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This is your exam on drugs
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Drinking excessive amounts of coffee or Red Bull. Splashing your face with cold water. Taking a power nap. Students pulling an all-nighter under the pressure of a deadline are well-versed in the techniques to rob your body of sleep. But along with the conventional methods, some are turning to a new stimulant, one which some…
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Premier announces GO Train service increase
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The Ontario Liberal government is set to increase GO Train transit between Waterloo Region and the Greater Toronto Area—provided, that is, that the province is able to get its budget past the legislature this spring. Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Waterloo on Tuesday to announce the plan to bring “full-day, two-way” GO Train service between…
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Mulcair visits local resident’s home
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Federal NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair, stopped by a Kitchener home on Tuesday morning to discuss the NDP affordability plan with area locals. The visit was part of a series of kitchen table talks nationwide that Mulcair is engaging in on his National Affordability tour, which started in January. The plan aims to reduce the pressures…
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UW prof reflects on conflict in Ukraine
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Heated protests, chaos in Kyiv, the fall of one government and the rapid emergence of another—these are the images presented to the world of Ukraine today. But for John Jaworsky, a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, the conflict hits closer to home. An avid member of Kitchener-Waterloo’s Ukranian community, Jaworksy offered…
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Lambert selects executive team members
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Sam Deeming VP: finance and administration Rick Camman VP: university affairs Tom Ebeyer VP: clubs and associations Heather Gaffney VP: programming and services, Waterloo Darcee Carnes VP: programming and services, Brantford Matt McLean VP: chair…
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Admin address recent Foot Patrol allegations
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A ‘Dear Life’ submitted and published in The Cord two weeks ago about an alleged “assailant” on Foot Patrol has raised plenty of discussion—but led to no answers—for Wilfrid Laurier University’s student services. The ‘Dear Life,’ which was submitted anonymously in the Feb. 12 issue, read, “My assailant is on foot patrol. Well there goes…
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New St. Paddy’s event to be hosted on Seagram Drive
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For the past few years, St. Patrick’s Day on Ezra Street has been a popular celebration for university students in Waterloo. But after a gathering of over 7,000 people last year—exceeding the street’s limit of 2,100—officials have been thinking of ways to spread out the crowd to deal with safety concerns. After a series of…
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University press co-op in financial crisis
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The future of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a national co-operative of student newspapers, is in jeopardy. The organization needs to raise $50,000 in order to remain in operation beyond the end of its financial year, ending in April. The president of the 76-year-old organization, Erin Hudson, sent out an email to members last week…
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Laurier in brief: Feb. 12
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Brantford YMCA construction update Construction will begin in Brantford on a new athletics and recreation facility this summer. The Laurier Brantford YMCA Athletic and Recreation Centre—supported by a $3.6 million contribution from Laurier Brantford undergraduate students and $40 million from various levels of government—will serve students, in addition to the surrounding Brantford, Brant County and…
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Ontario jobs see slow increase
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Figures reported by the Ontario government are showing an increase of 6,000 net jobs in the province for the first month of 2014. Drawing on data from Statistics Canada, the ministry of economic development, trade and employment released that employment in Ontario is 2.6 per cent higher than the pre-recession peak, which saw a labour…
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