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…

Categories: Opinion

Izabella Corniel: Laurier’s female Van Gogh

GRAPHIC BY NATASHA O’NEILL / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY   In honour of International Women’s day, a day to embrace and appreciate femininity’s beauty, The Sputnik interviewed Izabella Corniel.   Corniel is a fourth-year Laurier Brantford student from London, Ont., who…

Categories: Arts & Culture

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…

Categories: Arts & Culture

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…

Categories: Arts & Culture

Procrastinate and you will pay

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…

Categories: Opinion

Fight Off the Freshman 15

The new school year brings another wave of freshmen into residence, and with it the uneasy mumble of the “Freshman 15”. Leaving home without any real experience in living without parents is naturally daunting. With it comes responsibilities, one of…

Categories: Arts & Culture

A disgrace against our fundamental freedom to privacy

Something interesting happened in Quebec City. This actually shocked me. Something I never knew could possibly happen in today’s society with all Canada’s policies and legislations that protect us. At Neufchatel High School, a fifteen-year-old student was strip-searched by teachers…

Categories: Opinion

#Halfahawknomore: Laurier students campaign for library

#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…

Categories: News, On Campus

Mental health does not define you

You will never make it to university!  Why can’t you just be happier? I don’t understand why you’re like this! Just snap out of it! Sometimes, people do not have a wide understanding about mental health.  This misunderstanding of mental…

Categories: Opinion

The reality of Laurier’s 2014 enrollment numbers

I had set out on an adventure over the past month or so trying to answer the question: Is Laurier’s enrolment down this year? At the time, I did not fully understand the difficulty in answering this question. But I…

Categories: Opinion

From no coast to West Coast

Imagine waking up one morning and following through with what you’ve been dreaming about doing, whether it’s going on that special vacation, finally pushing for that career you’ve always wanted or just packing everything you own into a suitcase and…

Categories: Features

Laurier tests new fall semester reading week

Starting next year, a new fall reading week will be introduced as a three-year pilot program. Students will receive a full week off following Thanksgiving weekend in addition to the existing winter reading week. As registrar Ray Darling explains, the…

Categories: Uncategorized

New gym facilities could boost Open House numbers

Laurier Brantford opened its doors to showcase the school to prospective students on Friday, Nov. 8. Students came to tour the campus’ facilities and decide whether Laurier is the right fit for them. “It was amazing. There were so many…

Categories: On Campus