Tarique Plummer
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The Beat Goes On is expanding in KW region
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The Beat Goes On, a chain of both new and second-hand CD’s, vinyl, DVD’s, Blu-ray and other audio visual goodies is on the move in the Waterloo region. This chain often has you covered regardless of your taste. From really-hard-to-find B-movies, to new vinyl releases, they have it all. As of late August, what was…
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Looking ahead to an integrated Wellness Centre
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There are a variety of athletic clubs at Wilfrid Laurier University featuring sports such as boxing, cricket, figure skating and sailing, among others. However, it can be argued that these clubs haven’t received the exposure they deserve at Laurier. Tarique Plummer, President and CEO of the Students’ Union, discussed the changes that are being implemented…
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The faces of change for the 2018-19 Students’ Union
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] On Feb. 1, Tarique Plummer officially became Wilfrid Laurier University’s newest Students’ Union president and CEO. Plummer ran on a campaign platform of “community cohesion and helping others” — committing to different series of initiatives which aim to change the way students interact with the university. Winning the election with 52.35…
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Reviewing the most popular stories at Laurier and around Waterloo in 2018
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Students’ Union President elected Tarique Plummer was elected as Laurier’s Students’ Union president for the 2018-19 term, claiming the position with 52.35 per cent of the vote. Despite four candidates in the running, only 22 per cent of the student body cast their vote. Plummer experienced a rocky start to the beginning of his tenure as…
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From chair and CGO, now heading into the campaign trail
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To say that Tarique Plummer is a polarizing figure is probably underselling it. People generally fall into two camps when it comes to the current chair & CGO of the Students’ Union: staunch support or fervent opposition. Rightly so, I should say, as — depending on who you are and where you stand —…
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Board of Directors elect their 2017-18 Chair and Vice-Chair
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union has elected returning director, Tarique Plummer, as the chair of the Board of Directors for their 2017-18 term. Running against director-elects Klaudia Wojtanowski and Emily Rezkalla, Plummer won the majority of the votes from his fellow board-elects last Wednesday night in the Students’ Union board room. This will also…
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Kanwar Brar elected as 2017-18 Students’ Union president
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Kanwar Brar is officially the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president for the 2017-18 term. Winning 94.04 per cent of the votes, Brar was officially announced as president on Jan. 26 at the #LaurierVotes Results Party at Wilf’s. The overall voter turnout for the 2017 Students’ Union election was 22.22 per cent of the Laurier…
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Rise in vinyl record popularity may be here to stay
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There’s an incredible correlation between an increase in availability and a degradation of value. During the Great Depression, children were excited to open their stockings on Christmas morning and find an orange inside: it was a rare, tropical delicacy, dripping with juicy sweetness. Using the orange as a metaphor for music, streaming services are the…
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2015 in review
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Cord staff looks back at 2015 and all the things that made it great
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Bardish Chagger wins Waterloo riding in federal election
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After seven years of Conservative reign, the Waterloo riding has turned red. Bardish Chagger was named the Member of Parliament-elect for the Waterloo riding Monday evening, defeating incumbent Peter Braid who has held the riding for seven years. “We have to go to evidence-based decision making, we cannot be blinded by ideology. It is…
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