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Despite dropping out of school himself, River listened, understood and gave advice on issues of being black in a predominantly white culture.
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Deep within the student ghettos of Waterloo you’ll find the city’s loudest and most aggressive music scene.
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Waterlooโs co-existence as a university, family, multicultural and technology hub makes it difficult to distill the cityโs cultural identity to singularity.
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Dancing can be viewed as an example of the university experience in its social nature, but also as an escape to all the unhealthy habits that comes with the student lifestyle.


Serving the Waterloo campus, The Cord seeks to provide students with relevant, up to date stories. Weโre always interested in having more volunteer writers, photographers and graphic designers.