Author: Sputnik News
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What are the Brantford Foundations?
The 2013/2014 school year marks the first year of the new core curriculum at Laurier Brantford, called the Brantford Foundations. In previous years, all students had to complete a mandatory number of…
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Ontario to unite children and the outdoors
The Ontario government encourages kids to get outside and be active with the new Ontario Children’s Outdoor Charter. Ontario is the first province in Canada to develop an outdoor charter for children…
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Halloween safety
A gentle breeze rustles as the sun sets; creatures begin lurking in the dark under a pale moonlight. Not a single light can be seen, with the exception of a few flickering…
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Downtown Brantford blackout
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HOCO 2013
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Laurier students’ long distance relationships: Held together by technology?
Does this generation ask too much of their partners? Long distance relationships used to rely on letters and the few affordable phones calls. Now technology has given the world the opportunity to…
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Laurier Brantford students celebrate another Homecoming
Rain or shine, homecoming was going to be alive this weekend at Laurier Brantford. Despite the ominous weather, students were up and lively. The day started early, with students filling the streets…
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Zombies in Downtown Brantford
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Brantford zombies fill downtown core during Thanksgiving weekend
Brantford’s sixth annual Scare in the Square festivities ushered in a new era of fear for the city after playing host to Brantford’s first Zombie Walk. While most Laurier students fled Brantford’s…
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Study break: YouTube edition
Around this time of year your brain probably feels like road kill, midterms have sucked the light from your eyes and the bounce from your step. We all make explicit promises to…
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Laurier hosts Fire Safety Week
It’s Fire Prevention Week, and this year’s fire safety campaign aims to get students spreading the word about preventing kitchen fires. “Kitchen fires often occur due to someone leaving the kitchen for…
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Judy Eaton: As happy as can be
If you see Judy Eaton around campus, rarely will you see her without a smile. Eaton is happy as a psychology professor here at Laurier Brantford. Growing up in Brantford, Eaton moved…
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Brantford residents and students hungry for more
With local food banks providing food to over three thousand people on a monthly basis, hunger is a prevailing issue within the Brantford community. One of the most underrepresented groups going hungry…
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The dangerous depiction of suicide on TV
I love watching television, a lot. As a first year student, I probably spend more time than I actually should watching it. It’s my break from thinking, and after an hour and…
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Living with joy despite having Down syndrome
Paul MacGilvaray, the older brother of Laurier Brantford student Megan Clayborne, is someone who lives a very different life from most. At first glance, many have assumed his quality of life is…
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Mental health movies
You wake up slowly in the morning, wincing at the light spilling through the blinds. Walking over to the mirror, you stare at the reflection and don’t quite recognize the person staring…
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Top 10 stress-less songs
Music can do the soul so much good. In light of our mental health issue, I decided to create a playlist. This playlist is your ultimate go-to when you’re feeling stressed, worried,…
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Workshop helps students prepare applications for postgrad studies
University is four years of your life dedicated to studying, stressing, and eating mac n’cheese. Some have been successful without a college diploma, but it is clear that education matters. An undergraduate…
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Correctional Services Canada should update protocol, says new ombudsman report
A new report suggests that Correctional Services Canada needs to update their protocol on protecting women who practice self-harm chronically. Six years after the suicide of 19 year-old Ashley Smith, a report…
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Detective William Murdoch returns to Brantford
On Monday, October 1st, the cast and crew of the well-known Canadian television series Murdoch Mysteries took over downtown Brantford in order to film some scenes for their on-going season. You may…
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Vandals deface new Gretzky statue
Brantford’s newest landmark was vandalized around 1 a.m. on Tuesday. Vandals defaced the statue depicting Brantford hockey hero Wayne Gretzky and his parents, Walter and the late Phyllis Gretzky, with blue paint…
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Wayne Gretzky Centre grand opening: a great day for Brantford
Wayne Gretzky, Brantford’s own hockey legend, is now a permanent feature at the Wayne Gretzky Sport Centre. Thousands gathered as the star returned home to mark the grand reopening of the Wayne…
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Flu Season is on its way
With October fast approaching, Brantford and Laurier health centres are preparing for the flu season. “The flu lasts about 7-10 days, it potentially shuts a person down for a week or two,”…
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VIA Rail crashes with Ottawa bus, kills six
Ottawa – Last Wednesday, an Ottawa City Bus crashed into an oncoming VIA rail train just before 9 a.m.. The Ottawa City Bus was headed downtown when the VIA Rail train headed…
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Laurier Brantford bites: A taste of your local eateries
Your student cafeteria is anything you make it. Here are eight excellent choices in downtown Brantford that have the credentials of affordability, quality food, locality and are no further than a five…
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Brantford Police catch robber
Last Wednesday, a man by the name of Matthew Clifford Marshall, 22, was arrested and charged with robbery involving a firearm on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Police found a modified .22 caliber…
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Orientation Week Cheer-Off 2013
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Laurier Brantford Orientation Week 2013
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Pythons found in Brantford motel
On Thursday, August 15, Brantford Police Services (BPS) arrived at an unnamed hotel on Colborne Street in Brantford to discover several plastic bins containing 40 distressed ball python snakes. The Brant County…
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Convocation 2013
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