Michael Faulds
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Cheer on WLU alum and contestant Serena Pitt at Students’ Union “Bachelor Night”
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During a time when we’re all in separate places, isolated from one another, The Bachelor is bringing Laurier students together. Every Monday night from 8–10 p.m, the Students’ Union Bachelor Night event invites students to watch the show together on Zoom, creating a space for students to meet fellow Bachelor fans and chat about the…
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Q&A with the Students’ Union 2021-22 presidential candidates
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Q: When and why did you decide to run for Students’ Union President? Pegah Jamalof: So, I guess we can start with back in first year. I got here, I felt involved in the community, but I didn’t know how really to get involved too in-depth. Second year, I joined my sorority, and then I…
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2021-22 Students’ Union elections: Candidate platforms
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Presidential Candidates Pegah Jamalof I am Pegah Jamalof, better known as PJ! I am a fourth-year student double majoring in Political Science and Sociology. I am running for your SU president. I have two primary objectives; implementing new mental health resources and furthering communication regarding available resources. Secondly, I understand how prevalent the environment is…
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Midterm review of the 2020-21 Students’ Union Board of Directors
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Devyn Kelly – President and CEO Following her experience as a director on the board in 2019-20, President and CEO of the Students’ Union Devyn Kelly has displayed a great deal of professionalism and dedication to her role of advocating on behalf of the student body. Despite the many challenges of this year, President Kelly’s…
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Despite fall cancellation, Faulds adds 31 student-athletes to Men’s Football roster
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Coach Michael Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks Men’s Football program announced the addition of 31 student-athletes as part of their 2020 recruiting class. Despite a fall without football due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coach Faulds was able to recruit a talented mix of players on all three sides of the ball. Faulds is excited…
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Devyn Kelly elected Students’ Union president and CEO with 1872 votes
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The Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union election season came to a close Thursday night as Devyn Kelly was announced the incoming Students’ Union 2020-2021 president and CEO. Kelly received 69.02 per cent of the vote with 1,872 student votes and Leah Xuereb received 30.98 per cent of the vote with a total of 855 votes. Voter…
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Students’ Union elections 2020 – Error 404: endorsement not found
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After thorough deliberation and discussion, The Cord has made the conscious decision to refrain from endorsing either of the two candidates running for 2020-2021 Students’ Union president and CEO. While Devyn Kelly and Leah Xuereb both possess qualities that would undoubtedly be beneficial if elected for this role, we believe that it is in the…
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Wilfrid Laurier clubs and associations lose their “Perch” to rest on
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The Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union announced that it would no longer be using the clubs and associations platform The Perch, one of the main platform points of former president Tarique Plummer’s 2018-2019 presidency campaign. The Students’ Union announced via email that the software company that previously hosted The Perch, CampusVibe, would no longer be providing…
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2020 Students’ Union presidential and directorial board candidate platforms
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Presidential candidates Devyn Kelly I’m Devyn Kelly, a fourth-year Political Science student and I am #DEVoted to you. I began my Laurier story on house council and have immersed myself in the Laurier community ever since. I have been an Icebreaker three times, I’m a Campus Ambassador, the Hiring and Recruitment Coordinator along with other…
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BREAKING: Ontario Divisional Court rules Doug Ford’s Student Choice Initiative “unlawful”
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The Student Choice Initiative, which was announced by Premier Doug Ford in January, was met with intense backlash and concern surrounding the future of campus newspapers and other student services that would be considered “non-mandatory” ancillary fees that students would have the ability to opt-out of when paying for their tuition. The Canadian Federation of…
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