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University is a time to explore not only your interests and career paths, but also a time to explore new relationships and sexualities. Residence Life and the Wellness Centre promote safe sex by having condoms ...

Foot patrol helps maintain safety on campus. By Aldo Zhang. When I applied to Laurier Brantford, the one major concern I had with school was my safety. Like some, I never stepped foot on Brantford soil unti...

Calling for help. By Christina Mannochio. Laurier Brantford’s first year promoting a peer help line has been announced a success; members hope for even more in the following years to come. The Waterloo...

  Blame it on the alcohol? By Rebecca Duce. A large majority, if not all, of university students remember their Orientation Week. The promising events that take place for first-year students during ...

Laurier fights for a chance in front of the net vs. Lakehead. Chris Pimentel. The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team hosted a tournament on Friday at the Wayne Gretzky Centre and if there is one word to ...

Sick Pig. Rebecca Duce. The Ontario government is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide investments to improve biosecurity measures. Canada’s first case of Porcine Epidemic Di...

Last Friday, news spread of a young woman sexually assaulted early in the day before dawn. The Brantford Police Service has now confirmed an assault did not take place. The Major Crime Unit underwent an intens...

I was standing outside of a classroom a few days ago and I overheard a story being shared about a crazy weekend. The punch line was that their friend did something really stupid, but instead of saying the word ...

Grand River Hall Residence. By Oren Weiner. For the second time since the October fire safety session, Laurier Brantford has experienced another fire incident, this time in Grand River Hall. Special constab...

The Salvation Army building. Cody Hoffman. James Alfred Cooper, 78, is a former resident of Hamilton. He was once considered Canada’s worst pedophile, due to the fact that he raped and tortured six ch...

Out of the Cold. Taylor Berzins. As Ontario enters the season of sub-zero temperatures, Brantford’s Out of the Cold program has begun to open its doors again. Based out of the basement of Yes Church on...

It has been labeled by www.globalresearch.ca as the “greatest short-term threat to humanity.” With such a powerful statement, we should clearly be alarmed. Yet most people would not be able to guess what it...

A large part of the university experience involves living away from home, whether it’s in residence or off campus. Many students here at Laurier live off campus at least once during their four or five year st...

A gentle breeze rustles as the sun sets; creatures begin lurking in the dark under a pale moonlight. Not a single light can be seen, with the exception of a few flickering jack-o-lanterns. That’s when everyon...

It’s Fire Prevention Week, and this year’s fire safety campaign aims to get students spreading the word about preventing kitchen fires. “Kitchen fires often occur due to someone leaving the kitchen for o...

Concussions have become a serious issue in NorthAmerican sports. Art by Rebecca Duce Whenever a person suits up for their sport, they run the risk of getting injured. It can be as minor as a bruise or as s...

Sgt. Randy Batson of the Brantford Police. Photo by Cody Hoffman. The government of Ontario has announced that it will allow more frontline officers to carry conducted energy weapons (CEWs), more commonly ...

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 C...

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 healt...

Many university students have allergies; some of them are anaphylactic to certain foods, medications, insect stings or even exercise. For students living with anaphylaxis, life with roommates or living away fro...