On Monday March 19, Laurier hosted the Substance Abuse Health Fair in the RCW lobby. The event focused on harm reduction, anti-stigma, mental health and substance abuse. Melisa Trojanovic and April Dremak, two Laurier students, organized and hosted the fair.…
Looking for something to do on campus this Valentine’s day? Head over to RCW from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a Valentine Scavenger Hunt. The Facebook page for the event describes, “On Valentine’s Day, we invite you to participate in…
Sometimes when I’m cooking, I need noise in the background that is not music. This is how, one evening, while randomly looking for a podcast on Spotify I came across Krystyna Hutchinson and Corinne Fisher. These two ladies are New-York based…
The Brantford-Norfolk-Haldimand Proud Boys chapter has become far more active since taking on the free speech debate started by Lindsay Shepherd, a TA at Laurier Waterloo who showed controversial clips in a tutorial. Before the events on the Waterloo campus…
On Nov 1, the Sanderson Centre become the training grounds for an armed Emergency Response Team (ERT) from the Brantford and Waterloo Police Services. The training consisted of a mock active killer situation with a hostage negotiation and lasted from 10…
TEDx is coming to Brantford. A group of talented and dedicated Laurier students are working to bring inspiring ideas to the Laurier and Brantford community by starting the TEDxWLUBrantford initiative. Based on the popular TED talks series, which explores different concepts in…
On Sept 15, the Laurier Brantford Diversity and Equity office (DEO) and the Laurier Students’ Public Interest Research Group (LSPIRG) held a Black Lives Matter Breakfast in the west wing of the Research and Academic Centre. The breakfast, which included fresh…
On Sept 19th, at 4 p.m., the Research and Academic Centre was filled with students who were interested in the idea of sharing their stories and experiences through film. The opportunity to do so became possible with the introduction…
Wilfrid Laurier University student, Halina (Lin) Haag, is the recipient of the 2017-2018 Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for her developmental research in the area of traumatic brain injury caused by intimate partner violence. Haag is currently working towards earning her Ph.D.…
From July 5 to July 8, the city of Brantford celebrated its forty-fourth annual International Villages Cultural Festival. The four-day festival treated the citizens of Brantford to a variety of food, drink, and entertainment from 16 different countries, cultures, and ethnicities – each represented by a Festival…
\The Criminology Student Association faced backlash after scheduling Danielle Robitaille to speak on March 8. Robitaille was part of the defence counsel for Jian Ghomeshi, who was tried and acquitted for sexual assault in 2016. On March 6, the defence…
On Feb. 5, 2017, Dr. Patricia O’Reilly, passed away due to pancreatic cancer. Dr. O’Reilly was an Assistant Professor teaching for the department of criminology and law and society at Laurier Brantford. On Feb. 13, 2017 from 11 a.m. to…
“New year, new me” is a mantra adopted by many people during the month of January. It’s a clean slate full of potential. You can do anything you want, right? This is where New Year’s resolutions – promises to bring…
On Nov. 15, the Amnesty club at Laurier showcased the My Body, My Rights photo gallery on campus. The My Body, My Rights is a global campaign was started by Amnesty International and it focuses on fighting the control and…
On Wednesday Nov. 9, Dr. Christopher Schneider visited Laurier Brantford as part of the new Visiting Public Scholar program. The lecture was hosted by the Department of Criminology and Faculty of Human and Social Sciences. The program invites guest speakers,…
On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 19 Laurier Brantford hosted the first lecture of a series that focused on aboriginal history and the process and importance of reconciliation. Specifically, the series focused on residential schools and the Truth and Reconciliation…
Laurier Brantford has found itself in some hot water for this year’s choice for the new activist-in-residence. The activist-in-residence program, which was launched last year, focuses on social justice issues. The role of the activist-in-residence is to act as a resource…
On the cool evening of Saturday the 15th, close to 500 people convened at the Sanderson Centre for a special occasion. Laurier was hosting its third annual Conversations with Leaders speaker series and this year around, the two guests attracted…
The anticipation is finally over – GO Transit is coming to the city of Brantford this September. The arrival of the transportation service was announced by Premier Kathleen Wayne in the early summer months of 2016. For the last few…
June 7 and June 8 marked a special day for many golden hawks – it was time for the 2016 graduation ceremony. Graduation took place at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, where hundreds of students gathered with their…
The raising of a rainbow colored flag at city hall marked the kickoff of Brantford’s sixth annual Pride Week. The yearly event is hosted by Brantford PRIDE, a non-profit organization that is composed of community members and part ners. The…
Dressed in their crisp business attire, a group of 16 students from the Business Technology Management program, came together for a weekend to compete at Laurier’s first Internal Case Competition. Organized and run by the club, case@BTM, the inaugural Case…
One of the most daunting tasks a university student faces is moving out of residence and finding a new home. For many students, this will be their first time looking at property listings, comparing rental prices, and understanding and…
On March 17, the residents of Brantford will have a new space to buy fresh food, Farm Boy is coming to town. The store, which will be located on King George Road, promises to be a one-of-kind experience. Farm Boy…
Hook up culture on university campuses is seemingly more prominent than ever. While every student has their own definition of what a hook up looks like, there seems to be an agreement that casual sexual encounters are becoming more and…
On Jan. 29, the center of Market Square was decorated with snowflakes and lights, awaiting the arrival of 200 students for Laurier’s first ever charity Gala. The Winter Wonderland Gala was hosted by the Human and Social Science Association…
Laurier Brantford Debuts Fashion for Freedom On Friday Jan. 15, Laurier Brantford hosted its first ever fashion and dance show. Fashion for Freedom was presented to a sold out audience at the Brantford Civic Centre. Directed by Dran Ngo, the show was…
Laurier Brantford hosted its very first mock refugee camp on Nov. 17. The idea for this event originated from the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). WUSC is an Ottawa-based non-profit organization that focuses on the international development and empowerment…
Thanh Campbell was born during the Vietnam War in the year of 1973, and he was one of 57 orphan children that were airlifted out of the country for a new life in Canada. On Nov. 6, a bright eyed…
