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Ezra Street Party rages on drawing biggest crowd yet
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s annual St. Patrick’s Day party drew crowds of thousands today in spite of increased preventative measures taken by Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS). “It’s been a year of planning with a whole bunch of stakeholders from our perspective,” Mike Haffner of Waterloo Regional Police told The Cord. This planning included collaboration with various emergency…
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BREAKING: Man removed from campus dining hall after assaulting three Special Constables
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A man was removed from the Wilfrid Laurier University dining hall today after an altercation which culminated in the assault of three Laurier Special Constables. Users on Twitter offered information via a @SpottedLaurier thread which began, “What’s going on at campus tonnes of police”. In response, several users on Twitter provided details regarding the incident,…
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Uptown Waterloo will be home to new rainbow crosswalk
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Waterloo will soon become the newest addition to the growing list of cities in North America with a rainbow crosswalk. Mayor of Waterloo, Dave Jaworsky, said that the crosswalk emphasizes the diversity and inclusivity of the Waterloo community. “Over the past years, we’ve had seen discussions of other cities who are doing this kind of…
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Laurier hosts panel to discuss doping at the Olympics
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On Feb. 22, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Science hosted a Reading Week Café in the Paul Martin Centre as a part of their 2017-2022 strategic plan. The event saw the Faculty of Science present a moderated panel discussion on the issue of doping in the Olympics from various scientific and ethical perspectives. Frédérique Guinel,…
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Editor’s note: dating while in school
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In line with the loose theme of this issue — self love — I feel that it is important to talk about the phenomenon that is dating in a university setting. In my experience, dating in university felt kind of weird. Dating in high school was pretty weird too. Actually, dating in general has always…
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Bell Let’s Talk should be more than talk
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In the past five years alone we have seen broad steps taken towards the mainstream acceptance of mental health issues. As someone who has struggled with mental health issues but only offers vague descriptions of my own personal journey, I feel that I should, at the very least, offer some perspective as to how…
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2018 Students’ Union and election endorsements
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The following endorsements were done through discussions with The Cord’s editorial board (12 in favour, 2 abstentions). These are not necessarily a reflection of WLUSP, The Cord’s volunteers or staff. President: Ali Saghari After a lengthy discussion, The Cord has chosen to endorse Ali Saghari for Students’ Union president. That being said, it was important…
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A potential president’s playlist
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Ryley Fletcher What song would you play to celebrate a win on the night that elections results are released? “What Do I Know?” – Ed Sheeran What song do you listen to while getting pumped up for a debate? “Knocking at the Door” – Arkells What is your favourite song to…
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From chair and CGO, now heading into the campaign trail
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To say that Tarique Plummer is a polarizing figure is probably underselling it. People generally fall into two camps when it comes to the current chair & CGO of the Students’ Union: staunch support or fervent opposition. Rightly so, I should say, as — depending on who you are and where you stand —…
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Looking into the anti-Xanax movement in hip-hop
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2017 was a formative year for hip-hop music to say the least. Artists like Lil Pump, Russ and Lil Uzi Vert made impressions on the music charts in very big ways. It was a big step forward for the diverse crop of artists generally known as “Soundcloud rappers,” many of whom crossed over to…
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