Author Dellesia Noah

Where would a farmer, a town crier, and the poster boy for colon cancer awareness meet? Sounds like the beginning of some corny joke but I actually got a legitimate answer for you. Meet Larry Davis, a man from ...

When you think of adoption what do you picture? Maybe a loving smiling family with two parents and a child. Today adoption and fostering in Canada has been opened to include the many different definitions of f...

Looking through the window of this home you can see a table set up for two. Over the table is a piece of embroidery, golden and glittery with a floral design. On the side of this is a little chest covered in je...

Do you remember the days you would sign on to MSN and wait for your boo to sign on? That little light would switch from red to green and you would open up that chat and engage in a little late night flirting. ...

Anyone who is an expert in the field of technology would tell you that a strong password consists of lower cases, upper cases, numbers, and characters, It isn’t associated with an aspect of your life and you ...

The doll experiment has been resurrected repeatedly for over the past 80 years. For those of you not familiar with the doll experiment, here’s a quick run-through. In the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark – A...

Meet Nathan Etherington. If that last name sounds familiar to you, you’re probably from Paris, ON. The Etherington family first migrated from England to Paris in 1877. Like many other families who have migra...

2016 has been one hell of a year, and I’m ready for it to be wrapped up and over with. I embrace 2017 with open arms, in fact, this may be an unpopular opinion but I find New Year’s a far more enjoyable hol...

Everyone should be able to recall their very first crush and how they felt when they were around them. It’s a feeling like no other, your heart starts to race when they’re around, your palms are sweaty, and...

Triggered. I’ve seen this word circulating the internet over the last couple of months, in different environments and in different contexts. I’m sure you’ve seen it too. No one can forget the meme of the ...

Joseph “Thayendangea” Brant is the name of the man whose form is erected in stone in Victoria Park. Born in March of 1743 by the Cuyahoga River in what is now present day New York, Brant grew to be many ...

With Halloween right around the corner, many students will be dressing up as their favourite characters this year. To paraphrase Cady from Mean Girls, Halloween is the one time of year where a person can be as ...

Details in this article were provided by Brant Historical Society The millennial generation spends a lot of time on their phone, it’s an indisputable fact. I mean how could they not? With the rise of techno...

The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts has stood on Dalhousie Street for nearly a century. As time has passed, the community has changed and so has the theatre. The theatre debuted in 1919, after WWI. C...

Information and dates in this article were provided by Brant Historical Society board member Douglas Summerhayes and also from the book Reinventing Brantford: A University comes Downtown by Leo Groarke. For ...

Photo courtesy of Douglas Summerhayes At the start of every school year Laurier Brantford’s students’ union alongside the university goes above and beyond to welcome the upcoming first years. O-week is ...

Sept. 1, 1939 is attributed to being the beginning of World War II. Germany invaded Poland and the rest as we know it is history. There are many brave soldiers that helped shaped that outcome for the better. O...

Almost every person has a list of countries they want to travel to on their bucket list. traveling is more than just a chance to get some much needed R and R. It’s a chance to experience other cultures and fo...

Meet Aaya El Zein, the photography artist El Zein has been labelled a Muslim, the Hijabi woman, and an artist. All of these titles have applied to El Zein at one point or another throughout her journey with ...

I believe February started off with a bang, no wait more than a bang, with a huge explosion. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter was left standing in the midst of that explosion. Flash forward to the night of the GRAMMYs a...

“There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them,” said television producer and writer, Shonda Rhimes while clapping back to an ignorant Twitter hater last year. She decimated this person by s...

  One reason people have been engaging in tattoos for centuries is because they are seen as a work of art. The human body becomes a canvas and portrays artwork through stories and meanings, reaching out...

If you’re an avid Snapchat user like many of the other students here at Laurier, you might have come across a particular handle: LaurierUniSnaps. The new anonymous account has gained a following by sharing S...

  I’d like to make a comment on the present state of the music industry, and for me to do that I’d like to ask you to think back to your favorite concert. Who did you see? Was it Carrie Underwood? O...

It all started on a box of prayers. Sue Kopczyk saw a need in the eyes of the people of Brantford. She set up a little table with a sign that said “need prayer?” and one after the other people came with tea...

Meet Ashley Vandermaarl, the farmer girl. Between school, work, a social life and sleep, it’s hard for students to find that balance without wanting to rip out their hair. But somehow, Vandermaarl manages ...

When joining Tinder you never really know what to expect. I’ve read about complete horror stories: people who can’t take no for an answer, stories regarding sexism and harassment. I didn’t know what my ex...

Before she even opens the door I can smell the scent of cooking wafting through the hallways. It tickles my nose and makes my stomach grumble. Set on the table before me is a four course meal and behind me two ...