Congratulations incoming Golden Hawks! Since you’ve just made one of the best decisions of your life by choosing Laurier, it’s clear that you all have a pretty good head on your shoulders. Nonetheless, any little tidbits of wisdom you can gain from our experiences (and mistakes) can help make your university transition as smooth as butter. Here’s the breakdown on how to take first year in stride!

Things I know now that I wish I knew in First Year

Cliché Canadian pastimes and sardonic affairs for those of you stuck in Southern Ontario for the summer to pursue before you hit the books again come September

Summer is almost here, and if you don’t already have plans to go skydiving in New Zealand or mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps, then make the most of the warm weather right here in our beautiful nation. Here are some very Canadian ideas to...

Features Editor Shannon Busta highlights 99 things to do before you leave campus

In Depth Editor Alanna Wallace explores the addicting, time-wasting realm of the Internet by sacrificing herself to some of the top 10 most-used Facebook applications

Since being founded in February of 2004 as the online equivalent of a yearbook at Harvard, Facebook has acquired more than 400 million active users worldwide, half of whom make a daily visit to the site.

Not only has Facebook exploded among university and college...

I have dreamed of this moment since I was 12-years-old. I would finally be a grown-up, free to go wherever I desired, be whoever I could possibly imagine. A decade later, I am months away from this glorious moment of graduation; however, the reality seems more bleak then I had hoped. With little drive to be anything in particular, I am significantly less enthused about my ensuing “freedom”. As students, we are made to appear as though we are prepared...

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...

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...

It’s a popular topic of discussion for a reason. Features Editor Shannon Busta attempts to discern if in the end it is possible to ignore our biology and just be friends.

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...

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...

Features Editor Shannon Busta catches up with members of Laurier’s LGBTIQ commiunity to get some perspective on issues of acceptance, understanding and coming out on campus.

It is only natural to seek out acceptance from others. Universities are well known as havens for difference and diversity. As centres for progressive thinking, inclusive attitudes and open-mindedness, they often attract a broad spectrum of individuals.

Here at Laurier, consistent efforts are made to...

Many of us cringe at the thought of online dating. I admit it, in the past I was guilty of associating online dating with neurotic, overweight men in their 40s living in their mother’s basement fishing for an equally neurotic female partner.

Recently, however, a close friend signed up for plentyoffish.com, and guess what, she is not a neurotic, overweight man. Go figure.

Intrigued by my friend’s newfound social networking tool, I decided to sign up and learn first-hand if...