Category: News
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Hamilton community mourns the loss of lives in Gaza with candlelight vigil
Celina Shamon / Sports EditorTwo girls commemorating the lost lives with a candle. Local residents and families from different communities came together to mourn the lives lost in Gaza at a candle-lit…
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Interest rates paused, but remain unsustainable
Karen Savoy / Sputnik PhotographyHouse with a ‘for sale’ sign in the yard. The Bank of Canada has kept the policy interest rate at 5 per cent since Oct. 25, keeping mortgage…
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SpacesShared connects students with affordable housing
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorScreenshot from the SpacesShared website. On Oct. 19, Wilfrid Laurier University announced a partnership with SpacesShared, a platform that matches adults with extra space in their home with…
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Hands off Gaza protest in Brantford
Celina Shamon / Sports EditorA woman holding up a sign at the protest. Hundreds of community members gathered in front of Brantford City Hall on Sunday, Oct. 22 to voice concerns about…
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Brantford hosts Remembrance Day service
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik PhotographyThe Brantford Cenotaph in Brant County War Memorial Park. The City of Brantford will hold an overnight lighting display and a Royal Canadian Sea Cadets vigil for Remembrance…
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Ban on plastics difficult for businesses
Contributed Photo / Unsplash As the federal ban on single-use plastics looms closer, local businesses in Brantford are struggling to adapt to paper products. The federal ban is coming into effect on…
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Trillium Way Housing development near completion
Contributed Photo / City of BrantfordTrillium Way Housing development. Brant County’s Trillium Housing development is on track to be completed by spring 2025 to provide affordable housing. A multi-residential, 4-story apartment building…
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Laurier’s podcast studio reopening
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorPodcasting Studio in One Market. The Podcasting Studio has reopened at Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford for the use of the campus and community members. The studio is in…
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Freestore grand opening
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor Students at the Freestore. Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford’s Freestore had its grand opening on Sept. 3 at the Level One Lounge in One Market. The Freestore is…
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Homeless shelters await funding
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorBoarded up home in Brantford. MPP Will Bouma announced in April that Brantford-Brant will receive $1.8 million from the province as a step towards resolving the homelessness issue…
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Raising awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe flag raising in Harmony Square. A flag-raising ceremony, organized by Suicide Prevention Brant for World Suicide Prevention Day, took place in Harmony Square on Sept. 7. The…
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A first-year’s guide to O-Week
Serena Austin / WLUSP President & PublisherStudents enjoying one of the night programs at last year’s O-Week. This year’s O-Week at Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford will be running from Sept. 3 to…
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New clubs at Laurier
Contributed Photo / Students’ UnionThe Clubs & Associations booth at the Get Involved Fair last year with associate vice-president Fiza Iqbal. Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford will receive at least three new additions…
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Ontario’s Greenbelt at risk; what you should know
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe Grand River in Brantford. Ryan Amato, chief of staff to Ontario’s housing minister resigned two weeks after the release of the highly anticipated Special Report on Changes…
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Canadian government freezes federal student loan interest
Photo Contribution by Olga Steblyk Student borrowers at Wilfrid Laurier University have one less financial concern as the freeze on federal student loan interest becomes permanent beginning April 1, 2023. The Government…
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The aftermath of the earthquakes in Turkey & Syria
Photo Contribution by Nida Shanar In February, multiple earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, largely affecting the Turkish cities Gaziantep and Hatay. On Feb. 6, an earthquake with a 7.8-magnitude hit regions of…
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Laurier lifts last of mask requirements
Photo Contribution by Nida Shanar As of Feb. 16, Wilfrid Laurier University removed the mask mandate where everyone must wear a mask in instructional spaces like classrooms. The mandate has been effective…
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Students hunt for housing amid crisis
Photo Contribution by Jeremy Vyn The housing crisis has taken a toll on students at Wilfrid Laurier University, as rent prices continue to climb and housing options decrease. Balancing the cost of…
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Suspension of DMJ program for new students
Photo Contribution by Jeremy Vyn On Feb. 6, Wilfrid Laurier University students received an email announcing the suspension of the digital media and journalism program for incoming students in 2023-2024. Janny Leung,…
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2023 WLUSU Election Results
Photo Contribution by yourstudent’sunion.ca Wilfrid Laurier University held its annual Students’ Union election this month. The presidential campaign took place on Jan. 23 while voting days were from Jan. 24 until Jan.…
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Laurier celebrates Lunar New Year
Photo Contribution by Serena Anagbe On Jan. 18, Laurier International hosted a Lunar New Year celebration in the One Market atrium. Lunar New Year is celebrated by many East Asian cultures to…
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Winter’s a Drag returns
Photo Contribution by Ayse Aras This year’s lively Winter’s a Drag show was hosted at Brantford’s Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts once again on Jan. 24. Vision Drag artists performed live…
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UX Design for Change Challenge
Photo Contribution by Nida Shanar Registration for the Design for Change challenge hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford User Experience Design program is open until Friday, Feb. 10. The challenge is open…
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Flashback Downtown Brantford: 1900-1920
Photo Credits to Jeremy Vyn In December, Christina Han’s HI240: The Active Historian class at Wilfrid Laurier University put their knowledge on display with an exhibition titled, Flashback Downtown Brantford: 1900-1920. The…
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Laurier approves Strategic Plan for EDI
Photo Credits to Serena Anagbe Last month, Wilfrid Laurier University launched their first Strategic Plan for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) after the university’s Senate and Board of Directors approved it in…
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City’s purchase of Lucy Marco Place finalized
On Oct. 31, the City of Brantford’s $7.3 million purchase of Lucy Marco Place from Wilfrid Laurier University was finalized. Earlier this year, the city approached Laurier to discuss its use of…
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Inflation: How SU’s Food Bank can help
With the costs of goods steadily increasing, students’ financial struggles only get harder to deal with. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union Food Bank offers food parcels which include five to six dinner…
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Brantford’s annual Santa Clause Parade
The City of Brantford held its annual Santa Claus Parade and after-party on Nov. 26. It was the first parade in three years, since the beginning of the pandemic. The parade kicked…
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Contract teaching faculty strike averted
Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) announced a tentative agreement has been reached on Nov. 16. The parties have been negotiating the benefits and working conditions of…
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Brantford’s Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
Brantford had a candle lit march, an annual memorial tree and a social for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. The vigil went from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and…
