Author: Alexa Ford
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Connecting with the future generation of policy makers.
How the longstanding Laurier Brantford student led justice, crime and deviance conference is breaking records this year. Laurier Brantford’s master of criminology students have spent the semester planning a Justice, Crime and…
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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…
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