Jada Phillips / Lead Opinion WriterUniversity of Sussex campus, Brighton U.K. I had always known that I wanted to go abroad for school. My first flight was at three months old and I never stopped. When I stumbled across the…
Contributed Photo / Fabiana PenagosThe Sputnik team in Odeon. To close out the year, we decided to put together a list of opinions from The Sputnik’s staff team for you all to see. Opinions were collected from a spreadsheet that…
Olga Steblyk / Lead Photographer My adoration of philosophy is something that I love to talk to others about. It has helped me understand my place in this weird and wonderful society, how to not only love myself but others…
Olga Steblyk / Lead Photographer The mark of bravery is not to have no fear, but it is to act in the face of fear. The mark of wisdom is not to be profound with your words, but instead with…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorFrom left, students Naomi Abolor and Mercy Autur at the BSC gala. University students naturally need a place to share culture, community and tradition. The Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Black Student Collective did a great job…
Niyati Pancholi / Sputnik PhotographyAI as a danger to security. Jeffrey Ewert was an inmate serving two concurrent life sentences following his conviction of murder and attempted murder in 1984. In assessing his risk of reoffending, the Correctional Service of…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography When I moved to Brantford for my studies, I found myself in a place with little diversity and opportunities for communal cultural experiences. A feeling that’s not talked about enough among students is the feeling…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorA bed of flowers. Actions are influenced by the actor’s environment. The social composition of resources, the community ties they have, what opportunities will be present in the future. All these factors, as well as many…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorCars on a highway. During the 20th century, the transportation system completely changed life as we knew it. Gone were the days of horse-drawn carriages, streetcars or walking. Instead, there was a new darling entering the…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography Space: The final frontier. We know not where it comes from or where it goes, but it remains the ultimate destination of humankind. There are few things more cathartic yet exhilarating than gazing upon the…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorFrom left, Jane Desmond and 2023 alum Trinity Wilson at the Laurier International Multicultural Gala Thomas Shipp. Abram Smith. Emmett Till. Rodney King. George Floyd. Philando Castile. Sandra Bland. History remembers these names, the countless videos,…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorAn anarchist “A” Conservatism can best be characterized as a socio-political ideology rooted in the belief that existing power dynamics should stay the same, with the Cambridge English Dictionary defining the ideology as “the quality of…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography As everybody was losing their minds over the new Barbie movie, the feminist uproar from social media made me very excited to watch it. I cannot lie, it was a great movie and I don’t…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik PhotographyHistorical map of Brantford. A common denominator of any interaction I have had with any student on the Brantford campus is that the negative aspects of the city are always brought up. While some such concerns,…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography A society can be defined by how it shares stories of greatness, bravery and heroism. The stories we choose to champion as examples to aspire to, as a standard to live up to. These stories…
Niyati Pancholi / Sputnik Photography Language is the most important form of communication. Languages help build relationships with others by sharing ideas, beliefs, knowledge and feelings about our life experiences. Languages encompass the rich backgrounds, history and culture of the…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorGreen space, a leaf in a park. Imagine you are walking in a forest. The lush green leaves of a tree rustle as a gentle breeze blows. You can hear the animals off in the distance…
Niyati Pancholi / Sputnik PhotographyWe all need secure housing. Last year, I paid $850 in rent per month for a basement apartment. It was a 30-minute bus ride away from campus. It was unfurnished, so there was an added cost…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik PhotographySuperior Court of Justice in Brantford. There have been many terms in history to describe this person: the right-thinking member of society, the fair-minded and informed observer, the man on the Clapham omnibus or l’homme moyen.…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography Books have always been central to my life. I was surrounded by them. Some of my earliest memories were going to the bookstore with my mother, like when the new book of her favorite series…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik PhotographyHarmony Square before the snow. As our dreaded exam season draws ever closer, so too does its conclusion. Many of us will go home to our families over the break back in our hometowns for some…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography How often do people think that emotional trauma is connected to physical health? I’ve thought about this question a lot in my daily life, especially when seeing trends or memes talking about emotional trauma turning…
Contributed Photo / UnsplashRecreation of narcotic substances. Before 1908, all narcotics were legal within Canada. In fact, at the dawn of the 20th century, many Canadians had become dependent on opiates to function and carry on with their day-to-day operations.…
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor I’ll admit it. I was (and still am) a Twilight fan. I went to all the movie premieres. I collected all the holographic cups and magazines with the cast on them. Even now, I have…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography Humans have always been social creatures. That is the basis on which society was created. An innate need for community and companionship. Friendships, in turn, are part of that natural need for social interaction. Friends…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography Financial crisis after financial crisis, all we are told by the nation’s lead finance bros is that everything is on the up and up. I’m old enough to remember the 2008, “once-in-a-lifetime” financial crisis which…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography October has always been my favorite time of the year. The leaves change colors, I can wear my favourite sweaters and, most importantly, there is Halloween. As a diehard fan of all things spooky, Halloween…
Sanya Oberoi / Sputnik Photography With the emergence of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, there has been a renewed effort to mend the relationship and harm committed against Indigenous people on Turtle Island. Food is often left out of the…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorStudents’ Union. When you stare down the barrel of the gun that is the climate crisis, it’s easy to fall into despair. Rampant wildfires. Devastating hurricanes. Air filled with so much smog that children and the…
Contributed Photo / Unsplash Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Oct. 15 to correct fact-checking errors and language use. Corrections: Having Parkinson’s disease could make a person eligible for MAID. A Vancouver woman was asked if she considered MAID,…