Tag: covid-19

  • Laurier lifts last of mask requirements

    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…

  • Same tuition cost; lower educational quality

    Same tuition cost; lower educational quality

    MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   As we make our way through another online midterm season, I’m realizing just how little I have learned since last March.    This time last…

  • Quarantine cooking

    Quarantine cooking

    PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   With the lockdown ending for many regions in Ontario, students are eager to leave quarantine in the past.   A lot of generation-defining…

  • COVID-19: A year later

    COVID-19: A year later

    GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY     A year ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic.   Students remember hearing their email…

  • Supporting local businesses more important than ever

    Supporting local businesses more important than ever

      TIM MOSSHOLDER / UNSPLASH PHOTOGRAPHY   The Government of Ontario announced that only essential services will remain open during the COVID-19 self-isolation, forcing most local businesses to close on March 24.…

  • Following the rules during COVID-19 pandemic

    Following the rules during COVID-19 pandemic

    COVID-19 was recently raised to a worldwide pandemic by the World’s Health Organization (WHO) and as such, many countries have begun closing borders, canceling events, closing businesses and encouraging social distancing.  There…

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