Author: Bailey Zimmer

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY FLASS/HASSA welcome you to a night under the stars on March 25 for a mask-querade ball.    On a dreamy Friday, Laurier students from…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Take a chance, roll the dice, sink some balls and feel like a winner in the Level One Lounge game area.    The Level…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Hold on to your magnifying glass, light your pipe and put on your thinking cap to solve the  murder mystery at Laurier Brantford.   The…

GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Jan. 27., 2022, Shane Symington was elected as Wilfrid Laurier University’s new Students’ Union President and CEO.    At 6:30 p.m. Thursday night,…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Live in fear of the big bad wolf, but be cautious of the quiet and hungry coyote.   As the seasons change, the patterns of…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Golden Hawks are feeling dull as Laurier University moves classes online due to the Omicron Covid  variant.   On December 16 of 2021, an email…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom away from online Zoom learning as Laurier University returns to in-person classes for the Winter 2022 school term.   As of January 4, students…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Put on your hat and mitts and get ready to jingle all the way down to Brantford’s first Holiday Carnival.  On Nov. 27., the…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier Brantford University students take to social media after a journalism assignment is released.   On Wed. Nov. 3, @SpottedLaurier, on the social media platform,…

Put on your fangs, stir your cauldron, walk like a mummy and get ready to say ‘boo!’ as Laurier’s Hawk  Team puts on its first Halloween event.   On Friday Oct. 29., Brantford’s…

GRAPHIC BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier’s student collective Student Advocates for Accessibility (SAFA) is hosting a workshop for Laurier students and community members on Thursday Oct. 21 to learn basic…

On Sept. 21, four women protested the Coronavirus vaccine passport in front of Brantford’s City Hall, on 58 Dalhousie Street.   The women were protesting until 5:15 p.m. against the vaccine passport mandate,…

PHOTO BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As September 20 draws near, students at Wilfrid Laurier University prepare to vote in the federal election.   Elections in previous years have been a race…

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL   “Cross my heart,” Walter Gretzky would always say.   A man of bravery, resilience and humility, the most kind hearted, well known and adored individual.     As…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Golden Hawks are just trying to keep up and be informed, but it’s hard when misinformation is lurking everywhere.   With such a…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Laurier welcomes Pegah Jamalof into her role as the newly elected Students’ Union president and CEO.    The results of the presidential race–released…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEKIH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   The coronavirus has taken a toll on the 2020-2021 school year and has changed what a typical  school year looks like. Due to…

PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Going once, going twice, sold to the holly jolliest bidder of the holiday Food4Kids auction.     As the holiday season draws near, Brant-Haldimand…

PHOTOS BY JEREMY VYN / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   The holiday season is a time where joy tinkles through the air, happiness radiates from family and  friends, and laughter makes you jiggle…

PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Flashes of red poppies and chimes of “lest we forget” circle the air at the beginning of November for the  heroes who served. …

PHOTO BY ALLIE LEASK / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Hearing a witches’ cackle, the low moan of a ghost, and the rustle of trees can only mean one thing;  Halloween is right…

PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO, THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   As the leaves begin to change colour and fall to the ground, the chill in the air reminds students  of the stressful part of…

CONTRBUTED IMAGE   We have all wished for an everlasting summer, but have come to realize to be careful what we wish for, because it may just come true. With the rise…

  REUBEN JAMES SORIANO / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY ORANGE you glad Devyn Kelly is the new Student Union president and CEO?  On Thursday, January 30th of 2020, Devyn Kelly was elected by the…