What have Laurier students been up to this summer?
Approaching the halfway point in our four-month break, most Wilfrid Laurier University students are now settling into lifestyles that are no longer midterm or essay dependent So...
Cord-o-Scopes: June 2011
Cancer (June 21st to July 22nd) Nutrition is on your mind lately and you’re wondering how you can stay in summer shape once September rolls around Remember an apple a day keeps...
What would Wilf do?
I started working a new job two months ago It’s a local one in my home town I worked hard to get the jump on the summer rush for jobs by starting in April and commuting between...
How to have affordable fun this summer
To avoid becoming a summer shopaholic, Cord reporter Sam Polzin put together eight ways of enjoying the warm months without breaking the bank This summer, take your favourite...
Marvel forgoes interesting origin
On May 6, Marvel Studios’ Thor kicked off the summer movie season It was big, it was epic and it was pretty much everything a summer blockbuster should be Including not being...
KW youth perform Austen’s “Emma”
Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Theatre is in the midst of rehearsing their upcoming performance of Jane Austen’s “Emma,” set to open on June 3 with performances until June...
Laurier music grad honoured
Wilfrid Laurier University graduate Nick Storring has been awarded the Toronto Emerging Composer Award by the Canadian Music Centre The award was created to promote the work of...
Confessions of a Summertime Shopaholic
Throughout the school year I keep myself busy enough Between the days of plentiful naps, occasional classes and endless assignments, I remained distracted Working at it in small...
Preparing for University: Academics
The academic transition between grade 12 and first year university is unlike any other within the span of your education This is because attending university is often not only a...
The Hidden Joys of Summer School
As the warmer weather becomes constant over the next few weeks, students will be packing up their books, if they haven’t already, and heading off to enjoy their time off this...