Important Events
- 1926 - The Cord Weekly is founded as Laurier's official student newspaper.
- 1991 - The Cord Weekly gains national media attention after the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union locks WLUSP's office doors because of an article discussing the details of homosexual sex. As a result, WLUSP successfully campaigns to gain administrative control over its student fees.
- 2009 - The Cord Weekly changes its name to The Cord to better represent its publication.
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