Author: Justin Fauteux
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‘Do what you love,’ don’t be afraid to be ‘stupid’
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In the early 1980s, Larry O’Reilly and Bruce Morrison were floor mates in Laurier’s C.H. Little House. 25 years later, the two WLU alumni are among the major players in the film industry. O’Reilly, the president of worldwide sales for IMAX, and Morrison, the senior vice-president of retail sales and marketing for Disney were back…
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Strike watch
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Main Issues Pension plan Faculty: university not making their contributions to pension plan. Administration: Pension issues reflect global economic issues. Salaries Faculty: WLU profs rank 14th of 16 Ontario universities in salary Administration: Laurier faculty salaries rank in the middle among Ontario universities. Teaching stream Faculty: participation in teaching-intensive program would be too demanding for…
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Understanding the mind of Bush
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The phrase ‘what was he thinking?’ was undoubtedly uttered many times during George W. Bush’s presidency. Dan McAdams took this question a step further. McAdams, the chair of the psychology department at Northwestern University, recently published a book entitled, George W. Bush and the Redemptive Dream: A Psychological Portrait, which examines the psychological factors that…
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Director resigns
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For the third year in a row, a director has stepped down from the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board. Bill Papanastasiou, a first-time director handed in his resignation to board chair and chief governance officer (CGO) Chris Walker last week, with the decision being made final at last Friday’s WLUSU board meeting in Brantford.…
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Armed robberies hit student neighbourhood
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Last week saw three reported cases of a robbery involving a handgun in one of the most heavily student-populated areas of Waterloo. Two of the robberies happened to the same victim. Kevin, a 22-year-old former Wilfrid Laurier University student, who asked The Cord to withhold his last name, was at the corner of Hickory and…
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‘Major versus major’ debate a waste of time
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We here at The Cord are well aware that the first (and in some cases only) thing a large portion of our readers flip to on Wednesday mornings is the Dear Life section. But I must say, even the most loyal readers must be getting bored with its content of late. The hilarious quips about…
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Mel’s revival on its way
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The morning of April 22, 2010 is one that Jerry Smith would like to forget. Around 5:30 a.m. on the fateful morning, a fire broke out in University Avenue’s Campus Court Plaza, destroying at least five of the mall’s businesses; one of which was Smith’s restaurant, an area favourite, Mel’s Diner. In total, the fire…
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Knox ends stellar career
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Sunday’s loss to Queen’s in the bronze medal game was anything but the ideal way to end Liz Knox’s career as a Laurier Golden Hawk. However, it also won’t come close to putting a black mark on the decorated goaltender’s five years at the school. Knox leaves WLU as one of the most decorated athletes…
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War on steroids strikes Laurier
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Last March the world of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football had its eyes opened when nine Waterloo Warrior football players tested positive for steroids. It then became plain that performance-enhancing drugs are a very real problem in Canadian university football. What ensued over the summer was the beginning of a veritable war on steroids within…
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The rise of the Golden Hawks
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We all know the Golden Hawks and the purple and gold. But over the years, the face of sports at Laurier has changed dramatically. The school’s athletic teams have gone from being part of a Lutheran seminary, to being known as the Mules, to one of the most respected university athletic programs in the nation.…
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