Why loneliness haunts the holiday season Olga Steblyk/ Lead photographer The holiday season is just around the corner and for some, this is the perfect time to catch up with family and spend time with your loved ones. It is…
Politics as entertainment Olga Steblyk/ Lead photographer Throughout the years, politics has become a much talked about topic across a wide frame of people, ranging from kids to older adults. There are memes, jokes and references that can consistently be…
Upcoming athletic tournament information Contributed Photo/ Megan Jacklin IMPORTANT DATES: Nov. 9 – Women’s flag football club travels to their 5v5 Championship at the McMaster University. Nov. 15 – Extramural men and women’s ice hockey kicks off their season with…
How Bill S-269 attempts to regulate sports betting advertisements in Canada Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer FanDuel, Bet365, DraftKings and BetMGM are just some of the few sports betting companies and platforms that I’ve now been accustomed to recognizing, I can…
As women’s college and national basketball rises in popularity, so too does the rising star, “CC” Contributed photo/ Paul Rutherford images, Sports IllustratedCaitlin Clark playing in a basketball game Over the last four years, women’s basketball has seen an extravagant…
City of Brantford in talks of new sports facility taking over the current Civic Centre Contributed photo/ City of BrantfordRendering of proposed development Downtown Brantford The City of Brantford has proposed a new sports and entertainment facility downtown as a…
The annual Halloween Festival returns to Harmony Square Piper Force/ News EditorPumpkins on display after carving contest On the weekend of Oct. 4 and 5, the City of Brantford celebrated the 16th annual Scare in the Square in Harmony Square. …
A journey into downtown Brantford’s authentic East Asian cuisine Thando Bhebhe/ Creative Director A jar of special chilli sauce from The Chinese Sisters Downtown Brantford has a wide variety of restaurants and shops showcasing food and drinks from cultures all…
Moving across the world in pursuit of a new life Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer As the world’s attention is captured by the ongoing election campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, a lot hangs in the balance – for whoever…
An artist struggles with his creation Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer The faded curtains swayed in the warm August night air, lapping at the empty bed. The sheets were pulled taut, undisturbed for weeks. The only active area of the…
From the page to the screen, best selling novels that were adapted to television and film Contributed photo/ Katie Bird What better books to read than those made into a show or movie adaptation? When you find yourself wishing the…
Karen Savoy/ Contributed photo The following submission has been modified for readability. I went on a date with someone I met on a dating app and it quickly went downhill. During dinner, he kept talking about his virginity and asked…
Harmony Square’s mascot is preparing for his next public appearance on Nov. 30 Contributed Photo/ City of BrantfordHarmony Squirrel dropping the puck at local hockey game. Doug “The Great” Hunt, a Brantford local and world record holding stilt walker, approached…
The story continues… Olga Steblyk/ Lead Photographer From where she stood, the moving lights reminded her of stars, so bright and just out of reach. They followed a curved path through the field, moving fast but steady. As she crept…
A year of genocide continues as humanitarian zone with 400,000 people are affected by Israel airstrike Contributed photo/ Al Jazeera Bombs falling from the sky In Northern Gaza, Al-Aqsa Hospital, a shelter for thousands of patients and families to recover…
How the Brant Naval Veterans’ Association remembers those who served Alexa Ford/ Editor-in-Chief Replica ship wheel hung on the wall of the Brant Navy Club. The Brant Veterans’ Naval Association began during the Second World War in the garage of…
How these Laurier student clubs are raising awareness and fundraising for ongoing genocide overseas Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) held a Palestine Awareness Week on campus from Tuesday, Oct. 8 to Thursday, Oct. 10, as the one-year…
Welcome to the Spooky Issue of The Sputnik. As always, our team of dedicated writers, editors and photographers have put together a spectacular edition for your October reading. In this issue we focus on all things spooky, as the world…
Moving across the world in pursuit of a new life My name is Shakir Omar, a Pakistani and Sri Lankan first-year student here at Wilfrid Laurier University studying economics. Over the last month, my life has changed in some of…
Issues students face while attending the downtown campus and what the university is doing about it The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is a statute put in place in the province in 2005. The AODA aims to create accessibility…
Opinions on the fall holiday that oppose one another As October wraps up, Halloween, All Hallows’ Eve, All Saint’s Eve or whatever you like to call it is just around the corner and it’s one of those holidays that people…
Why fall stands out among the rest As per the 2024 calendar, Sept. 22 officially marks the first day of autumn or what I like to call fall. This season is one of the best seasons to exist among the…
A child experiences the horrors of the unknown The dark expanse of the hall loomed outside of their bedroom door. They simply wanted water. Before the move, it was part of their nightly routine, sitting a glass by their bed.…
Laurier Alumni shine in Olympics Games The 2024 Paris Olympics began on July 26 and officially finished on Aug. 21. Although Canada faced some less-than-ideal circumstances, including a drone spying scandal involving the Canadian women’s soccer team, their athletes persisted…
How Laurier faculty, students and alumni will be celebrating a quarter of a century in Brantford The 2024-25 academic year marks the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus’s 25th anniversary. The university has multiple events planned to celebrate the achievement. In…
Does attending university alter the way that we view the world and everything in it? I still remember my first day of university, Sept. 8, 2021, when I was a student at the University of Toronto. I was freshly out…
Do students like online learning? On Jan. 30, 2020, the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as a public emergency and on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was soon declared a national pandemic. As the cases started to rise, many changes to…
Contributed Photo On Tuesday, March 7, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus hosted a public book signing and talk with Linda Schuyler, the co-creator of the show Degrassi. After opening her presentation with a book signing for her novel The Mother…
Photo Contribution by Serena Anagbe Last month was February and Black History Month, a month dedicated to the learning and remembering of our Black communities. After some research and speaking with Brianna Alexander, the co-president for the Black Student Collective…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As we approach the end of the school year, the graduating class of 2021 prepares for their new chapters in life without a graduation ceremony to honour and conclude their momentous…
