Remembrance Day is just around the corner, and community members hope to see more student consciousness this year. Local history oriented non-profit groups have put together a number of initiatives to make the story of war and Brantford more accessible…
Just over a week ago, the city of Brantford was alive with the sound of music- more specifically, the sound of jazz music. From September 16 to 18, downtown Brantford was home to this year’s fourth Annual Brantford International Jazz…
A packed Arnold Anderson Stadium wasn’t enough to propel the Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team over Guelph this past weekend as the Gryphons stole both games in a doubleheader. A part of Laurier Brantford’s annual Homecoming festivities, hundreds of fans…
Part of Laurier Brantford’s growth and evolution has been the addition of new programs to attract a wider variety of students to its ever-expanding campus. After the addition of RCE and 97 Dalhousie Street, the space was finally available for…
Families in Brantford gathered at Lynden Park Mall on September 25, to watch as various local performing arts groups entertained shoppers with both song and theatre. The event, created as a fun way to promote the upcoming seasons of several…
Dave Levac – Liberal The incumbent MPP for Brant has held his position since 1999. A major part of the Liberal platform for education is a 30 per cent reduction in tuition. The Ontario Liberal Party has already contributed to…
The City of Brantford has arranged to purchase the largest property in downtown Brantford. The purchase includes Market Square, the downtown mall which currently houses Williams, and a large number of city services. The purchase also includes the building which…
One of the things that many university students have in common is a love of coffee. That wonderful drink that fuels so many through late night work and study sessions and those marathon prep sessions that always seem to accompany…
There is a new innovation at Laurier Brantford to help curb safety concerns for staff students, in the form a bright yellow emergency pole that has been installed in the courtyard of the Research and Academic Centre. This new tool…
The Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University is celebrating its 100th anniversary while Laurier Brantford is in its eleventh year of providing higher education to students. Laurier Brantford began in September 1999 as a liberal arts campus with only 39…
Brantford city council has recently agreed to a proposal to create a new downtown transit terminal. The project is in its earliest stages as the city still has to proceed with examining several possible sites for the new terminal. While…
Dogs and cats are used as therapeutic companions at nursing homes and some hospitals – but is getting a pet a practical idea for a university student? It is argued by pet lovers that cats and dogs are healthy investments…
“Your car is dirty. You should let us wash it,” read one sign outside of Lynden Park Mall Saturday where incoming first-years and O-Week icebreakers alike teamed up to clean cars for a cause. Shinerama, a national fundraising campaign for…
With the steady expansion of the Laurier Brantford campus comes the problem of a campus population outgrowing its infrastructure. Whether it is the amount of residences, classrooms or student spaces, Laurier Brantford has been forced to increase production on new…
The start of the school year has begun and it seems as if classes are already dragging along. Luckily, with the start of classes comes another fall season of intramural sports beginning at Laurier Brantford. This fall semester, the Athletic…
“When he said that I was the winner, I did that beauty queen thing where you put your hands over your mouth and I didn’t cry but I felt a little bit tearful. Oh, that’s so lame. But I’m just…
After performing in groups during various singing competitions over the past seven years, it wasn’t until recently that 16-year-old Chandler Berardi and 18-year-old Taylor Witten made the decision to perform together as a duo for the first time. “It’s hard…
Many positive changes have gone on at Laurier Brantford during the summer months. Students will be pleasantly surprised to see that the Research and Academic Centre East has been completed, however many other changes have also taken place across campus.…
Before the school work begins to pile up to your ceiling and the weather is too frigid to wander around the city, you may want to spend your weekends visiting some impressive but perhaps lesser-known locations in Brantford. Brantford Twin…
New and returning students will be happy to know that they no longer have to dodge city blocks of construction or hear the pounding of a jackhammer throughout an early lecture. The Research and Academic Centre, East wing (RAC East)…
Spread out over three ceremonies so as to make room for the graduates, their families, and friends at the Sanderson Centre downtown, excitement was alive in the air in Brantford as degrees were handed out to 337 Laurier Brantford students.…
While baseball may be America’s pastime, its history in the city of Brantford is a strong one. And perhaps no name is more synonymous with Brantford ball than that of the team’s semi-pro team, the Red Sox. This year is…
(The following is a sarcasm-laden satirical piece inspired by Binyawanga Wainaina’s “How to Write about Africa,” published in Granta 92) When you picture Brantford, confine your imagination to the immediate downtown area. Do not entertain the possibility that there might…
Brantford broadened its diversity as Mayor Chris Friel raised a rainbow flag at city hall on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The event stemmed from an email sent to the Mayor from the Brantford Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer and Allies…
Brantford’s largest music festival, Hockeyfest, took place at Lion’s Park in early June, boasting an incredible three-day concert lineup filled with big name bands, screaming fans, and all the booze one could handle. “Well it’s two weeks later and I’m…
No matter how much talking students do of their need to eat healthy throughout the school year, the fact of the matter is that every student indulges once in a while. Be it after a messy night on the town,…
