Author: The Sputnik
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Mohawk College eyes Expositor building for downtown expansion
With a presence already in the downtown core, Mohawk College is planning on permanently becoming neighbours to Laurier and Nipissing. With a number of approvals still needed, the College has set their…
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Flesh trade: Humans as commodities
Imagine: A mother spends her life looking after her baby, watching her grow, living through the nightmares that accompany puberty. And then one day, her child is gone. Maybe she ran away.…
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Top 10 Best Songs of 2009
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Soft Shock” – It’s difficult to choose the best song on a nearly flawless album (It’s Blitz!), but “Soft Shock” is it. The song is ridiculously listenable…
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Top 5 Worst Songs of 2009
1. Jeremih – “Birthday Sex” – I have nothing to say except that this song is unbelievably bad. If his love-making abilities are on the same level as his song-writing skills… 2.…
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Sex 101: A Decade of Sex
I’m writing this for the same reason you started reading it—sex intrigues me. It’s fun, interesting and never fails to stimulate a conversation with friends. I would even go so far as…
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Laurier Brantford- A little different
This time last year, I was being hounded by my parents, my high school, and my potential future to apply to university. With journalism ambitions in mind, I applied to notable schools…
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University responds to recent assaults
After a series of violent incidents that have taken place in and around the downtown Brantford area in the past month, Laurier Brantford is urging students who have any concerns, questions, or…
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Book review of Dark
Dark, the first novel from Laurier Brantford student Lisa Gurney, is described by the author as supernatural fiction with a murder mystery thrown in. With vampires and werewolves and a sort of…
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Olympic torch to pass through Brantford
Fire. It’s the one thing that man has sought since the beginning of time, and that still carries equal importance today. Few flames may be less symbolic and important than that of…
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One in five students always stressed
Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you’ve realized the semester is wrapping up and the exam season is almost upon us. The increased pressure to do well and achieve good…
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Spreading the holiday spirit
Many of our holidays make sense on some level. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, Remembrance Day exists for us to acknowledge the sacrifices made by those defending us, and Halloween allows…
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Not everyone has a home on Christmas
Charlie was abandoned when he was six years old. No one knows for how long he was chained to the floor of his empty home, or how long he had gone without…
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A belated look at the age-old debate
A hit to the head on Kitchener Rangers forward Ben Fanelli on October 30 kept him in the hospital until last weekend. While Fanelli’s life will forever be changed, and Michael Liambis,…
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Mysterion mystifies the mind
Many young boys dream of being a superhero – a Batman or a Superman. And although he’s not responding to signals in the sky or wearing red underwear on top of his…
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The mustache ride to conquer cancer
The mustache is truly a sign of fine grooming. All men of distinction, from Hal Johnson of Body Break to Alex Trebek of Jeopardy, sport their dusters as a sign of true…
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Remembrance Day is not about religion
Why did the priest at the cenotaph on Wednesday morning end his sermon with the words, “In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen?” I was shocked and offended. As a…
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Laurier Brantford nurse says H1N1 vaccine is a must
Controversy about the H1N1 vaccination has arisen recently, specifically regarding several people in Canada who have had allergic reactions to the shot. Although there are some typical side effects to the flu…
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F*ck off Freshman 15
Studies have shown that students gain an average of 3 to 10 pounds during their first 2 years of university. Most of this weight gain will be in the first semester of…
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Minister of science and technology visits LB officials
Vice President Leo Groarke and Dean Bruce Arai welcomed the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Brant MP Phil McColeman, and President/Vice-Chancellor of Laurier Max Blouw to the campus on Oct 15 for a tour…
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Top ten sports dynasties of the modern era, boom
With the Yankees and Phillies squaring off in this year’s October Classic, both are making a case to be named modern dynasties. The Yankees of course have been a dominant force in…
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Businesses prepare for Colborne demolition
It may be lunch hour, but Kristjen’s Cafe at 97 Colborne St. was noticeably empty on a Thursday in mid-October. A lone customer occupied a table while owner Lana Plank and her…
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Final days loom for South Colborne
Genevieve Thompson doesn’t consider herself a pack rat, necessarily. Sitting in her living with boxes and various items – a barbecue, bicycles – scattered around, the 46-year old resident of 125 Colborne…
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“Only in the army”
There are some things that I can’t imagine myself doing, jobs that I can’t imagine occupying. Somewhere on that long list is being in the armed forces. But when I got the…
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A new kind of veteran, a new kind of Remembrance Day
It’s been just over two years since Mark Rzeszutek joined the Primary Reserves, the largest of the four components of the Canadian Forces reserves. A fourth year student studying comprehensive psychology and…
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Hidden talent among Laurier Brantford profs
Contrary to what you might think, your professor is not some drone whose only interest in life is to teach, or whose only conflict is to try to get you to peel…
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Groarke leaves Brantford for U of Windsor
The current principal/vice-president of Laurier Brantford is headed to the University of Windsor to assume the position of provost/vice-president academic, starting in April 2010. But after 26 years at Wilfrid Laurier University,…
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Assault sends Laurier students to hospital
Four Laurier students were injured as a result of violence throughout the week in the downtown Brantford area. On Friday October 23, a first-year student was assaulted outside of Lonnie’s restaurant. The…
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Laurier Brantford celebrates first Homecoming
Students at Laurier Brantford finally got a chance to celebrate their campus with this year’s homecoming weekend. Events at Piston Broke, Boston Pizza and a varsity hockey game at the Brantford Civic…
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Relay for Life raises $28 000
The light of luminaries lit up downtown Brantford’s Victoria Park on the night of October 16th through 17th as Laurier students held their third annual Relay for Life. Cancer survivors and Laurier…
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Varsity sports in Brantford “On the radar”
Students may not have to make the lengthy trip to Waterloo to catch Laurier sports teams in action for much longer. Previously there has been little love shown to Brantford in the…
