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Lumen Festival shines bright in uptown
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On Sept. 29, 2018 the Lumen festival took place in Waterloo for the very first time. The festival, which aims to celebrate light, art and technology, features 26 installations which were located in five different zones throughout uptown Waterloo. “We get a lot of criticism from the tech community that nothing is happening in…
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Editor’s Note: Exposing sexism in the workplace
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With this issue comes the release of parts two and three of a four-part series I’ve been working on since last April. The investigative series surrounds the 2017-18 Laurier Students’ Union board of directors. In sum, part one explores allegations of sexism and gender inequity that was present amongst the board and, specifically, during board…
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Parts 2 & 3 – Back to the drawing board: reflecting on the 2017-18 directors
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The Cord’s Editor-In-Chief, Safina Husein, conducted an investigation of the Students’ Union’s 2017-18 board of directors, following up with allegations of sexism and various other dysfunctions which were disclosed to The Cord by various board members during their final board reviews conducted in April, which consist of confidential, anonymous interviews. This story is part two…
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True North Beer Festival hosts rare craft brewers from KW
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True North Beer Festival took place this past Saturday, Sept. 15. Craft breweries from all over Ontario gathered at Lot 42 in Kitchener for the festival’s third and final event of the season. The festival’s first two events took place in Brantford and then Prince Edward Country this past summer. The event, which saw a…
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Editors Note: Is a photo worth it?
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This past summer, my friends and I went to a sunflower farm called Boggle Seeds located approximately 40 minutes away from Waterloo. The farm had 74 acres of sunflowers the farm’s website iterated to interested visitors that the crop only blooms for approximately two weeks, making the farm a pretty cool summer day trip for…
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Annual Doors Open event looks into Waterloo Region’s architecture and history
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The annual Doors Open Waterloo Region took place this past Saturday Sept. 15, 2018, giving residents of Waterloo a unique look into buildings with noteworthy architecture or history. This year, the event featured 34 sites which were opened to the community for the day — many of which would be otherwise closed to the public.…
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Editor’s Note: Looking into the future
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Last week my staff and I spent both first-year move-in days handing out our orientation week issue — a yearly tradition at The Cord. My video editor, Sarah Tyler, came up to me and nostalgically said, “This is our last first-day at Laurier.” And with that thought, many of us entering our fourth or final…
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True North Beer Festival is on its way to KW
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True North Beer Festival is coming to Kitchener this upcoming Saturday Sept. 15, 2018 for its third and final stop of the year. “We are a touring craft beer festival and we set out to bring micro brewers that have minimal to no distribution outside of their local area,” said Peter Lazar, creative director of…
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A decade of change in uptown Waterloo
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Editor-in-Chief, Safina Husein, discusses the transformation of Waterloo’s core before, during and after construction Change — the one word that comes to my mind when I think back to uptown Waterloo a decade ago. Ten years ago, uptown Waterloo was a local-oriented location. The core held a certain small-town charm. Janice Welch, owner of Just…
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Editor’s Note: Finding your place on campus
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Entering first-year can be overwhelming. From the first day you arrive at Laurier, you are inundated with people who are passionate about their purple and gold pride encouraging you to get involved, to try new things, and to take advantage of all that Laurier offers. It’s no secret that Laurier holds a pretty specific stereotype…
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