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Editor’s Note: Closing out the year and reminiscing
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As the final issue of The Cord for the academic year comes to a close, I find myself reminiscing on how I felt this time last year. At this point, I was about to start my term as editor-in-chief. Part of me was terrified, feeling that I was greatly unprepared for the role. The other…
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Editor’s Note: A world without social media
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You may have read the title of this piece and been shocked – a world without social media? Unfathomable. Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the fact that I was lucky enough to spend the majority of my childhood without the influence of social media weighing me down. Born in 2000 (SO old, I…
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Editors Note: What’s it all about anyway?
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As the winter stretches on and the days (slowly) get longer, I find myself having too much time to reminisce on past moments I’ve had in my life. I also have too much time to wonder about why time seems it’s passing much quicker in my 20s. I feel like I was 18, blinked, and…
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Crossing the finish line, worth the struggle?
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As 2024 begins, my experience as a Laurier student has reached its final term. It’s been four and a half years since I started attending Laurier. Upon reflecting on the time I spent, I’m filled with mixed emotions. I have changed immensely throughout my time at university. Going into university, my mindset about who I…
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Editor’s Note: Keeping it all (mostly) together
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Once again, it’s January. Everyone goes back to school (or work) after a period of rotting on the couch and eating your body weight in chocolate (or in my case, turkey). Upon sitting down on your desk, you may, like me, find that the amount of tasks that have built up on your to-do list…
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David A. Wilson wins C.P. Stacey Award
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On Nov. 22, 2023, David A. Wilson was named the winner of the 2022 C.P. Stacey Award by The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. The winner of this award receives a 1,000 dollar prize. “The C.P. Stacey Award is the preeminent award to mark what is considered to be the best book in…
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