Author: The Sputnik
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Collage: COVID-19 reflections from The Sputnik photography team
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY It is the end of the year, and this is our last collage of 2020/2021. Throughout this pandemic, the photography team has…
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Collage: Small Businesses in Brantford
PHOTO BY TEJAS SINGH Small businesses around Brantford are all special in their own way and it is with this uniqueness that they have been able to survive the pandemic. …
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Collage: Light Manipulation
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY You can’t have good without bad, You can’t have bad without good, Or everything in between. You can’t have light without darkness,…
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Collage: Valentine’s Day
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY February is typically one of the coldest months of the year, however, people’s hearts are filled with warmth as they celebrate Valentine’s Day…
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Collage: 10 Things to Do at Home
PHOTOS BY VARSHA SRIGANESH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY It’s the time of the pandemic, and January is almost done! There are so many ways to keep ourselves motivated and happy. Here…
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Collage: Winter
BY JEREMY VYN & MICHAEL PIRILLO Winter is both chaotic – with snowstorms, blowing snow, and harsh conditions – and peaceful. These photos are meant to bring out the peaceful and beautiful…
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Collage: Christmas
PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Pirillo: Staying home to enjoy the holidays is totally enjoyable and very appropriate for 2020. As you can see in my photos,…
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WLU president, WLUFA disagree on financial situation
Josh Adesina & Karly Rath Wilfrid Laurier University has made the recent decision to let go of 22 positions between both campuses. On Tuesday, March 10, Laurier students and faculty members received…
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No more taxes on tampons – period
What do products like milk, bread, vegetables, prescription drugs, and medical devices like contact lenses and hearing aids have in common? Canadians do not pay taxes on these types of “essential” products.…
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Black History Month events cut back in Brantford and Brant County
By Jacob Dearlove & Taylor Berzins Black History Month programming has virtually disappeared from Brantford and Brant County this February, leaving the community without access to the diverse celebrations it once knew.…
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Brantford and Nutella: A love story
By Davis Vallesi, Dillon Giancola, Orlaith McDonogh To celebrate World Nutella Day, an annual event since 2007, Ferrero Brantford offered a free family fun day, which took place at the Wayne Gretzky…
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The Path to Presidency
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Editors Note: Dave Patterson dropped out of the WLUSU presidential campaign on Monday, February 2, 2015. Frank Cirinna Laurier is my home. Four years here has changed…
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WLUSP Board of Directors
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Abdiasis Issa Over the past year I have the distinct honour and privilege of serving WLUSP as a member of the board and as vice-chair. My experience…
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WLUSP Presidential Candidates
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Emily Crump In the past year and a half, I have had many opportunities thanks to WLUSP. I have worked with Radio Laurier as a DJ, a…
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Board of Directors – Acclaimed
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Photos courtesy of Will Huang Colin Aitchison Over the past year, I have served as Vice Chair of the Board for your Students’ Union. This is my…
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Board of Directors Unacclaimed
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Ryley Fletcher My name is Ryley Fletcher and I am in second year Concurrent Education at Laurier’s Brantford campus. I am currently seeking election for the Wilfrid…
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Laurier Brantford Homecoming 2014
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2014 OUSA Plenary
The Sputnik is streaming the 2014 OUSA AGM hosted at the Turret at WLU Waterloo. Live streaming video by Ustream
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Sexualizing society’s little women
Bleached teeth, fake tans and fishnets. Not things you would usually associate with young girls, unless you’ve watched Toddlers & Tiaras, the now cancelled TLC show that presented viewers with the crazy…
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LB O-Week 2014
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Humans of Brantford: Giving the city a face
A collaborative project by Brittany Bennett and Dillon Giancola Jaquie Daniel Jaquie Daniel has loved her life in Brantford for about 25 years now, and currently works at Grand Erie…
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Laurier Brantford has been #NekNominated
By Brittany Bennett & Hannah Brunsdon The new fad of Nek Nominations has swept across Facebook, and Laurier has been challenged to change it for the better. Nek Nominations are rumoured to…
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WLUSU campaign platforms
All photos courtesy of Ryan Hueglin, except Nick DeSumma by Cody Hoffman and Melody Parton by Layla Bozich. President Chandler Jolliffe My goal as President and CEO of the Laurier Student’s Union…
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WLUSP campaign platforms
President Dani Saad In the past year, I have built relationships with people I work with at The Cord and in other departments. As an editor, I have learned how hard volunteers…
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In response to … Hentai isn’t sexy (Issue 9)
The following are anonymous responses in reply to the article “Hentai isn’t sexy” by Dran Ngo in Issue 9 of The Sputnik. They have not been edited from their original. #1: While I…
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WLUSU VA’s
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Hitting the weights!
With final exams just around the corner, summer is getting even closer! Right now is the perfect time to begin an exercise plan and get a head start on your beach body. …
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Men’s rights: Over-privileged or a right to defend?
In the past century, one of the biggest sociopolitical and cultural movements around the world has been feminism. The movement has fought for women’s rights, from the right to vote to the…
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Bylaw to prevent smoking at bus terminal
A new bylaw that will prevent people from smoking at the Brantford Transit Terminal will be put in effect soon. Brantford City Council met on Monday night to discuss issues surrounding improving…
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