Rainbow Community Council
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Outlook Study reveals prevalent challenges within LGBTQ+ community
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The Outlook Study, which was recently conducted by researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University, along with different community partners, looked at the various issues that members of the LGBTQ+ community face in Waterloo Region. The team undertook a large scale survey on individuals who identified as LGBTQ+ and were at least 16 years of age, living…
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Bazinga has lost its funny charm
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It seems to me that many of us have one friend from high school who, no matter what you do, they won’t go away. You desperately want to move on and put that stage of your life behind you, yet they’re still annoyingly present. For me, this “friend” is The Big Bang Theory. Things obviously…
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Knowing your worth as a black women in today’s society
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When I was 14, I used to pack my flat iron in my school bag. Wedged between my lunch box and pencil case, this seemingly crucial feat of proactivity occurred every Sunday like clockwork; as though I had thought to offer God the words of a church sermon in exchange for biblically flat hair. Between…
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Beating the odds conference inspires resilience in K-W students
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On Friday Feb. 10, the Beating The Odds conference was held in the Turret on the Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo campus. This event is dedicated to inspiring and educating black high school students in the Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge area to pursue post-secondary education. The conference was created 12 years ago by Laurier alumnus David Green,…
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WLU and WLUFA reach tentative agreement
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On Jan. 6, a tentative agreement was reached between Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association.On Dec. 14, both parties participated in a day of conciliation with the help of conciliator, Greg Long. Later on, two additional concilia.tion dates were scheduled for Jan. 5 and 6, as said on the university’s official…
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Unsigned: Trust in the press to tell you the truth over individuals
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At the Golden Globes this past weekend, Meryl Streep used her platform upon receiving the Cecil B. DeMille award to bring attention to recent political events and the future of the United States. Streep’s speech began to take a political turn when she stated that the Hollywood Foreign Press were the “most vilified segments in…
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Why you should travel Kitchener: Matter of Taste
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Coffee is often the companion of many students — either waking them up for early morning classes or at night to finish essays and assignments due at midnight. Generally, when students order coffee, they usually concern themselves with determining the proportionate amount of coffee needed to satiate their immediate needs. Often students do not know…
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Negativity is unnecessary going into the new year
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It is safe to say that 2016 sucked a lot. Celebrities were dropping dead left, right and centre. It seemed terrorist attacks became more common and don’t get me started on “Donald the D**k” (as I like to call him). For this new year, I suggest something obvious that some may see as radical: let’s…
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Changes implemented by Service Laurier
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Since the summer, Wilfrid Laurier University’s enrolment services centre, Service Laurier, has undergone two significant changes which have impacted how their services are delivered to prospective and current students. The first change, undergone this past June, deals with how service advisors respond to email and phone inquiries on all Laurier campuses, rather than having students…
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The Cord nominated for 12 JHM awards
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On Jan. 4, a small group of The Cord staff will head to Fredericton, New Brunswick to attend NASH, an annual post-secondary journalism conference. This yearly conference brings in student journalists from across the country to meet various professionals in the journalism industry and learn about the most recent trends in reporting, photography, multi-media and…
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