Author: The Sputnik

  • Hundreds of teams gather for street hockey tourney

    Over 200 street hockey teams made their way to Brantford’s Lions Park in early June to fight for the crown as champion of the 4th annual Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament. Each…

  • Laurier Brantford athletics make giant leap: Plan to join OCAA in 2014

    On May 1, 2011, Laurier Brantford became the 31st school to join the Ontario College Athletic Association. By doing so, Wilfrid Laurier University has become just the fourth university in Ontario to…

  • A letter from the editor

    Greetings, and congratulations on choosing Laurier Brantford for your post-secondary career. This special edition of The Sputnik is all yours, guided to help introduce you to both the City of Brantford as…

  • Notes from the Gold Coast: A lesson in patience

    It has been over a month since I first set foot on Ghanaian soil and, I must say, my urge to do everything fast has been greatly reduced. Thanks to the laid-back…

  • How to think and talk about Brantford

    (The following is a sarcasm-laden satirical piece inspired by Binyawanga Wainaina’s “How to Write about Africa,” published in Granta 92) When you picture Brantford, confine your imagination to the immediate downtown area.…

  • City flies pride flag

    Brantford broadened its diversity as Mayor Chris Friel raised a rainbow flag at city hall on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The event stemmed from an email sent to the Mayor from the…

  • About Brantford

    Beginning university is a time of change for first year students. September brings a new school environment, new friends, and in most cases, all of this takes place in a brand new…

  • Your momma can’t cook for you anymore

    You’ll first notice it the second or third night in residence. The Kraft Dinner, ramen noodles, or Michelina’s microwave dinners have already run tiresome. The biggest adjustment from living at home to…

  • The joys of roommates

    Perhaps the most nerve-wracking thing about moving away to university is having no idea who you will be living with. After a very short ‘personality quiz’ in your residence application, you’re thrown…

  • The art of organizing

    A typical residence bedroom looks like a tornado has torn through it, or at least mine did when I was living in residence. Papers strewn all over the desk and floor, dirty…

  • Hockeyfest brings big bands to Brantford

    Brantford’s largest music festival, Hockeyfest, took place at Lion’s Park in early June, boasting an incredible three-day concert lineup filled with big name bands, screaming fans, and all the booze one could…

  • Budgeting and how it’s done

    When many students leave to go to school in a new place, they’re excited about meeting new people, going to class and freedom from parents. One thing we’re not taught is how…

  • Top 5 comfort foods

    No matter how much talking students do of their need to eat healthy throughout the school year, the fact of the matter is that every student indulges once in a while. Be…

  • What (not) to wear

    Since birth we’ve been told by our parents to always “dress the part” when going to an important interview and the same goes for attending university. An understated yet important part of…

  • Party Places

    1. Therapy Lounge 16 Market St. across from Williams Located directly on campus, Therapy is a relatively new bar that has soon become a Laurier favourite. Don’t let the dark lighting and…

  • Brantford’s art scene

    If you’re a budding artist coming to Laurier next year, and you’re worried about finding creative outlets in Brantford, then look no further than The Brantford Arts Block, located at 80 Dalhousie…

  • A warning from the Dean about green

    March 17 is a time-honoured holiday for the Irish, people who pretend they’re Irish and every university student alike. It’s celebrated by waking up at noon, chugging a 530-milliliter bottle of Gatorade…

  • The Fit File

    It turns out that you do not necessarily need to max out your credit card for a sweet home gym setup or restrict yourself to the confines of a gym to ensure…

  • Brantford roller derby set for real first year

    “Do you believe it is time for Brantford women to represent sisterhood, strength and sport with passion and commitment?” For Tasha Buscombe, that time has come. Buscombe, also known as Stella Flash,…

  • Sports going green

    Last week, six professional sports teams from six pro sports leagues launched the Green Sports Alliance, a group dedicated to identify and adopt environmental initiatives to measure and reduce their impact on…

  • Course on genocide looking for students, staff

    For students looking to spend their summers making a difference, a new program is coming to Laurier that might help them do just that. The Genocide and Human Rights University Program (GHRUP)…

  • The myth of green

    Today’s modern, “plugged-in” member of society seems to think she has a pretty good idea of what’s environmentally friendly and what’s not. Activists, classroom activities and even commercials are in on the…

  • The luck of the Irish

    “We have had reports that some classes are allegedly being canceled because of St. Patrick’s Day…. This is a reminder that St. Patrick’s Day is not a university holiday, classes are expected…

  • The most magical “green”

    Pot, weed, ganja – it all refers to a magical plant that stoners praise known as marijuana. It has two primary functions: part of the plant can be turned into hemp which…

  • Youth Trends

    Frightening Because I Got High A German study has found that young adults who use cannabis may have an increased risk of having psychotic experiences later in their lives. Dr. Jim van…

  • ‘Till the labour market do us part

    Maclean’s magazine recently revealed that Canada’s immigration laws are not matrimony-friendly. The prevalence of Internet romance, a globalized labour market and the push for Canadian students to study abroad have encouraged people…

  • Black Friday

    This past February, 13 year-old Rebecca Black’s music video, Friday went viral faster than an airborne disease. As of this writing, Black’s song has 43,195,363 (actually, now it’s 63,944,482! –Ed.) hits on…

  • Re: “Hey, WLUSU – where are my ladies at?” by Kiley Bell – from The Sputnik, March 2

    I believe the women who volunteer and work for WLUSU Brantford also inspire female empowerment, deserve to be celebrated and not completely disregarded. The article focused on a lack of female interest…

  • Re: “Filling the coffers of those that feed the hungry” by Kiley Bell – from The Sputnik, March 16

    I was flat-out excited when I read this article. Kiley’s story about getting involved in St. Andrew’s Church’s Soup for the Soul program is so encouraging, and I’m glad that other students…

  • Laurier Brantford’s eco-friendly expansion

    Is going green really worth it? The environmentalists will say yes, but what about those business owners who have to pay for these costly “environmentally friendly” upgrades? According to a study done…

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