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Anchor Bar opens new location in Uptown Waterloo
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On August 23, 2018 Anchor Bar held its official grand opening as the newest restaurant edition to uptown Waterloo. Anchor Bar in Waterloo — ‘home of the original buffalo wing’ — is the fifth location of Anchor Bar’s franchise in Canada. Anchor Bar began its history in 1965 in Buffalo, NY. Since then it has…
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New, accessible recycling bins for WLU campus
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Hillary Scanlon, fourth-year global studies student at Laurier, has taken to creating accessible waste and recycling options on campus for those with vision impairments. In order to easily distinguish between various waste options on campus, Scanlon has created numerous rubber floor signs. The signs, which look like large stickers, are distinguishable from the rest of…
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Part 1 – 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. Part 1 From…
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Annual Shinerama baseball tournament raises money for Cystic Fibrosis
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On Sunday July 29, Wilfrid Laurier University students spent the day at Waterloo Park for the eighth annual Shinerama softball tournament. Shinerama is a nationwide fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) research and treatment. The charity first started at Laurier in 1961 and has since grown into one of the largest fundraising initiatives amongst post-secondary institutions…
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Drugs search warrant on Columbia St leaves four in custody and rifle attained
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Earlier today, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) undertook a search warrant at an address on Columbia Street near Lester Street. “We had grounds to execute a full drug and substance search warrant,” WRPS Superintendent Daryl Goetz said. As WRPS geared up to enter the premise, two individuals fled in a vehicle,…
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Waterloo Lutheran Seminary officially named Martin Luther University College
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June 23, 2018 marked Waterloo Lutheran Seminary’s official transition to being named Martin Luther University College. The newly named Martin Luther University College is federated with Laurier, while students who attend the college ultimately earn degrees from Laurier. The rename and rebrand was originally announced last September by the 54-year-old building located on Wilfrid…
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Rob Gordon appointed as Laurier’s new provost and vice-president: academic
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Earlier this month, Rob Gordon was officially appointed as Wilfrid Laurier University’s new provost and vice-president: academic. Gordon has served at Laurier since 2015 as vice-president: research. In March 2017, he was appointed acting provost. The positions for both provost and vice-president: academic was formerly held by Deborah MacLatchy, current president of Laurier. When MacLatchy…
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Lindsay Shepherd files $3.6M law suit against Laurier over alleged abusive treatment
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Earlier this week, Lindsay Shepherd filed a $3.6 million law suit against Wilfrid Laurier University, claiming the school’s treatment of her has deemed her unemployable in academia. The unproven claim alleges harassment, intentional infliction of nervous shock, negligence, amongst others. The statement of claim names Laurier, as well as Nathan Rambukkana, Herbert Pimlott, and Adria Joel…
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Man arrested in response to series of small fires set in Waterloo’s university area
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A 27 year-old man was arrested yesterday in correspondence to a series of small fires which were set in Waterloo near the University of Waterloo (UW), including a few that were set on UW’s campus. The first fires were set on Wednesday evening at Crabby Joe’s on University Avenue and the Starbucks located at Starbucks at…
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Catherine Fife re-elected as NDP dominates Kitchener-Waterloo ridings
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The results of the 2018 provincial election are in; Doug Ford, PC party leader, is the new premiere of Ontario. The PC party has earned a majority government, currently holding over 70 seats. Behind Ford, NDP leader Andrea Horwath has currently acquired over 35 seats, while Wynne — the premiere of Ontario since 2013 — has only…
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