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WLU recognized for sustainability
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Wilfrid Laurier University was recently included in The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges. The book features the most environmental and eco-friendly colleges in North America. One of only ten Canadian institutions included in the review, the recognition demonstrates Laurier’s dedication to the environment and sustainability on campus. Claire Bennett, manager of Laurier’s Sustainability…
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ABS hosts on-campus vigil at WLU
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On the evening of Wednesday, October 19, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Association of Black Students held a candlelit vigil to remember those who have died in Haiti and the victims of police brutality in the United States and Canada. The “Don’t Forget Their Names” vigil, which was held in the Quad on the Laurier Waterloo campus,…
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Responding to LifeLink’s demonstration
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Religious activists need to stop caring about sex I’m sure by now that everyone saw or heard about the demonstration in the quad last Thursday. Laurier LifeLink, a Students’ Union club, put little pink and blue flags all over the grass in the quad. Each flag is supposed to represent ten fetuses that were aborted…
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The customer isn’t always right
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The customer is not always right. Even in our capitalistic world, I’m not sure which societies truly believe the customer is always right, let alone established businesses adhering by the phrase “the customer is always right.” Sure, in some cases the customer is right. However, in my personal experience within the food service industry, the…
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Men’s hockey anticipates upcoming season
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The Laurier men’s hockey team is looking to make some noise this year in the OUA standings. After finishing up last season with a playoff loss to the Western Mustangs, the coaching staff and players are hungry for more this season. “The goal is simple, to win an OUA championship,” Said head coach, Greg Puhalski.…
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Unveiling The Cord’s 1991 shut down
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When I was first hired as Editor-in-Chief of The Cord in March of this year, I thought I understood the legacy this newspaper had. “Thought” being the key word. The Cord was first published in 1926, under the name “The College Cord.” I trust that you can do the math, but to put it further…
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Why I refuse to give blood
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While I was home for reading week, I was treated to a news story about my local hospital being the most generous in terms of blood donation. That’s heartwarming. Their slogan is “it’s in you to give,” after all. I’d finish that slogan as “it’s in you to give—as long as you’re not a man…
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Editor’s note: Happy 90th to us!
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If you follow The Cord on Facebook, chances are you saw our post at the end of September that acknowledged our 90th anniversary as the official student newspaper of Wilfrid Laurier University. The past month or so, the staff at WLUSP and I have been planning the various ways that we wish to celebrate this…
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Unsigned: Student Rights Advisory Committee is an essential resource
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With yet another apartment building failing to live up to their lease agreements, the Student Rights Advisory Committee at Wilfrid Laurier University is again publicizing that they can help you find that perfect lease. Legal information can be hard, especially as we are pressured to sign leases so quickly. The committee is attempting to make…
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Is friends with benefits worth the risk?
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In this day and age, more and more people prefer hooking up and being friends with benefits than having a boyfriend or girlfriend. The reason behind this is that relationships can be too much work. They can be high maintenance for students who have classes to worry about, extracurriculars to work on and parties to…
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