Because of the modern power of streaming services combined with that pesky old virus COVID-19, movies premiering in theaters now undergo a period of only about 35 days before they are made available on platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, […]
Taylor Swift’s All Too Well is One of the Greatest Breakup Songs of All Time
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In the process of re-recording her entire catalogue in order to gain ownership over her masters, Taylor Swift recently topped the charts and broke records with the revisiting of her 2012 album, […]
Travis Scott Concert – Who is at fault?
PHOTO BY Alexander Londoño / Unsplash One of the most popular rappers of his generation, fans from everywhere line up for hours to see Travis Scott perform live. The Texan performer is perhaps best known for his 2018 smash hit album, […]
Why Co-op Programs Should be a Mandatory Component of Almost All University Programs
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY What is the main reason most people decide to pursue a university education? While there is certainly the benefit of general intellectual development occurring over the four years spent interacting with […]
Squid Game is the Most Culturally Important TV Show in Recent Memory
PHOTO BY AYSE ARAS / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Just in case you haven’t heard enough Squid Game discourse these past few weeks, I’m here to provide another opinion that only my editors asked for. If you have not watched the entirety […]
The Incompatibility of Online School and Mental Illness
PHOTO BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As we trek on towards the halfway mark of our fall 2021 semester, I can’t help but think about how at this time last year, we were all just beginning to realize how […]
Vaccine Passports at Laurier and In Canada
CONTRIBUTED BY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The question surrounding mandatory vaccine passports on university campuses and throughout the country is quite the hot topic these days. Call me a sheep. Call me a sucker. Call me a victim of Big […]
Slow internet in a virtual classroom
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY “You keep cutting out.” “Your screen is all blurry.” “There’s an echo in your audio.” “It must be your Wi-Fi.” At this point in the online school year, we have […]
Same tuition cost; lower educational quality
MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As we make our way through another online midterm season, I’m realizing just how little I have learned since last March. This time last year, I was fully engaged in most of […]
Exploring the widespread lack enthusiasm for online clubs
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Beyond the obvious negative effects that being forced to earn our university degrees from our bedrooms has had on all of us, the pandemic has resulted in an overlooked yet equally unfortunate consequence: […]