All things in life are ephemeral, but one could argue that those fleeting moments and passing memories are what make our lives – in some ways – beautiful. Not to get too philosophical (I know we all have enough of that…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Hot cross buns. Three words, many meanings. A delicious treat to many of us. The start of our glorious music education for those who remember. Folks who grew up in…
PHOTO BY DARA @TONICHEALTH / UNSPLASH PHOTOGRAPHY When the pandemic was announced in March 2020, socialization quickly shifted to digital channels and people saw each other in-person less and less. Over time, physical social interaction only took place when essential,…
GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY When I first came to this campus, I was a first year student with dozens of questions and a burning desire to find answers for all of them. …
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Early March, Wilfrid Laurier University and Navitas announced an internationalization partnership that will span over the next ten years. This partnership will introduce the establishment of the Wilfrid Laurier International…
CONTRIBUTED IMAGE For the first time, Wilfrid Laurier University’s User Experience Design (UXD) program looks to graduate its first batch of students. Eleven students from the first cohort are expected to graduate this June. Students in the…
IMAGE BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY For the first time in history, Wilfrid Laurier University looks to finish a full academic year in a mainly-remote environment. However, the following academic year of 2021-2022 sees the potential for…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As cases rose in the Brantford community, Laurier students seem to be not the cause. At this time, Wilfrid Laurier University has only reported a total of three confirmed cases on…
PHOTO BY VARSHA SRIGANESH /THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Ashleena Bilal is finding it difficult to navigate post secondary options remotely. The grade 11 student at Craig Kielburger Secondary School, in Milton, Ont., is one of the many high…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In June, Laurier alumni, also known as the Being Raced collective, wrote an open letter to WLU administration with a list of demands, one of which was reconsidering the need for…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier’s remote services continue to introduce new changes and updates for students seeking academic support as the close to the semester quickly approaches. Academic support services have adapted to provide…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As of November 3, the Government of Canada allowed Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs), such as Laurier, to reopen to international students who plan to come to Canada after October 20—granted that…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY For the first time, Wilfrid Laurier University students are completing their year in a mainly remote environment. With classes, school services and extracurriculars shifting to online delivery, students are looking at…
PHOTO BY VARSHA SRIGANESH, THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY After the coronavirus became a widespread pandemic, many companies changed the way they hire new employees and operate. These changes present a different workforce than the one Laurier students were previously preparing…
SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford Campus welcomed around 100 students this Fall into residence with new policies and procedures in place for safety. COVID-19 has thrown the world into a new landscape, and while…