Author: Justin Fauteux
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From the Editor: The Cord’s new online presence
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Anyone who’s read a newspaper in the last five years, knows that the future of media is on the Internet. Yes, I realize the irony in that statement. It seems these days you can’t turn on a TV, read a magazine, refresh a page, scroll down a Twitter feed, troll through Reddit, or (insert medium…
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Why can’t I hate The Newsroom?
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Damn you Aaron Sorkin. Damn you. All I wanted to do was hate The Newsroom. All I wanted to do was be like most real journalists I’ve read and cynically dismiss the show as unrealistic or nowhere near reminiscent of an actual newsroom. Not only that, I thought The Social Network was one of the…
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WLU vents frustrations regarding LORIS
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For the past week the social media feeds of Wilfrid Laurier University students have had a common theme. As WLU students from various years and programs have taken their turns registering for courses for 2012-13, LORIS, the university’s online registration system, has become a topic of frustrated Facebook and Twitter posts for many. In what…
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Waterloo shines in LPGA spotlight
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The eyes of the golfing world were on Waterloo this past weekend; and by all accounts the city did not disappoint. RIM Park’s Grey Silo Golf Course played host to the inaugural Manulife Financial Classic, the first LPGA tournament in Waterloo’s history. And despite a few hiccups with the weather, namely heavy rains on Friday…
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WLUSU vet moves forward
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Wilfrid Laurier University has been a part of Mike McMahon’s life for as long as he can remember. Whether it was attending Homecoming celebrations as a child with his father and uncle, both Laurier alumni — his father, Mike Sr., the first All-Canadian football player in school history — coming to campus for his own…
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Hawks lose pair of stars
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The summer of 2012 has not been kind to the Laurier women’s basketball team. First, the team lost last year’s Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West rookie of the year Shelby Kurt, and now they will also be without two-time OUA West all-star and 2011-12 team MVP Felicia Mazerolle. Kurt is leaving Laurier to pursue a…
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Laurier prof wins PC nomination
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On Wednesday night the Kitchener-Waterloo Progressive Conservative Riding Association found themselves in a doing something they hadn’t done in 25 years — picking a new candidate. After a relatively quick open meeting and vote, Tracey Weiler, a former employee of RIM and PricewaterhouseCoopers, now a part-time professor in Wilfrid Laurier University’s MBA program, won the…
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Art exhibit gives outlet for Native youth
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In October of 2011, Kristiina Montero saw an opportunity to do something special. The professor in Wilfrid Laurier University’s faculty of education was looking for a way to introduce her students to Aboriginal culture and teach them about working with Native youth. That was when she started talking with Guelph-based artist and Ojibwa elder, Rene…
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Will he stay or will he go?
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It was ten minutes before the CFL draft, but Shamawd Chambers wasn’t glued to his TV. The star Laurier receiver and No. 3-ranked pre-draft prospect was somewhere he felt much more comfortable; outside, running routes and catching footballs. When Chambers finally did come inside and join his mother to watch the draft in their Markham,…
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Will he stay or will he go?
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It was ten minutes before the CFL draft, but Shamawd Chambers wasn’t glued to his TV. The star Laurier receiver and No. 3-ranked pre-draft prospect was somewhere he felt much more comfortable; outside, running routes and catching footballs. When Chambers finally did come inside and join his mother to watch the draft in their Markham,…
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