PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier Brantford is home to many beautiful restaurants and residences. With the campus’ apartment-styled residences, many students learn how to cook for themselves in their first year – especially since there isn’t…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY When I was growing up, reading was a huge passion of mine. I was the kid who always had a book and would prefer being nose deep in Harry Potter to going…
Fashion and the shopping that comes with it are both huge interests of mine. To the regret of my friends and family, I would rather spend hours walking around the mall with a Starbucks in my hand than doing anything…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY University students are hardworking, fun-loving and also broke. We love a good deal and student discounts are something we look forward to. Whether that be 10% off with an SPC or the free…
GRAPHIC BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY University classes are demanding on the student body, and in the last year and a half with COVID-19 thrown into the mix, they became even more difficult. Classes began to shift their focus…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY For the past year, Laurier Golden Hawks have been struggling to enjoy their university experience under the cloud of COVID-19. With classes and extracurriculars being online, the Brantford campus has…
GRAPHIC BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Sexual violence is something that occurs frequently on university campuses across Ontario, and across Canada. Unfortunately, most victims are not comfortable speaking up or are not advocated for because of…
CONTRIBUTED IMAGE / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY At least once in everyone’s life they dreamt of becoming an astronaut and going to the moon. For fourth year Laurier student Kristin Cobbett, this dream began in her small town in Colorado…
Feminism is known as the second most hated “F” word in the English language, simply because people do not understand its true meaning. Merriam-Webster defines feminism as “the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes”. However, according to an article on…
Sprint cars: or in other words, go-karts on steroids; these high-powered race cars are designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks and can be heard even before stepping onto the racetrack. Sprint cars…
Imagine stepping off a plane into a brand new place. Within minutes you realize how different it is from your home country; the weather is not the same as home and you start to miss the warm breeze you’ve grown up with; the…
