Karen Ostrander
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Healing through music
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If you’ve ever walked through the John Aird building on your way to class, the dining hall or even to escape the rain, you have undoubtedly passed through the music building. However, what you may not know is that the faculty of music at Laurier is one of the fastest growing programs our school offers.…
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Inaugural NIGHT\SHIFT a success
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Kitchener-Waterloo residents who had missed Scotiabanks’ Nuit Blanche in downtown Toronto on October 5 had a second chance to explore a night-long art festival with the first ever NIGHT\SHIFT. Created by Kitchener-based environmental magazine, Alternatives Journal (A\J), NIGHT\SHIFT allowed K-W residents to explore the area from Queen Street North at Otto Street to as far…
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In review: latest and greatest music
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Enimen – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 2013 has, without any question, spoiled the music scene from top to bottom with incredible projects from almost all of hip-hop’s elite, but it’s just not a party until Marshall Mathers weighs in. It’s safe to say since of the release of his sophomore album, The Marshall Mathers…
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Indie lit night returns
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Starlight Social Club and Wordsworth Books joined forces again to bring audiences their annual Indie Literature Night at Starlight, this year entitled “The Bride of Indie Lit Night.” Typically held once a season—once in the spring and once in the fall—Indie Lit Night aims to bring authors and poets from alternative publishers primarily based in…
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Arts Bites
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Kendall Jenner’s Scandalous Offers Just as socialite youngin’ Kendall Jenner turned 18, the deals started rolling in. However, these aren’t the type of deals a dad would be proud of. A few top porn companies started offering Kendall lucrative deals to star in an adult film, including one for over a $1 million. Kendall has…
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Moving on up
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Looks like Wilfrid Laurier University couldn’t get enough of the Bends, the band from St. Catherine’s that opened for Lights during the 2013 O-Week. The Bends’ drummer, Dave Klassen, a second-year music student at Laurier caught up with The Cord to talk about the band’s beginnings and breakthrough success. The Bends formed while Klassen was…
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Fr!nge festival at Laurier takes a hiatus for 2013
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Students who wish to gain film and theatre experience at Laurier may have to look elsewhere this year. Last year, it was announced on Fr!nge’s Facebook page that the weekend-long play and short film festival would be cancelled that year due to lack of content. As stated in the Facebook post back in January, the…
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Heathers leave audience hungry for more
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It would be an understatement to say that the past couple of years for Ellie and Louise Macnamara, of the Irish band Heathers, have been a landmark time in their musical careers. In 2012, they released their sophomore album Kingdom; a particularly monumental moment for the band as they got to work with producer Max…
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6 essential horror flicks
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As Halloween gets closer and closer, you’ll inevitably see tons of lists over-analyzing the scariest, goriest and even the funniest horror films. The mood and thoughts surrounding the spooky holiday provokes a heart racing excitement to find and share the movies that mess with our deepest and darkest fears. If you’re new to the horror…
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Thugli ‘traps’ Starlight
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There’s something big growing inside Toronto’s EDM music scene, and right at the heart of it all are “Thugli,” a duo of electronic producers that consists of Pat Drastik and Tom Wrecks, who are gaining international praise for their work. Part of the reason for the hype surrounding Thugli is their unique sound which is…
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