Chris Donald
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Swedish comedy explores old age
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A review of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out of a Window and Disappeared
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Creative outlets are important for students
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Some of the best experiences in life are a little outside of our comfort zone, and our time at university is no exception.
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Lecompte brings back DIYDAY
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Bringing back Do-it-Yourself culture to KW
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KOI perseveres through bad weather
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From Sept. 19-21, Kitchener got loud.
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Best study spaces on and off campus
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Sometimes it’s just impossible to get studying done at home, where distractions run rampant. TV, a fridge full of food and your roommates often become excuses to put the books down and procrastinate. Sometimes you just need to get away and get work done somewhere with minimal distractions. Wilfrid Laurier University’s campus has many spaces…
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The ‘summer of false starts’
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When The Cord asked me to share my experiences working for an independent magazine this summer, and as a contributor to a New York based hip-hop website, I realized it was more because I made all the wrong decisions. At least that’s what it seemed at the time. And that brings me to the summer…
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Turning a passion into a career
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Andrew Kolb never thought he would be able to turn his art into a career. Now, the Kitchener-Waterloo native produces illustrations for clients across the country, in the United States and internationally. “I ended up going to school for graphic design at Conestoga [College] … and then as I started in that industry, I tended…
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University: shock to the system
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Moving away from their families and starting university is the largest transition that first-year students may have ever faced. With more freedom than they have ever known, many students flourish, immersing themselves in their new environment with new experiences. But not all students make the same smooth transition into their new life. Wilfrid Laurier University’s…
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Flaherty defends G20 costs
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June 26 to 27 marks Canada’s turn to welcome leaders from the world’s most industrialized and emerging-market economies. However, since the announcement of Toronto as the G20’s host city, problems and criticism have plagued the summit whose theme is “Recovery and New Beginnings”. While the concerns of area residents and business owners have long been…
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