Important publication updates
Dear valued readers, Whether you are a current or past student, a member of Laurier’s staff or faculty, an individual in the community, a former Cordie or simply a person...
Sports Editor, Pranav Desai, wins national student journalism award
This past weekend, The Cord’s sports editor, Pranav Desai, won the JHM Sports Reporting Award at NASH, an annual student journalism conference At NASH, student...
Editor’s Note: Exposing sexism in the workplace
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...
Editorial: Opportunities abound if you take a look around
The one piece of advice that I constantly received in high school from friends and teachers was to get involved in extracurricular activities Even when I said that I wasn’t...
Editor’s note: saying goodbye
On Sunday night, I attended my last ever Editorial Board meeting with The Cord For the past two years, that’s what I’ve done on Sunday nights, much like the other people who...
LOCUS unveils a new legacy award
Members of Laurier Off Campus University Students (LOCUS) recently unveiled the Kyle McCord Legacy Award, named in honour of Kyle McCord, a current fifth-year film studies...
Lashes by Linds keeps the Laurier community batting their eyes
The eyelash extension trend in Waterloo has quite frankly got people lashin’ out This beauty trend is something that has allowed individuals to enhance their own beauty...
Bazinga has lost its funny charm
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...
Facing life after university
Reading Week was implemented at Wilfrid Laurier University for students to catch up on their course material mid-way through the semester While some students may actually study or...
Knowing your worth as a black women in today’s society
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...