Author: Melissa Handford

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Get your taste buds ready for St. Leonard’s Community Services’ 17th Annual Soup Challenge.   Each year, restaurants and organizations across Brantford go head-to-head…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Further education is a possibility for many students thinking of what to do after graduation.   During March, the Career Centre is running Plan…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Feb. 24, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Kim’s Convenience star Simu Liu spoke to post-secondary students across Ontario.  …

GRAPIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH On Feb. 11, Laurier co-hosted the “Leveraging the Brilliance and Energy of African Women in Engineering and Math” panel.   The main focuses of the panel included…

GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Feb. 3, 2022, Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications (WLUSP) will elect a new president and members of the Board of Directors.   WLUSP…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SERENA ANAGBE / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In the midst of the fifth wave of the pandemic, COVID-19 testing feels impossible to find.   Pharmacies and other locations across the province…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Although many students are itching for in-person programming, participation in extracurriculars has decreased.   In the Fall 2020 semester, all digital events and extracurriculars…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Canada’s worker shortage due to COVID-19 is affecting businesses around Brantford, creating a struggle to find workers and fill jobs.   A short walk through…

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SERENA ANAGBE / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Foot Patrol is back on campus making their presence known, walking with Laurier Golden  Hawks every step of the way.   Walking alone at night…

On Dec. 8, 2021, Laurier students will head to the polls to vote for three new members on  the Students’ Union’s Board of Directors.  The initial date for students to vote was…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Sept. 30, 2021, Canada celebrated its first National Truth and Reconciliation Day. This day was established in light of the discoveries earlier this year…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As Ontario prepares for another flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists are  both trying to secure vaccines and encourage the public to get theirs.  …

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY After a long year and a half, Laurier Brantford students began their return to campus on  September 9, 2021 with the first day of school.  …

GRAPHIC BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   This year’s Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31.   The day serves to both celebrate trans people and their accomplishments, as well…

Although the world is currently focused on beating COVID-19, there is another disease that continues to demand attention.    According to the Canadian Cancer society, nearly 50 per cent of Canadians will…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   March 2020, the economy took a tumble due to the COVID-19 pandemic and left many people out of work and relying on financial…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRPAHY   With more than twenty five thousand followers, the Spotted At Laurier Twitter account has become a hub for all things surrounding student life…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY COVID-19 has impacted everyone’s lives but there has been concern not only over the risks it poses to the healthcare system, but the potential…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   As of Nov. 16, just over 3000 people signed a petition started by Laurier students to remove the use of webcams during online…

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   In an effort to reduce the severity of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase this year to…

PHOTO BY TEJAS SINGH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   On Sept. 28, the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, declared that Ontario had officially entered the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.  …

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH, THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Getting involved in extracurricular organizations and attending events is widely regarded  as one of the best ways to meet other people at university.  In…