Author: Dillon Giancola
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The Trews: Exploring the value of the Internet’s new media forums
Tired of fear-based media? Are you sick of the endless speculation of rumours? You want the news true and accurate? Well the internet has provided you with just what you want. Russell…
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Death is weird: An ode to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
Death is weird, in all regards. Losing someone is weird, dying is probably weird, and looking at a dead person is the strangest thing ever. My choice of word here, weird, is…
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Mental Health: Sympathy for the celebrity, ridicule for the rest
Celebrities are treated differently than regular people. That is nothing new and like it or not, most of us kind of accept it as just the way it is. I do not…
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Netflix vs. studying: The student’s dilemma
It’s time for midterms. Workloads are mounting. You just finished eight hours of class, and no, you cannot go have a beer with your friends because you have so many readings to…
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TIFF wrap-up: Must-see movies this fall
If you’re like me, a hard-core theatre buff that will go see anything that looks half decent, there’s a good chance you have not been to the theatre in over a month.…
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The Apple objective: Total domination
The iPhone 6 is here people! So is the Apple Watch, and now our lives are going to be so much better! I’ll cut the sarcasm here for a brief disclaimer. I…
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U2’s newest record is simple, pleasant and hopeful
I do not consider myself a huge U2 fan. Like everyone, I have certain songs that just get me every time, and I respect everything they have accomplished and their place in…
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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – what do viral video campaigns say about today’s society?
By now we’ve all seen countless people do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and have probably done it ourselves – unless you’re like me and were a poor sport and didn’t do…
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Arkells rock out for Laurier Brantford’s new students
Hamilton’s own Arkells were at the Sanderson Centre last Wednesday to put on an awesome show for Laurier Brantford’s first year students – and the whole venue was rocking. The night got…
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Fifth annual Brantford Comedy Festival brings the laughs later this month
Get ready to laugh, Brantford! The fifth annual Brantford Comedy Festival is coming to our streets from September 18 to 20. Canadian comedian Jeremy Hotzwill be headlining the gala Saturday night. “Jeremy…
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Entertainment in Brantford and the surrounding area this September
Welcome back! Or welcome, if this is your first year. September at Laurier Brantford is always exciting, bursting with possibilities. Many new experiences, relationships (and assignments) await. But it doesn’t take long…
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Try something different: top ethnic restaurants in Brantford
We all know how it works. We start the school year with smart budgets for groceries and food. We might even have a healthy meal plan. But it is only a couple…
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Arkells to rock the Sanderson Centre for O-week
O-week is back! And not only does that mean that new-comers get to get situated with their programs and roommates, but it also means they get to see some killer bands. The…
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Summer television guide
It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting warmer, and there’s nothing at all to watch on TV. With Game of Throne’s amazing fourth season…
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Summer blockbusters yet to come
With the summer movie season almost half completed, we turn our attention to July and August, where there are many more films that we just cannot wait to see. However, the big…
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The 2014 summer blockbusters: A first-half review
The summer movie season is upon us, with many of the most-anticipated ones already released. This summer, Hollywood stuck with the trend of the last couple years in making comic or superhero…
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Sports gambling: More serious than you think
Few things enhance the thrill of watching sports like having money on a game. True fans know the feeling when their favourite teams are in the playoffs, or even the championship. For…
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What’s the deal with addiction?
When we think of the word addiction, our thoughts go to all sorts of different places. Some people think of loved one’s that struggle with substance abuse, others think of alcoholism or…
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International Development Week a success at Laurier Brantford
This past week was International Development Week and it was celebrated at Laurier Brantford by a number of events put on by WUSC. But what is International Development Week and what,…
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A mother’s determination to walk across the stage
There are lots of stories around our campus, and others, about students returning to school at a later date to either finish their degree or start anew. There are many different reasons…
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Finding the good in all genres of music
It is hard to deny that music plays a huge role in our lives today, and in society. Online shopping and illegal downloading may have hurt the music industry in terms of…
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Stepping into the unknown: One woman’s year-long journey to India, Africa and back
There comes a time for all of us when life just becomes stagnant. You can be bored of the routine, frustrated with a lack of success or just want for something new.…
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The Fukushima nuclear disaster: Is our food safe?
It has been labeled by www.globalresearch.ca as the “greatest short-term threat to humanity.” With such a powerful statement, we should clearly be alarmed. Yet most people would not be able to guess…
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Nation of scandal: What is going on with Canada?
It is hard to turn on the news or read the paper without being blasted with coverage of scandals in our country. Scandals and controversy are a part of life and…
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Mental health awareness: We have a long way to go
Mental health awareness, as a movement, has gained a lot of momentum over the last couple of years. In Canada, it’s had a huge boost in part by Bell contributing monetary donations…
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The Canada you don’t know: Life in Cambridge Bay
It’s safe to say that most Canadians have never heard of the town of Cambridge Bay, never mind being able to locate it on a map. The same could be said of…
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Seeing the positive amidst the Miss America controversy
By now we have all heard that last Sunday, Nina Davuluri, an Indian-American woman, won the Miss America beauty pageant. The racist tweets that followed are still just as shocking if you…
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Behind the scenes of the Alberta flood
We all remember waking up the morning of Friday, June 21, and seeing the pictures of the floods in southern Alberta. Videos of houses being swept down the Bow River in Canmore and of…
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A grandfather adapting to smartphones
Receiving messages like, “What is up dude?” from our dads and “How r u” from our moms was just plain weird back in the day. Eventually they would catch on and we slowly got…
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The underdog university town
For most returning Laurier students living in Brantford, we have come to think of it as a beloved second home. But it took all of us a while to get used to…
