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The sexual assault centre (SAC) hosted a healing and craft workshop to create a collaborative art for sexual assault survivors. On Monday, March 4 Laurier students gathered in the basement of the Carnegie bu...

Laurier Brantford kicked off the month by hosting its very first criminology hackathon. Students gathered during the first weekend in March to participate in Launchpad Brantford’s inaugural criminovation c...

How do we aid refugees and migrant individuals in their turbulent experiences? That’s what the Laurier community was invited to discuss at the resiliency of refugees panel. Tuesday, March 5, as part resear...

On March 6, Laurier Brantford hosted a panel discussion about the state of Canadian journalism. The impressive panel was made up of Kathy English, public editor of the Toronto Star; San Grewal, director and ...

On Wednesday, March 6, students came decked out in their best for the first Vaisakhi event to celebrate the New Year in the Sikh religion. Students from both Laurier and Conestoga stepped into the convention...

For an entire week, EcoHawks and LSPIRG joined forces to host the Swap Don’t Shop event at Laurier Brantford.   Students donated clothing or accessories that they were not using anymore, and could ...

This year, the Brantford Public Library celebrates its 135th anniversary, and the library staff is hard at work planning events and activities to promote the occasion. “I think any opportunity to really ge...

The polar vortex and ice storms 2019 has been throwing at Brantford have been hard enough for everyone in the city. It makes some wonder what people do when they can’t afford a roof over their head.   A...

To conclude Black History Month at Wilfrid Laurier University, a collection of groups and associations on the Brantford and Waterloo campuses have been raising awareness, recognizing the lived experiences and o...

A meeting that was supposed to take place between the vice-president of student affairs David McMurray and some of the students from Students Against Ford’s Cuts was cancelled due to “extenuating circumsta...

Laurier Brantford’s competitive dance team was burning up the dance floor at their annual showcase.  Saturday, Feb. 9, the KAOS dance team hosted their annual showcase at Laurier Brantford’s new YMCA ...

A weekend of design thinking turns into much more for a handful of Laurier students.  Sunday, Feb 3, Prepr – in collaboration with Laurier’s user experience program – was wrapping up its United Na...

Zemar Hakim has made it over the finish line: he has been elected as the new Students’ Union president.   For this year’s election, the Students’ Union saw an increase in voter turnout with 23.61...

Laurier Brantford held a screening of the new documentary, The Social Shift, in S.C. Johnson on Thursday.  The documentary follows two sisters and their two friends as they journey across Canada to inter...

Brantford city councillors voted against legalizing cannabis stores in the city on Jan. 15.  The vote will delay the opening of any cannabis retailers for Brantford again, with it originally being promise...

Doug Ford’s recent cuts to OSAP funding has lead the Laurier community to come out in protest. Thursday, Jan. 24, students, faculty and residents of the Brantford community gathered in Victoria Park to pro...

For more than a decade, Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications, the parent organization that houses The Cord and The Sputnik among many other publications, has overseen the moderation of the Open Forum...

Friday, Jan. 11, Laurier’s four presidential candidates went up against each other for the presidential debate held in the Lobby of RCW.  This election season, the four candidates who are running to be yo...

The Queer Sphere has paired up with the Grand River Grannies and the AIDS Network to host Brantford’s AIDS awareness week.  From as early as Nov. 14 and until Nov. 30, the Queer Sphere has and will be hos...

You Can Sit With Us held events across campus this month to raise awareness about bullying on campus and in the workplace in honour of anti-bullying week.  The Kindness Project was one of three events h...

The 44th annual Brantford Santa Claus Parade drew festive onlookers downtown on Nov. 24, all of them excited to start the Christmas season.    Wagons filled with kids and parents camping out with coffee...

Laurier Brantford hosted its first ever Diwali celebration with Conestoga College at the Brantford Convention Center on Monday, November 5.  The event was hosted by Laurier Brantford’s South Asian Student...

If you’ve been involved with clubs or associations at Laurier in the past few weeks, then you’ve probably had the opportunity to utilize The Perch: the Students’ Union’s newest accessible and straightfo...

Citizens of Brantford felt the need to advocate on the behalf of this city’s growing homeless population.  Friday, November 9, a small group of brantford citizens gathered outside the Welcome-In Resourc...

Over the course of the three days from November 6 to 8, a new charity drop-off donation spot has been set up on behalf of Nova Vita through the Human Rights and Human Diversity Students Association.  ...

Alt Boutique is a new streetwear shop set right in the middle of downtown Brantford, adding a much-needed business catered for the students.   “Streetwear is a lot of things, it’s something edgy, not n...

Last week, Laurier Brantford hosted their third annual Thrive Week event. The intention of Thrive Week is to help students build positive mental health. Originally, Thrive Week was run by Recreation and Athleti...

The Brantford community flooded a local mosque with support after vandalism incident.   Friday, Oct. 26 Brantford Mosque held a community event of solidarity after their place of worship had been van...

Reel+Raw Poke held their grand opening on Monday, adding another restaurant to the downtown food scene.  “We’re getting really positive feedback on social media,” co-owner Lee DaCosta said. “Word of...

1093 days after being elected and 473 days after hoping to have legislation in place, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has legalized recreational cannabis in Canada.  Trudeau declared th...