Category: Editor’s Note
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Editor’s Note
It’s that time of the year again. When students begin to find their favourite study spot on campus, graduating students are starting to realize that this is the year of their lasts,…
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Editor’s Note: A time for change
As we turn the page to March, we find ourselves reflecting on a February that has been both challenging and transformative for Canada. The past month has been marked by significant events…
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Editor’s Note: Love and Burnout
February has come in full force this year. The weather has been frigid, and President Trump has been inaugurated — things are looking bleak. Who could forget that midterms are coming up…
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Editor’s Note: Detoxing resolutions
As soon as the ball drops on Jan. 1 people all around the globe shout “Happy New Year,” pop champagne, kiss loved ones and begin making their resolutions. New year’s resolutions are…
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Editor’s Note: Holiday magic?
Do you remember as young kids the pure excitement and joy that came with the holiday season? Snowpants sloshed together while walking towards the biggest hill in town with a plastic sled…
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Editor’s Note: Lest we forget
Serena Anagbe/ Photo EditorMilitary man in uniform standing at attention, Remembrance Day 2023. November marks the halfway point in the fall semester, two months down and two months to go. As leaves…
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Editors Note: Spooky season, figuratively and literally
Welcome to the Spooky Issue of The Sputnik. As always, our team of dedicated writers, editors and photographers have put together a spectacular edition for your October reading. In this issue we…
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Editor’s Note: The Sputnik is heating up for another sizzling year
Well Golden Hawks, we are back and better than ever! The Sputnik is hot off the presses of our summer break and we are ready to provide the Brantford campus with the…
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Editor’s Note: A final say
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…
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Editor’s Note: Am I proud to be a Canadian?
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…
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Editor’s Note: Word choice matters
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…
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Editor’s Note: Journalism, a “dying” profession
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…
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Editor’s Note: Hate rising on campuses
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…
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Editor’s Note: To say or not to say
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…
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Editor’s Note: Why I don’t celebrate Halloween
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…
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Editor’s Note: A fresh start and call to action
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…
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