Category: Features
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Callous or complimentary
‘I’d like to ride you like you ride that bike,’ a teenage male said to Sarah Rodrigues, 27, as she rode her bicycle down a path one day. Despite being nervous about…
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Humans of Brantford: Giving the city a face
A collaborative project by Brittany Bennett and Dillon Giancola Jaquie Daniel Jaquie Daniel has loved her life in Brantford for about 25 years now, and currently works at Grand Erie…
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Brantford: The rebirth of a community
A growing university and a revitalized downtown core have worked to create a sense of community that Brantford hasn’t seen in almost 20 years. The economic recession in the early 1990’s and…
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An adrenaline addiction might just be a good thing
Thirty year old Chad Michael Gowing of Cambridge is a people pleaser in a way that he can no longer control. Gowing is addicted to wrestling, in specific, the adrenaline he…
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What’s the deal with addiction?
When we think of the word addiction, our thoughts go to all sorts of different places. Some people think of loved one’s that struggle with substance abuse, others think of alcoholism or…
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Addiction hurts us all, even Social Workers
Drugs and alcohol are the most common types of vices that are associated with addiction. Addiction doesn’t just hurt the user, the effects of addiction extend far beyond one person, to family,…
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From no coast to West Coast
Imagine waking up one morning and following through with what you’ve been dreaming about doing, whether it’s going on that special vacation, finally pushing for that career you’ve always wanted or just…
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Getting out of this world may help you see it better
What has your job taught you? There are so many different careers out there in many diverse fields, each and every one teaching people new and important things about our world. Problems…
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Brantford: The city of romance
Everyone has a different definition of romantic. Some define it as a fine dinner with the best wine and a quartet of string instruments in the background. Others define it as…
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The psychological aspects of the Mars One Mission
As many of you may know, the Mars One mission has passed the first phase of the selection process, narrowing down the pool of more than 200,000 to just 1,058 candidates. For…
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LEAF students and the international connections at Laurier
Our small and intimate campus is home to a surprisingly large number of international students. The LEAF program, which draws the most international students to our campus, is designed to build English…
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Justin’s big move: 32 Liberal senators kicked out of caucus
As read in an open letter written by Justin Trudeau that The Sputnik has received through being on the mailing list of Liberal Party staff member Scott Bardsley, “The Liberal Party has…
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What’s so scandalous about a scandal?
We have all heard enough of these political scandals getting fed on by the media, but have we considered that the politicians are the ones reaching out with the food? Let us…
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A mother’s determination to walk across the stage
There are lots of stories around our campus, and others, about students returning to school at a later date to either finish their degree or start anew. There are many different reasons…
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Unpaid internships: Learning experience or free labour?
Internships have long been used as a form of on-the-job teaching for students and new grads, similar to apprenticeships and co-ops. While apprenticeships and many co-op programs are paid, the vast majority…
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Finding the good in all genres of music
It is hard to deny that music plays a huge role in our lives today, and in society. Online shopping and illegal downloading may have hurt the music industry in terms of…
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The end of a beautiful friendship: More than “just a dog”
I realized what had happened seconds after I asked those few words, “How’s my boo-boo?” People say when tragic things happen, their heart stops, or drops or whatever, but that was not…
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Stepping into the unknown: One woman’s year-long journey to India, Africa and back
There comes a time for all of us when life just becomes stagnant. You can be bored of the routine, frustrated with a lack of success or just want for something new.…
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Exploring the similarities between people of all walks of life
As the New Year begins, Francis Fiction is busy preparing for the second season of his web-series called Human Stories. Human Stories is a documentary web-series inspired by Fiction’s curiosity and love…
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What`s the deal with New Year`s resolutions?
Bringing in the New Year is the most common time for people to make the decision to benefit themselves through some sort of change in their lives, otherwise called a New Year’s…
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The Fukushima nuclear disaster: Is our food safe?
It has been labeled by www.globalresearch.ca as the “greatest short-term threat to humanity.” With such a powerful statement, we should clearly be alarmed. Yet most people would not be able to guess…
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Tips and tricks for finding the perfect place to rent
A large part of the university experience involves living away from home, whether it’s in residence or off campus. Many students here at Laurier live off campus at least once during their…
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Don’t lose sight of happiness
Through all the stress of upcoming finals and exams, first year Laurier student Hannah Brunsdon takes the time to enjoy pure happiness. She has turned the way she looks at life completely…
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Rising from rock bottom
There are countless stories of people from Brantford suffering because of the city’s economy. Thousands of people lost their jobs almost overnight and the city had one of the highest unemployment rates…
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Nation of scandal: What is going on with Canada?
It is hard to turn on the news or read the paper without being blasted with coverage of scandals in our country. Scandals and controversy are a part of life and…
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In the words of a veteran
As we all wear our red poppies over our hearts, we are remembering the many lives that have been lost in the Armed Forces’ line of duty. The survivors are also recognized…
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What are the Brantford Foundations?
The 2013/2014 school year marks the first year of the new core curriculum at Laurier Brantford, called the Brantford Foundations. In previous years, all students had to complete a mandatory number of…
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Laurier students’ long distance relationships: Held together by technology?
Does this generation ask too much of their partners? Long distance relationships used to rely on letters and the few affordable phones calls. Now technology has given the world the opportunity to…
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Carol Todd: A mother’s journey through tragedy
On September 7, 2012, 15-year-old Amanda Todd of Port Coquitlam, British Colombia, posted a video on YouTube. In nine minutes, cue cards are used in silence, set to the music of Jimmy…
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Living with joy despite having Down syndrome
Paul MacGilvaray, the older brother of Laurier Brantford student Megan Clayborne, is someone who lives a very different life from most. At first glance, many have assumed his quality of life is…
