Valentine’s Day should celebrate all types of love
These days, Valentine’s Day has a more negative meaning than a positive one It seems like more and more people dislike this holiday, complaining about the obscene amount...
You know what yanks my cord…
clichés Honestly, we’ve become so lazy when we put words together that nearly everything we say is some type of phrase that has been overused to its deathbed Daily, I hear...
Valentine’s Day expenses are for nothing
It’s that time of year again The time where boyfriends and husbands make gushy gestures in order to somehow express their true, undying love for their significant other by...
The meanest thing I ever did on Valentine’s Day…
In elementary school, the biggest rule of thumb we were taught, was to treat others the way you would want to be treated This applied to everything Despite this lesson, I still...
The War on Terror can’t be Won
With the French intervening in Mali, it’s an odd coincidence that the infamous ‘surrender monkeys’ putting boots on the ground to fight violent Islamist groups This kind...
Guns under control
I would never go so far as to suggest that anti-gun control advocates are the dumbest people in the world, however, they definitely rank in the top five While the...
Talking Mental Health: Next steps
It’s often relatively easy to start working on a goal The most difficult part however is sticking with it when things get tough How can we maintain our focus and motivation, and...
Teenage pop stars are not experts on relationships
By the time this article even gets published, I know most of you will have listened to Justin Bieber’s break-up ballad “Nothing Like Us” dozens of times Maybe you will...
The Cord’s 2013 WLUSU election endorsements
President Despite there being a strong presence from all five candidates on both campuses, this year’s Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union election was plagued by...
WLUSU election lacking substance
Maybe I am becoming increasingly cynical as I finish my undergraduate degree, but it seems increasingly so that the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union elections are...