Mark Fraser was a youth pastor. He had always wanted to be a youth pastor, and he had always been a youth pastor. But around a year ago he began to think that a change was needed. What happens when…
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the American homosexual community in two gay rights cases last week. The Courtruled against Proposition 8, allowing same-sex marriages to resume in California, and also voted to strike down the Defense…
It started just over a month ago. I had just finished my first year at Laurier, and a friend and I were driving back through St. Louis and Chicago to my home in Edmonton. It was going to be the…
It seems like any day of the week you can open the paper and find something negative being written about Rob Ford. If all the reports are true, he must be the worst mayor of all time, or at the…
Brantford mayor, Chris Friel, spoke at a town-hall meeting in Scarborough this past Saturday. He gave the community his thoughts on the proposed multi-billion dollar downtown Toronto casino and resort. The casino has been met with controversy ever since it…
Theodore Fontaine, author of “Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools: A Memoir”, was in the Brantford area this week to speak on his books and life experiences. Fontaine attended the Fort Alexander and Assiniboia Indian residential schools…
Saturday night marked the end of this year’s Black History Month events in Brantford. Sydenham Street United Church hosted the Black History Month wrap-up party. Over a hundred people attended the party, which had musical performances, inspirational readings and a…
Snow days aren’t just for kids. Laurier Brantford students gave a collective sigh of relief this past Friday morning as they realized the campus was closed for the day and all classes were cancelled. The closure was caused by a…
Laurier students and other community members slept outside last Thursday night as part of Youth Homelessness Week, snowstorm and all. The Out in the Cold sleep-out event aimed to increase awareness of youth homelessness in the community and to raise…
The City of Brantford is looking into the possibility of an outdoor smoking ban. This follows a trend seen across the country. Woodstock passed a ban a couple years ago, and the city of Toronto and the province of British…
The flu season is upon us, and like the rest of Canada, Brantford has been hit hard. A recent report from the Brantford General Hospital’s website said that there have been 110 confirmed cases, with 80 people in isolation. The…
A brand new year is upon us, and so is a new NHL season. A tentative agreement was reached between the league and the NHL players’ union on January 6. This comes at a time when the deadline to reach…
The Laurier Brantford extramural volleyball played their first tournament of the season at Redeemer College on November 16 and is the latest Laurier Brantford athletic squad to bring home some serious hardware. Their goals going in were to keep communication…
National Addictions Awareness Week took place in Brantford last weekend with an inspiring and heart-warming service and pancake breakfast. The event was held at the pavilion in Mohawk Park on Saturday, Nov. 10th. Brantford Mayor Chris Friel started things…
The Laurier Brantford men’s extramural hockey team got their season underway on Halloween night in a 4-3 loss to Conestoga. It was their first exhibition game of the season, and…
The third annual Brantford Film Festival took place over the weekend, from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3, and was another huge success as the festival continues to grow each year. This year saw an estimated 600 people come out to…
The Golden Hawks will play in Brantford Saturday night for Laurier Brantford’s homecoming, and it could not come at a better time. After dropping three close games on the road to start the year, the Hawks will make their home…
Laurier Brantford held its 6thannual Relay for Life on Friday, October 12, and it was another huge success. 137 students from 16 teams walked around the RCW courtyard from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The relay, which raises money for…
