Author: The Sputnik
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Interview with Suzie McNeil
5 Questions in 5 Seconds 1. Tattoos or piercings – Tattoos 2. Guitar or harmonica – Harmonica 3. The Rolling Stones or The Beatles – The Beatles 4. Jay Leno or Conan…
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Sex 101: Robots, perverts and hookers, oh my!
We all knew it would come to this. The beginning of the year sparked the introduction of what is claimed to be the world’s first sex robot. The robot, eloquently named Roxxxy,…
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Digital displays coming to Laurier Brantford
Laurier Brantford is embracing the digital age through a new $100,000 venture called the Digital Display Project. Its goal is to improve cross-campus communications though a series of digital display screens. Similar…
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Making Google on a promise
“Don’t be evil.” These are three little words that have come to define the corporate culture of one of the world’s most massive and innovative companies. But since its inception in 2001,…
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Haiknews
Unfaithful Tiger; Wife is very unhappy; Attacks with golf club Harper wants prorogue. GG has no objections; Eats another seal Lloyd Banks arrested After playing in Brantford; No help from 50 The…
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Canada’s new cheer fizzes out
“Eh Oh Canada Go!” These four simple words have begun to spark controversy around the country. The winning entry from a contest run by Pepsi Canada, the cheer has been pushed as…
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House hunting 101
House hunting: the act of looking for a place to live. It’s hard to believe that just a few months into your first semester of university, you have to start looking for…
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Athletes as role models: A dangerous decision?
Heroes are a lot different nowadays, with most young, enthusiastic sports fans trading in the cape-and-mask brand for those wearing padding and jockstraps. In fact, I can say safely that Steve Yzerman…
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Cooper replaces Groarke as campus Principal/Vice President
Starting this week, there will be a new face around campus–and she wants to meet you. Dr. Lesley Cooper has taken over as Principal/Vice-President of the Brantford campus with the departure of…
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Parking meter plan proposed
The City of Brantford is working on developing a phased strategy for incorporating parking meters into the downtown core. This would mean that some of the areas that are currently free street…
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Canada not buying what Harper’s selling
A year after closing down Parliament because of a potential non-confidence vote, Canada’s leader has shut the doors of the House of Commons… again. Harper says that MPs need time to work…
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Grounds for Discussion
Listen up, all you coffee lovers at Laurier! Wondering where to get the best coffee for the most reasonable price? Well, there are a variety of coffee shops and cafes right in…
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Is mainstream media responsible for “crazy bitches”?
A few weeks ago, I had the misfortune of being attacked via Facebook message by a girl I had never talked to before. In this message, she accused me of showing her…
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Reinventing us: Groarke weaves a compelling historical study
It goes without saying that in Reinventing Brantford: A University Comes Downtown, Leo Groarke has written the definitive book on Laurier Brantford, largely because it happens to be the first and only…
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Just to clear the air
Some people may have gotten the wrong idea from my article in the last issue of the Sputnik. Truthfully, I don’t hate Laurier Brantford. That article was written simply to describe what…
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“Most people get 15 minutes of fame. I got three seconds.”
Four years ago, Scott Manson, a fifth year Journalism student at Laurier Brantford was on vacation with his family and the family of Michael Cera (of Superbad and Arrested Development fame). While…
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Winter intramurals get set for fifth year
Preparations for winter intramurals have begun on campus. This semester, students interested in playing against each other on co-ed teams can choose from competitive or recreational volleyball, competitive or recreational basketball as…
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King Street fire hits close to campus
In the early morning of January 13, a fire struck at a two-storey King Street building located behind the Lucy Marco Place residence. It is assumed that the fire started at around…
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In defence of Brantford locals
It’s hard not to notice that us Laurier Brantford students have a certain opinion of anybody in this city who isn’t also a student. You see it everywhere, from Facebook groups to…
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Golden Hawks winter season preview
Laurier’s strong athletic tradition goes far beyond the reach of just the prestigious football program, and there are currently six teams fighting for OUA Championships at Waterloo. Three of the teams currently…
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Serious injury raises questions of official hockey safety
It was a scary moment in Woodstock, just south of Brantford, last Tuesday when linesman Kevin Brown had his throat cut open while breaking up a fight in a Junior C game…
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Top 10 sports moments of the last 10 years
10. World Cup Finals, 2006: One of the most controversial and close finishes to a World Cup tournament ever. A game that started seemingly normal, until French icon, Zinedine Zidane, lost his…
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City proposes two-way road conversion
“That’s not true. That’s not true.” Dave Prang sat shaking his head at Ward Three Councillor Greg Martin. Despite the blustery cold weather outside, the atmosphere was heated in the Civic Centre…
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Canada is above torture
In this article, the first in a series of unsigned editorials from the Sputnik, we’ll be taking a look at one of the most sensitive wartime issues: torture and specifically, what stance…
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Sanderson Centre celebrates 90th anniversary
While students were preparing for their final exams of the first semester, Brantford’s Sanderson Centre was preparing for a big event itself. Complete with an on-stage lounge which featured a pianist, tours…
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Diversity broadens on campus with new club
Two hundred signatures adorn their banner in a variety of colours. During the last week of classes, students filing through campus would stop by to add their names. This banner belongs to…
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Chic to be geek
Now is a great time for geeks to “live long and prosper.” From Super Mario Brothers t-shirts to G.I. Joe tote bags, geeky subculture is slowly but surely becoming not only socially…
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Top 10 TV shows of the ’00s
10) The Daily Show – Jon Stewart’s satirical newscast has helped launch careers (think Steve Carell, Ed Helms, Stephen Colbert), while suddenly getting young people to care about news and politics again.…
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Sports icon Jack Lengyel coming to Brantford
One of sport’s most unknown – yet most iconic – figures will be coming to speak in Brantford later this month. Jack Lengyel is coming to speak at the fifth annual Brantford…
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Olympic torch fires up Brantford core
Brantford’s downtown saw thousands come out to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay passing through town on Monday December 21. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., crowds gathered at the City Hall parking lot were…
