If you love pre-drinking, there is a good chance you’re a fan of wine. Who doesn’t love being thought of as extremely mature (pronounced mat-toor) and wonderfully sophisticated? Getting joyously smashed off of a single bottle is alright too.

Whether you’re a fan of chardonnays, rieslings, gewürztraminers, sauvignon blancs, pinot grigios, fusions or simply enjoy anything with an alcohol percentage of 11 or higher, you likely don’t want to pay more than $15 for your classy pre-drink. This past week...

A few weeks ago, this features editor had the bright idea to write a story on water. “How unlike anything we’ve published this year,” I thought. I envisioned a unique and informative piece addressing the ways in which water functions in our body and our environment. Not only was it going to be fresh and original, it was going to be fairly straightforward. Right. To put it nicely, my research presented me with far more worry inducing information than I...

Staff Writer Mike Lakusiak examines the importance of autonomy for Laurier’s student publications and other student-run publications across Canada, and takes a look at the past and present relationship between the students’ union and The Cord

A student publication is no different than any other publication. Large or small, student-produced media serves the same purpose as any news or information source outside of the university.

Any student publication, such as the paper you hold in your hands, is part of the...

Some solid ideas: British Columbia is home to the Work Less Political Party. Their slogan is “Alarm Clocks Kill Dreams.” Other lesser-known political parties include the Donald Duck Party (Sweden) and the Rhinoceros Party (Canada).

I bet that made everyone happy: Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the U.S. His middle initial, S, doesn’t stand for anything. Rather, both of Harry’s grandfathers’ names started with the letter “S” and, when naming her son, Harry’s mother didn’t want to...

So why does this question spark such heated conversation?

Regardless of whether you say yay or nay rest assured that someone within shouting distance feels the complete opposite. The fact is everyone has had different experiences when it comes to close friends of the opposite sex, but some things remain constant.

For many of us, it is perfectly natural to feel a sexual attraction to those of the opposite sex; being labeled as a friend won’t change this. That being...

Features Editor Shannon Busta does the leg work for you and gets to know some of the best and most unique pieces of new media currently available online

Chances are if you spend anytime online you read weblogs. If you don’t, you surely know someone who reads them. You might even know someone who has one. If you don’t, congratulations. You are impervious to new media and obviously possess some form of magical...