Category: Features
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The Sputnik’s Declassified School Survival Guide
New beginnings provide a perfect occasion to pioneer a new persona. The ideal way of doing so is to gift yourself with the tools and techniques to support this endeavour. The passing…
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The decline of volunteer engagement
All Judy Gilbert-Lindsay had to do was put on the red shirt and her dogs would wag their tails with excitement. Unfortunately for both her and her dogs, though, Gilbert-Lindsay had to retire…
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Throw away bi-erasure this Valentine’s Day
We are familiar the idea of straight love as well as queer love. But there are people who are left out at this time of year. Bisexual people are not well represented…
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What Laurier thinks about feminism
Feminism is known as the second most hated “F” word in the English language, simply because people do not understand its true meaning. Merriam-Webster defines feminism as “the theory of political, economic and social equality…
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The evolution of adult cartoons
If you’re like me, you have spent an enjoyable evening or two watching a marathon of Family Guy, South Park or The Simpsons. Be it on television or a streaming site, it’s the perfect way…
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Hurricane Hannah always first place
Sprint cars: or in other words, go-karts on steroids; these high-powered race cars are designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks and can be…
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A home far, far away
Imagine stepping off a plane into a brand new place. Within minutes you realize how different it is from your home country; the weather is not the same as home and you start to…
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A quarter life crisis hangs over us all
Maybe it was when you spontaneously bought a dog in second year. Perhaps it was when you changed your major for the fifth time. It could’ve been when you tried out for the varsity cross-country team even though you hated running.…
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Artist feature: Steven Elmo Murphy
Local musicians are always a good find. Looking for something you have not heard before, or even something original can be frustrating, especially online. Luckily, there happens to be a lot of local…
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Brantford commuters guide: Parking 101
In the first year of my undergrad I spent more money paying off parking tickets than I did on books. Easily. As it turns out, it would have been more financially beneficial…
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A visit to Lebanon
Imagine leaving your home. Not by choice, not for a vacation, but being forced to run because you have no other options. Now imagine not knowing if or when you can ever go back. Syrian refugees…
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A cry-er for attention
Where would a farmer, a town crier, and the poster boy for colon cancer awareness meet? Sounds like the beginning of some corny joke but I actually got a legitimate answer for…
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Near death experiences
It is never really thought of if one day you just do your thing and you see your life flash before your eyes. For Brittany Legault, she unfortunately experienced just that. It…
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Life after Laurier
Looking back, there are a couple of things that I would change about my first year at Laurier. I would have loved to get more involved with the school, taking advantage of…
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Somewhere over the rain-bro
This article is based on the story of William S. from Sydney, Australia. At 19 I was in my second year of university, hated my degree, and was at the verge of…
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Two Row on the Grand revisits the Two Row Wampum Treaty of 1613
In 1613 the Five Nations of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) presented a group of Dutch government representatives with a wampum belt. This act, which has become known as the ‘Two Row Wampum Treaty’, was…
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Multicultural kids in a multicultural world
Canada, a country that prides itself on its diversity, multiculturalism and acceptance of all. It’s hard to believe that not too long ago, mixed race couples and families were widely seen as…
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A Hiroshima survivor story
As part of the People Make History lecture series, Hiroshima survivor and anti-nuclear weapons peace activist, Setsuko Thurlow visited Laurier this past week on Feb. 28 and March 1. Thurlow shared her…
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From ‘un-adoptable’ to adopted
When you think of adoption what do you picture? Maybe a loving smiling family with two parents and a child. Today adoption and fostering in Canada has been opened to include the…
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Do dreams die?
Remember when “What do you want to be when you grow up?” wasn’t such a dreadful question… As kids, we answered that question with an excited voice, a wide smile, and a…
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You are invited to a princess party
Do you remember watching Disney movies as a kid, belting your little heart out and dreaming what it would be like to be a Disney Princess? Do you remember the feeling that…
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Knock knock. Who’s there? Dead people
Looking through the window of this home you can see a table set up for two. Over the table is a piece of embroidery, golden and glittery with a floral design. On…
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Smartphones add new dimensions to dating
If you’re settling down for the night by yourself, chances are pretty high that you are going to be on your phone. We all get lonely, right? It’s something we try to…
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Canada isn’t void of racism
The fallacy of racism not existing in Canada is alive and well. Sharyne Williams, a criminology and human rights student at Laurier Brantford, can provide enough proof to show it. Williams detailed…
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One week with Tinder
I got Tinder back in October 2016, when all of my friends were constantly chatting about all of the cute boys and girls that matched with them. I hopped onto the bandwagon;…
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The evolution of sexting
Do you remember the days you would sign on to MSN and wait for your boo to sign on? That little light would switch from red to green and you would open…
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‘I was abducted by aliens’
“I’ve seen the X-Files…” he quips as he paces the room and ponders my question. I ask him if the following event confirms his belief and he nods in agreement. Sadat is…
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Privacy settings on high
Anyone who is an expert in the field of technology would tell you that a strong password consists of lower cases, upper cases, numbers, and characters, It isn’t associated with an aspect…
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Student housing 101
As May approaches, many first years — especially those who have been living in residence — are looking for places to live. Student housing is has become a business with many websites…
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Colour me blind? I think not
The doll experiment has been resurrected repeatedly for over the past 80 years. For those of you not familiar with the doll experiment, here’s a quick run-through. In the 1940s, Kenneth and…
