Opinion
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Punctuation and grammar lost today
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Re: “R.I.P. English,” Sept. 30, 2009 I sat down and picked up a discarded copy of The Cord. That’s when I found it: “R.I.P.
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Olympics are positive
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Re: Activists oppose Olympic relay, Sept. 30, 2009 I would like to share a quote with the Laurier Community: ‘For seventeen days, they are
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Late-term abortions should be banned
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Abortion has long been a contentious and controversial issue, with people on the pro-life and pro-choice camps often siding along opposite extremes and viewing
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Correction for ‘No Fixed Address’
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Re: “Former dean of arts kicks it old school,” Sept. 30, 2009 Many thanks for the flattering story on “No Fixed Address.” It was
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Sept. 30, 2009
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“The torch is basically the flaming torch of injustice.” –AW@L member Adam Lewis explaining why the group has released a statement resisting the Olympic
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Destined for the basement
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At the start of each new NHL season the debates surrounding who will win each conference and who has the best shot at the
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The declining value of liberal learning
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In 1784, Benjamin Franklin quoted the chief of the Six Nations who apparently had much to say about the value of education. The chief
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The life of a mature student ain’t so bad
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When I graduated high school in April of 2000, I can clearly remember saying aloud, “I will never go back to school,” and at
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Obama no saviour
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In America, choosing between Republicans and Democrats is – what I like to term – a choice between hell and purgatory. On one hand
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R.I.P. English
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FML, OMG, LOL. We are all well-versed in these text messaging short forms and, most likely, we are guilty of using them in our
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