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By Kallie Berens On Wednesday, Jan. 22, staff from the Lambda answered the age-old question of which establishment provides the coldest beer for its patrons, with Speakeasy on Durham Street securing the title for the frostiest bottle at -3 degrees Celsius and Peddler’s Pub on Cedar Street for iciest pint[…]
By Kayla Perry After nearly four months of construction, the renovations on the Laurentian observatory and planetarium are set to be completed at the end of January. Construction began on the observatory, as well as the Doran Planetarium, in October 2013. The Doran Planetarium is one of three university planetariums in[…]
By Kayla Perry On Feb. 1, a new program will begin on Laurentian University’s campus: Safe Walk. The program will allow for students on campus to be accompanied by volunteer walkers to their residences on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. The creators of the program, first year students Scott Uhlman[…]
By Kayla Perry The orientation process at Laurentian University has undergone transformation: the new process, which will begin during summer 2014, will try and ensure that there is a combination of social and frosh events, as well as academic orientation. “The conversations we’ve had have been about harmonizing what happens[…]
By Kayla Perry The Centre of Academic Excellence (CAE) has brought a new type of transcript to Laurentian: a co-curricular record. The co-curricular record, or CCR, will serve as an official university document, showcasing students’ activities “outside of the classroom” – things such as club involvement, volunteer work, and even[…]
By Ron Guillet The Laurentian Voyageurs hosted the UQTR Patriotes and Ottawa Gee-Gees this past weekend but were unable to pick up any points in the standings. The Voyageurs find themselves one point removed from the eighth and final playoff spot, held by the Nipissing Lakers, who have a game[…]
By Ryen Veldhuis Once a year, two universities in Canada get the opportunity to grace the floors of the House of Commons to sit in the chairs of politicians and debate the bills of their political parties. For 22 years now, Laurentian has held the tradition of holding a Model[…]
By Ron Guillet The Laurentian Voyageurs women’s hockey team played back-to-back home games this past weekend against the Windsor Lancers and Western Mustangs. The Voyageurs entered the weekend with a 6-9 record and looking to gain ground on the eighth and final playoff spot, held by the Waterloo Warriors. The[…]
By Gab Rodrigues Laurentian’s women’s basketball team lost both their games this past weekend when they played host to the Carleton Ravens and Ottawa Gee-Gees, dropping their record to 2-9. On Friday, Jan. 10, the Voyageurs fought hard but lost to the Carleton Ravens 56-53, after having the lead for most of the game. In the first quarter, Carleton started[…]
By Gab Rodrigues This past weekend, Laurentian’s men’s basketball team dropped their first two home games of the New Year against the number one and two ranked teams in the country, the Carleton Ravens and Ottawa Gee-Gees. On Friday, Jan. 10, the Voyageurs lost their first game at home this season 88-54 to the undefeated Carleton Ravens (11-0). In[…]