Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Matt Rabey On Feb. 6, Chloë Mirfield was elected Chief Returning Officer (CRO) for the SGA. Mirfield chose to run for the position because she has “a lot of experience with elections and the issues [associated] with elections. Having run in every election from high school to when I[…]
By Kayla Perry Established author and speaker Gabor Mate spoke at LU on Feb. 7 as part of the Dr. Dan Andréae Distinguished Presidential Lecture Series on Living in Healthy Communities. Mate is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician, best-selling author and public speaker. His published works, which include When the Body[…]
By Kayla Perry The crowd’s energy in the Fraser Auditorium was clear Feb. 9, as students awaited the beginning of the Airbandz concert. Airbandz is a show consisting of student groups who choreograph and perform dance routines in order to raise money for cancer research. The show has become a[…]
By Matt Rabey Applications for Ontario universities have been on the rise, but none more so than Laurentian University. Dominic Giroux, Laurentian University president stated, “Applications from Ontario secondary school students are up 25 per cent at Laurentian University for next September, the highest increase in the province, compared with[…]
By Lianna Pisani From Jan. 18 until Jan. 25, LU students Nathan Knott, Mark Mancini, and Chloë Mirfield camped out in a tent outside the main doors to the J.N. Desmarais library, taking part in Live-In for Literacy. In total, the students and the Laurentian community raised $5,812 for the cause,[…]