Opinion
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Laurier scared and uncertain, but trying their best
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After attending Laurier’s return-to-campus Q&A session on Friday, Jan. 28, I have mixed feelings. Among these feelings, the dominant emotion is gratitude. However, I
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Why The Cord is not endorsing a candidate in this year’s Students’ Union election
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The Cord has made the conscious decision to refrain from endorsing a presidential candidate in this year’s 2022 Students’ Union election. After thorough deliberation
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President Biden’s first year in office has been subpar, at best
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American President Joe Biden has made it through his first year in office. What a year to be President. Of the many events that
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The importance of projects and personal pursuits
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The human being craves a purpose. Without a purpose, we rot and wither away in a self-destructive decline into madness. The human brain has
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How we should talk about psychedelic therapy in the context of mental health treatment
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Do we want laws that promote goodness? Yes. Should mental health be a priority, especially given the increasing rates of addiction, anxiety and depression?
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Is Québec’s unvaccinated fine a mistake?
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The government of Quebec has announced that it will place a financial penalty, in the form of a fine, on residents who refuse the
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Bureaucracy slows down the implementation of a three-digit suicide hotline
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Just over a year ago, MP Todd Doherty introduced a motion into the House of Commons that called for “immediate action” to establish a
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Why a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics does nothing
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada, like many other democratic countries, will participate in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter
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Laurier is no longer #1 in student satisfaction
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I remember when I got accepted into Laurier in 2019, and everywhere I looked whether it was online, in the viewbooks or emails, the
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An un-Christian Christmas: Why it is a secular holiday
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As November comes to an end, many of us are thinking about the holiday season: stores are playing Christmas music, it’s cold and snowy,
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