Author: The Sputnik
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Happiness is only $60,000 away
April 12 marks the end of my undergraduate career. Soon enough, the real world will rear its ugly head at me, complete with office politics and mundane water cooler small talk. I…
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Filling the coffers of those that feed the hungry
Growing up in London, Ontario and working several part-time jobs in the downtown area, I would often see homeless people asking for money on the streets. I would often give them a…
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Facts about Black Widows
Venom Black widows inject neurotoxic venom called latroxin into their victims, resulting in a condition called latrodectism, named for the genus. Humans are particularly vulnerable to bites from female widows, as they…
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And you thought CT was weird…
The harmonies of “All My Loving” or the mystical melodies of “I am the Walrus” are common soundtracks for students walking down Market Street. However, by the time students pass Audiotronic, and…
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No new food services facility in sight for campus
As Laurier Brantford continues to grow in both campus size and student body, there is still one thing that is missing: food services. Besides Williams Fresh Café, there is no place on…
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Laurier-YMCA downtown facility to be ready for 2015
The preliminary designs for a new Athletics and Recreation centre were unveiled this Monday at on open house meeting in the Carnegie building. The complex will be a joint venture between Laurier…
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Hockeyfest aims to put Brantford on the map
The biggest music event Brantford has ever seen is coming back to town a little richer. After a stellar turnout last year with over 9000 people in attendance, the Walter Gretzky Street…
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Sex101: Infidelity may be in his genes
Cheating. It’s a dirty word in our monogamy-obsessed society, and with the divorce rate at an all time high and sexy temptation lurking around every corner, there’s good reason for it. Both…
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Sounds Good!
Architects – The Here and Now This album’s sound has a bass driving, snare-snapping beat that hooks ears. When the drums halt, screaming vocals are given a backdrop of melodic guitars and…
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Winning now, losing in the long run?
It’s not uncommon in Hollywood for celebrities to step outside the normal parameters of fame by capitalizing on the public’s fascination with their insane antics rather than with their talent. Gary Busey’s…
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Arachnids in their home and native land
Remember that poem about Little Miss Muffet and the spider that made her run away? The story seems to have some parallels to our own relationship with spiders here in Ontario, with…
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The Sputnik: Applications
Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, WLUSP, is Laurier’s offical autonomous, student-run media organization. A non-profit corporation, WLUSP is best known for the publications it produces that serve both campuses. Over the past…
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Undefeated Carleton Squeaks By Golden Hawks
The Laurier Golden Hawks men’s basketball team looked poised to advance to their first Wilson Cup since the 1977-78 season, but a fourth-quarter meltdown allowed the Carleton Ravens to win a squeaker…
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Are animal rights too radical a concept?
Animal Rights: Radical? Leisha Senko Human rights campaigns have always been a big part of the Laurier Brantford campus, from raising funds for those who are hungry, impoverished or suffering from HIV,…
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Top ten contemporary issues everyone needs to know about
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the famous Marxist revolutionary behind the 1917 October Revolution in Russia, once wrote, “There are decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” We are in…
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Youth Trends
Totally Badass Parents should play video games with their teenage daughters In the past, research has always showed that playing video games is actually a detriment to a teenager’s health, but one…
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A look back: Protest, One Right Taken Away
According to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it is the right of all Canadian citizens to engage in peaceful protest, however, it seems as though in Brantford this is not the…
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“You never know what you’re going to come across”
I affirm my oath of secrecy at 2:45 p.m. After a short wait in the office of the media relations officer, where I receive a vest and a jacket, he leads me…
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So You Think You Know
Being “invisible,” as much as any human being can, is something that has become increasingly impossible in the age of a pervasive Internet and social media. But the word has other meanings…
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Selling sex doesn’t sell sports
“Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball,” were the words that FIFA President, Joseph S. (Sepp) Blatter uttered back in 2004, sparking intense controversy. “They could,…
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Oscar politics: Ad campaigns, votes and money – lots of it
The 83rd Academy Awards were held last Sunday. As usual, it was an evening of glamour, extravagance and good-looking people. Aside from the award show itself, a permanent fixture of water cooler…
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Seeing the invisible
Students around the country are beginning to enjoy and embrace the benefits of a multicultural classroom. The student bodies of Canadian universities have become increasingly diverse and, as a result, students are…
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Sounds good! Unheard Canada
MAPL is a CRTC-regulated system that dictates 35% of music played on the radio must be Canadian. This set-up is great if you are into Nickleback or Celine Dion, but has not…
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Smokers are people, too!
The epiphany that smoking is not positive for one’s health has revealed itself to me. This may have occurred as a result of my 14 years of public education, my parents’ warnings…
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The bigger the song, the better the story
They were recorded by some of the biggest bands in the world, and behind each one of these songs is a story. Here are a few facts about some of the most…
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Lifting the veil on the “v-word” – and not the one you think
Books and magazines raised me, or they had a considerable part in my upbringing, at least. For many years, my father had a subscription to Maclean’s, and he tried to read each…
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The invisible actor: How to disappear in Hollywood
It has been deemed the “land of broken dreams,” but for the select few whom we refer to as celebrities these dreams became reality. Big budget films and lavish lifestyles are typical…
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Hey WLUSU executives – where are my ladies at?
How is it that the women of Laurier Brantford don’t have a voice in the Brantford Campus Council? How can it be that they are almost invisible, despite the fact that females…
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Have You Seen This Child?
One day not too long ago, I was reading about some kids who had been missing since the mid-1990s. I started wondering what happens during the ensuing investigations. I wanted to know…
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Fit File
Ladies, listen up. Guys uncomfortable with the topic of menstruation, read this anyways. An issue I find is far too often downplayed in the athletic and fitness world is hypothalamic amenorrhea –…
