What’s surprising about Guinea’s new leader isn’t that he came to power in a military coup, and not even that his highest rank in said military was just Captain – it’s the detrimentally erratic way in which he rules the…

In recent meetings of the Student’s Union at Laurier in Brantford and Waterloo, Nippissing University’s iTeach fee has been called into question. “WLUSU is currently working on a review of the program and the implementation in collaboration with Laurier and…

A remarkable once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has been bestowed upon Alicia Sayers. The 20-year-old Journalism and Contemporary Studies student at Laurier Brantford was nominated and selected to be one of 12 Aboriginal role models by the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) this…

For generations mainstream bands have been dominating the music scene. What many people do not know is that Brantford has a thriving underground music scene. “Nobody in the mainstream is bringing anything new to the table,” said Tyler Young, second…

Laurier Brantford is strengthening its diversity with an Lesbian Gay Bi-Sexual Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) group on campus. Though LGBTQ groups are common in many universities as a part of various diversity programs, it is the first of its kind…

All Kathryn Sleason wanted Saturday morning was a coffee. Instead, she was receiving a heartfelt explanation of Tibetan Buddhism. “It’s holding me here,” the petite senior said of Brantford’s first Local/Global Peace Festival The festival, organized by Julie Francoeur, owner…

Pride: The Beach Boys once said, “Be true to your school. Rah, rah, rah, rah! Like you would to your girl. Rah, rah, rah, rah!” Wise words from four guys in Hawaiian shirts, however, there is a time and a…

One year after its inception, the 2009 Brantford International Jazz Festival returned this past weekend, even bigger and better than last year’s event. And if there was one thing to be learned from the weekend’s festivities, it was that you…

Though newbies to Laurier Brantford probably won’t notice, observant students might recognize that the First Year Council, one of the many committees to fall under the Wilfrid Laurier University Students Union unbrella, is no longer in existence. “FYC’s role last…

Overall, the feedback was positive, and the volunteer ambassadors of Laurier Brantford saw lots of students come through the doors – more than last year’s numbers. The word from ambassadors was that there was a “great turnout” with “lots of…

I wanted this story to kick serious butt – in more ways than one. When I heard Spring Break Serving Brantford had been cancelled, I started to question the belief that Laurier Brantford students are extremely socially-aware students, crusading to…

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s that dreaded time of year again: final projects, essays and, dare I say it, exams. But a busy semester does not have to equal a mental breakdown. Here are some tips and tricks to help…