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Letting go of certain friendships is sometimes for the best
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Losing someone you love and care about is always difficult. We create ties and bonds with people, expressing our joys and heartaches. We rely on these people in difficult times and they rely on us. But a harmonious friendship of both honest razzing and genuine care is the ideal, that’s not always the reality.…
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Lessons learned beyond the classroom are important
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Recently, I’ve had many discussions with one of my roommates about what we have actually learned in university. Aside from economics, accounting and calculus, I have learned many lessons that I never would have learned in high school. First off, university is a great, humbling experience because I realized I’m not as smart as I…
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What in collaboration? How to maneuver the dreaded task
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By far, the two scariest words in the English language are “group project.” The excuse I was always given in high school for making these collaborative nightmares mandatory was that it would give us preparation for the “real world” of employment, where we’d have to work with other people to reach a collective goal. That’s…
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Facing life after university
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Reading Week was implemented at Wilfrid Laurier University for students to catch up on their course material mid-way through the semester. While some students may actually study or work on assignments, many come back to their old homes to relive their old style of living. You hang out with family and childhood friends and you…
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Unsigned: Sex education should continue past high school
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When’s the last time you had proper sex education? For most of us, it came in grade nine gym class. That was a long time ago for university students. If one thing’s for sure, it’s that sex isn’t static. Why should our sex education stop at the beginning of high school? There’s an assumption that…
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Opting in for the better of the student body
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Last week’s edition of The Cord contained an article about student fees that I found concerning. The author argued that students who feel they are not directly benefiting from services funded by their student fees should opt-out. That is a monumentally bad idea, not just for the person opting out, but for all the other…
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Letter to the Editor: 10-hour rule
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In the 1990’s the Ontario Government sought support from the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies for something called the 10-Hour Rule, which states that graduate students are not allowed to work more than an average of 10 hours per week on-campus. The OCGS adopted the rule, binding all Ontario universities to comply. In 2014 the…
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Falling in love with your major
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Though I haven’t been very vocal about it, over the summer I worked on the set of a History Channel documentary called Black Watch Snipers, highlighting the men of the Royal Highland Regiment during World War Two. At the time, I knew that the story we were telling was an incredible one, but I didn’t…
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Lancers down Golden Hawks
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Coming off of a two-game winning streak after beating York by 30 last week and beating Western in a close game on Wednesday, Laurier was looking to add another tally in the win column this past Saturday. Playing the Windsor Lancers, ranked fifth in thecountry, proved to be a tough task. The Golden Hawks managed…
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Men’s hockey anticipates upcoming season
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The Laurier men’s hockey team is looking to make some noise this year in the OUA standings. After finishing up last season with a playoff loss to the Western Mustangs, the coaching staff and players are hungry for more this season. “The goal is simple, to win an OUA championship,” Said head coach, Greg Puhalski.…
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