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…
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 trends came out through quarantine, like TikTok coffee,…
As this semester goes, common vices like procrastination and unbalanced eating habits start to rise again which disturb the students’ lives in Laurier Brantford. “I am really trying to avoid procrastination, that’s the one thing I am trying to stay…
#Halfahawknomore is the popular hashtag swirling around social media after Luc Daviau, Aryan Arvandi and Victoria Wong’s effort to promote the idea of an academic library on the Laurier Brantford campus. With the recent purchase of Market Square, many students…
The tenth annual Outstanding Women of Laurier (OWL) banquet, hosted on March 25, 2015 at the Waterloo Conference Inn Hotel, was a huge success, with the largest turnout since 2008. The award for the Outstanding Women of Laurier is based…
With the recent job cuts and contract academic staff speaking out about unfairness, Laurier’s finances are under a microscope. But as staff, students and the community are trying to understand the decisions Laurier has recently made, it is important to…
One of the best women’s basketball teams in Canada had their historic 2014-2015 season cut short on February 28 in a thrilling double-overtime upset at the hands of Queen’s University in the quarter-final of the OUA playoffs, 85-78. The Golden…
On February 6, Wilfrid Laurier Brantford’s extramural girls’ hockey team faced a disappointing loss in the quarter finals. The tournament, held at the Wayne Gretzky Complex, was the girls’ first tournament at home this year. The girls’ team has proven…
When you think “powderpuff”, football isn’t what comes to mind. But year in and year out in one of the largest growing women’s sports, that’s what their brand of football is called, and it couldn’t do a worse job describing…
Laurier staff, students and alumni were saddened after hearing the news about the death of Dr. A. Margaret Evans, a history professor at Waterloo College and Waterloo Lutheran University from 1940 to 1965. Evans maintained a lifelong connection to the…
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 comes many expectations that students feel they must…
The annual career fair for Criminology and Law students took place on Nov.14th in the RCW lobby. The event allowed for students to touch base with professionals, learn about career opportunities and gather information about different organizations that can employ…
Believe it or not, fall semester is coming to an end. For many students, this means it is time to start planning where to go next year. We have compiled some tips based on the opportunities and resources available to…
Laurier Brantford’s Student Food Bank cracked out their grills on Tuesday for the first time this year, to hand out free grilled cheese sandwiches to eager students. Kathleen Bee, Laurier Brantford’s Student Food Bank coordinator, says the group anticipated anywhere…
Mental health has become a topic of importance over the past few years, and Wilfrid Laurier University has acknowledged this more readily than most other Canadian universities; between their newly enacted fall reading week and other improvements such as the…
Hillary Verardi is a bold, bubbly, beautiful YouTuber who usually posts videos reviewing the latest eye shadow palette or a tutorial on waterproof makeup. But recently, Verardi used her channel, Putabowon, to open up about her current depressive low. Shedding…
You will never make it to university! Why can’t you just be happier? I don’t understand why you’re like this! Just snap out of it! Sometimes, people do not have a wide understanding about mental health. This misunderstanding of mental…
It’s time for midterms. Workloads are mounting. You just finished eight hours of class, and no, you cannot go have a beer with your friends because you have so many readings to do just to get through the next two…
Hamilton’s own Arkells were at the Sanderson Centre last Wednesday to put on an awesome show for Laurier Brantford’s first year students – and the whole venue was rocking. The night got under way with The Walkervilles from Windsor. They…
The Ontario Tuition Grant (OTG) has undergone its annual increase, and the Province is looking to encourage more post-secondary students to apply. For Ontario undergrads in University and College degree programs, the grant is now valued at $1780, or $890…
The Laurier men’s baseball team had one of the university’s most successful athletic seasons last year, coming out of nowhere to win their first OUA championship. The hard road to defending their title begins with exhibition games August 26 until September 4,…
The long awaited YMCA is finally breaking ground as construction is set to start this fall and be carried out on schedule for the two-year build. “It’s what we’ve been planning from the very start,” said Brian Rosborough, Senior Executive…
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. I recall everyone being so welcoming the first…
For just over a year, Wilfrid Laurier University has been using a program called Respondus Lockdown Browser to ensure that students do not look up answers while writing online tests. In response to the need for new limitations around online…
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 Week. It seemed great; the school was awesome,…
Laurier Brantford’s first year promoting a peer help line has been announced a success; members hope for even more in the following years to come. The Waterloo campus has been providing a peer help line for about six years now,…
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 NV, just because one of my friends made…
Every great team has to go through hardship at some point; disappointments and heartbreak provide great teams with motivation and things to learn for next year. Some grow from those moments like the NHL’s Boston Bruins who won the…
A growing university and a revitalized downtown core have worked to create a sense of community that Brantford hasn’t seen in almost 20 years. The economic recession in the early 1990’s and the loss of the city’s main industry left…
Hey students, do you recall those annoying evaluation things you have to do at the end of each course that take up a whole, what, five minutes of your time? Have you ever considered where those papers disappear to after…
