Author: The Sputnik
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Marilla Wex stands up as Brantford’s Rising Star
“When he said that I was the winner, I did that beauty queen thing where you put your hands over your mouth and I didn’t cry but I felt a little bit…
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Getting to know the Sputnik Editorial Board
“Who is the comedian that you find most hilarious?” Lin – “Stephen Colbert has a direct line to my funny bone. He’s not just funny; his jokes are sharp and witty and…
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Kay: Nova Scotia’s newest hip-hop sensation
Not many musicians would allow you to interview them in a bathroom, especially one situated in a nightclub, but after an interview with Kay, I got the feeling that the female hip-hop…
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Previewing Fall’s new TV
Up All Night Christina Applegate and Will Arnett return to television as a married couple at the top of their professional careers who have their lives turned upside down by a baby.…
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The truth about vitamins
Vitamins turn urine yellow but play a very important role in helping one’s body maintain optimal health. While it is difficult to eat well in our fast paced world of processed food,…
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The end of a season: The beginning of an era?
With less than a month of Toronto Blue Jays baseball left to be played, another season is coming to a close. Although, to say that this season was a disappointment is difficult…
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Young female duo rock Harmony Square
After performing in groups during various singing competitions over the past seven years, it wasn’t until recently that 16-year-old Chandler Berardi and 18-year-old Taylor Witten made the decision to perform together as…
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Milton campus sits in wait of new government policy
Moratorium. Its definition according to Webster is rather simple: “A suspension of activity.” To Wilfrid Laurier University, its definition is much more than that. It’s a roadblock in the way of expansion…
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Campus updates
Many positive changes have gone on at Laurier Brantford during the summer months. Students will be pleasantly surprised to see that the Research and Academic Centre East has been completed, however many…
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Notes from the Gold Coast: First World Problems
Have you ever received that chain-email with pictures of the less fortunate in Africa? They usually remind us to be thankful for what we have with graphic images of Africans living in…
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Butterfly wings
“It has been said something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.” – Chaos Theory If you Google for long enough,…
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Irene: A debate in media hype
Before Hurricane Irene hit the eastern shores of the United States, one tuning in to CNN may have expected the apocalypse to rain down. Reporters in bright red or yellow rain jackets…
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The Fit File
Although called “starving students”, us university students do a pretty good job appearing well fed. We should really be giving thanks to the calorie gods for saving us all from malnutrition via…
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Laurier’s newsest addition: touring RAC East
New and returning students will be happy to know that they no longer have to dodge city blocks of construction or hear the pounding of a jackhammer throughout an early lecture. The…
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Laurier OUA preview
Mens Baseball: Head Coach: Scott Ballantyne After reaching the OUA final in 2009/2010, the mens baseball team at Laurier failed to make the playoffs by one game last season. When asked the…
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Brantford pays homage to Layton
Nearly 100 people braved the storm clouds on August 24th to attend a vigil for Jack Layton at the Ontario New Democratic Party headquarters on Murray Street. Many were dressed in the…
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Goodbye, Jack
Canada continues to mourn as one of its greatest political leaders has left us forever. After a lengthy battle with cancer, beloved New Democrat Party leader Jack Layton has passed away. Layton…
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Losing London: Trying to put the riots in perspective
Up until a month ago, someone hearing the word “riot” may generally think of some conflicted Middle Eastern dictatorship or maybe a disappointing loss for the Canucks, but few people would think…
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The world in retrospect: Forgotten stories
When a big event hits the headlines it becomes the talk of the town for a few days, but quickly fades away in today’s web-driven media world. However, many of these events…
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Famine supplies believed stolen from UN
Since July a severe drought has been affecting East Africa, and Somalia, in particular. As a result of the drought several countries and more than 12 million people are facing severe food…
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To the extreme: A look at religious extremism in the west
What’s the first image that comes to mind when the word ‘terrorist’ is mentioned? Are the first thoughts that come to mind Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, the Middle East? Since that fateful…
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One woman’s journey through the weird world of Buskerfest
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for.” While I have gotten used to hearing that cliched phrase over the years, I wasn’t quite prepared for actually seeing…
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Introducing Becca Carroll
Humanitarian and self-described student advocate Becca Carroll is set to fill the new position of the Dean of Students for the Laurier Brantford campus on the first of July. Carroll says, “I…
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Getting involved on campus is easy and fun
It is said that the most successful and well rounded students are those who get involved. Laurier Brantford offers a variety of campus activities and organizations; they are beneficial to students as…
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Laurier Brantford says Goodbye to over 300 grads
Spread out over three ceremonies so as to make room for the graduates, their families, and friends at the Sanderson Centre downtown, excitement was alive in the air in Brantford as degrees…
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Saying Goodbye
It is almost time for the ‘big goodbye’; the memorable moment when parents go back home and students remain in their new residence rooms. This experience can be difficult to deal with…
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Red Sox celebrate 100 years
While baseball may be America’s pastime, its history in the city of Brantford is a strong one. And perhaps no name is more synonymous with Brantford ball than that of the team’s…
