Every year, on Nov. 11, we remember. The world remembers. Though it was initially created to commemorate the lives lost during WWI, Remembrance Day has since been dedicated to honouring the lives lost during the battles of all wars waged…
Triggered. I’ve seen this word circulating the internet over the last couple of months, in different environments and in different contexts. I’m sure you’ve seen it too. No one can forget the meme of the women with the red hair…
Diseases have swept across the earth since the beginning of time. The tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the 19th century led to the creation of many sanatoriums in cities around the world, including Brantford. Brant Sanatorium was opened in 1913 on…
You get sad, you bust out the Zune, and you jam to some good tunes. There is no real science to it. In fact, it’s second nature; music is often times the emotional crutch that we all need. But what…
The first thing you should ask yourself is what you think hypermasculinity really is. In many cases, this is the first time that some of you have even heard of the term. First year Laurier student Criko Alatraca is one of…
In a world filled with so many problems, there is always a pill for this or that. In the medical world, medications are constantly being improved to reduce side effects or to take the drug in an entirely different direction.…
A small Icelandic town, surrounded with jagged ice-age worn cliffs and glacier cold water falls. It is tumbling towards the ground below. Famous for its untouched northern lights and its fresh fish, so why is the beautiful town slowly losing…
Joseph “Thayendangea” Brant is the name of the man whose form is erected in stone in Victoria Park. Born in March of 1743 by the Cuyahoga River in what is now present day New York, Brant grew to be many…
In an industry in which the consumers are split almost perfectly between men and women, one would think that the gaming world would make an effort to better appeal to both sides of its consumer demographic. In fact, a study…
With Halloween right around the corner, many students will be dressing up as their favourite characters this year. To paraphrase Cady from Mean Girls, Halloween is the one time of year where a person can be as provocatively dressed as…
Craft breweries are integrated in many local communities’ cultures and within student cultures. Brantford has its own craft beer culture with Bell City Brewing Company. Dennis Marijan is the co-founder of Bell City which started in 2013, and now has…
Details in this article were provided by Brant Historical Society The millennial generation spends a lot of time on their phone, it’s an indisputable fact. I mean how could they not? With the rise of technological advances in the past…
* Tattoo’s belong to Kelsey Anger Most people who have tattoos will agree that once you get one, it’s hard to stop. Over the past few decades, tattoos have made an increase in popularity, and tattoo artists have witnessed an…
The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts has stood on Dalhousie Street for nearly a century. As time has passed, the community has changed and so has the theatre. The theatre debuted in 1919, after WWI. Canadians had returned home…
What we wear is a form of self-expression, it’s how we want society to perceive us. Different religions, cultures, and beliefs have different individual attire to represent their values and/or character. Finding a student strutting around campus like Carrie Bradshaw…
Information and dates in this article were provided by Brant Historical Society board member Douglas Summerhayes and also from the book Reinventing Brantford: A University comes Downtown by Leo Groarke. For anyone new to Brantford this small town may not…
At the start of every school year Laurier Brantford’s students’ union alongside the university goes above and beyond to welcome the upcoming first years. O-week is supposed to be the most memorable week of their lives. It’s a week of…
Sept. 1, 1939 is attributed to being the beginning of World War II. Germany invaded Poland and the rest as we know it is history. There are many brave soldiers that helped shaped that outcome for the better. One of them…
With their profile pictures curated from Google images, their short contact list which might have one or two common friends, and a wall completely devoid of any actual social interaction, it’s almost as if they made the account yesterday just…
Almost every person has a list of countries they want to travel to on their bucket list. traveling is more than just a chance to get some much needed R and R. It’s a chance to experience other cultures and…
“The person we’ve hired has really made the position, and I think that’s key to this. We have a caring, compassionate, smart, confident, strong, intelligent person,” says Adam Lawrence, Laurier Brantford’s dean of students. This person is Hayley Moody, Laurier…
Meet Aaya El Zein, the photography artist El Zein has been labelled a Muslim, the Hijabi woman, and an artist. All of these titles have applied to El Zein at one point or another throughout her journey with her faith…
Commonly known to both the worlds of literature and gaming is the hero’s journey: a monomyth or archetype used in storytelling. Fiction is an essential part of development in children, students, young adults and more. Countless life lessons and problem…
Three members of the Durham Regional Police Service attended Laurier Brantford’s Race and Oppression class last Thursday to talk about diversity in their workforce. “Have you witnessed any police injustice in your field?” Acting sergeant and diversity training coordinator, Keith…
Disclosure: Brittany Bennett is a co-founder of Advocates for a Student Culture of Consent (ASCC) “Don’t rape” the red and black shirts spell out for us as volunteers move about the front of the room, preparing for the screening. The…
Meet Khalil Stemmler, the master of sound. Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Stemmler is a leader in the city’s indie music scene. Going by the name of Cyanide Canaries, Stemmler continues to be Brantford’s very own pioneer in trip-hop,…
Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford campus has a strong history with an international student program known as the Laurier English and Academic Foundation (LEAF), making it an especially inclusive campus and an ideal place to meet new people and learn about new…
As a child, a police officer was someone you looked up to, literally, but also metaphorically. Through a child’s eyes an officer is a hero, someone they want to be like when they grow up. Luckily, children do not read…
I swore when I applied to Laurier I thought I was going to the Waterloo campus. Laurier Brantford students are far too familiar with this melancholy sentiment. It echoes through hallways and bubbles in classroom chatter, yet we go…
I believe February started off with a bang, no wait more than a bang, with a huge explosion. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter was left standing in the midst of that explosion. Flash forward to the night of the GRAMMYs and another artist…
