PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY FLASS/HASSA welcome you to a night under the stars on March 25 for a mask-querade ball. On a dreamy Friday, Laurier students from the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Human and…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Take a chance, roll the dice, sink some balls and feel like a winner in the Level One Lounge game area. The Level One Lounge, or, L1, is a destination for…
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Jan. 27., 2022, Shane Symington was elected as Wilfrid Laurier University’s new Students’ Union President and CEO. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday night, Symington was announced to be the successor of…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Live in fear of the big bad wolf, but be cautious of the quiet and hungry coyote. As the seasons change, the patterns of wildlife do too. Coyotes begin to roam suburban…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Golden Hawks are feeling dull as Laurier University moves classes online due to the Omicron Covid variant. On December 16 of 2021, an email was sent to Laurier students on behalf of…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom away from online Zoom learning as Laurier University returns to in-person classes for the Winter 2022 school term. As of January 4, students will be re-introduced to a fully in-person school…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Put on your hat and mitts and get ready to jingle all the way down to Brantford’s first Holiday Carnival. On Nov. 27., the city of Brantford will be hosting a Holiday…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier Brantford University students take to social media after a journalism assignment is released. On Wed. Nov. 3, @SpottedLaurier, on the social media platform, Twitter, posted an anonymous submission from a student…
Put on your fangs, stir your cauldron, walk like a mummy and get ready to say ‘boo!’ as Laurier’s Hawk Team puts on its first Halloween event. On Friday Oct. 29., Brantford’s Hawk Team will be hosting “The Halloween Event”…
GRAPHIC BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier’s student collective Student Advocates for Accessibility (SAFA) is hosting a workshop for Laurier students and community members on Thursday Oct. 21 to learn basic American Sign Language. The collective hosts American…
On Sept. 21, four women protested the Coronavirus vaccine passport in front of Brantford’s City Hall, on 58 Dalhousie Street. The women were protesting until 5:15 p.m. against the vaccine passport mandate, which came into effect on Sept. 22 2021.…
PHOTO BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As September 20 draws near, students at Wilfrid Laurier University prepare to vote in the federal election. Elections in previous years have been a race between the Liberal and Conservative parties, but Laurier …
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 different backgrounds band together to fight Laurier University…
GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL “Cross my heart,” Walter Gretzky would always say. A man of bravery, resilience and humility, the most kind hearted, well known and adored individual. As a local hero and a man who defines…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Golden Hawks are just trying to keep up and be informed, but it’s hard when misinformation is lurking everywhere. With such a large span of different resources to educate the…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier welcomes Pegah Jamalof into her role as the newly elected Students’ Union president and CEO. The results of the presidential race–released for the first time virtually–rolled in on Jan.…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEKIH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The coronavirus has taken a toll on the 2020-2021 school year and has changed what a typical school year looks like. Due to the pandemic – with staff and students safety…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Editor’s note: Even though the sample of the survey is small, we at The Sputnik have been hearing the same comments from our peers at Laurier Brantford, and can confirm there…
PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Going once, going twice, sold to the holly jolliest bidder of the holiday Food4Kids auction. As the holiday season draws near, Brant-Haldimand Food4Kids, a charity that began in 2017, has…
PHOTOS BY JEREMY VYN / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The holiday season is a time where joy tinkles through the air, happiness radiates from family and friends, and laughter makes you jiggle like a bowl full of jelly. Winter is…
PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Flashes of red poppies and chimes of “lest we forget” circle the air at the beginning of November for the heroes who served. The Brantford community shows their respect for those…
PHOTO BY ALLIE LEASK / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Hearing a witches’ cackle, the low moan of a ghost, and the rustle of trees can only mean one thing; Halloween is right around the corner. Haunted houses, corn mazes, candy…
PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO, THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As the leaves begin to change colour and fall to the ground, the chill in the air reminds students of the stressful part of the academic year approaching. Autumn often includes going…
CONTRBUTED IMAGE We have all wished for an everlasting summer, but have come to realize to be careful what we wish for, because it may just come true. With the rise of the global Covid-19 pandemic, universities have made…
ALAN CHEN / UNSPLASH PHOTOGRAPY The heat from the early morning sun warmed my skin, flushing it pink with the sky’s reflection. I sat on my front doorstep, waiting for Jack to pick me up in his old…
SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier Brantford rolls out the red carpet and struts their stuff for the fifth annual fashion for freedom fashion show. Roughly $2,000 was raised from this year’s fashion show and all the money…
REUBEN JAMES SORIANO / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY ORANGE you glad Devyn Kelly is the new Student Union president and CEO? On Thursday, January 30th of 2020, Devyn Kelly was elected by the students at Wilfrid Laurier University as the Student…
VARSHA SRIGANESH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Snowy evenings, frost bitten fingers and toes, rosy cheeks and red noses all mean one thing; winter is here in Brantford. Harmony Square, the heart of Downtown Brantford, is made into a skating rink in…
New years resolutions are mindless and dumb and the tradition of it has been circling our world for years. Although I do love the sentiment of tradition, the pledges to become a better version of oneself, and going out with…
