Author: The Sputnik

  • Re-parking illegal

    Every commuting Laurier Brantford student does it, but does everybody know that it’s illegal? Let me give you an example: You either commute to Brantford from your respective hometown, or live in…

  • CRTC to permit the broadcasting of “false or misleading statements”

    The CRTC is at it again. Only days before its ban of the Dire Straights song “Money for Nothing” from Canadian radio airwaves, after over 20 years of broadcasting, the CRTC is…

  • Brantford Campus Council – Interviews!

    This week the Sputnik went beyond the platforms to give you the inside scoop on all of your BCC candidates. Elections are February 2 or 3 so make sure to get your…

  • The books that need to be made into movies

    For 81 weeks, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been a part of The New York Times’ best sellers list. The film version of the book has captivated audiences…

  • Classic Albums Live Thriller: The King of Pop Lives on

    Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, may be gone but his legend lives on through his music. His famous songs are not only played and heard on the radio, but are also…

  • Graffiti as anarchist art

    When most people think of art, they think of stuffy rooms filled with middle-aged socialites poring over sometimes confusing messes of paint splattered onto a bleak white canvas. However, there are more…

  • Sex 101: Is anal in?

    I must admit that I am an anal virgin. Mostly because I’m afraid of some sort of poop incident and the traumatic implications it could have on my sex life, but also…

  • Sound’s good! A musical review

    The Decemberists – The King is Dead A fine cheese platter that gives a tasteful variety—one song folk rock, the next alternative country and another baroque pop. Though the king may be…

  • Celebrity Eating Disorders

    Eating disorders can affect anyone, even those who live the high life and have great jobs. Some overcome the illness, while others meet an early end. Isabelle Caro was a French model…

  • America’s war against Wikileaks

    The US government has engaged in economic warfare in its latest attempt to silence whistleblowing group, Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange. Among others, Apple, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Moneybookers, Amazon.com, and offshore…

  • Re-parking illegal

    Everybody does it, but does everybody know that it’s illegal? Let me give you an example. You either commute to Brantford from your respective home town, or live in town and drive…

  • A&E’s conscience should be Heavy

    Are you having a bad day? Is that D in Stats looming over you? Do you think your girlfriend is losing interest in your relationship? The antidote to your problems isn’t a…

  • Student busted on drug trafficking charges

    On January 11, officers from Brantford Police Service’s Better Enforcement Action Team (B.E.A.T) seized 45 grams of marijuana – an approximate street value of $450 – from a residence room at Lucy…

  • So You Think You Know

    At any house party, there is a set cast of characters: you’ve got the people you see every day, the ones you occasionally run into, the wild party animals and the strangers…

  • Pant-less on the subway

    What does it take to get you out of your pants and onto a subway in downtown Toronto? Surprisingly little, as for roughly 300 participants in Toronto’s third annual No Pants! Subway…

  • Empty South Colborne still costly for city

    When City Council wrapped up its end-of-year tax adjustments just prior to the winter break, the south side of Colborne Street, devoid of buildings since the summertime, popped up once again. On…

  • Is gay okay in Canada?

    Laurier Brantford, long devoid of any kind of LGBTQ group, finally opened a Rainbow Alliance last year. Prior to the Rainbow Alliance forming, there was no LGBTQ support group in all of…

  • Winter haters

    On Friday January 14, Rattan West, Vice President of the Laurier Ski and Snowboard Club, organized a snowball war through Facebook because she wanted to turn her ‘winter hater’ friends into winter…

  • How to cure the winter blues

    “Winter’s usually when I bake. Tarts, cookies, banana bread, anything that smells like Christmas, especially” – Kiersten Smith “Sledding of course, and making snowmen.” – Adriana Little “Drinking hot chocolate with lots…

  • Volunteering to help out

    On January 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a total of 19 organizations gathered in the Student Center’s multipurpose room for the Volunteer Fair, in the hopes of recruiting Laurier Brantford…

  • The Fit File

    One aspect of fitness – arguably the most important aspect – always seems to fall through the cracks. You can work out eight days a week if you want but if you’re…

  • Youth Trends

    Strange A Spanish clothing store offered a bizarre but successful bargain to their first 100 shoppers: come semi-naked and go home dressed for free. Several young shoppers camped outside the store in…

  • HBO 24/7 – Selling hockey to America

    If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of watching Home Box Office’s 24/7 miniseries, do yourself a favour and check it out. You might say, “I don’t have HBO!” Doesn’t matter; download…

  • Twitter pressured to join the fight against Wikileaks

    The whistleblowing organization Wikileaks is once again under fire – it’s no surprise, of course, that the heat’s coming from the US government. Recently, court documents show that the US government subpoenaed…

  • Searching for “the best life possible” is killing us

    Every day, advertisements bombard consumers with products to, presumably, improve their lives. From makeup to food, ads everywhere say, “Without this, you will never have the best life possible.” Magazines, television and…

  • GSAs are a necessity

    I’d like to think that society has advanced far enough to the point where no comparisons can be made between Nazis and gays. Unfortunately, this is not the case for the Halton…

  • Dying to be thin

    Ana wants to be your friend. She makes great promises: she will make you feel good, she will give you peace. She will introduce you to her other friends, and she has…

  • The English Defence League’s Canadian debut

    The English Defence League (EDL), a controversial far-right group, has joined forces with the Jewish Defence League of Canada (JDL) in its war against “political Islam.” At the time of this writing,…

  • A Revolution in Flirting

    We’ve all been there before: you see someone you think is cute and want to approach them but you’re too afraid of rejection—among other things. Recently, I stumbled onto a website called…

  • Fit File

    It’s January! No parking spots at your local gym. Every treadmill is occupied. Walking through the free weight area runs you the risk of being dumbbell-flied in the side of the head…

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