Skip the beer, skip the pills; if you’re feeling stressed, get outside. While “take a walk, bro” might sound kind of cheesy, it is solid advice. Fresh air has an almost therapeutic effect on humans. In fact, it has been…
As this semester goes, common vices like procrastination and unbalanced eating habits start to rise again which disturb the students’ lives in Laurier Brantford. “I am really trying to avoid procrastination, that’s the one thing I am trying to stay…
Procrastination is my greatest vice. I love getting by. I hate advice. Some of our most genuine inspiration comes from the fire. The fire being a burning sensation from under your ass the night or two before your term papers…
A late field goal gave Laurier their first lead of the day, but it was the only one they needed as they held on to beat Carleton 17-16. Their win over the fourth ranked team in the country gave the…
A major goal has been achieved for the athletic department in Brantford after the cross country team opened their season at Fanshawe. With only a week worth of practice, the team only had 3 athletes attend the meet. Even with…
Students who were participating in Laurier Brantford’s O-week had the chance to play a wheelchair basketball game, just like the Paralympics. The only difference was none of the students were disabled. Unlike the athletes in the Paralympics, every participant playing…
On the cool evening of Saturday the 15th, close to 500 people convened at the Sanderson Centre for a special occasion. Laurier was hosting its third annual Conversations with Leaders speaker series and this year around, the two guests attracted…
A year after making a surprising run to the second round of the playoffs, the Golden Hawks football team will need to rely on a stiff defence to make the playoffs again. A 37-18 win over Queen’s looks impressive until…
For the new school year, Laurier recently announced the addition of two new teams that will compete in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA). Beginning in September, a men’s and women’s cross country team will compete in a series of…
1. Philip Kartos: Gold Program: Concurrent Education Hometown: Etobicoke, Ontario If you could be anyone for a day who would it be: Beyoncé, because Beyoncé Dream job: A guidance counselor/social worker If you could live anywhere in the world where…
Four years ago, Anton Bennett and Shamawd Chambers were two of the premier offensive players for the Laurier Golden Hawks football team. Now, four years later, they were on site to watch three players of the 2011 recruiting class show…
Scissors are not a great suicide tool. I found this out first hand, lying on the floor of my bedroom – or bathroom, I’ve tried multiple times – scraping the scissors down my wrist. Maybe I just have a dull…
People journey through life suffering instances of discrimination that may seem small, but the effects are huge. In these cases, it is important to reach out to others who may have gone through similar experiences as methods of dealing with…
“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have,” said MPP Dave Levac at Laurier’s Gala and Silent Auction hosted on March 28 by the CT401 food class. The dinner was hosted in aid of Child…
#Halfahawknomore is the popular hashtag swirling around social media after Luc Daviau, Aryan Arvandi and Victoria Wong’s effort to promote the idea of an academic library on the Laurier Brantford campus. With the recent purchase of Market Square, many students…
This summer, June 20 marks the 14th anniversary of World Refugee Day. This year’s theme is “With courage let us all combine.” The event is celebrated to support millions of individuals who were forced to flee their homes due to…
Davis Vallesi & Taylor Berzins This year Brantford is likely to become home of two new board game cafes, and Laurier’s Game Design and Development program. Boardgame cafés are places where people can gather for food and coffee all the…
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…
Rene Meshake is the latest artist to have an exhibit featured on the Yellow Brick Wall, located right here on the Laurier campus. This exhibit is called Songide’ewin: Ojibwe Narratives Art Exhibit. Meshake is a Canadian artist who draws his…
With the recent job cuts and contract academic staff speaking out about unfairness, Laurier’s finances are under a microscope. But as staff, students and the community are trying to understand the decisions Laurier has recently made, it is important to…
Josh Adesina & Karly Rath Wilfrid Laurier University has made the recent decision to let go of 22 positions between both campuses. On Tuesday, March 10, Laurier students and faculty members received an email about the news of staffing cuts…
According to MoneySense magazine, Brantford is the forth-best city in Canada to buy real estate. In a study that tracked communities GDP values, and homes’ ability to appreciate in value, Brantford beat out cities like Hamilton, Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo. According…
One of the best women’s basketball teams in Canada had their historic 2014-2015 season cut short on February 28 in a thrilling double-overtime upset at the hands of Queen’s University in the quarter-final of the OUA playoffs, 85-78. The Golden…
Every single snap has been building up to this, every late night and early morning in the weight room, the nagging injuries, the victories and the defeats. Every battle on the practice field, in front of screaming fans at Knight-Newbrough…
Every human being deserves to be treated equally, fairly and with respect, regardless of his or her sexual orientation. However, globally, the LGBTQ community faces severe discrimination, violence and abuse. Michelle Emson, a committed LGBTQ advocate, an award-winning speaker and…
Laurier Brantford embraces International Women’s Day with a week of events that bring attention to different matters related to gender equality. The events will take place between March 9 and 13. International Women’s Day reflects on the past and present…
Laurier Brantford’s Special Constables are working to offer improved campus safety by offering R.A.D. self-defence training to Laurier Brantford female students. The course is taking place on March 21 and 22 in a nine-hour training session. It is a free…
On Feb. 25 the City of Brantford celebrated Pink Shirt Day, a worldwide campaign against bullying, where participants annually wear pink shirts to raise anti-bullying awareness on the last Wednesday in February. The Boys and Girls Club of Brantford, who…
On February 6, Wilfrid Laurier Brantford’s extramural girls’ hockey team faced a disappointing loss in the quarter finals. The tournament, held at the Wayne Gretzky Complex, was the girls’ first tournament at home this year. The girls’ team has proven…
When you think “powderpuff”, football isn’t what comes to mind. But year in and year out in one of the largest growing women’s sports, that’s what their brand of football is called, and it couldn’t do a worse job describing…
