Sweet Caroline
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Part 2 – Inequity at the board table: three students’ union directors quit in under two months
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In the second part of The Cord’s investigative series, Editor-in-Chief, Emily Waitson, delves into the resignation of a third former director from the Students’ Union board of directors. Read Part 1 here. Immediately following an emergency board meeting on June 24, Kianna Low-A-Chee submitted her resignation from the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of…
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Two members of the Laurier Students’ Union Board of Directors resign
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On June 14, Fiza Iqbal and Muna Mohamed posted individual resignations from their positions on the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union Board of Directors on their personal Instagram accounts. The former Students’ Union directors both cited issues with the manner in which they were spoken to by “board members and resources,” as well as “……
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Midterm review of the 2020-21 Students’ Union Board of Directors
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Devyn Kelly – President and CEO Following her experience as a director on the board in 2019-20, President and CEO of the Students’ Union Devyn Kelly has displayed a great deal of professionalism and dedication to her role of advocating on behalf of the student body. Despite the many challenges of this year, President Kelly’s…
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Carol Burnett’s performance at Centre in the Square
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On Sept. 25, the legendary female comedian, actress, singer and writer, Carol Burnett, graced the stage at Centre in the Square for “an evening of laughter and reflection where the audience asks questions.” At 85 year-old, the unfailingly eloquent comic has had a career spanning over five decades on television, delivering her individual and beloved…
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Editor’s Note: Exposing sexism in the workplace
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With this issue comes the release of parts two and three of a four-part series I’ve been working on since last April. The investigative series surrounds the 2017-18 Laurier Students’ Union board of directors. In sum, part one explores allegations of sexism and gender inequity that was present amongst the board and, specifically, during board…
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