Eliza Moratz
-
Waterloo walks out in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en protesters
/
This past Friday, Feb. 28 at 11 am, students and faculty at the Wilfrid Laurier University faculty of social work in Kitchener gathered to prepare for a walkout in solidarity with Indigenous communities across Canada who are currently protesting. A Facebook page for the “Student Led Wet’suwet’en and Tyendinaga Solidarity Gathering” wrote that the walkout…
-
The cold, hard truth: is Sweet Jesus worth the hype?
/
If there’s one thing that I know, it’s ice cream. So, when a new ice cream shop opened its doors just down the road from Laurier, I knew that I had to try it. Sweet Jesus, a fast-growing brand from Toronto, has a new home in the University Shops Plaza. Since the store’s inception, it…
-
What to do when you’re worth billions of dollars
/
What can someone buy with $1 billion? Approximately 1,100 houses in Toronto. 140,000 years of tuition at WLU. A luxurious steak dinner, for three meals a day, for 9000 years. It’s hard to comprehend, but a billion dollars is an absurd amount of money. More than any individual can spend in a year, maybe a…
-
Logan Paul’s ‘male-only March’ trivializes the LGBTQ+ experience
/
In an episode of the Impaulsive Podcast on Jan. 9, 2019, YouTuber Logan Paul outlined his New Year’s resolutions. While most of them were fairly run-of-the-mill, such as going sober for January, Paul received backlash for his resolution for March: that he would attempt to “go gay for just one month.” “Male-only March,” as it…
-
The experience of celebrating the holidays with seasonal depression
/
Now that daylight savings time has ended, it can feel like the entire day happens in the dark. If you’re like me and don’t wake up until later in the day, you may only have 5 or 6 hours of sunlight to enjoy. For many people, this change is unpleasant. For those with mental illness,…
-
Environmentalism is about more than just banning straws
/
If you have purchased a drink on campus lately, you might have noticed that the plastic straw you are used to has all but been replaced by its paper counterpart. This change has followed recent discussions about ways to be more environmentally-friendly in our daily lives. This is fantastic. It is showing that more people…
-
Menstruation nation bleeds guilt free
/
Although menstruation happens to approximately half of all people during their lives, it’s still treated as taboo. Even on a university campus, considered by many to be a very liberal place, talking about periods in casual conversation is often frowned upon. On March 22, the University of Waterloo Women’s Centre held a workshop titled ‘Menstrual…
-
De-stressing with the Anthropology Student Association
/
The life of a student can be extremely stressful, especially with final exams on the horizon. The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that 10-20 per cent of Canadian are affected by a mental illness or disorder. Statistics Canada states that depression peaks during adolescence and early adulthood and experiencing stress increases the risk of…
-
Five hot date spots
/
For most couples, Valentine’s Day, or any other special occasion, calls for a special meal. Going out for dinner is a safe bet for a date, after all, everybody has to eat. It’s an easy way to celebrate a milestone or to just spend time with your significant other. That doesn’t mean that you always…
-
Opening up about mental health and finding tools to manage
/
As a student, I know that the transition to a new school year can be difficult. As someone that lives with anxiety and depression, I know that it can be especially hard for those with a mental illness. While things may seem fine at the beginning of the semester, soon I become overwhelmed with work…
Featured stories
The Tie That Binds WLU Since 1926
Serving the Waterloo campus, The Cord seeks to provide students with relevant, up to date stories. We’re always interested in having more volunteer writers, photographers and graphic designers.