Umaymah Suhail / Editor-in-ChiefOne of the signpost stops on the trail. This year on National Trail Day, the City of Brantford will release the next season of songs for the Trail Mix, a collection of songs from local artists placed…
Contributed Photo / FreepikThis photo was generated with AI. I Mary Lathra’s story began with her mother, Priya Lathra. Mary’s fondest and most intimate moment with her beloved mother was at her birth. Once she’d left her mother’s arms and…
Karen Savoy / Sputnik PhotographyA person writing in a notebook. Another school year comes to a close. The rain washes away the snow and greens the grass. You hear birds chirping outside your window, back from their trip down south,…
Umaymah Suhail / Editor-in-ChiefThe Laurier Brantford campus. Wilfrid Laurier University’s digital media and journalism program recently took a pause on enrollment in 2023 and students are curious if this is the end of the program. Just over a year ago…
Serena Anagbe / Photo Editor The Brantford Bulldogs on the ice. It’s been an exciting opening year for the Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs to say the very least. The team had fairly low expectations heading into this season, after…
Contributed Photo / CongerdesignA cup of tea in a porcelain cup. Susan Ikpeama, a Toronto local, excitedly showed off her vast tea collections in her cupboard and on top of her refrigerator. The teas she shows are from all over…
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…
Tusharika Tyagi / Infinitum Editor Carl fumbled with his medication, swearing quietly as the frustration mounted. The lid was always a bastard to unseal, and his hands had stopped being perfect tools over a decade ago. A bittersweet melody of…
Tusharika Tyagi / Infinitum Editor I type nearly every day. I guess you could say I somewhat “enjoyed” it. After all, I had gotten pretty good at it. But I’m starting to think that it may love me more than…
Tusharika Tyagi / Infinitum Editor A few months ago, I downloaded this app that apparently gives your daily horoscope and possible predictions. My friends were really into that kind of stuff at the time, so I thought I’d join in.…
Olga Steblyk / Lead Photographer It was cold and the grass was wet at the hill’s peak where the portal was to be opened. In the dusk of night, hundreds of people had come together to leave this realm to…
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…
Thando Bhebhe / Lead Infinitum Writer Sehrin, 1973, Africa Minor I High up in the black sky with twinkling stars, the wind whirled, spun and swirled, warning. We heard the call, the cry of wolves. They were here. They went by many names,…
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…
Olga Steblyk / Lead Photographer Sex work often conjures up images of red-light districts and disadvantaged women working out of desperation, but these are images that the media has told us are normal. “Sex work is not like it is…
Contributed Photo / Katie Bird Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Books Its Up members know what it’s like to be in a reading slump and here are some of our fav books that cured ours. So if you are in a…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorBrando’s Beach House bar, a popular spot in town for students. After a long and hard school week, students need to let off steam. For some students, this can look like curling up with a good…
Karen Savoy / Sputnik Photography The following submission has been modified for readability. First date horror — My friend set me up on a mall date with one of her friends. I went to the mall with this girl, we…
Sienna Bilancia / Lead Arts & Culture WriterThe expo networking event, women ran booths to promote their business. International Women’s Day was on March 8 and on this same day, the Women in Business Expo was held at the TownePlace…
Contributed Photo / Chris ChowBaseball players. It’s been a long wait for Major League Baseball fans, but baseball season is just around the corner. After fans saw an entertaining 2023 year, the MLB is hoping for another this coming season.…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorFrom left, Michelle Finch and Sue Dungey Wilfrid Laurier University is celebrating Sue Dungey and her 25 years on the Brantford campus. Dungey has been with the campus since it opened in 1999 and continues to…
Alexa Ford / Arts & Culture EditorA goat on a student’s back. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Students’ Union hosted goat yoga sessions for students on Thursday, March 7 in the Research and Academic Centre West courtyard where there was a…
Karen Savoy / Sputnik PhotographyGraphic of the month. If you had asked me one year ago, I would have told you that I am a proud Canadian. I was born and raised in this country. This is where I study,…
Serena Austin / President & Publisher Protestors show support for Nicholas Nembhard outside WRPS Central Division. On Friday, Feb. 23, protestors gathered in front of the Waterloo Regional Police Services headquarters in solidarity with Nicholas Nembhard, a schizophrenic Black man…
Contributed Photo / Michael OwensThe Super Bowl LVIII stadium 2024. For the first time since the 2004 season, a team has won the Super Bowl in back-to-back years. In a thrilling back-and-forth game, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super…
Bachir Miloudi / Sputnik Photography FIFA reveals new details about the World Cup soccer games that will be hosted in two Canadian cities, Toronto and Vancouver. After the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar back in November 2022, there has…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe LB men’s indoor soccer team. In late January, Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford’s indoor soccer teams took to the pitch in their first tournament of the season, hosted at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan. Both…
Contributed Photo / City of BrantfordEnglish primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall. On April 8, 2024, the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts will welcome Jane Goodall back for the second time, thanks to a partnership with the James Hillier Foundation.…
