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We buy products from countries not only lacking democracy and freedom, but also the most fundamental labour laws. Our vanity and materialism sustain the…
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Letters to the Editor: February 5
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RE: Life’s good and only getting better In the last edition of the Cord, Spencer Gibara’s opinion piece made numerous generalizations and assumptions about…
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Free speech a key Canadian value
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On January 30th, the Laurier Students For Liberty club put up a Free Speech Wall in the Concourse. The purpose of this wall was…
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Faith depends on context
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The other day, I was watching a documentary about Sam Berns called Life According to Sam. Now, for those who don’t know who this…
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Bullying and self-worth
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“Human beings as well as society are born out of both violence and gentle cooperation.” This is a quotation from the late Bruno Bettelheim…
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Real understanding through fiction
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Political junkies and academics take in news, journal articles, op-eds and non-fiction in alarming amounts, ingesting as much information as possible to inform their…
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Life’s good and only getting better
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Last week, a new study emerged that has reignited the already vicious debate regarding income inequality. According to Oxfam International, the richest 85 people…
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Kitchener homeless shelter scheduled to close
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Some of Waterloo’s homeless may lose a place to stay at night as the Kitchener-Waterloo Out of the Cold (OTC) program announced the intention…
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Bike Share program gets green light from City Council
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A public bike share program approved by Waterloo City Council is set to take motion in November. This initiative, known as the Grand River…
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Listen to the opposition
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The best thing about opinions is also the worst — everyone is entitled to one. However, only a select few love our opinions so…
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