Author: The Sputnik
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Top 5 ways to make your voice heard on campus
– Kristen Curtis, Student Life Editor From political activism to drawing attention to a new campus club, it is key to find like minded students and support. So whether you’re frustrated by…
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Campuses clash over WLUSU structure
– Matt Mente, News Editor Brantford students are outraged at a new restructuring of WLUSU put before the Board of Directors. Many feel that they are being marginalized and that the voice…
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Brantford students on Board of “Multicampus”
– Aaleya Waslat, staff “This is the biggest group of Brantford students that has ever gone up to a meeting so far”, said Nick Savage, welcoming all the students on board of…
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Lady Hawks Fail to Medal, Look to Improve Before Their Final Tournament
– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor The Laurier Brantford women’s extramural hockey team hosted an eight-team tournament on January 20, and although they had some early success, playing five games in one day…
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The Octagon
– Anthony Fusco, staff On January 29th, the UFC was live on FOX from the Windy City, with a card that looked to be one of the most electrifying cards in recent…
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Laurier Brantford Extramural Dodge Ball
– Craig Hagerman, staff The Laurier Brantford extramural dodge ball team was in action on Thursday at George Brown College, with them being able to finish in second place, preventing an all…
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From classrooms to real life
– Leisha Senko, staff If a liberal arts degree teaches us one thing and one thing only, it should be that it is our responsibility to leave the world in a little…
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People power in Egypt – the year-long struggle
– Lin Abdul Rahman, Opinion Editor On January 25, 2011, the air in Medan Tahrir was ebullient and heavy with hope. Millions of Egyptians congregated there – and in many other public…
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Getting my body in order
– Alison Bowerman, staff I can’t remember the first time I looked at a television show, a musician or a Barbie doll and thought, “If only I looked like her.” People don’t…
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NDP leader visits Brantford to discuss economy
– Matt Mente, News Editor Andrea Horvath, leader of the Ontario New Demoocratic Party made a visit to Brantford last week to discuss the issues she felt were most important to Brantford…
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Brantford Heritage
– Matt Mente, News Editor Founded in 1877, with people living in the area for decades before, Brantford is a city abundant in history and heritage. Many people seek to preserve this…
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RIM changes leadership in hopes to recover
– Ahmed S. Minhas, staff In light of current events, RIM (Research in Motion), the Waterloo, Ontario based company that manufactures the popular line of Blackberry smartphones has removed co-CEO’s and founders…
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The newest and biggest threat to the Internet
– Ahmed S. Minhas, staff The defeat of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) earlier this month came as a massive victory for Internet freedom activists. However, unbeknownst…
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Looking deeper into the religions of a melting pot
-Marina Budd, staff Canada is known for its acceptance of different cultures. There are many different ethical groups that have different beliefs and celebrate different holidays. However, there are faiths that are…
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From Adam or monkeys?
– Marco Brasil, staff The Bible says “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male…
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Ridding atheism of its taboo
– Graeme Gordon, staff Atheism and agnosticism have been growing trends in the developed world in recent times, yet, ironically, non-belief is still taboo. The world renowned biologist and atheist, Richard Dawkins,…
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The Earth: Giving Hope to Independent Musicians Everywhere
– Samantha Szilagyi, staff If you haven’t heard the buzz surrounding local band Walk Off The Earth, then you clearly must be living under a rock. From Burlington, Ontario, this five piece…
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Five films for Black History Month
– Kazeem Kuteyi, staff The month of February is a time to reflect on the past and focus on the future when it comes to issues surrounding race. From slavery to racism…
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The Queen’s Closet dresses up King Street
– Layla Bozich, staff A little slice of royalty quietly resides a few blocks from the Laurier Brantford campus at 33 King Street, where 4th year Laurier student Nicole Consorti admirably tries…
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Sounds Good: Valentine’s Day Edition
– Melina Major, staff Valentine’s Day: It’s a day full of cheap chocolates and flowers, the typical “hallmark holiday,” a day where couples express their love for one another by showering each…
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Taking A Laurier Brantford Club Underwater
Kyle Denton, Sports Editor Rugby falls rather far down the list of popular sports in Canada, but there’s a new derivation of the British sport that’s making quite the splash at Laurier…
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Golden Hawks Come Out of Weekend Series against Lakehead with Draw
Kyle Morrison, staff This past weekend the Lakehead University Men’s basketball team travelled to Waterloo to face the Golden Hawks in a huge matchup between the only two remaining 9-1 teams in…
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The Octagon – A look back to 2011
Anthony Fusco, staff The UFC had a stellar year and rose to new heights in 2011 under the direction of their animated president, Dana White. We saw the debut of the lighter…
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So far so good for women’s basketball program
Craig Hagerman, staff The Lady Hawks basketball team finds themselves with eleven games under their belt, Laurier’s women’s basketball team has reached the midway part of the season, and with an 8-3…
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Looking into the workings of LB’s food bank
Kristen Curtis, Student Life Editor While starving student is often a generalized, sometimes comedic term applied to those who buy tonnes of Kraft Dinner at a time or can make a ramen…
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Top Ten Questions to ask a Potential Landlord
Kristen Curtis, Student Life editor It is house touring season. If you are in first year, it is time to make plans for next year. Even if you are in an upper…
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Boiling frogs: public funding and the CBC
Leisha Senko, staff One very unfortunate flaw that plagues our species is the incredible inability to truly comprehend change. Sure, it’s in slogans, printed on banners, but with the exception of a…
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An open letter concerning new WLUSU re-structure
I believe that this new proposed structure for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union is nothing more but regressing towards how the structure originally was. Having a multi-campus governance structure is well…
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What’s the big deal? A debate in childhood obesity
Alison Bowerman, staff In early January 2012, CTV did a story on a survey that found Canadians want the government to be more involved in the childhood obesity ‘epidemic.’ 61% feel the…
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New WLUSU structure threatens Brantford’s voice
Kyle W. Brown, Editor-In-Chief For the first time in seven years, Brantford students will not be guaranteed a voice in the Wilfrid Laurier University Students Union. A new structure released yesterday from…
