Category: Opinion
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The reality of Laurier’s 2014 enrollment numbers
I had set out on an adventure over the past month or so trying to answer the question: Is Laurier’s enrolment down this year? At the time, I did not fully understand…
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Police brutality and the community
Police brutality has been an issue covered in the media multiple times this year. As disturbing as the issue sounds, it has long been a serious problem for many different communities. It…
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First-year reflections
Opinion Editor Brittany Bennett talks O-Week with Laurier Brantford’s newest students. Photos by Cody Hoffman Ariel Liu “I come from a larger city so it was nice having this tightknit community, O-Week made…
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A not-so-free freedom: Tattoos in the workplace
It is said that “everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers,…
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Downtown parking fees a poor decision by City Council
On Monday, August 18,a meeting of Brantford’s Operations and Administrative Committee endorsed a new pay-and-display parking system to take place of the current free two- and three-hour on-street downtown parking. Parking meters…
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The start of an O-Week for every type of first-year
That time of the year is here: Orientation Week! I can’t believe it was only a year ago that I was such a mixture of nerves and excitement at this exact time.…
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My bittersweet residence life
They all tell you, “live in residence for your first year, for the experience” when going to college or university. I am not sure what experience everyone is talking about, but mine…
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Once a lover, always a lover
Cheaters, we all know one or have been one, but does that mean they or we are terrible people for it? At one point I would have said yes, but now I…
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Foot Patrol ≠ Taxi Service
When I applied to Laurier Brantford, the one major concern I had with school was my safety. Like some, I never stepped foot on Brantford soil until the first day of Orientation…
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The honest truth about the locals of Brantford
Since coming to Brantford, I’ve heard a lot about “the locals”. How someone pulled a knife at 2 a.m. on one of my friends, how someone started a fight at local nightclub…
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Vegans vs. meat-eaters: The argument for keeping carnivorous
People could argue that meat is mandatory for a healthy diet and most of us would agree that this is because of the nutrition our bodies receive from meat consumption. Although, meat…
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Losing a plane in the 21st century
After Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was reported missing at 2:40 MST (Malaysia Standard Time), I feel I asked myself the same question thousands of others around the world did as well. How,…
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Blame it on the alcohol?
A large majority, if not all, of university students remember their Orientation Week. The promising events that take place for first-year students during the first week of university are of great…
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Attack of the eReaders: Why print books are superior
I couldn’t tell you the difference between a Kobo or a Kindle, and to be quite honest I hope I never need to. All that matters to me is the difference between…
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Who’s afraid of the big, bad feminist?
I have never been the kind of person who is afraid to stand up for a cause because of the fear of backlash or rejection from others. After knowing that, it probably…
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Don’t watch the Olympics
Imagine yourself in this scenario: You are with your friends are at a restaurant, there is a gay couple at the door and the hostess refuses them entry. You ask the waiter…
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Family ties: George Bush and Bill Clinton
In a January 2014, C-SPAN conducted an exclusive interview for a new series to be released regarding the lives of the former First Ladies of the United States, Ms. Barbra Bush (age…
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The Canadian classroom attendance crisis
There is something you should know about me before you start reading this article, for a bit of context. I am one of those students who sits in the front of the…
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I’m dreaming of a perfect teaching career
On January 17, a woman from the state of California released a YouTube video claiming that her former middle school teacher sexually abused her multiple times during her years as a student.…
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Dennis and the dictator: Rodman’s friendship with Kim Jong-Un
Kim Jong-un is a name some may have never heard, but those who have can attest to the fact that he fits the widely accepted definition of “dictator”: “a ruler with total…
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In response to … Hentai isn’t sexy (Issue 9)
The following are anonymous responses in reply to the article “Hentai isn’t sexy” by Dran Ngo in Issue 9 of The Sputnik. They have not been edited from their original. #1: While I…
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A plea for inclusive language
I was standing outside of a classroom a few days ago and I overheard a story being shared about a crazy weekend. The punch line was that their friend did something really…
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From abortion to apocalypse: Curbing global overpopulation
Let’s look at the numbers for a second. I understand we are an arts campus, but give me a chance here: one planet, 510 million square meters, 7 billion people, and growing…
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Hentai isn’t sexy
We live in a world where people are so creative. The thoughts and depictions of the endless imagination of humans have been shown on television, pictures, and books and even in this…
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@TheBrazman Gets Away: My Special Distaste for Senator Patrick Brazeau
To start, last week, suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau criticized a reporter for asking if he drank the previous night, leading him to ask if that was her view on native people. In…
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Happy “Winter-Whatever-Holiday” Day- What to call this time of year
Christmas: the best holiday ever. You wake up to gifts that you are so excited to open, you laugh with your family members in front of a fireplace and outside it’s white…
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Best left cold? Considering JonBenét Ramsey, Tupac Shakur and Ariel Castro
Reading the headline, you may not know much about those three names. Maybe you have heard of Tupac from his short lived (but highly rewarded) career as a rapper, and maybe…
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Anxiety in the classroom
The thought didn’t really pop into my mind until I randomly read it one day on Twitter. Class presentations are brutal for a lot of us, having to do countless hours of…
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Stick families: Narcissistic and dangerous
Everybody has seen them – you know, those stupid little white families on the back of every single mini-van. There are zombie families, Disney families, sporty families, and families with way too…
