There is a new innovation at Laurier Brantford to help curb safety concerns for staff students, in the form a bright yellow emergency pole that has been installed in the courtyard of the Research and Academic Centre.

This new tool is very user friendly, as a simple flip of the phone receiver on the pole or the touch of a button will alert a dispatcher who will know where and when the signal is triggered. The response team will treat...

The Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University is celebrating its 100th anniversary while Laurier Brantford is in its eleventh year of providing higher education to students. Laurier Brantford began in September 1999 as a liberal arts campus with only 39 students enrolled.

Laurier Brantford was centered around the Carnegie Building – an old library built between 1902 to 1904 located on 73 George St. in Brantford’s downtown core which was saved by the university from demolition.

Laurier, Brantford was a...

Many university students have allergies; some of them are anaphylactic to certain foods, medications, insect stings or even exercise. For students living with anaphylaxis, life with roommates or living away from home may pose challenges, or at the very least, some uncertainty.

Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening type of allergic reaction. Anaphylaxis is a severe, whole-body allergic reaction.

Kyle Dine, the Program Coordinator for Anaphylaxis Canada, a non-profit organization that provides information, support and resources for people with anaphylaxis, advises students...

“Your car is dirty. You should let us wash it,” read one sign outside of Lynden Park Mall Saturday where incoming first-years and O-Week icebreakers alike teamed up to clean cars for a cause.

Shinerama, a national fundraising campaign for Cystic Fibrosis Canada that began at Laurier in 1961, concluded its Laurier Brantford O-Week fundraising Saturday, after a week of various activities to raise money for the organization.

This year, Laurier Brantford students were able to raise just over $11,000...

Vitamins turn urine yellow but play a very important role in helping one’s body maintain optimal health. While it is difficult to eat well in our fast paced world of processed food, vitamins help people gain the minerals that they need and are not getting from diet alone.

Dr. Kyra Gerber is a holistic chiropractor who supports her patients through discussing their daily habits around diet, exercise and emotional wellness.

Discussing dieting, Gerber says that she believes vitamins play an...

Moratorium. Its definition according to Webster is rather simple: “A suspension of activity.” To Wilfrid Laurier University, its definition is much more than that. It’s a roadblock in the way of expansion to Milton.

Expansion to Milton has been a hot topic for conversation among those in the Laurier community, but the production of a policy by the Ontario government has caused a delay in any thinking of building.

Instituted by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities, the...

Many positive changes have gone on at Laurier Brantford during the summer months. Students will be pleasantly surprised to see that the Research and Academic Centre East has been completed, however many other changes have also taken place across campus.

The building at 97 Dalhousie Street, a former bar and strip club, will house the offices for Accessible Learning and a space for art exhibitions. It will offer an accessible entrance from Harmony Square.

There will also be a lecture...

It is said that the most successful and well rounded students are those who get involved.

Laurier Brantford offers a variety of campus activities and organizations; they are beneficial to students as they provide learning opportunities that cannot be found inside of the classroom.

Campus activities and organizations provide the opportunity for new friendships, personal growth, the learning of new skills and abilities. Campus volunteer experiences can also be added to one’s co-curricular resume, which is helpful when looking for...

It is almost time for the ‘big goodbye’; the memorable moment when parents go back home and students remain in their new residence rooms. This experience can be difficult to deal with for students and parents alike, but you must remember, you have done this before.

On the first day of kindergarten, you cried and clung to your Mom, not wanting her to leave you in such a foreign environment. You begged her not to leave, but she promised she...

For students looking to spend their summers making a difference, a new program is coming to Laurier that might help them do just that. The Genocide and Human Rights University Program (GHRUP) offers students a two-week course that studies issues of genocide and human rights. Organized by the International Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies, GHRUP offers students a chance to explore genocides of the past and learn from them. Topics covered include the Holocaust, Cambodia and Rwanda.

Despite...

Today’s modern, “plugged-in” member of society seems to think she has a pretty good idea of what’s environmentally friendly and what’s not. Activists, classroom activities and even commercials are in on the action, talking about recycling or new products without chemicals.

Electric cars, coffee cups made out of X% recycled paper, turning off your lights – it’s all green and it’s all good, right? But when you dig a little deeper, being green is infinitely more complex then you’d think.