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Open Cord: Most unintentionally terrifying movies
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Q: What movie moments or films in their entirety were unintentionally terrifying to you as a kid?? (As in, a movie you watched as a kid that scared you when it really did not intend to). Nick Lachance, Photography Manager As usual I date myself with these questions, but anyway; one of the most traumatic…
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Open Cord: Our entrance music
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Q: If you were a professional athlete (wrestler, ball player, etc.), what would your “walk-in” theme music be?? Marissa Evans, Lead Reporter If I were a professional athlete my “walk-in” theme music would have to be DJ Khaled’s “All I do is win”. I can totally picture it. Me — all 5ft 1¾” of me…
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Open Cord: Most-watched movie
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Q: What movie have you seen the most times and explain why. Make sure to show your work. Stephanie Truong, Graphics Editor This is extremely embarrassing, but I have seen How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days an unspeakable amount of times. Anyone who is really close to me has probably also seen it…
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Life of an Introvert: Introverts in the outside world
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You did not misread that title. Yes, the introvert steps out of the dark, damp and secluded hole she calls home and into the outside world where she hisses at the sunlight that burns her pasty, nearly translucent sun-deprived skin, crying out as she blindly makes her way… okay, this is too much. No, that…
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Life of an Introvert: What is an introvert?
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Some of you may not have the clearest idea what I mean in my past entries when I refer to introversion and extroversion, so as I said in my last entry, this one is meant to (hopefully) clear any of that up! Also, my own experiences as an introvert may not be the same for…
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The Life of an Introvert: Classrooms, awkward flashbacks and new outlooks — oh, my!
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It has been a little while my fellow introverts! I hope you are enjoying your first year at Laurier or those of you who return (like me) have also recovered from the previous week of festivities. As I was saying in my last post, whether it is making friends or attending classes where you may…
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Cord International: ‘Volcano of fire’ erupts
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Earlier today, roughly 33,000 citizens and tourists in the area surrounding Acatenango, the name of an active volcano in Guatemala, were forced to evacuate the immediate area due to series of powerful eruptions. Acatenango, which translates to “Volcano of Fire” in English, began shooting ashes and clouds of smoke nearly three kilometers into the air,…
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The Life of an Introvert: O-Week
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When I applied for university I was dreadfully nervous to start a new chapter of my life away from my home, friends and family. Like most young people going to university, I worried about whether or not I would make new friends, do well in my classes and enjoy the student life. To some there…
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Open Cord: Pump-up songs
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There are many reasons we need to pump ourselves up. Whether it’s a championship intramural ball hockey game with the coveted t-shirt on the line, an intense workout (after repeatedly bailing on the gym for two months), or an exam you just couldn’t quite make yourself study for, the best way most of us find…
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Tied between Love and Greed
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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/08/16/sp-nhl-nhlpa-labour-cba-tense-times.html Since 2005, there has been a hush-hush over the NHL in loom of another lockout — don’t speak the word, for it is not to be named. But now with just 24 days for the NHL and NHLPA to reach an agreement, it’s become to the point where many NHL fans are tired of…
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