Tag: laurier brantford
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Laurier begins construction for a new digital resources library
This past week, Laurier’s Brantford campus took a minor intermediate step towards the ultimate goal of having an independent library. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, construction began for Laurier’s digital library and a…
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HOCO 2013
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Laurier students’ long distance relationships: Held together by technology?
Does this generation ask too much of their partners? Long distance relationships used to rely on letters and the few affordable phones calls. Now technology has given the world the opportunity to…
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Laurier Brantford students celebrate another Homecoming
Rain or shine, homecoming was going to be alive this weekend at Laurier Brantford. Despite the ominous weather, students were up and lively. The day started early, with students filling the streets…
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Culinary showdown at Laurier Brantford
In a spinoff of the popular Food Network show Iron Chef, Laurier Brantford students cooked against the clock on Friday night to showcase their secret culinary skills. Eight teams (Bitchin’ Kitchen, Sheridan Shack,…
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Laurier hosts Fire Safety Week
It’s Fire Prevention Week, and this year’s fire safety campaign aims to get students spreading the word about preventing kitchen fires. “Kitchen fires often occur due to someone leaving the kitchen for…
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Judy Eaton: As happy as can be
If you see Judy Eaton around campus, rarely will you see her without a smile. Eaton is happy as a psychology professor here at Laurier Brantford. Growing up in Brantford, Eaton moved…
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The dangerous depiction of suicide on TV
I love watching television, a lot. As a first year student, I probably spend more time than I actually should watching it. It’s my break from thinking, and after an hour and…
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Carol Todd: A mother’s journey through tragedy
On September 7, 2012, 15-year-old Amanda Todd of Port Coquitlam, British Colombia, posted a video on YouTube. In nine minutes, cue cards are used in silence, set to the music of Jimmy…
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Living with joy despite having Down syndrome
Paul MacGilvaray, the older brother of Laurier Brantford student Megan Clayborne, is someone who lives a very different life from most. At first glance, many have assumed his quality of life is…
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Mental health from the student perspective
By Oren Weiner and Josh Linton. Studies can sometimes pile up to a point where students can feel overwhelmed, and the stress that is attached to it only becomes worse. With recent…
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Workshop helps students prepare applications for postgrad studies
University is four years of your life dedicated to studying, stressing, and eating mac n’cheese. Some have been successful without a college diploma, but it is clear that education matters. An undergraduate…
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Dr. James Orbinski speaks to crowd at Laurier Brantford
“After an introduction like that you’d expect I’d be walking on water,” Orbinski jokingly remarked after an impressive, accomplishment-filled introduction from Tshepo Institute director, Robert Ames. Dr. James Orbinski, former international president…
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Detective William Murdoch returns to Brantford
On Monday, October 1st, the cast and crew of the well-known Canadian television series Murdoch Mysteries took over downtown Brantford in order to film some scenes for their on-going season. You may…
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Flu Season is on its way
With October fast approaching, Brantford and Laurier health centres are preparing for the flu season. “The flu lasts about 7-10 days, it potentially shuts a person down for a week or two,”…
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Journalism department looking to correct program issues
Students in the Public Relations and Emerging Journalism and New Media concentration might be breathing easier come fall 2014 if the new Journalism program proposal is approved this December. Susan Ferguson, coordinator…
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Dodgeball captains excited to improve for 2013-14 season
Captains Tim Miller and Shaylene Kern have just finished picking the Laurier Brantford extramural dodge ball team last week with two things in mind: one is to come first in every tournament…
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Golden Hawks Suffer Big Loss against No. 2 Western
When it looked like an upset may be possible, Laurier’s bubble burst. When the final whistle blew, it was simply a Saturday like three of the four before it; ending with a…
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Men’s Extramural Basketball Team Prep for Big Season
With fall arriving, it is almost time for Laurier Brantford’s men’s extramural basketball team to step onto the court for their third season of play in the OCAA. After succeeding last season…
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Fall Fashion Lookbook ’13
Fall fashion remains relatively similar each year, though the particular layer styles and “in colours” undeniably vary. This year,…
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Laurier Brantford bites: A taste of your local eateries
Your student cafeteria is anything you make it. Here are eight excellent choices in downtown Brantford that have the credentials of affordability, quality food, locality and are no further than a five…
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Canadian spotlight: Lights
From a modest MySpace page in 2005 to a Best New Artist Juno award in 2009, Lights has been a steady icon for electro-pop music in Canada since she debuted. The gifted musician has…
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Laurier concludes another successful Orientation Week
A little mixture of spinach dip, Tragically Hip, and plenty of cheering highlighted the closing ceremonies of another successful Orientation Week at Laurier Brantford. Festivities were held indoors at the Research and Academic Centre-West…
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Entertainment around your campus
Club N.V. While downtown Brantford’s primary night club may play on the word ‘envy,’ it does not quite live up to the pun in its name. N.V. offers the basics that one might…
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Brantford campus to have two new inter-faculty deans
While in a perpetual state of growth, Laurier Brantford took another step in maintaining a smooth integration of newer programs on its campus. On August 22, Laurier officially announced the appointment of Kathryn Carter…
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Laurier Brantford’s Student Centre gets a facelift
Laurier Brantford students have something to be excited for this fall, an almost $40,000 renovation on the Student Centre lounges. The renovation was the result of a Student Life Levy granted to Laurier…
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Is O-Week still cool?
Orientation week last year sort of let me down, but in its defense, it may be partially my fault. I mean, it was cool seeing Shawn Hooke and Down With Webster. That…
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OneCard and Food Services to unite at Laurier Brantford
Since 1999, the OneCard has been a part of everyday life at the Wilfrid Laurier University campus in Waterloo. From there, it was slowly integrated and developed to become everything a student…
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Orientation Week Cheer-Off 2013
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Laurier Brantford Orientation Week 2013
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