Editor’s Note: it’s not goodbye

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   When I was first handed this job in Nov. 2019, I can assure you I had no idea what I was doing.    I was pretty overwhelmed at the fact that…

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No more Golden Hawks at Laurier Brantford (Aprils Fools)

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Laurier Brantford will be getting a new mascot and officially changing their mascot from the Golden Hawk back to the Mule.    In the 1950s Wilfrid Laurier University was a college…

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Collage: Cannabis

PHOTOS BY REUBEN JAMES SORIANO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Having the creative liberty of taking photos of anything relating to cannabis, capturing the moment & perhaps the high one gets when smoking was a necessity. The best way to…

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Collage: Halloween 2020

PHOTOS BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Poem by Natasha O’Neill, Editor-in-Chief   Ghosts, goblins, witches and vampires heading towards us Halloween night, they all provide us quite a fright.   Stocking up on candy, and handing it out…

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Collage: Fall Nature in Brantford

Photographer Jeremy Vyn took a nice walk around the trails of downtown Brantford to create a beautiful fall, sunny day collage. These photos were created to bring a sense of peace and tranquility during this time. Taking a walk during…

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Positive changes coming to downtown

Photo by Natasha O’Neill   Ward 5 councillor Joshua Wall wants to pass a motion giving students a place to park their car downtown. Wall hopes the motion will be passed soon by council to create a discount for Laurier…

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Editor’s Note: Linda Schuyler – an influential Canadian woman

  CONTRIBUTED IMAGE   (Left) Linda Schuyler, Stacie Mistysyn (Caitlyn Ryan) and Christopher (Kit) Hood with geminis awards for Degrassi Junior High, 1989.   Linda Schuyler has always been ahead of her time. Her strongest memory growing up in Paris,…

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We are hiring!!!

We are hiring for the following paid positions: Photo manager – Manages volunteers and oversees photo editing and makes sure all photos are done for all articles. Recruits future volunteers and promotes the Sputnik. Sports Editor- Has working relationship with…

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Brantford declares climate emergency

The City of Brantford has committed to becoming net carbon neutral by 2050.   On November 12 Brantford City Council unanimously voted in favour of passing the resolution declaring a climate emergency and what actions the city will take to…

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