Tag: WLU
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@WLUchangeisdue retaliates against racism
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Group for equity WLUchangeisdue challenges Wilfrid Laurier University in a battle against racism. Students, staff, faculty and citizens of the Kitchener-Waterloo area of multiple…
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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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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…
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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…
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Time management: how to get more out of your studying this finals season
Do you ever feel like 24 hours in a day are simply not enough? There’s just so much to do, and so little time. Whether you live at home or by yourself,…
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Women’s fastpitch finishes 14-1, heads into championships
Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s softball team is heading into the national championships, with a new hunger for a national title, following an incredible 14-1 season this year. The championships will be hosted…
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Orange Shirt Day opens the conversation for reconciliation with “healing walk”
Attempting to find reconciliation in one of Canada’s darkest periods of its history has, in the past few decades, been a difficult and complex process of acknowledgement, confrontation and healing for Indigenous…
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It’s called a hustle, sweetheart, look it up: Hustler’s (2019) impresses audiences
At first glance, the movie Hustlers looks like a movie about strippers — and who would not want to see that? After just two weeks in theatres, the star-studded movie received an…
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Fifth-annual “Social Justice Forum” looks at activism efforts in the community
From Monday, Sept. 23, to Tuesday, Sept. 24, students and scholars collected in the Carnegie building for the fifth-annual Social Justice Forum, listening to researchers discuss their thoughts and findings regarding social…
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Homecoming 2019 celebrates 20 years of Laurier Brantford
Last month marked a significant milestone in the history of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, as the community celebrated its twentieth anniversary with Laurier’s Homecoming on Sept. 21. The satellite campus, which…
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WLU president, WLUFA disagree on financial situation
Josh Adesina & Karly Rath Wilfrid Laurier University has made the recent decision to let go of 22 positions between both campuses. On Tuesday, March 10, Laurier students and faculty members received…
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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 – Acclaimed
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Photos courtesy of Will Huang Colin Aitchison Over the past year, I have served as Vice Chair of the Board for your Students’ Union. This is my…
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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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WLU piloting new program that records students
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…
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Laurier students enjoy another summer of Major League Softball
Everyone can appreciate a good combination of softball, cold drinks and friends. Many workplaces are known to participate in such events by entering in leagues together or holding tournaments to promote team…
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