Category: Features

Commonly known to both the worlds of literature and gaming is the hero’s journey: a monomyth or archetype used in storytelling. Fiction is an essential part of development in children, students, young…

Three members of the Durham Regional Police Service attended Laurier Brantford’s Race and Oppression class last Thursday to talk about diversity in their workforce. “Have you witnessed any police injustice in your…

Disclosure: Brittany Bennett is a co-founder of Advocates for a Student Culture of Consent (ASCC) “Don’t rape” the red and black shirts spell out for us as volunteers move about the front…

Meet Khalil Stemmler, the master of sound. Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Stemmler is a leader in the city’s indie music scene. Going by the name of Cyanide Canaries, Stemmler continues…

Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford campus has a strong history with an international student program known as the Laurier English and Academic Foundation (LEAF), making it an especially inclusive campus and an ideal place…

As a child, a police officer was someone you looked up to, literally, but also metaphorically. Through a child’s eyes an officer is a hero, someone they want to be like when…

  I swore when I applied to Laurier I thought I was going to the Waterloo campus. Laurier Brantford students are far too familiar with this melancholy sentiment. It echoes through hallways…

I believe February started off with a bang, no wait more than a bang, with a huge explosion. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter was left standing in the midst of that explosion. Flash forward to…

Alcoholism is a dangerous condition that can arise from repeatedly abusing alcohol. Like any other addiction, quitting is an incredible challenge. Ainsley Arnold, who is seven months sober, spoke to me about…

“There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them,” said television producer and writer, Shonda Rhimes while clapping back to an ignorant Twitter hater last year. She decimated this…

Sexuality is obviously a big part of people’s lives. Regardless of context, whether that be romantic or a hook up, it cannot be denied that humanity as a whole cares a lot…

Meet Brantford, the secret city of sex and arousalW Some know Brantford as the Telephone City, or the hometown of that hockey player Wayne Gretzky, or as that city near Six Nations…

Ladies, let’s loosen up the socially imposed chastity belts and talk about sexual empowerment. Female sexuality has stereotypes in society: if you don’t have sex, you’re viewed as a prude. If you…

In 2015, Ontario revealed the newly updated Health and Physical Education Curriculum which included much needed changes to a previously outdated sexual education outline. Changes included topics and discussions centred around gender…

Photography Editor, Christina Manocchio and Features Editor, Brittany Bennett try their hands at “professional” beer tasting for the very first time. Looking to give the student’s an honest review of craft beers…

  One reason people have been engaging in tattoos for centuries is because they are seen as a work of art. The human body becomes a canvas and portrays artwork through stories…

If you’re an avid Snapchat user like many of the other students here at Laurier, you might have come across a particular handle: LaurierUniSnaps. The new anonymous account has gained a following by…

Meet Alexander Kirley, the board game entrepreneur.   Kirley’s fascination in board games and other tabletop games came from an old tradition of a “Friday game night” in Kirley’s family. His parents made sure the television went off every…

[starbox]   Alzheimer’s is a cognitive disease that destroys brain cells, and in effect, deteriorates memories beginning with short-term and slowly progressing to long-term memories. “Everything you’ve ever learned in your life,…

[starbox] Leaning back in his comfy couch, a couch that seats many different people coming in and out daily, he explains, “I’m pretty much just the stereotypical, friendly, neighbourhood pot dealer.”  …

  A new and exciting program has emerged onto Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford campus: Game Design and Development, a unique program for the ever-expanding study of game design.   At the heart of…

[starbox] In 2010, the documentary Catfish was released, following the true story of a romance that began online but ended promptly after it was discovered that the girl was posing as someone…

[starbox] Meet Lynda Vanderstelt, the candle maker.   As soon as you walk through the door of Serenity Country Candles located in Brantford’s Holmedale core, your spirits are lifted as you feel…

        Meet the Santas, spreading holiday cheer in their big red suits. Santa Dale has been strapping on his fake beard for over ten years now. At the age…

Owner: Kyla Garvagh Name: Chewbacca Breed: Tabby cat Age: 2 Wish list: Lots of hair ties Fun fact: This fury ball loves helping his humans open their gifts Christmas morning    …

Happiness: the sought-after feeling that can for many, seem just out of reach. Whether it is exam stress, family troubles, or just being stuck in a slump, everyone deals with periods of…

Laughter is a universal, natural phenomenon shared around the world in the lives of human beings. It doesn’t matter what language you speak, where you came from, or how you were raised,…

[starbox] 1. What makes you experience joy? Jaclyn: For me joy is intrinsically human, something that stems from love and appreciation of another person’s existence- just being able to sit across from…

Meet Riley Campbell, the retro pop artist. Now we’re not talking about the next Justin Bieber here. This is actual pop art: a cultural movement that took the 60s art world to…