Jada Phillips / Lead Opinion WriterUniversity of Sussex campus, Brighton U.K. I had always known that I wanted to go abroad for school. My first flight was at three months old and I never stopped. When I stumbled across the…
Contributed Photo / Fabiana PenagosThe Sputnik team in Odeon. To close out the year, we decided to put together a list of opinions from The Sputnik’s staff team for you all to see. Opinions were collected from a spreadsheet that…
Niyati Pancholi / Sputnik PhotographyAI as a danger to security. Jeffrey Ewert was an inmate serving two concurrent life sentences following his conviction of murder and attempted murder in 1984. In assessing his risk of reoffending, the Correctional Service of…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorCars on a highway. During the 20th century, the transportation system completely changed life as we knew it. Gone were the days of horse-drawn carriages, streetcars or walking. Instead, there was a new darling entering the…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorFrom left, Jane Desmond and 2023 alum Trinity Wilson at the Laurier International Multicultural Gala Thomas Shipp. Abram Smith. Emmett Till. Rodney King. George Floyd. Philando Castile. Sandra Bland. History remembers these names, the countless videos,…
Niyati Pancholi / Sputnik Photography Language is the most important form of communication. Languages help build relationships with others by sharing ideas, beliefs, knowledge and feelings about our life experiences. Languages encompass the rich backgrounds, history and culture of the…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorGreen space, a leaf in a park. Imagine you are walking in a forest. The lush green leaves of a tree rustle as a gentle breeze blows. You can hear the animals off in the distance…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik PhotographySuperior Court of Justice in Brantford. There have been many terms in history to describe this person: the right-thinking member of society, the fair-minded and informed observer, the man on the Clapham omnibus or l’homme moyen.…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography Books have always been central to my life. I was surrounded by them. Some of my earliest memories were going to the bookstore with my mother, like when the new book of her favorite series…
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor I’ll admit it. I was (and still am) a Twilight fan. I went to all the movie premieres. I collected all the holographic cups and magazines with the cast on them. Even now, I have…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography Humans have always been social creatures. That is the basis on which society was created. An innate need for community and companionship. Friendships, in turn, are part of that natural need for social interaction. Friends…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography October has always been my favorite time of the year. The leaves change colors, I can wear my favourite sweaters and, most importantly, there is Halloween. As a diehard fan of all things spooky, Halloween…
Sanya Oberoi / Sputnik Photography With the emergence of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, there has been a renewed effort to mend the relationship and harm committed against Indigenous people on Turtle Island. Food is often left out of the…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography An apartment building. In 2022, the average rent in Brantford was $1,246 per month. However, in major cities like Toronto, rent prices jumped to $1,665 monthly. Over the past decade, the Ontario Housing Affordability Task…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography It’s not hard to develop a doomsday mentality in today’s world. Every day, when you turn on the news, all you see is how the world is literally on fire. Whether it be the recent…
