Chris Donald
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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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The Roll Joint, a student-founded restaurant caters to K-W’s weekend crowd
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Moving away from home for university can be exciting, however there seems to always be something missing — whether that be familiar faces, or familiar foods. Such is the exact motivation behind the creation of The Roll Joint – a new, student run restaurant that operates on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to…
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Get Out: the poignant hit film shines a frightening light on racial bias
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Watching the trailers for the now critically acclaimed film Get Out had me inexplicably hopeful. I had no clue what this film would deliver, but as an unabashed lover of horror movies with a twist, I was thoroughly impressed with both the execution of the movie genre itself, and the all-too-relevant meaning threaded throughout. This…
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Urban Bricks Pizza aims to combine Neapolitan pizzas with the fast-paced university culture
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As per the evident four year-or-so turnover for K-W’s restaurant and nightlife scene, this month we welcome Urban Bricks Pizza, which now stands in place of the forgettable Heaven Gastro Club on University Ave. Walking inside the pizza joint, the affluence that the American chain was bringing to compete with existing pizzerias was evident. The…
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Feminist poetry slam emphasizes the importance of an inclusive agenda
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“Understand that the poets are giving all that they’ve got. There’s going to be blood, but that’s okay,” Samantha Estoesta, University of Waterloo alumna and former executive director of LSPRIG, said on March 6 during a poetry slam at the University of Waterloo’s pub, The Bombshelter. “Spoken word, as a medium, is meant to be…
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University consumerism culture is an eye-opening example of cultural influence
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“I’m so out of touch with backpacks,” said The Cord’s own Arts & Life editor, Manjot Bhullar. Decontextualized, it’s an odd concern. But within the hyper-superficial, brand-powered environment of youth culture, everything a person uses to represent themselves is heavily calculated and therefore extremely susceptible to branding. This article began as a guide to white…
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Opera Laurier’s Tales of Hoffman wraps the year on an impressive note
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Opera is a performance art that students, myself included, rarely experience. On Friday March 3, 2017, I went to the student production of The Tales of Hoffman, created by Jacques Offenbach, to discover what wonders were held within the opera. As Robin Melick, a fourth-year performance student who played the character Pitichinaccio in the opera…
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Netflix boycott due to “Dear White People” reinforces the importance of upcoming television adaptation
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Hey Netflix, by now you must have noticed the intense backlash that has been generated from the trailer to the upcoming series based on Justin Simien’s independent smash Dear White People. I would hate for you to react in the wrong way to this controversy and put your business and product at jeopardy. With hundreds…
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THEMUSEUM’s Mac & Cheese Festival brings out K-W’s finest
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On a cold, stormy night in downtown Kitchener, a mac and cheese festival seemed like the perfect place to take refuge. Despite a sour event last year, THEMUSEUM’s Mac & Cheese Festival returned for a second year to dispel all doubts. The layout was set up similar to Taco Fest, a very successful event also…
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How Jazz music is making its brassy return amongst younger crowds
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Music tends to work in a continuous stream of evolution — ideas and rebellion compound with creativity and heart toward progressive ends. When one hears the silky smooth drawl of Kenny G’s saxophone, it can be easy to forget that. But jazz — real, authentic, inspired jazz — draws on something different. Something that transcends…
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