Awards
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The Cord nominated for 12 JHM awards
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On Jan. 4, a small group of The Cord staff will head to Fredericton, New Brunswick to attend NASH, an annual post-secondary journalism conference. This yearly conference brings in student journalists from across the country to meet various professionals in the journalism industry and learn about the most recent trends in reporting, photography, multi-media and…
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An award for what you love
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Shohini Ghose doesn’t view teaching as a job — she views it as a privilege. So when the physics and computer science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University claimed the prize for education at the Women of Waterloo Region Awards, she said she felt honoured to be acknowledged for something that is fun for her. “I…
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GOP cuts aimed at poor
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House Republicans passed a bill last Thursday that cuts about $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, which oversees food stamp distribution. Republicans claim it is about eliminating loopholes and reigning in a “wild horse” of a program, whereas most Democrats refer to the bill as barbaric. This is not a bloated…
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Tech-driven apocalypse
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A lot of things in popular culture have to do with the end of the world, be it by some sort of natural disaster, zombies, or a global war that ends humanity as we know it. We struggle to survive, overcome some sort of ordeal, and in the end, everything is good and happy. Humanity…
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New Miss America confronts narrative, met with racism
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After Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, it was suggested that a progressive step forward had been taken and that racism was finally looking like a thing of the past, a twisted set of ideas without any future. Leading up to Obama’s election there was under-whelming media coverage of racism among registered…
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Talking Mental Health: Transition
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With O-Week and a couple of weeks’ classes behind you, it is a good time to take audit of how you are coping with adjusting to university life. This transition is likely the biggest one you have ever made. Not only are you adjusting to the academic expectations of post-secondary education, but you are also…
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Putin schools Obama on Syria
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In recent weeks, the US has been pitching their highly controversial Syria intervention plan to Gulf states and European allies in hopes of avoiding any unilateral American military action. The main idea is that the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad government violates international norms and requires a response. The response would cripple…
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Talking Mental Health: services available
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For many students September is a time of optimism and great ambition. “This is the year that I will not procrastinate! This is the year that I will be organized. This is the year…,”they usually say. Despite your best intentions, barriers to academic success can creep into your lives and create unexpected difficulties. A relationship…
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Russia claims gold in homophobia
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Russia has been making quite a few headlines lately, and for all the wrong reasons. Russia already has strained relations more than usual with the United States due to the asylum given to Edward Snowden, a former employee of the CIA and NSA who leaked surveillance details back in May. Recently, however, President Vladimir Putin…
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The ramifications of student debt
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Stepping into the academic world means so much more than just obtaining a decent grade these days. It’s not just essays, lab reports and mid-term exams that students have to deal with when they move into a new university town. Financial constraints — no matter how big or small — and increasing rising student…
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