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Harper’s ‘tough on crime’ bill could be a colossal mistake
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In the past two decades Canada’s national crime rate has been declining, reaching its lowest level since 1973 in 2010. However, the current government is pushing a “tough on crime” agenda, with longer, harsher sentences being imposed more regularly. In 2010, the Truth in Sentencing Act was passed, which limited the credit that judges could…
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Potential strike mobilizes WLUFA
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As a rank-and-file member of WLUFA I find myself asking why, for the second time in three years, I face the very real possibility of going on strike or being locked out on Mar. 3. The union executive tells us that every step of the way the Laurier administration has dragged its feet, delaying and…
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Hawks head to OUA final
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With their varsity cohorts dropping like flies, Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey has found themselves the last team standing (with the exception of women’s curling) in the 2012 Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) playoffs. They’ve already pushed themselves farther than last year’s semi-finals loss to Queen’s. But not without their scares. A 1-0 loss in game one…
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Accelerated degrees
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TORONTO (CUP) — Accelerated three-year degrees could eventually be seen at the University of Guelph, as a working group is currently in the early stages of studying their feasibility. The potential three-year bachelor degrees would be equivalent to the current four-year degree, with an added possibility of adding another year to gain a master’s degree…
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Harper aims to strengthen Chinese ties
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent trip to China has attracted a lot of national attention, raising numerous questions as to the future connections with this major world power. Talk of a free trade agreement, economic gain and diversified trade have been filling newspapers and generating heated discussion as to whether or not this new partnership…
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Waterloo wins sustainability award
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The City of Waterloo continues to show its excellence in not only advanced technology but advanced thinking when it comes to green initiatives and long term sustainability goals. Last week, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) unveiled the winners of the 2012 Sustainable Communities Awards. This program recognizes municipal projects across Canada that demonstrate excellence…
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Lack of spring classes frustrates students
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Whether you want to finish early, broaden your academic scope, or just want to pick up an extra credit over the spring and summer, some students feel limited by the availability of senior-level courses in the spring or summer terms. The Cord spoke with the director of teaching support services, Sandy Hughes, in order to…
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UK government ignores Turing’s “moral innocence”
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Alan Turing, an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist, is considered by many to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. Turing has been credited for his substantial contributions during the Second World War, in which he was instrumental in deciphering the Enigma Code for the Allied forces. He also is largely…
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Human contact lost in a digital world
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You’ve heard the cliché over and over, “everyone’s texting but no one’s communicating!” We are communicating, and we are connected. In fact, we are more connected to world news and current events than ever before. With a click of a button we can check the weather in Bangladesh, update our status or on occasion speak…
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John Green pens moving novel
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John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars is one of those novels that forces the reader to feel every single emotion for which they have the capacity to experience. From the start, the reader is shoved into the precarious world of Hazel, the novel’s protagonist, a 16-year-old girl with terminal cancer. Thanks for a…
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