Hey, Golden Hawks! My name is Serena Austin, I’ve just completed my third year here at Laurier Brantford, and I will be The Sputnik’s Editor-in-Chief for the 2022/23 school year. From my very first campus tour, I knew Laurier Brantford […]
All things in life are ephemeral, but one could argue that those fleeting moments and passing memories are what make our lives – in some ways – beautiful. Not to get too philosophical (I know we all have enough of that […]
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 JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Get your taste buds ready for St. Leonard’s Community Services’ 17th Annual Soup Challenge. Each year, restaurants and organizations across Brantford go head-to-head in a battle of the soups. The […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY FLASS/HASSA welcome you to a night under the stars on March 25 for a mask-querade ball. On a dreamy Friday, Laurier students from the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Human and […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Take a chance, roll the dice, sink some balls and feel like a winner in the Level One Lounge game area. The Level One Lounge, or, L1, is a destination for […]
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 […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Further education is a possibility for many students thinking of what to do after graduation. During March, the Career Centre is running Plan Ahead for Further Ed Month, a variety of […]
PHOTO BY Weston MacKinnon / Unsplash Every Friday in February from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the City of Brantford held a free Skate Party event at the heart of the city’s downtown, Harmony Square–located on 89 Dalhousie Street. The […]
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 On Feb. 24, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Kim’s Convenience star Simu Liu spoke to post-secondary students across Ontario. Liu immigrated from China to Canada at the […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Hold on to your magnifying glass, light your pipe and put on your thinking cap to solve the murder mystery at Laurier Brantford. The Faculty of Liberal Arts Student Society (FLASS) along […]
GRAPIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH On Feb. 11, Laurier co-hosted the “Leveraging the Brilliance and Energy of African Women in Engineering and Math” panel. The main focuses of the panel included life as a woman in science, technology, engineering […]
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 […]
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Feb. 3, 2022, Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications (WLUSP) will elect a new president and members of the Board of Directors. WLUSP is the dual campus organization that hosts nine […]
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Jan. 27., 2022, Shane Symington was elected as Wilfrid Laurier University’s new Students’ Union President and CEO. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday night, Symington was announced to be the successor of […]
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 […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SERENA ANAGBE / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In the midst of the fifth wave of the pandemic, COVID-19 testing feels impossible to find. Pharmacies and other locations across the province have been struggling to receive and administer both […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Live in fear of the big bad wolf, but be cautious of the quiet and hungry coyote. As the seasons change, the patterns of wildlife do too. Coyotes begin to roam suburban […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Golden Hawks are feeling dull as Laurier University moves classes online due to the Omicron Covid variant. On December 16 of 2021, an email was sent to Laurier students on behalf of […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Zoom away from online Zoom learning as Laurier University returns to in-person classes for the Winter 2022 school term. As of January 4, students will be re-introduced to a fully in-person school […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Although many students are itching for in-person programming, participation in extracurriculars has decreased. In the Fall 2020 semester, all digital events and extracurriculars saw a drop in student participation. Many students […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Put on your hat and mitts and get ready to jingle all the way down to Brantford’s first Holiday Carnival. On Nov. 27., the city of Brantford will be hosting a Holiday […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Canada’s worker shortage due to COVID-19 is affecting businesses around Brantford, creating a struggle to find workers and fill jobs. A short walk through downtown Brantford will show many businesses with “Help […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SERENA ANAGBE / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Foot Patrol is back on campus making their presence known, walking with Laurier Golden Hawks every step of the way. Walking alone at night can be daunting for students, especially those who […]
On Dec. 8, 2021, Laurier students will head to the polls to vote for three new members on the Students’ Union’s Board of Directors. The initial date for students to vote was Oct. 5., to be open until Oct. 7. […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier Brantford University students take to social media after a journalism assignment is released. On Wed. Nov. 3, @SpottedLaurier, on the social media platform, Twitter, posted an anonymous submission from a student […]
Put on your fangs, stir your cauldron, walk like a mummy and get ready to say ‘boo!’ as Laurier’s Hawk Team puts on its first Halloween event. On Friday Oct. 29., Brantford’s Hawk Team will be hosting “The Halloween Event” […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY On Sept. 30, 2021, Canada celebrated its first National Truth and Reconciliation Day. This day was established in light of the discoveries earlier this year of mass grave sites at former residential schools […]
GRAPHIC BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier’s student collective Student Advocates for Accessibility (SAFA) is hosting a workshop for Laurier students and community members on Thursday Oct. 21 to learn basic American Sign Language. The collective hosts American […]
