Lambda

Monthly Archive: March 2013

Review: STC’s The Clockmaker

By Ryen Veldhuis Few shows at the Sudbury Theatre Centre take on a darker tone filled with otherworldly mysticism and twisting plots. Not often is this kind of ambition on stage taken as it was with Stephen Massicotte’s The Clockmaker; however it pays off in the form of strong performances[…]

Mancini elected VP of Issues

By Matt Rabey The SGA executive will have two of the same faces representing students next year and one new one, Mark Mancini. Mancini competed for the position of Vice-President of Student Issues with incumbent senator Chris MacCullough. “I am very excited about the election results and the team that[…]

Park wins VP of Services re-election

By Matt Rabey Iain Park has been re-elected as the Vice-President of Services for a third term. Park was competing with David Kvelashvili for the position. Throughout Thursday night’s count Park remained ahead in the vote with the final count being 507 for Park to Kvelashvili’s 283. “I would like[…]

Rollins re-elected as SGA President

By Kayla Perry Andy Rollins will return as the SGA President in the 2013-14 academic year. The final vote count was announced at approximately 3 a.m. this morning. Rollins posted on Facebook early this morning that he “could not be more excited for a second year as President,” and thanked[…]

Letter to the Editor: A Clarification of My Argument at the Economics Debate

By Nevio Cristante This report is written to clarify the argument that, for uncontrollable reasons, was not stated explicitly in the debate I had with Prof. Brain MacLean, the Chair of the Economics Department at Laurentian University.  The debate was entitled “Should the American government have bailed out Wall Street?”[…]

$4.4m given to create Canadian ecosystem network

By Willie Poll Laurentian University and the Vale Living with Lakes Centre, along with 10 other Canadian universities, received $4.4 million dollars in funding to create the Canadian Network for Aquatic Ecosystem Services. “Up on the Hudson Bay coast we’ve been working with first nations communities addressing some of their[…]

Welcome to the Pub Downunder

By Matt Rabey The only place on campus legally permitted to sell alcohol, the Pub Downunder, is the place where you can find students unwinding and having a drink. The Students’ General Association (SGA) operates the pub and the staff consists of SGA members. Cheryl Powell, senior manager explained, “everyone[…]

LU President Giroux receives Community Builder award

By Matt Rabey The Community Builder Award is an annual award given to a member of the Sudbury community that shows excellence in their field. On Feb. 21, Laurentian University President Dominic Giroux was recognized in the category of education. “I am humbled by this recognition,” said Giroux. “Especially as[…]