In the wake of the 12 7.0 magnitude devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January, the capital city of Port-an-Prince has been left in shambles. Thousands are dead and 200,000+ have been left homeless. With more than an estimated three million people being affected by the disaster, support from around the globe has been offered. The Laurier Brantford community has been quick to reach out to the devastated island nation, including the efforts of university bookstore supervisor, Jen Brickman.

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After a year of controversy, Colborne still an issue

On the living room wall of Dan McCutcheon’s Darling Street apartment hangs a simple picture of a tree in a field, against a blue sky. The caption: “Change.” The picture, a hologram, changes depending on where you stand and how you look at it, showing...

New business to cater to cupcake connoisseurs

It’s difficult for any new business to get a foothold in the market, especially in today’s economy. But hey, when you specialize in desserts and locate yourself alongside a growing university campus, how hard can it be to stay busy? Leigh-Ann’s Cupcakery, a dessert themed...

After a back injury put her out of commission for two months, Julie Francoeur, owner of Stir It Up, is ready to once again serve up Brantford's healthiest menu full of organic and fair trade items.

"You have to go to Toronto to find anyone doing it like we are," she said. "Customers come from all over the place because it is their lifestyle."

After working long hours for five years, Francoeur began experiencing back problems. Although it was a...

A new Crime Stoppers program has been started up on campus at Laurier. As an offshoot of Brant-Brantford Crime Stoppers, and in collaboration with Special Constable Services, the new program has been made especially for the Laurier campus.

However, James Yuhasz, Special Constable Supervisor, says that Crime Stoppers may not prevent assaults.

“A lot of those things [assaults] were spur-of-the-moment things, so the likelihood that Crimes Stoppers will limit the assaults - probably not,” says Yuhasz. “I don’t know if...

Both the city of Brantford and Laurier are looking for input on what the south side of Colborne Street will look like once redevelopment finishes.

On February 24, the city hosted two community workshops asking residents about what they want to see built along the south side of Colborne Street after demolition. (No date for demolition has been set.) Participants were divided into groups and asked to consider four main aspects: street character, building design, connections and linkages, and activities...

Hear that?

That's the sound of people from across Ontario turning in their seats to cast their gaze on downtown Brantford.

Newspapers and TV crews from Toronto, Hamilton, and Kitchener have flocked to Colborne St., realizing the news value in a story about old buildings being knocked down against the will of (some of) the public.

But it seems that the further the media comes from, the less they really know about Brantford and about this story - and the...

Although there are many female professors out in the wide world of academia, the image of a female professor is generally not the first to come to mind when thinking about this occupation. Laurier Brantford professors weigh in on the subject of female faculty.

In the words of Dr. Christine Lei, assistant professor of Contemporary Studies, things have always been this way. She recalls that while her undergraduate program did not lack other young women, while attaining her Master's and...

January 20, 2009 became one of the most memorable day in history. Barack Obama became the President of the United States of America, the first non-white president in American history. Officially, a year of his presidency has passed and I think its high-time to review his first year in office. What has he done? Comparing his actual accomplishments to the litany of promises made during his campaign, he hasn’t done a lot. A promise to shut down Guantanamo Bay has...

Laurier Brantford closes for rest of afternoon

A crane tipped over today in downtown Brantford, trapping one crew worker twenty feet off the ground for nearly a half hour. The crew was attempting to mount a large, outdoor sign on the side of the Charlotte Villa seniors' home at the corner of...

Laurier Brantford is embracing the digital age through a new $100,000 venture called the Digital Display Project. Its goal is to improve cross-campus communications though a series of digital display screens.

Similar to that of the display screens found in the Market Street Williams Coffee Pub, these screens will be found inside of Laurier buildings, and will display information such as campus events, advertisements and announcements.

Not only that, but the screens will have the ability to display emergency notifications...