Laurier Brantford’s MSA and MESA host Palestine awareness week

How these Laurier student clubs are raising awareness and fundraising for ongoing genocide overseas Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) held a Palestine Awareness Week on campus from Tuesday, Oct. 8 to Thursday, Oct. 10, as the one-year…

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Laurier’s Brantford campus: Is it really accessible for all?

Issues students face while attending the downtown campus and what the university is doing about it The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is a statute put in place in the province in 2005. The AODA aims to create accessibility…

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No tricks, just truths: Unpopular opinions of Halloween

Opinions on the fall holiday that oppose one another As October wraps up, Halloween, All Hallows’ Eve, All Saint’s Eve or whatever you like to call it is just around the corner and it’s one of those holidays that people…

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A season of change

Why fall stands out among the rest As per the 2024 calendar, Sept. 22 officially marks the first day of autumn or what I like to call fall.   This season is one of the best seasons to exist among the…

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Hallway of shadows

A child experiences the horrors of the unknown The dark expanse of the hall loomed outside of their bedroom door. They simply wanted water. Before the move, it was part of their nightly routine, sitting a glass by their bed.…

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Paris Olympics 2024 recapped

Laurier Alumni shine in Olympics Games The 2024 Paris Olympics began on July 26 and officially finished on Aug. 21. Although Canada faced some less-than-ideal circumstances, including a drone spying scandal involving the Canadian women’s soccer team, their athletes persisted…

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Laurier Brantford Celebrates 25 years

How Laurier faculty, students and alumni will be celebrating a quarter of a century in Brantford The 2024-25 academic year marks the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus’s 25th anniversary. The university has multiple events planned to celebrate the achievement.  In…

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Does university shift perspectives?

Does attending university alter the way that we view the world and everything in it? I still remember my first day of university, Sept. 8, 2021, when I was a student at the University of Toronto. I was freshly out…

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Online learning: Good or bad?

Do students like online learning? On Jan. 30, 2020, the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as a public emergency and on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was soon declared a national pandemic. As the cases started to rise, many changes to…

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Black History Month at Laurier Brantford

Photo Contribution by Serena Anagbe Last month was February and Black History Month, a month dedicated to the learning and remembering of our Black communities.    After some research and speaking with Brianna Alexander, the co-president for the Black Student Collective…

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Cheers to the 2021 grads

PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   As we approach the end of the school year, the graduating class of 2021 prepares for their new chapters in life without a graduation ceremony to honour and conclude their momentous…

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No more Golden Hawks at Laurier Brantford (Aprils Fools)

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   Laurier Brantford will be getting a new mascot and officially changing their mascot from the Golden Hawk back to the Mule.    In the 1950s Wilfrid Laurier University was a college…

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Laurier holds a moment of silence for plane crash victims

PHOTO: SPUTNIK ARCHIVES Wilfrid Laurier was among multiple universities in Canada to gather on Jan. 15 at 1p.m., to remember those who lost their lives in Flight 752.   Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, left Iran and was going towards…

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The moment the media turns to the meme

The Internet is a wonderful place. It has a wide variety of knowledge and things to occupy yourself with. When you get many people in one place, they create inside jokes among themselves. The Internet is no exception to this…

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Game on, Laurier Brantford!

Despite the negative news surrounding the recent 22 job cuts and Nipissing’s departure, some good news regarding Laurier Brantford’s progression and expansion can help bring positivity. After several years of planning and waiting, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities,…

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Wilfrid Laurier celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year

Since December the Laurier community has been preparing to display its culturally diverse population and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. The event was created to help students get involved while enjoying Laurier’s diverse culture. It also honored the advantages…

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Men’s hockey team outmatched at Fanshawe

The Laurier Brantford Men’s Extramural hockey team knew they had a tough task in front of them. They needed to impress in their second tournament of the season. The squad travelled to London, home to Fanshawe College to test themselves…

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Athletic Complex delayed, project managers stay optimistic

Although students may not see the polished gym floors and fancy exercise equipment of the long-awaited athletic facility until 2017, good sports opportunities await the campus. Laurier Brantford’s current athletic situation is far from ideal and it looks like students…

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Cleaning up its act: Brantford’s green initiatives

Have you noticed the compost and recycling bins spread across campus? According to Laurier Brantford’s 2014 Green Guide, the university introduced an organics program where compostables and green bins can be found in the RAC building and Students’ Union. As…

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