Lambda

Monthly Archive: November 2013

Aboutface. portraits focus on Sudbury homeless

By Vanessa Di Feo From Dec. 12 until Jan. 12, Cambrian College’s Open Studio will be hosting an exhibition of portraits of local homeless individuals, entitled Aboutface. The purpose of this exhibition is to challenge views of Sudbury’s less fortunate. In November, students, alumni, and faculty of Cambrian College’s Graphic[…]

Leave the Pack Behind hosts January contest

By Kayla Perry Leave the Pack Behind, a program to support students who want to quit smoking, will soon begin its annual Would U Rather contest. The contest includes four categories: the largest of which include Quit for Good, a province-wide category for current smokers who want to completely quit[…]

Pelletier: ‘public art has the power to change a community’

By Kallie Berens In the nearing zero temperatures, local artists Andrew Knapp, “Co- Bubble Blower” and Christian Pelletier, “Co-Cheerleader” of the We Live Up Here project, have completed their fourth mural within the city. From July 28, 2013 to September 15, 2013, a fundraiser for the project on Indiegogo surpassed[…]

LU Movember campaign aims to raise $20,000

By Gabriel Rodrigues Well, it’s that time of year again where growing facial hair plays a significant role in men’s health, and according to Laurentian University’s “Mo-manager”, this month “is a chance to have fun giving back.” “When you see someone with a mustache you know its Movember,” said Chris[…]

Women’s basketball team drop fourth straight game

By Gabriel Rodrigues This past weekend, Laurentian’s women’s basketball team dropped two games at home against the Guelph Griffons and Lakehead Thunderwolves, moving their record to 1-5 on the season. On Friday, Nov. 15, the Voyageurs lost 66-51 to the Griffons, giving Laurentian their third straight loss at home this[…]

Voyageurs remain undefeated

By Gabriel Rodrigues Laurentian’s men’s basketball team remains undefeated, improving to 6-0 after defeating the Guelph Griffons and Lakehead Thunderwolves in convincing fashion this past weekend. On Friday, Nov. 15, the Voyageurs defeated the Griffons 86-64 in a one sided game, as Laurentian picked up its third straight win at[…]

SGA board approves updated ‘present day’ constitution: Rollins

By Kayla Perry At the Nov. 13 Students’ General Association board meeting, the board voted to officially endorse the new version of the SGA constitution. The SGA has been in the process of re-vamping the constitution, which was last updated 20 years ago, since the beginning of this school year.[…]

Students rally in hopes of raising minimum wage

By Kayla Perry On Nov. 14, students and Sudburians alike gathered in an attempt to raise the minimum wage. More than 30 protesters attended the rally, which headed to MPP Rick Bartolucci’s office upon arriving downtown. The rally, which was lead by LU’s Graduate Students’ Association, began in the student[…]

Remaining SCAP-11 members acquitted of charges

By Kayla Perry The remaining seven members of the SCAP-11 who had been facing trespassing charges were acquitted on Nov. 12, by Justice of the Peace Diane Lafleur. The crown had attempted to charge the SCAP-11 with trespassing after the group set up a mock homeless shelter in MPP Rick[…]

Men’s hockey team can’t keep up with Thunderwolves in home losses

By Ron Guillet The Laurentian Voyageurs men’s hockey team played back-to-back home games this past week against the Lakehead Thunderwolves. The first game took place Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Laurentian kept up with their northern rivals in the first period but couldn’t capitalize on[…]