Photo Contribution by Serena Anagbe The new year can be a great time for self-reflection and goal setting. Every January, that fresh first page of the calendar year inspires all kinds of resolutions and personal commitments. But when, for most…
Photo contributed by Marisa Cerasoli / The Sputnik Evan Vandenberg, a fourth-year business technology management student and co-president of the BTM Students’ Association, stays busy with his studies and other business-related activities. Breaking the mould of the typical finance bro stereotype…
PHOTO BY SARA SHEIKH / THE SPUTNIK PHOTOGRAPHY “You keep cutting out.” “Your screen is all blurry.” “There’s an echo in your audio.” “It must be your Wi-Fi.” At this point in the online school year, we have…
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…
As May approaches, many first years — especially those who have been living in residence — are looking for places to live. Student housing is has become a business with many websites dedicated to helping match students with landlords. However,…
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…
Summer is almost here and that means that it is time to take a break, or to make some money! As university students we all need a little extra income, so it’s important to prepare for summer jobs and student…
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Emily Crump In the past year and a half, I have had many opportunities thanks to WLUSP. I have worked with Radio Laurier as a DJ, a street team member, a manager and now program…
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Ryley Fletcher My name is Ryley Fletcher and I am in second year Concurrent Education at Laurier’s Brantford campus. I am currently seeking election for the Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union’s Board of Directors. My colleagues…
We are ‘third culture kids’ –we grew up in a culture that differs from the culture our parents were brought up in. While some of us go back to our home countries for post-secondary education, many go abroad. Since my…
The transition between life of a high school student to the life of a university student can be challenging for some. University is a stressful experience for every student and with it comes many expectations that students feel they must…
The Oct. 27 election results proved that Brantford was ready to give incumbent Mayor, Chris Friel another four years as head of the city. 36 per cent of local voters opted for Friel; candidates Vanderstelt, Wrobel, St. Amant, Littell, Kaye…
By now we’ve all seen countless people do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and have probably done it ourselves – unless you’re like me and were a poor sport and didn’t do it once nominated. And I think a poor…
Beginning this year, Laurier Brantford has began a Brantford Convenience Plan that allows students to use money on their OneCards to purchase food on campus. “Every student in residence puts $400 on their OneCard per semester,” explained Adam Lawrence, Dean…
There are lots of stories around our campus, and others, about students returning to school at a later date to either finish their degree or start anew. There are many different reasons for coming back, and it is often inspiring…
In the past few years almost 50 per cent of the Laurier student population has opted out of the health and dental plan. For many who already had health and dental benefits, 200 dollars in their pocket was the only…
