Fire alarm shuts down Faith Goldy talk at Laurier
Hundreds protest planned talk by far-right provocateur at Wilfrid Laurier University
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Cord Staff The Cord WATERLOO, ONT. (CUP) – Once again hitting the downtown core of Toronto, North by Northeast is now entering into its 20th year.
Designing for accessibility
Khadija Hamidzai The Cord WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP – The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act aims to make Ontario the most accessible province by 2025. Inspired by this, the Council of Ontario Universities held its annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility student competition on May 13.
Minimum wage to go up to $11 for workers in Ontario
Come June 1, the minimum wage, frozen since 2010, will rise from $10.25 to $11 an hour in Ontario.
Valentine’s day should celebrate all types of love
Katelyn Cullum The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — These days, Valentine’s Day has a more negative meaning than a positive one.
Province plans expansion of satellite campuses
Ontario releases Major Capacity Expansion Policy Framework for college and university satellite campuses
Youth in Ontario face high unemployment
Ashley Denuzzo The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — It’s no surprise that Ontario’s youth are some of the most commonly unemployed people in the nation. However, the most troubling factors in this study was that many of these unemployed youths were actually college or university educated. A new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield lands job at University of Waterloo
H.G. Watson The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — Famed Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield gets to add a new line to his already extensive resume this fall: professor.
Revenge of the nerds
Kate Turner The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — Nerds around the world, rejoice! The beloved culture made up comic books, sci-fi, video games, science, technology and other activities deemed “nerdy” or “geeky” has made its way into the mainstream and seems to be here to stay. In the past, parts of the culture have risen in popularity;…
Personal information of nearly 300 Wilfrid Laurier students found online
Elizabeth DiCesare The Cord – Wilfrid Laurier University WATERLOO (CUP) – While preparing to apply to Canada’s police forces, Bob Baumgartner, a Wilfrid Laurier University graduate, decided to do a Google search of himself, and found more than he was expecting. After typing in his old e-mail address, Baumgartner found a list of 297 former…