Mayor delivers final State of the City address
Mayor of Waterloo Brenda Halloran delivered the annual State of The City address at RIM Park last Friday, focusing mostly on the city’s finances She also updated Waterloo...
Waterloo gets ‘smart’
Two years after being selected as a successful applicant for the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge, Waterloo has been presented with a plan to direct its development and...
World Water Day celebrated in K-W
On Mar 21, World Water Day was hosted and celebrated at the University of Waterloo (UW) in conjunction with Wilfrid Laurier University to raise awareness about water and...
Swedes take us to school on education
I’ve been studying in Sweden for the past few months now and one big thing I’ve noticed is that Canada’s education system absolutely sucks in comparison The main issue...
Blame should fall upon the user, not technology
Society has mapped out that the biggest accessory to our lifestyle, brand and professional work is linked to the movement of mobile technology Mobility was once used only as a...
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Here at The Cord we are always looking for ways to improve the quality, reach and reputation of our publication The Cord has evolved immensely since its inception 87 years ago...
Breaking the binge: the impacts of some students’ favourite activity pastime
Having a few drinks every once in a while is fun Ending up in the hospital because of reckless drinking is not With St Patrick’s Day dawning upon us, we are all...
Ashley Smith tragedy takes centre stage
In recent years, a dialogue regarding mental health has been slowly growing but there is always room for more discussion University of Waterloo’s (UW) drama department is...
Bouncing back from a scare
Kerilynn Mathers didn’t think anything serious was happening to her Last year during the 2013 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) curling championship, the women’s...
Line 9 reversal approved
The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the second phase of the flow reversal of Enbridge’s 38 year-old Line 9 pipeline, which passes through the Region The...