Overheard @ WLU has become a recent phenomenon for Laurier and university-wide students alike.

As part of this Facebook group, students subject themselves to constant updates of their peers’ moments of stupidity. Over 4800 members are constantly joining in and submitting what they have “overheard” on campus and where they have heard it, making this page hard to navigate away from.

So for your own enjoyment, I have selected a couple that gave me a good laugh to give...

Laurier’s Foot Patrol walks home more students per year than any other university in Canada. With over 153 active volunteers, Foot Patrol boasts an involvement of over 1% of the undergraduate student body. The Cord took a deeper look at what happens behind the scenes at the Foot Patrol office in 24 Lounge.

This year over 360 students applied to be volunteers. “I’ll give credit to the first year students, they really want to get involved.” Says Katie Campbell,...

THERE IS A PHOTO FOR THIS ONE IN THE LIFE FOLDER THIS WEEK

Whether it’s passing a girl and her seeing-eye dog or a man in his wheelchair, we are all conscious of visible disabilities on campus. Yet for most of us, this is the extent of our awareness.

It seems that Laurier’s campus houses an entire stratum of people who are often left ignored or stigmatized due to their physical or mental ailments.

To expose Laurier’s supportive...

For the past week I’ve been peaceful, productive and proactive. This was not due to an increase in motivation or caffeine, but the absence of another kind of drug: Facebook.

By now, we’ve all been subject to the temptations of Facebook and, when it comes to personal experience, my willpower is no match for them. I first noticed my addiction when I realized how frequent and personal my status updates had gotten. I began Facebook creeping during important...

Dec. 9 On this day in 1970, the smallpox virus was certified as extinct, marking the only human disease to ever be fully eradicated. Raise a glass knowing that there’s one less thing in the world out there to kill you.

Dec. 12 This year, Hannukah begins on this day. Why restrict yourself to spiked eggnog and New Year’s this month when you can light up the menorah, scarf down some latkes, get smashed and play spin the dreidel?

Dec....

We all know the big names: Dior, McQueen, Jacobs, but do any of us really know how these influential leaders of the men’s fashion industry actually started out? If you’re looking to follow the next up-and-comer of the fashion world, you need not look any further than the halls of Wilfrid Laurier University.

Moustafa Tonbol may only be in his second year of communication studies at Laurier, but he is already gaining a solid foothold in the fashion world with...

The man in the jolly red suit visited the Hall of Fame last Monday

Red suit, white beard, rosy cheeks and nose, jingling bells – yes Santa Claus did make an appearance at Laurier in the Hall of Fame this past Monday.

Well were Laurier students on the naughty or the nice list? Santa Claus acknowledged in an exclusive...

Phone home:

Within a few years, KEO, a space time capsule, will be launched into space. It will carry messages from anyone who wishes to submit one. 50,000 years from now, KEO will return to earth, presenting future generations with messages from the past. The deadline to submit a message to KEO is Dec. 31, 2009.

Just be yourself:

In the early 1900s, Charlie Chaplin allegedly entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. He placed third.

Turn back:

There...

The Cord helps you find the perfect joke present for the holidays by using some basic algebraic formulas

Picture this: your close friend is sitting with a present in her lap, your Christmas gift as part of your group of friends’ secret Santa.

Little does she know you’ve bought her the perfect gag gift: a tube of lubricant and a pair of furry...

The Cord offers some alternatives to large credit card bills this holiday season

It is the busiest time of the term for many Laurier students, what with paper due dates fast approaching and final exams only a few weeks away. And with Christmas now a month away, many of us will likely experience an added layer of stress...

Theresa Lochbihler played a game of capture the flag in downtown toronto earlier this month; the event was held to create a sense of community

On Friday, November the 6, in the heart of the high-rise and concrete-ensconced financial district in downtown Toronto, a game of capture the flag broke out.

We get there in the nick of time – hurried, but excited. Travelling with a friend from school, neither...

Two Cord Life writers accompany a seasoned dumpster diver on an evening of collecting wasted food

Victoria Bick

With the world of extreme sports taking things to new heights regularly, people's minds misinterpret things quickly when they hear the words “dumpster diving”.

While some people might get a thrill out of jumping into a metal container full of who-knows-what, dumpster diving...