Everyone warned me of the culture shock, but it’s really hard to say what that is exactly. I have been living in Accra, Ghana for about three weeks now. I was lucky enough to have been one of seven Laurier…
“The person we’ve hired has really made the position, and I think that’s key to this. We have a caring, compassionate, smart, confident, strong, intelligent person,” says Adam Lawrence, Laurier Brantford’s dean of students. This person is Hayley Moody, Laurier…
Disclosure: Brittany Bennett is a co-founder of Advocates for a Student Culture of Consent (ASCC) “Don’t rape” the red and black shirts spell out for us as volunteers move about the front of the room, preparing for the screening. The…
Meet Brantford, the secret city of sex and arousalW Some know Brantford as the Telephone City, or the hometown of that hockey player Wayne Gretzky, or as that city near Six Nations of the Grand River First Nations reserve, but…
Photography Editor, Christina Manocchio and Features Editor, Brittany Bennett try their hands at “professional” beer tasting for the very first time. Looking to give the student’s an honest review of craft beers easily at the convenience of the LCBO, these…
[starbox] Alzheimer’s is a cognitive disease that destroys brain cells, and in effect, deteriorates memories beginning with short-term and slowly progressing to long-term memories. “Everything you’ve ever learned in your life, that’s what you lose,” explains Dr. JoAnne McLaurin,…
[starbox] Leaning back in his comfy couch, a couch that seats many different people coming in and out daily, he explains, “I’m pretty much just the stereotypical, friendly, neighbourhood pot dealer.” For confidentiality purposes, his real name will be…
[starbox] Meet Lynda Vanderstelt, the candle maker. As soon as you walk through the door of Serenity Country Candles located in Brantford’s Holmedale core, your spirits are lifted as you feel your body slowly become at ease. Each different…
Meet the Santas, spreading holiday cheer in their big red suits. Santa Dale has been strapping on his fake beard for over ten years now. At the age of 55, Dale also works for Home Hardware…
Owner: Kyla Garvagh Name: Chewbacca Breed: Tabby cat Age: 2 Wish list: Lots of hair ties Fun fact: This fury ball loves helping his humans open their gifts Christmas morning Owner: Kyra Zahn Name: Kindred Spirit Breed:…
Laughter is a universal, natural phenomenon shared around the world in the lives of human beings. It doesn’t matter what language you speak, where you came from, or how you were raised, you know how to laugh. Let’s be real,…
Meet Riley Campbell, the retro pop artist. Now we’re not talking about the next Justin Bieber here. This is actual pop art: a cultural movement that took the 60s art world to a new realm of fun and exciting ways…
Popular chatter on the street in regards to restaurants are whispering the scary idea that nine out of ten first-time restaurants will fail within their first year. Brantford local, Justin Hensen is ready to take this nerve-wracking rumour head on,…
That spooky night of fun is fast approaching, and so are those costume-mandatory events that all our friends have been bugging us to attend this weekend. Still have no clue what you are going to dress up as? Not to…
Last year brought many complicating conversations about the future of Wilfrid Laurier University that we cannot forget. The announcement of the projected $25-million deficit, the cutting of 22 support staff, breaking ties with Nipissing University, program changes, and a drop…
This past Monday a Divisional Council meeting was held for the Faculty of Liberal Arts in RCE 217 that discussed the draft strategic academic plan for 2015-2020. Referred to as the White Paper, this strategic plan was initiated to confront…
Meet Syd Bolton, the super geek. Walking up to 13 Alma Street in Brantford Ontario, a typical bungalow seems nothing but ordinary. The garage door is wide open, but it’s not a vehicle that takes up the space. Boxes and…
As soon as you walk through the doors of any campus building you can see it – students rushing to their next class, studying at tables or talking with friends on the sofa chairs, and they all have their cell…
Meet Mandala Ataksak, the Whirling Warrior. Eleven years ago, 20 year old Ataksak found herself on a road trip hitting up festivals in the South Eastern United States with her cousin. One festival in particular changed her life forever.…
Pulling into the parking lot I can tell I have the right place, as a lady in hot pink above lures my attention to the sign titled “Allure Fitness Inc.” “Get sexy, get fit.” Allure Fitness is no ordinary fitness studio. While they offer the usual classes such as…
Meet Benjamin Rogers, the folk artist. Benjamin had a guitar in his hands by the time he was one year old, which was actually photographed on the front page of the Brantford Expositor way-back-when. Today, Benjamin is 19 and music is…
Post-secondary education is in higher demand than it has ever been before. Not only do employers love to see a college or university education listed on your resume, they expect it. In this competitive society we have to give them…
Death. It’s a completely natural phenomenon, an end that us as living beings will all come to one day. Yet, we pretend as if it will never happen. And you know what? It is a damn scary thought. But it…
Rantin’ & Ravin’ A column by Opinion Editor Brittany Bennett on the mind blowing occasions that really make her question her faith in humanity. A war zone takes over a shopping center I walk into Target the other day, and…
Ontario’s health curriculum has not been updated since 1998. Guess what else happened in 1998? Google. One of the biggest online search engines. It put the whole wide world in hands reach, and that could be a child’s hands, and…
A couple Mondays ago Brant MP and member of the Harper Government, Phil McColeman spoke to my political journalism class for our weekly assignment. He brought up a topic that caught my attention, one that has been a continuous debate…
An act to amend the Criminal Code was put forth in 2008, replacing sections 444 through 447 that dealt with animal cruelty offenses. Section 445.1 of the Criminal Code was changed from: “(1) Everyone commits an offense who (a) wilfully…
When it comes down to life decisions a common phrase is to put yourself first. Well, I beg to differ. Everything I do, every decision I make is with the conscious thought of the people around me, mainly those that…
A single wooden massage bed, slightly larger than average, sits in the middle of the room. It does not look home-made, the wood is mainly covered by the long white sheets. A fluffy white pillow rests right before the face…
According to a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) the average gross payment for a Canadian physician in 2013 was approximately $328,000. Now I understand that many physicians have additional fees to cover since they normally run…
