Karen Savoy / Sputnik PhotographyA person writing in a notebook. Another school year comes to a close. The rain washes away the snow and greens the grass. You hear birds chirping outside your window, back from their trip down south,…
Karen Savoy / Sputnik PhotographyGraphic of the month. If you had asked me one year ago, I would have told you that I am a proud Canadian. I was born and raised in this country. This is where I study,…
Niyati Pancholi / Sputnik PhotographyA protest for Gaza in Brantford People have always cursed and complained about bias in the media. Especially recently, Western newspapers are constantly under fire for racist reporting on any issue involving people of colour. Over…
Contributed Photo / Michel PorroThe trial at the International Court of Justice in The Hague On Dec. 29, 2023, South Africa filed a case against Israel and brought forth genocide allegations to the International Court of Justice at the Peace…
Celina Shamon / Sports Editor A protest sign with a poem by Refaat Alareer. When I first accepted my offer into the digital media and journalism program four years ago, my uncle asked me what kind of jobs I could…
Contributed Photo / Reverend Munther Isaac Baby Jesus amid rubble in Lutheran Church’s nativity scene. Bethlehem in the Israel-occupied West Bank is considered Jesus’ birthplace, yet the city was empty with no holiday lights, decorations, tourists or Christmas trees last…
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor A Starbucks location. Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Jan. 12 to include Maham Wyne’s position on campus as co-president of the Muslim Student Association. Wilfrid Laurier University students in Brantford have been boycotting…
Umaymah Suhail / Editor-in-Chief Brantford City Hall and the Canadian flag. Finals are shuffling from the back of our minds to all we can think about, especially with the well-warranted break waiting at the finish line. However, this is still…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms says, “Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: … freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.”…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik PhotographyThe Brantford Cenotaph in Brant County War Memorial Park. The City of Brantford will hold an overnight lighting display and a Royal Canadian Sea Cadets vigil for Remembrance Day to honour veterans. The lighting display and…
Contributed Photo / City of BrantfordTrillium Way Housing development. Brant County’s Trillium Housing development is on track to be completed by spring 2025 to provide affordable housing. A multi-residential, 4-story apartment building with 49 one and two-bedroom units is being…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography An open, empty notebook. The door to October is welcomed with falling leaves, crunchy at your feet, brushed with warm browns, reds, oranges and yellows despite the crisp winds pricking your rosy cheeks. Soft knitted…
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor Umaymah Suhail. Welcome to The Sputnik, Wilfrid Laurier University’s official student-run newspaper on the Brantford campus. As your editor-in-chief for the 2023-2024 academic year, I am most passionate about making sure each issue is a…
After weeks of preparation, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Mock Trial Club held a civil and a criminal mock trial at the Brantford Superior Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 25. Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, an associate professor and the program coordinator for the law…
Brantford had a candle lit march, an annual memorial tree and a social for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. The vigil went from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and was organized by Gender Journey Brant, Brantford Pride…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University hosted its first drag performance on the Brantford campus called “Winter’s a Drag” on March 23. The event took place at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts,…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University hosted Beyond Treaty Recognition Week: Enacting Treaty Relationships Between Canadian Citizens and Indigenous Peoples with events from March 7 to 10. The events are meant to teach students…
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University’s Black History Month 2022 program organizers plan a panel discussion on “Health, wellness, spirituality, healing and Black communities in Canada” for March 7. The panel discussion will be…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY This article was updated on March 7th to correct a spelling error. On Feb. 16, Professor Maya Goldenberg will host a public lecture with the Laurier Study Centre of Canada called “Is…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University virtually hosts the bi-annual Partnerships for Employment Job Fair on Feb. 2. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST on a platform designed…