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A look at textbook costs in the era of #textbookbroke
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The cost of textbooks has been a topic of discussion and debate more or less since they were first invented, but the conversation has taken a significant turn lately as the #textbookbroke hashtag began trending earlier this year. The textbook industry is a strange one, without many direct comparisons. It is synergistically powered by the…
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Episode Twenty of The Cordcast, February 28 – Season One
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On this week’s episode of The CordCast, Karlis sits down with Shy, Garrison and Tanzeel to talk a little bit about the Waterloo Regional Police’s recent announcement that they plan to end the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on Ezra. How is that going to play out? Will they really be able to stop the party?…
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Me, Myself and I Do: taking a look at sologamy, the unusual phenomenon of people marrying themselves
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” It’s unusual how much the modern world looks to Jane Austen. Whether or not you’ve studied English at any level, it’s likely that you’ve heard or read these words — the opening…
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Jasmine Raines continues her great season at the OUA championships
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Following a series of enormously competitive races, as well as some adequate results across the board, Golden Hawk Jasmine Raines made a number of impressive splashes at this weekend’s OUA Swimming Championships, held at Western University. The event, as has been the case for the past 15 years for men and five years for women,…
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Sustaining Indigenous groups despite environmental change
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Forest fires and receding water levels are just a couple of the obvious ways in which climate change is having direct, adverse affect on the land and thereby on the Indigenous people inhabiting Kakisa, a small community in the Northwest Territory with a population of 45 people. This is the inspiration behind the Ka’a’gee Tu…
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Episode Nineteen of The Cordcast, Feb. 14 – Season One
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The Cordcast on Mastur-dates and Sologamy — February 14, 2018 This week on the Cordcast, Karlis sits down with Emily, Michael and Shyenne to talk about the importance of self-love. Over the next eighteen minutes, listen as they walk through entire relationships with themselves, from mastur-dates to romantic sologamous weddings. Fall in love with the…
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Episode Eighteen of The Cordcast, Feb 7 – Season One
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Greetings! It’s another episode of your CordCast, Karlis brought in Luke, Pranav to discuss their favourite picks from the issue and the Super Bowl. Is this your something good? We want to hear from you! Email Karlis at features@thecord.ca
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Presidential: a retrospective of the last ten years of Students’ Union presidents
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] 2008 – 2009 Colin Le Fevre Following a messy voting period — one of the presidential candidates was disqualified from the race on the day of the election — Le Fevre ultimately won a vote that only 11.01 per cent of the student body participated in. His term was marked by several features,…
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Episode Seventeen of The Cordcast, Jan. 31 – Season One
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Good morning Laurier! Get to know some more of about our Cord Staff in this weeks podcast. Karlis, Garrison, Tanzeel, and Nathalie brought up what they were excited for in this weeks issue, discussed the presidential dishes at Wilf’s and had a heated debate about Justin Timberlake’s new songs. Thoughts? Email Karlis at features@thecord.ca…
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Episode Sixteen of The Cordcast, Jan. 24 – Season One
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Hey Laurier! On this episode of The CordCast Karlis is joined by Shyenne, Safina and Jake the Snake (in an endearing way). You will hear a quick update from their sections, a discussion of the controversy at Guelph University, the presidential candidates mixtape and much more (like Jake’s attempt at singing). Check out The CordCast…
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