The Oman Photographer

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL   Vandan Alpesh Thacker is a Wilfrid Laurier Student who is professionally known as The Oman Photographer.   Thacker is in his first year at Wilfrid Laurier University studying computer science. Last week Thacker came first…

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Anna Winge Breen: neuroscience & psychology art

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL   Last week Wilfrid Laurier University Student Union held the school’s first virtual art showcase exhibition to honour all the amazing work that Golden Hawks have created this past school year from 2020-2021.    Anna Winge…

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Class of 2020: where are they now?

GRAPHIC BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Class of 2020 went down in history as the class of COVID-19.    Along with this title came an abrupt and unexpected end to what was supposed to be one of…

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COVID-19: A year later

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY     A year ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic.   Students remember hearing their email notifications going off later that week on the…

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Acing Zoom Interviews

PHOTO BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Future employees have been told the first thing to do during a job interview is to shake the employer’s hand.    With the rise of remote work also comes remote interviews—how…

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Winter gardening: say aloe to my little friend

CONTRIBUTED IMAGE / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Last Tuesday, January 21 marked the darkest day of the year.    We are in the thick of winter and now more than ever students are struggling with their mental health.    Winter…

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Happy New Year Golden Hawks

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   For many students, 2021 feels like it has not arrived yet.    This might be because we are still attending lectures through Zoom, and wearing our PJs way past noon.  …

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Cuffing season in 2020

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   ‘Tis the season to be jolly— at least that is what we are told around this time of year.    For those who are single and feel the pressure to find…

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Exploring recreational and medical cannabis

PHOTO BY VARSHA SRIGANESH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   In the summer of 2019 a Laurier Brantford student was involved in an accident while working part-time in a local company.    The student wishes that all identities of the parties involved…

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Why The Customer Is Not Always Right

PHOTO BY REUBEN JAMES SORIANO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   If you have ever worked in customer service, you would be familiar with the expression, “the customer is always right.”    What happens when the customer is bigoted and racist—are…

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A plant that will melt all your stress away

Painting and photo by Sharna Emrith, The Sputnik Photography   In the spring of 2013, couple Mike and Kelly planted 125 seeds. Little did they know, those seeds would bring much more than lavender.  In the years to come the…

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Hawks wrap up 2019-2020 season

HYRRA CHUGHTAI / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Golden Hawks wrap up another remarkable dodgeball season with their last tournament on Feb. 6.  Game one did not go so smoothly with Humber North in the lead at five and WLUB at zero. However,…

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