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 […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY March 2020, the economy took a tumble due to the COVID-19 pandemic and left many people out of work and relying on financial support from the government. As the pandemic progressed, […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRPAHY With more than twenty five thousand followers, the Spotted At Laurier Twitter account has become a hub for all things surrounding student life at Laurier. Since 2013, the account has attracted […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As cases rose in the Brantford community, Laurier students seem to be not the cause. At this time, Wilfrid Laurier University has only reported a total of three confirmed cases on […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEKIH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The coronavirus has taken a toll on the 2020-2021 school year and has changed what a typical school year looks like. Due to the pandemic – with staff and students safety […]
PHOTO BY VARSHA SRIGANESH /THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Ashleena Bilal is finding it difficult to navigate post secondary options remotely. The grade 11 student at Craig Kielburger Secondary School, in Milton, Ont., is one of the many high […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Editor’s note: Even though the sample of the survey is small, we at The Sputnik have been hearing the same comments from our peers at Laurier Brantford, and can confirm there […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The stock market took one of the worst crashes since the Great Depression in March 2020. This event, and the recession following it, led to many businesses having difficulty staying afloat–or […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In June, Laurier alumni, also known as the Being Raced collective, wrote an open letter to WLU administration with a list of demands, one of which was reconsidering the need for […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY COVID-19 has impacted everyone’s lives but there has been concern not only over the risks it poses to the healthcare system, but the potential side-effects it might have on communities. The economic […]
PHOTO BY MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Going once, going twice, sold to the holly jolliest bidder of the holiday Food4Kids auction. As the holiday season draws near, Brant-Haldimand Food4Kids, a charity that began in 2017, has […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As of Nov. 16, just over 3000 people signed a petition started by Laurier students to remove the use of webcams during online examinations at the university. The Change.org petition titled […]
PHOTOS BY JEREMY VYN / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The holiday season is a time where joy tinkles through the air, happiness radiates from family and friends, and laughter makes you jiggle like a bowl full of jelly. Winter is […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Laurier’s remote services continue to introduce new changes and updates for students seeking academic support as the close to the semester quickly approaches. Academic support services have adapted to provide […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY As of November 3, the Government of Canada allowed Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs), such as Laurier, to reopen to international students who plan to come to Canada after October 20—granted that […]
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In an effort to reduce the severity of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase this year to get as many people vaccinated against the seasonal […]
