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With the upcoming elections just around the corner, PhD student of political science, Cliff Vanderlinden and his team of leading academics implemented an online voting aid called Vote Compass, which has been available during the federal election campaigns on the CBC website. According to the official vote compass website, “Vote Compass is an online electoral…

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Fresh off a campaign stop in Guelph and on her way to a rally and TV appearance in Hamilton, Elizabeth May found herself in Uptown Waterloo on Sunday afternoon, talking to over 200 local Green Party supporters. Speaking at the Regina St. headquarters of Kitchener-Waterloo Green Party candidate Cathy MacLellan, May received vocal support from…

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OTTAWA (CUP) — Post-secondary announcements from the Green Party of Canada will be tracked here throughout the campaign. Financial assistance The Green Party of Canada released their complete platform on April 7. Included was one particular budget line labeled “increase post-secondary education bursaries,” which suggested the Greens would dedicate $400 million in funding annually for…

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Friday, 8 Apr., Kitchener-Waterloo Green Party of Canada candidate Cathy MacLellan officially kicked off her campaign for the upcoming federal election. With approximately 50 guests mingling in the Green Party’s headquarters on Regina St., MacLellan and her campaign team shared information on the party’s platform with the public. MacLellan told The Cord that the Green’s…

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OTTAWA (CUP) — Post-secondary announcements from the Liberal Party of Canada will be tracked here throughout the campaign. Non-repayable student assistance On March 29, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff unveiled a portion of his party’s post-secondary education-related platform on day four of the campaign. The Liberals are promising to dedicate $1 billion annually for their “Learning…

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OTTAWA (CUP) — Post-secondary announcements from the Conservative Party of Canada will be tracked here throughout the campaign. From the proposed 2011 budget Loan forgiveness, expanded Canada Student Loans Program, investments in innovation While the Conservatives have not yet released a comprehensive platform, it is expected they will campaign on several elements of their proposed…

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“How’s that rash, Chris?” —Greg Evans, WLUSU director to fellow director Chris Walker “I think I just hate money or something, because I’m in music and I’m also a student, so I must just have a deep-seeded hatred for it.” —Shad, Juno-award winner and Laurier business grad “It’s so funny, you have these amazing experiences…

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Russia bombing On Jan. 24th 2011 a suicide bomber killed approximately 35 people at Russia’s busiest airport. President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to track down and punish those behind the bombing, which also injured over 150 people at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. The bombing was linked to a terrorist attack; the largest since twin suicide bombings on…

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Winter Youth Olympic Games The first Youth Winter Olympic Games (YOG) are scheduled to begin in Jan. 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria. The Youth Olympic Games started in the summer of 2010 in Singapore. Featuring athletes aged 14 to 18, they are expected to occur once every four years while staggering both Winter and Summer Games…

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Injured/Sick Person Location: FNCC Reported: Mar. 18, 2011 @ 1:30 a.m. SCS officers and ERT members attended to the F.N.C.C. in response to a call for medical assistance. A 23-year-old (guest) male, Kitchener resident was ascending the stairs to the Turret Night Club at which time he fell and struck his face against the wall.…

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