Impact of technology at WLU
An article recently published by the CBC entitled “How Texting is Putting the Squeeze on Academic Writing” examined the question of whether texting is negatively impacting the...
The Cord partners with CTV
The Cord has started a partnership with CTV Kitchener, which will give our staff an opportunity to report for the local news To kick things off, we are producing a four-part...
Fife: ‘Two-way commmunication’ with students is key
Catherine Fife didn’t wait to be sworn in as Kitchener-Waterloo’s newest MPP before getting busy at Queen’s Park The NDP representative, who was elected in last...
Byelections may have impact on Ontario
While Catherine Fife’s win last week may have prevented a Liberal majority in Ontario — a win that overturned a 22 year long Progressive Conservative hold in...
Fife takes Kitchener-Waterloo
Months of political pandering, door-to-door campaigning and heated debating culminated in a historic NDP victory for the Kitchener-Waterloo riding last week The win ended a...
WLU, Mount Royal exchange
David Docherty thought something was missing from Canada’s universities “I was at a meeting and someone was talking about the importance of international offices at...
Annual ‘Shine Day’ shows strong efforts
Rain and cloudy skies didn’t seem to damper spirits on the most recent “Shine Day” on Sept 8, as Shinerama volunteers and first-year students collectively raised...
$16.7 mil to Brantford YMCA
On Friday Sept 7, members of the community gathered at the East Wing of the Research and Academic Centre anxiously awaiting the announcement of $167 million in federal funding for...
Res life looks to different programs
Incoming first-year students living on learning community floors in residence will get to see some new programming initiatives this upcoming year This year, 12 of the 118...
Laurier in brief
Additions to WLUSU’s student health and dental plan This year, the undergraduate health and dental plan has been revamped in order to better accommodate students in need of...