Thank you Trudeau for humanizing Muslim Woman
On Nov 8, 2016, I did something I don’t normally do: I made a brash Facebook post expressing my disgust for the results of this American election I genuinely felt hurt that...
Taking great pains to change your life
Whenever the new year rolls around, I hear of my friends, my acquaintances and my family attempting to change some aspect of themselves that they find to be negative They may...
WLU Student Elections: Candidate Platform Summaries
Candidate Platform SummariesWilfrid Laurier Students’ Union 2017 Elections Presidential Candidates Kanwar Brar – Waterloo I am a 4th year Political Science...
Gratefulness is fulfilling and makes your life great
You wake up one morning, enthused and ready for the full day ahead But then you miss your bus Now, you’ll be late You decide to walk After all, it’s only 10 minutes You...
Abusive and threatening comments cannot be tolerated
Over the winter break, the Laurier community learned through various media outlets, including The Cord, that the Graduate Students’ Association had terminated their contract...
MCC and Laurier sponsor Syrian refugee families
In November 2015, Wilfrid Laurier University, in partnership with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), sponsored three Syrian families who have been left country-less to immigrate...
Failte’s closure in uptown Waterloo
Cold, jagged white brick wraps around King St’s hole-in-the-wall surrounded by more distinguished establishments like DVLB and The Pub on King, a broken lantern highlights the...
The man behind the name of Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier: a career politician, boasting a 40-years-plus record as Member of Parliament and as leader of the Liberal party As leader, his term started in 1887 and ended...
Digitization of photography has not killed the value of the photograph
Gone are the days of gathering around the coffee table with grandma and grandpa looking at old photo albums, reminiscing on the “good ol’ times” The once tangible book of...
Top 5 news stories of 2016
Policy The latest major story to have come out of Wilfrid Laurier University is that of its new sexual and gendered violence policy and procedures, drafted by the Gendered...