Everything old is new again: The L.A. Rams

[starbox]     The Rams are back! Not back as in they didn’t exist for a while, or that they are good again, unfortunately. But back in the sense that the NFL just approved them to move back to Los Angeles,…

Categories: Sports

Misusing the soapbox

  [starbox] Have you ever found yourself reading the paper and saying, “Why is it called the Sputnik anyway?” and “I wish it was pronounced ‘Spootnik’ because that sounds cooler and more Russian,”? Well I have too.   The answer to the first…

Categories: Opinion

Misusing the soapbox

[starbox] Happy New Year! We at The Sputnik hope you had an amazing holiday break, and had an awesome time ringing in 2016.   New Years is a really special time because no matter what it never ceases to inspire.…

Categories: Opinion

Talking joy with the Sputnik editorial board

[starbox] 1. What makes you experience joy? Jaclyn: For me joy is intrinsically human, something that stems from love and appreciation of another person’s existence- just being able to sit across from someone and embrace the energy of their voice…

Categories: Features

Misusing the soapbox

[starbox] This past Saturday was what I call the most depressing day in Facebook history. Years from now we will all remember where we were, and what status we posted, the day the Facebook Wars reached their peak.   I…

Categories: Opinion

Russia: Just like Canada, except not

  Going to a different country, and experiencing a different culture is always a really neat experience. And, feeling some sort of culture shock is always inevitable but always surprising nonetheless. That is exactly what happened when I went to…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Let yourself off the hook- a soapbox

Welcome back after a much deserved fall reading week! I hope it was as beneficial and enjoyable for you as it was for me. School, and life, hits top speed in no time, and a time of rest and reflection…

Categories: Opinion

Bands impress, and are impressed, at KOI Fest 2015

The 2015 edition of KOI Fest has come and gone, bringing music mayhem to the streets of downtown Kitchener once again. The little-festival-that-could continues to prove that there is an audience for punk rock and metal bands outside of Toronto…

Categories: Arts & Culture

KOI music festival set to go off this weekend

  KOI Music Festival is back to provide Kitchener’s punk-rockers and head-bangers a fun weekend of rocking out. Taking place this upcoming weekend – September 25 to 27 – it promises to be the best year of the festival yet.…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Misusing the Soap Box – Issue 1

So here we are, it’s June and that means the start of another year! Well not really, but for us at The Sputnik it feels that way. For the first time in two years we have a different management team,…

Categories: Opinion

Dear Rouge: The art of unexpected success

All the practice, order and professionalism that seems to go into one of their sets appears to evaporate the instant they walk off the stage. Dear Rouge, a rising band from Vancouver, have just finished performing at WTFest to a…

Categories: Arts & Culture

New poetry display in front of Carnegie

A new art piece honoring the late Pauline Johnson is being installed in front of the Carnegie building. A section from one Johnson’s poems, inscribed on granite, will be installed into the sidewalk in front of the building’s staircase. “Then…

Categories: News

The entrance to the Carnegie building just became safer.

Students will have a safer walk to classes when they next attend lectures at the Carnegie building. As part of a street-planning initiative designed to revitalize the downtown, the section of George street in front of the building received a…

Categories: News

The vision behind Brantford’s newest art gallery

“If I have this dream, others have to as well, right?” These are the thoughts of Lily Crawford as she sets to open her brand new art gallery, the Crawford Collective, in downtown Brantford. Crawford, a stained-glass mosaic artist, has…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Looking back at 2015: a map for the future

After a month’s worth of ‘Best of 14’ blogs on people’s Facebook profiles, 2015 is finally here. As we go back to school for a new semester, the biggest question is : what will be the first huge trend, fad…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Interstellar, and the genius of Christopher Nolan

Entering wormholes and black holes. Exploring new planets. Trying to return to loved ones.  Searching for the meaning of love. Science. And space. Lots and lots of space. These are just some of the many topics and ideas that are…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Gerry Dee: A conversation with Mr. D

Comedian and every-man Gerry Dee is coming to our city to perform his stand up at the Sanderson Centre on Friday, November 21st. I had the chance to speak with him this week about the new season of Mr. D,…

Categories: Arts & Culture

John Wick: Cool Keanu is back!

It is now November, and that means here come the serious movies. Basically, either very slow, heavy dramas, or huge budget, polished marvels, like Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Interstellar. These are the movies that are ready to compete for awards season,…

Categories: Arts & Culture