Category: Features

– Graeme Gordon, staff In 2004, Salman Khan was a successful hedge fund analyst when he began tutoring his cousin in mathematics.  Using the internet, Khan taught his cousin, Nadia, long-distance by…

– Marco Brasil, staff There are so many things in the pop culture world that people tend fall in love with. Stereotypically, we think of people who are huge fans of something…

– Jillian Courtney, Features editor The human mind is capable of many things. From the ideas that brought us modern day inventions like the toaster, to ideas that never quite made it out…

– Marco Brasil, staff Roughly two weeks ago, archaeologists in Jerusalem unearthed a coffin which they believe could be the resting place of Jesus. The tomb was discovered using a remote control…

– Graeme Gordon, staff The KONY 2012 movement began March 5th and by the following Saturday, the video had gone super-viral, fast-approaching a 100 million views. Invisible Children (IC), a nonprofit NGO…

– Kazeem Kuteyi, staff The “disc jockey”, commonly referred to as DJ, is quickly entering a new era. People like David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Paul Oakenfold are changing the way society…

Graeme Gordon, staff It was not too long ago that corruption was front-and-centre in Canadian politics.  The Sponsorship Scandal that rose to prominence in 2004 as a public spectacle was largely responsible…

– Graeme Gordon, staff Most of us are part of the 845 million active users that make up the worldwide phenomenon that is known as Facebook. We use the site for a…

– Marina Budd, staff For decades cancer has been the leading cause of mortality in Canada. In 2011, almost 28 thousand people died due to cancer related diseases. Ten thousand were men…

– Marco Brasil, staff In Canada and the United States, February is designated as Black History Month. Britain also has month dedicated to black history, although it takes place during October. It…

-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…

– 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…

– 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,…

Matt Mente, News editor For many still, computers are a complex object whose operations are unfathomable. To hackers, however, breaking into a computer system is an art. The first part of this…

Jill Courtney, Features editor Needles and ink have become something TLC viewers are used to seeing. From seeing the antics of Kat Von D and her crew over at LA Ink, otherwise…

Marco Brasil, staff People nowadays sprinkle their conversations with colourful words. When you get a D-, that’s really gay. When you’re doing really well in Call of Duty, you’re raping everyone. Your…

– Graeme Gordon, staff For the entire month of November, men across the world have donned moustaches in support of men’s health and the Movember movement.  The global phenomenon has reached the…

– Marina Budd, staff We’ve all done it, gone to a store and wanted something so bad that we just can’t leave the store without it. That is until you saw the…

-Marco Brasil, staff What would you do if your life was suddenly overrun by zombies? Do you think you would have the skills to survive? How would you make a living after…

-Marco Brasil, staff On October 22 I had the chance to go to the ninth annual zombie walk in Toronto. Taking the train to Toronto, other passengers shot me all kinds of…

-Jillian Courtney, Features editor Brantford has a long and rich history. Many historic Canadians have resided in here, from Wayne Gretzky to Alexander Graham Bell. With such a deep rooted past and…

-Graeme Gordon, staff Saturday, Oct. 22 saw the beginning of the second week of the Occupy Toronto protests and there still is no clear leadership or message from the movement. Although activists…

In recognition of this being a “Beer Issue” and our acknowledgement of the resurgence of craft brewers, The Sputnik has offered a list of some that we hope you will try. Muskoka…

It’s that time of year, Oktoberfest is here again! Those words rang out across the square at Kitchener City Hall. Feathers bobbed on the heads of excited Oktoberfesters, my mother’s especially as…

It is no secret to anyone who has been at Laurier Brantford for the past few years that this campus is not what it used to be. One might go so far…