What’s up Chuck?

Cord alum and TV writer Chuck Tatham provides students with a “Handy guide” to navigating campus in his column, originally published Feb. 2, 1984.

Go past the escalator, down to the hall on the right. Go down the hall, and into the computer terminal room. Yell “IMMIGRATION” at the top of your lungs and watch people scatter. What fun.

Go back out to the main hallway, and enter the infamous “Eileen Stumpf Concourse.” Eileen is the only... Read more

10 years ago

“Bust just got up and walked away — Statue stolen”

Sometime after 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 7 a bronze cast bust of Wilfrid Laurier was stolen from the Arts Building.

The bust had been given to the university from the office of the Ontario Premier, William Davis on Nov. 1 of 1973 and had been created by Toronto artist Walter Seymour Allward in 1901.

The crime was treated as “theft over $5,000.”

Peter Jorg of WLU security... Read more

5 years ago

Grits win K-W, lose Canada

The federal election resulted in a minority win for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. The Tories dethroned Paul Martin and the Liberal Party with 124 seats in comparison to the 103 Liberal seats. Andrew Telegdi, Liberal MP, reclaimed his seat in Kitchener-Waterloo with 46.84 per cent support, making it his fifth straight term in Ottawa.

Printed Jan. 25, 2006

10 years ago

Brantford campus gets classed up

Two years after its... Read more

Then

Five years ago today, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks did what only nine other teams in CIS history had ever accomplished when they edged the favoured Saskatchewan Huskies 24-23 to cap an undefeated season with Canadian university sport’s most sought-after crown. It all came together for one of the most thrilling finishes in Vanier Cup’s 41-year history, as Laurier kicker Brian Devlin found himself faced with a 32-yard kick that would indelibly etch his name into Hawks’ history books.

5 years

And now, the Vanier

The Golden Hawks dismantled the Acadia Axmen 31 – 10 to win the Uteck Bowl. The win marked the first time in a decade that an OUA team would go on to compete in the Vanier Cup.

With 12 veterans making up the team’s key players, it would be the last opportunity for them to play in purple and gold.

The Hawks would be returning to Vanier for the first time since 1991, when... Read more

5 years ago...

“We ain’t done yet”

The Golden Hawks claimed their second straight Yates Cup against the Western Mustangs. A strong play by the Hawks’ defence left the team with the number–one offence in Canada with only 11 points in the loss.

A crowd over 5,915 began to celebrate the 29-11 win, pouring into the drinking zone with three seconds still on the clock. The victory paved the road to the Uteck Bowl, where the Hawks were scheduled to... Read more

5 years Women’s lacrosse take OUA title In the OUA women’s lacrosse gold medal game, the Golden Hawks took the title from Queen’s Golden Gaels. The close 8-7 overtime victory meant Laurier’s fourth title in the Ontario championships since it was officially named an OUA sport in 1998. The title was the first for any Laurier team in the 2005-2006 season. Printed Nov. 2, 2005

80 years: In Headlines “Waterloo Seminary will be represented at inter-seminary conference” “College Cord staff... Read more

With all of the centennial celebrations, it isn’t easy to overlook Laurier’s historical roots. However, many fail to recognize the school’s religious history, beginning with the opening of the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada in 1911. Waterloo was chosen as the location for the institution, which was meant to preserve Lutheran doctrine and the German language as a result of the area’s large Lutheran constituency.

On Oct. 1911, after a ceremony at St. John’s Lutheran Church, approximately 3,000 people gathered... Read more

Oktoberfest – 1986

Oktoberfest was officially opened at Laurier with the tapping of the beer keg. Onkel Hans, Miss Oktoberfest Adrienne Ross of Texas and WLUSU president Brian Thompson and others were on hand for samples.

Laurier tried to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest bird dance. Due to inclement weather it soon turned into the world’s smallest and coldest bird dance.

The Kitchener-Waterloo celebrations were attended by over 750,000 people that year.

The 1973 Homecoming parade was scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 13 and began at Seagram Stadium. The event proceeded around the university and into Uptown Waterloo and floats from all four residences participated. Complications arose regarding the Staff Association and their reluctance to enter a float in the parade. Despite some difficulty, it was said to be the largest parade in the history of Homecoming at the time.

After a barbecue of “free Coke and hotdogs” students watched their Hawks win... Read more

5 years

WLUSU pulls Cord ads

After publishing a controversial article entitled “A gentleman’s guide to getting laid at WLU” in the Student Life section of the Sept. 21 issue of The Cord Weekly, Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union decided to pull advertisements from the newspaper.

The decision would amount to a potential $14,000 loss in revenue for Student Publications. Kat Lourenco, vice-president of marketing for WLUSU, said that they would re-evaluate the decision if “we’re finding articles that we... Read more

5 years ago

“Albert St. a hotbed of theft” Scott Cameron, a fourth-year student, moved from 62 Albert Street after having his house broken into on multiple occasions. Cameron would discover that his former neighbours lived in what is referred to as a “flop house” because of the no-questions-asked rent payment.

He was convinced that the tenants of that house robbed him of $3,500 worth of goods, including electronics, alcohol and food. Although contacting the police, Cameron and another neighbouring... Read more

Printed Sept. 6, 1979 – Being a first-year is...

In this 1979 issue of the Cord, a list was written to describe the first year experience. The following are some choice descriptions:

Being a first-year is...

• Walking into the wrong classroom and staying there because you don’t want anybody to think you’re stupid, and then finding out that half the class is in the wrong place

  Taking part in a panty raid because you forgot to pack your underwear

  ... Read more

July 27, 2005 - WLU's hip hop celebration

Laurier business student Shadrach Kabango, or more commonly known as Shad, performed a sold out show at the Heuther Hotel Lounge. The show was put on by The Funkification Project, which generated so much buzz that it drew three WLU business professors to the audience, and provided Shad with a platform to perform his debut album When This Is Over.

Having begun his career as an emcee "freestyling at house parties" in... Read more

June, 2003 – 500 extra students accepted

Despite being a small number by today’s standards, Laurier accepted an extra 500 students in 2003, pushing the number of undergraduate students in attendance to close to 10,000. 3,441 students accepted their offers with only 3,020 spaces available for first-years.

June, 2006 – Theme residence hits WLU

20 new Laurier students were housed in a new residence that was designed to foster a “leadership environment.” The Regina Residence hosted the Living Learning Community... Read more

5 years: WLUSU renovates third floor of the FNCC In the summer of 2005 the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union underwent $600,000 renovations. The intention was that the new space on the third floor of the Fred Nichols Campus Centre would be more accessible to students, as it would be clear where all the different WLUSU services were located. The new design featured improved lounge, more study space and grouped together full-time staff offices. With these renovations two businesses –... Read more

2008-09: The pool Issues surrounding the Laurier pool surfaced during the summer of 2008 and dominated Cord headlines for the next year. When a pipe burst in April 2008, it was determined that the pool was to be closed permanently. However, the Region of Waterloo Swim Club (ROW) raised over $700,000 and the city of Waterloo agreed to give $250,000 over the next five years, a figure that was matched by Kitchener the following week. Laurier students also lobbied for... Read more

5 years: Women’s hockey wins first ever national title

After claiming their second consecutive Ontario University Athletics championship title, the Golden Hawks’ women’s hockey team was crowned the best in the country after defeating the University of Alberta Pandas 4-1, ending the Pandas’ five-year reign of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

Printed March 16, 2005

25 years: Royal Bank machine a near reality

Laurier was in the midst of negotiations regarding the possibility of installing an “instabank” on campus. The agreement... Read more

5 years: Shinerama wins third consecutive national award

On Feb. 12, Laurier was honoured at the Waterloo Tennis Club, winning the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Best Overall Campaign award for their 2004 Shinerama campaign. It was the third consecutive year Laurier’s campaign had won the award.

Printed March 3, 2005

25 years: Beer strike threatens campus bars

A province-wide strike of brewers had many students panicking about the beer supply on campus. The Turret had stockpiled as much beer as... Read more