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 […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As Ontario prepares for another flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists are both trying to secure vaccines and encourage the public to get theirs. Last year because of the pandemic, there was […]
On Sept. 21, four women protested the Coronavirus vaccine passport in front of Brantford’s City Hall, on 58 Dalhousie Street. The women were protesting until 5:15 p.m. against the vaccine passport mandate, which came into effect on September 22 2021. […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY After a long year and a half, Laurier Brantford students began their return to campus on September 9, 2021 with the first day of school. Although the university has been sending regular email […]
PHOTO BY KAREN SAVOY / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As September 20 draws near, students at Wilfrid Laurier University prepare to vote in the federal election. Elections in previous years have been a race between the Liberal and Conservative parties, but Laurier […]
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Group for equity WLUchangeisdue challenges Wilfrid Laurier University in a battle against racism. Students, staff, faculty and citizens of the Kitchener-Waterloo area of multiple different backgrounds band together to fight Laurier University […]
GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY When I first came to this campus, I was a first year student with dozens of questions and a burning desire to find answers for all of them. […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY When I was first handed this job in Nov. 2019, I can assure you I had no idea what I was doing. I was pretty overwhelmed at the fact that […]
GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier Brantford will be getting a new mascot and officially changing their mascot from the Golden Hawk back to the Mule. In the 1950s Wilfrid Laurier University was a college […]
GRAPHIC BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY This year’s Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31. The day serves to both celebrate trans people and their accomplishments, as well as raise awareness about the discrimination they continue […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Early March, Wilfrid Laurier University and Navitas announced an internationalization partnership that will span over the next ten years. This partnership will introduce the establishment of the Wilfrid Laurier International […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY For the past year, Laurier Golden Hawks have been struggling to enjoy their university experience under the cloud of COVID-19. With classes and extracurriculars being online, the Brantford campus has […]
GRAPHIC BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Sexual violence is something that occurs frequently on university campuses across Ontario, and across Canada. Unfortunately, most victims are not comfortable speaking up or are not advocated for because of […]
CONTRIBUTED IMAGE For the first time, Wilfrid Laurier University’s User Experience Design (UXD) program looks to graduate its first batch of students. Eleven students from the first cohort are expected to graduate this June. Students in the […]
GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL “Cross my heart,” Walter Gretzky would always say. A man of bravery, resilience and humility, the most kind hearted, well known and adored individual. As a local hero and a man who defines […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Golden Hawks are just trying to keep up and be informed, but it’s hard when misinformation is lurking everywhere. With such a large span of different resources to educate the […]
Although the world is currently focused on beating COVID-19, there is another disease that continues to demand attention. According to the Canadian Cancer society, nearly 50 per cent of Canadians will develop a form of cancer at some point […]
IMAGE BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY For the first time in history, Wilfrid Laurier University looks to finish a full academic year in a mainly-remote environment. However, the following academic year of 2021-2022 sees the potential for […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier welcomes Pegah Jamalof into her role as the newly elected Students’ Union president and CEO. The results of the presidential race–released for the first time virtually–rolled in on Jan. […]
CONTRIBUTED IMAGE / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY At least once in everyone’s life they dreamt of becoming an astronaut and going to the moon. For fourth year Laurier student Kristin Cobbett, this dream began in her small town in Colorado […]
