Tag: student
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Orbiting Love: Cosmic Counsel — January submission
The following submission have been edited for clarity and readability. As a special treat for January, this month’s issue has two submissions I went on a first date once with a guy…
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LB students’ goals for 2023
Photo Contribution by Serena Anagbe The new year can be a great time for self-reflection and goal setting. Every January, that fresh first page of the calendar year inspires all kinds of…
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Student Musician Spotlight: Evan Vandenberg
Photo contributed by Marisa Cerasoli / The Sputnik Evan Vandenberg, a fourth-year business technology management student and co-president of the BTM Students’ Association, stays busy with his studies and other business-related activities. Breaking…
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Slow internet in a virtual classroom
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY “You keep cutting out.” “Your screen is all blurry.” “There’s an echo in your audio.” “It must be your Wi-Fi.” At this…
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Izabella Corniel: Laurier’s female Van Gogh
GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In honour of International Women’s day, a day to embrace and appreciate femininity’s beauty, The Sputnik interviewed Izabella Corniel. Corniel is a…
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Student housing 101
As May approaches, many first years — especially those who have been living in residence — are looking for places to live. Student housing is has become a business with many websites…
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A disgrace against our fundamental freedom to privacy
Something interesting happened in Quebec City. This actually shocked me. Something I never knew could possibly happen in today’s society with all Canada’s policies and legislations that protect us. At Neufchatel High…
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Tips to find a perfect summer job in Brantford
Summer is almost here and that means that it is time to take a break, or to make some money! As university students we all need a little extra income, so it’s…
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WLUSP Presidential Candidates
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Emily Crump In the past year and a half, I have had many opportunities thanks to WLUSP. I have worked with Radio Laurier as a DJ, a…
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Board of Directors Unacclaimed
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Ryley Fletcher My name is Ryley Fletcher and I am in second year Concurrent Education at Laurier’s Brantford campus. I am currently seeking election for the Wilfrid…
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The Middle East from the eyes of third culture kids
We are ‘third culture kids’ –we grew up in a culture that differs from the culture our parents were brought up in. While some of us go back to our home countries…
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Student stress and its consequences
The transition between life of a high school student to the life of a university student can be challenging for some. University is a stressful experience for every student and with it…
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Brantford sees lowest voter turnout since 2003
The Oct. 27 election results proved that Brantford was ready to give incumbent Mayor, Chris Friel another four years as head of the city. 36 per cent of local voters opted for…
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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – what do viral video campaigns say about today’s society?
By now we’ve all seen countless people do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and have probably done it ourselves – unless you’re like me and were a poor sport and didn’t do…
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A mother’s determination to walk across the stage
There are lots of stories around our campus, and others, about students returning to school at a later date to either finish their degree or start anew. There are many different reasons…
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To opt out, or not to opt out
In the past few years almost 50 per cent of the Laurier student population has opted out of the health and dental plan. For many who already had health and dental benefits,…
