Photo Credits to Mai Tilson / Blackisnow.com On Sept. 25, the Legacy Awards on CBC made history as the first nationally televised awards show specifically dedicated to Black talent in Canada. Created and hosted by actors and The Black Academy […]
Photo Contribution by Jeremy Vyn As we bid so long, farewell to 2022, it’s always fun to look back at the artistic heights reached by countless talents who gave their all to their devoted projects. I’d like to zone in […]
Photo Credits to Nida Shanar In 2009, Director James Cameron’s “Avatar” came out in theatres and broke box office records around the world for highest-grossing film. Now almost 15 years later, the sequel “Avatar: Way of the Water” has already […]
Photo Credits to Jeremy Vyn In December, Christina Han’s HI240: The Active Historian class at Wilfrid Laurier University put their knowledge on display with an exhibition titled, Flashback Downtown Brantford: 1900-1920. The exhibition focused on the lives of early Chinese, […]
Photo Credit to WikiCommons It has been five long years since SZA released her acclaimed debut album, Ctrl, and established herself as a defining voice of the 2010s. That’s one reason why the immediate success of her newest release, SOS—it […]
Photo Credits to Jeremy Vyn Ever since it was built, the Laurier Brantford YMCA has been a focal point for the community and the student experience. “The facility is much more than just a fitness centre,” said Maya Vidovich, the […]
Photo Credits to Serena Anagbe On Dec. 18, Argentina won the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986 in a penalty shoot-out against France. The final match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was forced into extra […]
Photo Credits to Serena Anagbe Last month, Wilfrid Laurier University launched their first Strategic Plan for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) after the university’s Senate and Board of Directors approved it in a unanimous vote. The plan was created by […]
Local artists of all ages, skill-sets and backgrounds spent the last two months painting the panels of the TH&B pedestrian bridge crossing the Grand River just west of campus. The City of Brantford launched the public art project and sent […]
On Oct. 31, the City of Brantford’s $7.3 million purchase of Lucy Marco Place from Wilfrid Laurier University was finalized. Earlier this year, the city approached Laurier to discuss its use of the Lucy Marco Place residence on 36-40 Queen […]
With the costs of goods steadily increasing, students’ financial struggles only get harder to deal with. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union Food Bank offers food parcels which include five to six dinner items, three breakfast items and snacks that can […]
Wilfrid Laurier University’s cross-country team hosted their first-ever kids’ fun run fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 19. The event allowed future runners or anyone in the youth community to come out and showcase what they got. The event took […]
The City of Brantford held its annual Santa Claus Parade and after-party on Nov. 26. It was the first parade in three years, since the beginning of the pandemic. The parade kicked off at 6 p.m. on Stanley Street and […]
When co-presidents Nadine Simonffy and Sierra Mihalco set out to start the cheese enthusiasts club this year, they weren’t expecting quite the turn out they received. “We thought it was just going to be like 10 people enjoying some […]
It’s that time of the year! Time to light the fireplace, put on an ugly Christmas sweater, dust off your DVD player and remove the shrink wrap from those totally legally purchased Christmas classics! Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) – […]
Masks have been a large part of our everyday lives for almost the last three years now. While there has been some progress in the case numbers from the pandemic going down, there is still the threat of symptoms and […]
The volleyball team hosted their first tournament of the year in the Laurier Brantford YMCA on Friday, November 25. A tough tournament saw Laurier have an early exit, finishing third in the group stage round. “I think we had pretty […]
After weeks of preparation, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Mock Trial Club held a civil and a criminal mock trial at the Brantford Superior Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 25. Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, an associate professor and the program coordinator for the law […]
This past Saturday, Nov. 26, the Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) hosted its first Winter Artfest. A delightful (and free!) celebration of Indigenous artistry, complete with tasty food and tons of incredible items for sale, such as beadwork and handmade jewellery. […]
Ukrainian-Canadian historical fiction author Marsha Skrypuch launched her 25th novel, Winter Kill, at the Brantford Public Library on Nov. 24. Winter Kill is a historical fiction novel that takes place in Ukraine in the 1930s during the famine genocide. This […]
Nothing is more exciting to soccer fans everywhere than the quadrennial event that will be gracing our screens until mid-December. The FIFA World Cup, hosted this year in Qatar, is consistently one of the most-viewed televised events and sees 32 […]
Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) announced a tentative agreement has been reached on Nov. 16. The parties have been negotiating the benefits and working conditions of Contract Teaching Faculty at the university since May. […]
Brantford had a candle lit march, an annual memorial tree and a social for Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. The vigil went from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and was organized by Gender Journey Brant, Brantford Pride […]
Photo contributed by Megan Jacklin / Coordinator, Recreation & Student Life The Golden Hawks had an excellent first co-ed volleyball tournament hosted at Humber College on November 7. The team made it all the way to the semi-finals in a tight […]
Photo courtesy of The Canadian Press The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) called off their province-wide strike in Ontario on Nov. 7. Throughout Ontario, education workers protested Premier Doug Ford’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause in the Canadian Charter […]
Photo contributed by Jeremy Vyn / Sputnik Photography Wilfrid Laurier University – you belong here. Just not your car…for more than two hours. If you did belong here, you might be able to find a parking space that allows you […]
Photo contributed by Marisa Cerasoli / The Sputnik Evan Vandenberg, a fourth-year business technology management student and co-president of the BTM Students’ Association, stays busy with his studies and other business-related activities. Breaking the mould of the typical finance bro stereotype […]
Contributed Photo In October, the results of the Thriving on Campus study on the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ students on campuses across Ontario were released. The study led by Michael Woodford, a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University’s faculty of social work, […]
Photo contributed by Nida The Human and Social Sciences Students Association (HASSA) had its first event, a “Halloween Bash” on Friday 28th October 2022 in the One Market Level 1 Lounge. Fairies and princesses, fallen angels and vampires, the Halloween-themed […]
Photo contributed by Mandy Samwell On Monday, Oct. 24, Ontarians headed to the polls to vote in their new municipal governments. Here in Brantford, Mayor Kevin Davis was voted in for a second term. Ward 5 spans from Wayne Gretzky […]
