Author: Alexa Ford
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Sex work is real work
Olga Steblyk / Lead Photographer Sex work often conjures up images of red-light districts and disadvantaged women working out of desperation, but these are images that the media has told us are…
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Discover the spirit of downtown Brantford
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorBrando’s Beach House bar, a popular spot in town for students. After a long and hard school week, students need to let off steam. For some students, this…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — April Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The following submission has been modified for readability. First date horror — My friend set me up on a mall date with one of her friends. I…
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Goat yoga returns to campus
Alexa Ford / Arts & Culture EditorA goat on a student’s back. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Students’ Union hosted goat yoga sessions for students on Thursday, March 7 in the Research and…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — March Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The following anonymous submission has been modified for readability. When I was in Grade 11, I thought it was a really good idea for some reason to…
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Annual St. Patrick’s Day parties return
Contributed Photo / Abbey KilnerA Laurier St. Patrick’s Day street party at full capacity. Now that the month of love is over with, students have to prepare for the upcoming daunting event…
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Is speed dating making a comeback?
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik PhotographyValentine’s Day is right around the corner Swipe right, swipe left. How tall are you? How much money do you make? How recently was this photo taken? Swipe,…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — February Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The following anonymous submission has been modified to maintain subjects’ anonymity and for clarity. I was on a date with this guy, and we went to his…
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Laurier professor finishes horror novel trilogy
Contributed Photo / David Neil LeeThe Great Outer Dark, the last book in the trilogy. David Neil Lee, a Wilfrid Laurier University creative writing professor on the Brantford campus and the author…
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Santa Claus has come to town!
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik PhotographySanta commanding his reindeer. Brantford’s annual Santa Claus Parade graced the streets of downtown on Saturday, Nov. 25. The parade began at 6 p.m. on Stanley Street and…
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Cher’s “Christmas” has made its debut
Contributed Photo / Apple MusicCher’s Christmas album cover. Cher’s newest contribution to the sound waves is something she has never done before — a Christmas album. The album entitled “Christmas” released on…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — December Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The following anonymous submission has been modified for readability. I once went on a date that went awfully. This was in February, after a particularly nasty snowstorm.…
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Leather, lace and shoulder pads… Oh my!
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography As the sun sets earlier, the days feel crisper and fallen leaves crunch under feet, it is clear the seasons are changing. With fall hanging in the…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — November Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The following submission has been modified for readability. I’m gay and I’m also pathetically romantic. Not as in I fall in love easy, but more like I…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — October Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography I am in love with my roommate. I know it’s only a week and a half. We are best friends and I have never felt this way…
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Walking Through the Fire across the nation
Contributed Photo / Sultans of StringWalking Through the Fire artists. Brantford’s Sanderson Centre and Symphony Orchestra hosted new album Walking Through the Fire by Sultans of String on Oct. 3. This album…
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Laurier alumna Heather Dixon’s breakout novel hits the stands
Contributed Photo / Heather DixonHeather Dixon. Laurier Alumna Heather Dixon released her first novel titled Burlington this summer. The suspenseful novel tackle’s themes of friendship, motherhood and sense of belonging. Burlington was…
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — September Submission
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography Editor’s Note: The headline and graphic was changed due to a rebranding adjustment. The following anonymous submission has been modified to protect the identities of the individuals…
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“Barbie” encouraging audiences to truly feel
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The box office hit Barbie has made quite the splash in theatres since coming out July 21. The long-anticipated film transforms audiences back to the simplicity of…
