Same tuition cost; lower educational quality

MICHAEL PIRILLO / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   As we make our way through another online midterm season, I’m realizing just how little I have learned since last March.    This time last year, I was fully engaged in most of…

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Getting a pet might save your life

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY     Many students find it hard to keep their sanity in the middle of all the chaos COVID-19 has caused, and continues to cause.   According to the Centers for Disease…

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COVID-19: A year later

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY     A year ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic.   Students remember hearing their email notifications going off later that week on the…

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Some tips to pick yourself back up this exam season

As we approach the end of the Fall term here at Laurier, students tend to share some common anxieties across the campus: with exams coming up, tests, essays and etc., it can be nerve-racking and stressful. Outside of school, we…

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Inside the mind of a hypnotist

Like many of us, hypnotist Jerry Enns was once extremely skeptical of hypnosis, mind magic and even past lives. But with what he has experienced, it is easy to understand why his beliefs have been transformed. After a serious car…

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