Cord-o-scopes: Sept. 30, 2009
Libra (Sept 23 to Oct 22): After arriving at your business club meeting an hour early, you’ll be horrified to discover that it’s actually a pagan cult, sacrificing students to...
Cord Cross Canada: Couch surfing along the East coast
Making plans At the beginning of the summer, I promised myself to stay away from a corporate office cubicle or a place where I would serve coffee to impatient caffeine addicts...
What’s the point? School spirit
Pro When I think about how to describe Laurier, school spirit is the first thing that comes to mind It’s essential to the atmosphere of our campus; it is something that I feel...
Drinking days: Sept. 30, 2009
Oct 2: On this day in 1950, Charles Schulz first published the beloved cartoon “Peanuts” It’s time to rent all the Charlie Brown movies and drink every time he misses...
Thumbs up/Thumbs down: Sept. 30, 2009
Thumbs Up: 1) Oktoberfest and Halloween are quickly approaching 2) The new amphitheater and the renovations to the Terrace look great Thumbs Down: 1) Papers, assignments and...
DJ Demers is on a quest for comedy
“The only difference between those who do and those who don’t is that those who do, do,” DJ Demers explained in an interview with The Cord These words, which he heard from...
Understanding a conflict
One of the first plays shown at the Kitchener-wide performing arts festival Impact 2009, An Attempt to Understand is a production that pushes the boundaries of traditional theatre...
Exploring literature
On Sunday, The Word on the Street festival – a nationwide celebration of books and magazines – came to Kitchener’s Victoria Park This event marked Kitchener’s eighth...