Welcome to The Sputnik, Wilfrid Laurier University’s official student-run newspaper on the Brantford campus. As your editor-in-chief for the 2023-2024 academic year, I am most passionate about making sure each issue is a body of work students can take great…
After weeks of preparation, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Mock Trial Club held a civil and a criminal mock trial at the Brantford Superior Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 25. Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, an associate professor and the program coordinator for the law…
Brantford had a candle lit march, an annual memorial tree and a social for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. The vigil went from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and was organized by Gender Journey Brant, Brantford Pride…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University hosted its first drag performance on the Brantford campus called “Winter’s a Drag” on March 23. The event took place at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts,…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University hosted Beyond Treaty Recognition Week: Enacting Treaty Relationships Between Canadian Citizens and Indigenous Peoples with events from March 7 to 10. The events are meant to teach students…
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University’s Black History Month 2022 program organizers plan a panel discussion on “Health, wellness, spirituality, healing and Black communities in Canada” for March 7. The panel discussion will be…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY This article was updated on March 7th to correct a spelling error. On Feb. 16, Professor Maya Goldenberg will host a public lecture with the Laurier Study Centre of Canada called “Is…
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Wilfrid Laurier University virtually hosts the bi-annual Partnerships for Employment Job Fair on Feb. 2. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST on a platform designed…