Author: Meghan Gauvin

  • Goodbye to being a student

    Goodbye to being a student

    Leaving Laurier means leaving behind a part of my identity.   This coming June my graduating class and I will walk across the stage at the Sanderson Centre and receive our long awaited…

  • I don’t hate the city of Brantford

    I don’t hate the city of Brantford

    Brantford doesn’t suck.   As a Laurier Brantford student myself, I understand the weird relationship between Laurier students and Brantford as a city. After spending the last four years in this place I…

  • Falling in love on Tinder: a confession

    Falling in love on Tinder: a confession

    For a long time it was hard for me to tell people that I met my boyfriend on Tinder. In all honesty, I still don’t feel completely confortable when asked about it.  …

  • Overcomplicated words exclude the masses

    More often than I would like to admit – as someone who is in their final year of university – I find myself reading sentences over two or three times before I’m…

  • Windowsill gardening during winter

    Windowsill gardening during winter

    In the midst of these horrible winter months when blankets of snow cover our once green and colourful neighbourhoods, many people have turned to houseplants to get them through these dark times.   Windowsill…

  • Vacation to some is reality to others

    Vacation to some is reality to others

    It’s almost an unspoken rule amongst Canadians that vacations are meant to take place when the weather is at its most unbearable.   Primetime for these holidays are planned anywhere between November until February or March.  I distinctly…

  • What are you doing after graduation?

    What are you doing after graduation?

    So, what are you going to do after you graduate? Where do you want to work when you’re finished school? Are there a lot of jobs in that field? Have you thought about…

  • Technology: obstructing communication

    Technology: obstructing communication

    It’s 2017 and now, more than ever before, we’re using technology to communicate with others in our everyday lives. Along with all the conveniences technology has brought society, it has also made it easier to separate ourselves…

  • Why I hate Captain America

    Why I hate Captain America

    I have only seen Captain America: The First Avenger once, and beforehand my roommate had promised me this would be the single greatest superhero movie of our generation. I was greatly disappointed.…

  • Donald Trump: Media Manipulator

    Donald Trump: Media Manipulator

    Two years ago the laughable ‘rumour’ of Donald Trump running for the Republican Party was a short-held conversation amongst most intellects. The very idea of taking this extravagant publicity stunt seriously was unthinkable, never mind believing…

  • Federal Candidate Profiles

    Marc Laferriere New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Marc Laferriere was born and raised in Brantford Ontario and has been involved in politics at a local level, since age 14. He believes it…

  • Seven questions for local federal candidates

    Seven questions for local federal candidates

              1) What made you decide to run? Marc Laferriere: “When I was 14 I first got involved in politics at the local level… We didn’t have any city…

  • Laurier’s Hawk Pact

    Laurier’s Hawk Pact

    Alongside the typical promises of a high energy time to help first years adjust to student life at Laurier Brantford, this year campus administration is setting forth initiatives to ensure that students are aware of the university’s…

  • The Starving Artist is hungry for talent

    The Starving Artist is hungry for talent

    By Chandler Berardi and Meghan Gauvin Toronto born artist opens new Brantford restaurant dedicated to showcasing local talent. The Starving Artist, owned by Christina Hajiioannou, is downtown’s newest opportunity for Brantford artists…

  • Campus Foodie

    Campus Foodie

    Admiral Submarine “We serve good food and plenty of it” – Harry Chatzis   Admiral Submarine is located on the corner of Dalhousie and Queen. The twenty-seven year old business is extremely…

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