Category: News
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Ontario’s Sex-Ed curriculum: What are the arguments really about?
A new school year brings new friendships, activities, and a new sexual education curriculum. This year, for the first time in 17 years, the Ontario government has released a new sexual…
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The lockout continues
The lockout at OLG Casino in downtown Brantford continues to keep people out of jobs. Employees say that they have not had word from OLG lawyers on when they can to…
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Laurier Brantford set to “Light it Up Purple”
On October 7, Laurier Brantford will be taking part in a worldwide campaign called Light Up Purple to spread awareness of mental health issues. On this day, students are encouraged…
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First years really want a bus
First year students continue to fight for a closer Laurier community. Shortly after meeting during O-Week, Ethan Luke and Abigail Topolski created a petition directed at the president of Laurier, Dr. Max…
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Laurier Homecoming: More than just a party
It was an amazing weekend for Laurier students on the Waterloo campus. Now that their homecoming has ended, we can talk about how students ought to carry themselves for Laurier Brantford’s upcoming…
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Brantford-Brant candidates fight for the student vote
Brantford federal candidate’s debate revolves around student based issues. Yesterday at 4 p.m. in Laurier Brantford’s S.C Johnson building, four of the Brantford-Brant federal candidates running in the upcoming election sat together…
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Laurier Brantford’s new fresh faces
Starting university is an experience that for some, can be frightening, exciting and overwhelming all at once. Earlier this month, hundreds of first-year students began their university careers at Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford…
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“There’s no sense in complaining”
Not surprisingly, students represent the lowest per cent of voters. According to Statistics Canada, only 50 per cent of people age 18-24 voted in 2011. Laurier Brantford students expressed their concerns…
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Moksha Yoga: a warmer approach to working out
Downtown Brantford’s newest addition is more of a community centre rather than just a workout space. Moksha Yoga’s hot yoga establishment is a place where everyone is welcome to come and be…
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Federal Candidate Profiles
Marc Laferriere New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Marc Laferriere was born and raised in Brantford Ontario and has been involved in politics at a local level, since age 14. He believes it…
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Non-Academic Student Code of Conduct renewed after fourteen years
Last spring the Senate approved Laurier’s update to the Non-Academic Student Code of Conduct, which was last updated in 2001. Separate from the Academic code outlined in each professor’s syllabus regarding plagiarism…
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Employees picket after OLG locks them out
On May 3, 2015, the contract of the unionized employees of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Casino Brantford expired. The deadline for negotiations was extended until 12:00 a.m. on…
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Changes in the centre for student life and engagement
Laurier Brantford’s Centre for Student Life and Engagement rebranded itself over the summer. Previously known as the Student Life and Engagement office, run primarily by Melissa Burke, former Diversity and Leadership Coordinator,…
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Breaking The Ice With Your Ice Breakers
Shannon Van Herzle – Blue Hometown: Delhi, ON Ethnic background: Belgian and English Program: Concurrent Education, Primary Junior Birthday: July 13, 1994 Favourite artist/band: Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Ed Sheeran Favourite TV show: How I Met Your Mother…
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Conklin carnies come home
Conklin Carnival is back in its original home of Brantford with original equipment. Jim Conklin, current owner and grandson of Conklin Carnivals, decided to bring salvaged artifacts back to the heart of the carnival industry for public display. Amusement ride pieces, photographs…
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Seven questions for local federal candidates
1) What made you decide to run? Marc Laferriere: “When I was 14 I first got involved in politics at the local level… We didn’t have any city…
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Laurier International O-week eases student’s transitions to Brantford
Laurier International is using a separate O-Week to help reduce culture shock. Major collaboration in the international office resulted in a year full of big plans in order for its students to feel welcome and…
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Laurier’s Hawk Pact
Alongside the typical promises of a high energy time to help first years adjust to student life at Laurier Brantford, this year campus administration is setting forth initiatives to ensure that students are aware of the university’s…
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Campus Foodie
Admiral Submarine “We serve good food and plenty of it” – Harry Chatzis Admiral Submarine is located on the corner of Dalhousie and Queen. The twenty-seven year old business is extremely…
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New poetry display in front of Carnegie
A new art piece honoring the late Pauline Johnson is being installed in front of the Carnegie building. A section from one Johnson’s poems, inscribed on granite, will be installed into the…
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The entrance to the Carnegie building just became safer.
Students will have a safer walk to classes when they next attend lectures at the Carnegie building. As part of a street-planning initiative designed to revitalize the downtown, the section of George…
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Brantford’s youth pride coffee house a welcoming affair
Many new and unexpected community members, ranging from ages 13 to 21, crowded together to watch a movie at the youth pride’s second event of the year held on June 12, 2015.…
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Standing tall against domestic violence in Brantford
Downtown was abuzz this Saturday as the clicking of heels on pavement rang out alongside the call of bagpipes. A crowd of men gathered in Brantford’s Harmony Square on Saturday to slip…
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LOCUS: A community for students living off-campus
Off campus students get to experience their own type of residence life in Laurier Brantford’s first year Laurier Off-Campus University Students, or LOCUS, program. “If you’re commuting it’s something you have to…
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Dealing with exam stress in a healthy and positive way
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The time where your student life becomes a lot more stressful. The time when the sleepless nights begin. The truth is that your last few…
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Laurier’s Gala and Silent Auction raises money for hungry children
“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have,” said MPP Dave Levac at Laurier’s Gala and Silent Auction hosted on March 28 by the CT401 food class.…
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#Halfahawknomore: Laurier students campaign for library
#Halfahawknomore is the popular hashtag swirling around social media after Luc Daviau, Aryan Arvandi and Victoria Wong’s effort to promote the idea of an academic library on the Laurier Brantford campus. With…
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Journey to a new land and a new life
This summer, June 20 marks the 14th anniversary of World Refugee Day. This year’s theme is “With courage let us all combine.” The event is celebrated to support millions of individuals who…
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Anna Osei named Outstanding Woman of Laurier
The tenth annual Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) banquet, hosted on March 25, 2015 at the Waterloo Conference Inn Hotel, was a huge success, with the largest turnout since 2008. The award…
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Board game Brantford: The journey to a local game board café
Davis Vallesi & Taylor Berzins This year Brantford is likely to become home of two new board game cafes, and Laurier’s Game Design and Development program. Boardgame cafés are places where people…
