Author: Madison Andrew

Alexandra Ogunsanya is a fourth year Law and Society student from Brampton, Ontario. She graduated in 2018 from St. Thomas Aquinas and has since turned herself into a self-proclaimed entrepreneur.   “Technically…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIHK / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Socializing is good for your mind, body and soul.  The benefits of having strong social connections include lower rates of anxiety and depression, higher …

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   These stories are one sided and are the experiences of different Laurier students. No names have been mentioned to maintain privacy.    Many…

GRAPHIC BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Jaeda Brefo is an outgoing and confident third-year Laurier Brantford student from Brampton, Ont.    Like many others, she has found a surprising…

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Serena Sutherland is a creator who is dripping in melanin and radiant in light but everyone calls her Miss Daisy.    Sutherland is…

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Shirley Chisholm once said, “you don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining, you make progress by implementing ideas.”   …

Many Laurier students are quarantining in their dorms with a melody stuck in their head and dreaming of the day they get back onto the stage.    Hunter Martin, a Laurier student,…

CONTRIBUTED IMAGE / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   The Brant Music festival is normally a talent-filled and fun-packed live music event in the community.    This year attendees can expect the same talent…

Dani Kristina is a third-year student on campus, whose hopes and dreams to become a singer/songwriter began when she was only five years old.    “Since I was a kid I felt…

CONTRIBUTED IMAGE / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Everyone knows that Laurier Brantford is full of talented students.    Jake O’Neil is one of those talented students—he is a star among us.   …