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 […]
Like many of us, nature is beautiful and unique from a single petal to the pattern on a leaf on a tree. Each season has a unique way to express the beauty within. A local greenhouse provides people the opportunity […]
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 […]
Cropped photos of well-focused glass usually turn out quite abstract. I was able to take these photos easily because there is glass everywhere, and the point was to capture different types of glass surfaces. Changing the colours of some of […]
I know, I know. Not ANOTHER unasked-for opinion thrown into the chaotic hellfire of public discourse surrounding Will Smith’s notorious Oscars’ moment. I’m sorry to beat a dead horse but I simply must talk about it (also, I have so […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY I cannot believe that we’ve already lived through the entire month of March 2022. I am deeply troubled by the rapid passage of time. To comfort me from the horrifying notion that […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SERENA ANAGBE The Black Student Collective is a safe haven for Black students alike, however it is welcomed to all students regardless of their ethnicity or race. “[This collective] is a way for people to get acquainted […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The Sputnik team has always enjoyed challenging and engaging with the Laurier community in publishing student-oriented and student-run content. Many of our volunteers typically take the position of an interviewer rather than […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The Laurier Brantford YMCA (LBYMCA) has become a crucial landmark for the Golden Hawks and the people of Brantford. Opened on September 14, 2018, the LBYMCA has provided a new home for […]
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 […]
Initially, I was going to do my theme on “signs of spring,” given that in March we generally get small signs that spring is coming. This year, however, Canadian weather proved – yet again – to be an unpredictable rollercoaster. […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY In Turning Red, Pixar’s first animated film to be set in Canada, Mei Lee, an ambitious 13-year old living in Toronto in 2002, discovers something about her family’s Chinese heritage that leaves […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The year is 2022. Magazines and Instagram models everywhere are in the business of selling insecurity to the young and old people of the world alike. The prevalence of cosmetic surgery is […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY NKELLE WRIGHT Nkelle Wright is a fourth-year criminology student and an executive of Laurier Brantford’s Black Student Collective. Wright wants to be a detective and plans to start as a police officer, eventually hoping to land a […]
Night is black, streets are wet, tears stream down in weep. Hands raise, red reflects, warm and cold with guilt, knees crack in stumble. Bowed both body and soul, sky returns gaze, a single blink and its day. Sun sets, […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY The Laurier Brantford Women’s Soccer team has made provincials for the first time in their history. On March 8, the team competed in the OCAA regionals tournament which had them play […]
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 CONTRIBUTED BY JEREMY VYN / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Brantford is home to more than 40 Black-owned businesses, including recent start-ups as well as industries whose history in the city spans as far back as the mid-19th century. Some of […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY After being postponed indefinitely in January due to COVID, this year’s Grammys Awards show is now set to air on April 3, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY SIMPSON / SPUNTIK PHOTOGRAPHY Hot cross buns. Three words, many meanings. A delicious treat to many of us. The start of our glorious music education for those who remember. Folks who grew up in […]
Slightly inspired by the vibe of Taylor Swift’s Evermore, this gallery’s theme is “what we find in the woods”. While these places and specific items are not necessarily anywhere near each other, I tried to collect images that could be […]
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SARA SHEIKH / SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Accomplishing the goals one sets out delivers the feelings of fulfillment and happiness. Knowing what you want to achieve and the steps you need to take to reach your goals, can help […]
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 […]
