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In the Feb. 1, 2012 article "Fr!nge: 'The outskirts of the mainstream'," the narrator of the final play The Second Draft was incorrectly listed as Christina Ciuciura. Her first name in fact is Christine. The Cord apologizes to Miss Ciuciura for the error.
Read moreIn the Feb. 1, 2012 article "The new learning curve in business," it was unclear whether or not Jesse Fragale completed his degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. To clarify this, the following statement was added:
"An overload of responsibilities combined with an attractive job offer in Toronto lead to Fragale leaving Laurier after his third year, although he will still graduate this April."
It was also corrected that Mr. Fragale acquired three houses in three years, not three businesses in... Read more
In the Feb. 1 issue of The Cord, the incorrect platform was published under Kate Stevenson's name for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union platforms. Her platform should read:
My name is Kate Stevenson and I’m a second year business student running for WLUSU Board of Directors. Over my one and a half years at Laurier I have fallen in love with our school! Being involved with several student groups across campus has given me insight into many different perspectives,... Read more
In the Jan. 19, 2012 story "Getting to zero" the following statement is printed:
"The life expectancy of someone diagnosed with HIV/AIDS can be ten years less than the average person or as drastic as cutting their life expectancy in half depending largely on access to medication, according to Dana Christiaen, the women’s community development coordinator for the AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Area (ACCKWA)."
To clarify, the life expectancy of those living with HIV/AIDS can be cut... Read more
In the Jan. 11 article "Half of students to receive grant", Rob Leone was cited to be the MPP for Kitchener, when in fact he is the MPP for Cambridge. The Cord apologizes for the error.
Read moreIn the Jan. 11 story, "Are you living illegally in Waterloo?" the article failed to clarify the map represented lodging houses and not other forms for rental housing.
The sidebar accompanying the map lists the upcoming changes to rental housing licenses as previously reported on. The Cord intends to reprint a licensing map once the changes come into effect. Fines listed in the sidebar may have been misread to be enforced on the tenants of a rental facility, when in... Read more
In the Jan. 5, 2012 article "Killabits shut down Titanium," it stated that the Killabits show was shut down early due to the venue being over capacity. It has been clarified that the Waterloo Regional Police Service received a noise complaint regarding the event and forwarded the issue to Waterloo Bylaw Enforcement. Bylaw officers subsequently stopped the show during the last set. The Cord apologizes for the error.
Read moreIn the Jan. 5, 2012 article "Tuition grant within reach," Eric Davis was stated to be the Liberal MP of Kitchener-Waterloo when in fact he was the Liberal MPP candidate in the 2011 federal election.
The article also referred to Dalton McGuinty running in the provincial election as an MPP when it should have made clear that he was running as the incumbent premier.
The Cord apologizes for these errors and any upset they may have caused.
Read moreIn the Nov. 16 article "Jian Ghomeshi appears at RAM speaker series", it was listed that CBC radio host Ghomeshi had interviewed Paul Simon in the past, however he has not. The article has been corrected and The Cord apologizes for this error.
Read moreIn the Nov. 9 article 'Find the Baby Bison!' a few statements have been asked to be clarified. The initiative, originally called a "hunt" has been corrected as a "contest". Mr. Ireland's reference to the "baby bison" have also been corrected as he meant to say "bison calf", and is subsequently referenced as such.
In a quote, The Cord wrote "[She] scared off her calf" when it should read as "[He]". Mr. Ireland was also quoted in saying "how much... Read more
In the Nov. 9 article "Kitchener hospital faces proposed budget cuts", it listed that the deficit for St. Mary's in coming years as $10 million. However the deficit for upcoming years, specifically next year is only $2 million. The Cord apologizes for this error.
Read moreIn the Nov. 9 article "Online learning", Jeremy Friedberg's name was incorrectly written as "Friedman." Mr. Friedberg's name has been corrected in the article. The Cord apologizes for this error.
Read moreIn the Nov. 2 article, 'Tony Lee brings XXX show to Wilf's' the headline should have read 'Turret' as the location rather than Wilf's, as it was correctly stated in the article. The Cord apologizes for the error in the headline.
Read moreIn the Oct. 26 article 'Mangan's following grows' a statement describing Dan Mangan playing the drums for the opening band The Crackling could have been misread as though he played during a performance by Molly Rankin as well. The statement has been clarified to separate the two acts during the Tuesday night show at Starlight Lounge. The Cord apologizes for the error.
Read moreIn the Oct. 5 article "Group sues over high pollution levels", The Cord misspelled the company Suncor's name as "Suncore". In addition, the environmental committee that Lockridge tried to join was subsequently referred to as a "council" when it should have read "committee." The Cord apologizes for these errors.
Read moreOn Oct. 13, 2011 The Cord reported in the article "Lost in transition" that Dinning Hall employees were unionized under Aramark when in fact they are unionized under Wilfrid Laurier University. The Cord apologizes for this error.
Read moreIn the Oct. 5 article "Laurier's new chancellor", it stated that the Wilfrid Laurier University's current chancellor is Michael A. Pollack when in fact the chancellor's name is John A. Pollock. The Cord apologizes for this error.
Read moreIn the Sept. 21 article “Giving back, one photo at a time" a quote by Matt Symes incorrectly read as though working for the organization Self-Help Alliance was difficult, when rather he meant that in previous years, attempting to reach out to organizations was difficult. His experience working with Self-Help has been a turnaround from that. A second quote "One in five Canadians commits suicide every year" was also published incorrectly as it should read that one in five Canadians... Read more
In the Aug. 11 article “Horwath speaks at local nomination meeting” the event was stated as occurring at the Kitchener Rec. Complex when in fact, it occurred at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex. There was also an extra word, "one", in the last quote that has been removed. The Cord apologizes for this error.
Read moreIn the July 27 article “Artists return to Hillside” the surname of Michael Wrycraft, MC of the festival mainstage, was misspelled as "Rycraft" with the quotes attributed to him. The misspelling of his surname has been corrected to Wrycraft in the online article. The Cord apologizes for this error.
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