Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
Dear Lambda Editors, I applaud you and your reporter Gabriel Rodrigues for publishing the story “Group marks Israeli Apartheid Week at LU” in the March 18, 2014 edition of the Lambda. Thanks to the concentrated corporate ownership of the western press, the human rights plight of the Palestinian people is[…]
I am writing in response to the article you published today in the Lambda: “Group Marks Israeli Apartheid Week at LU”. As the board president of Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, I have paid close attention to the activities surrounding this event at Laurentian University. In previous years, your coverage of[…]
By Kayla Perry In April, renovations will begin in the Great Hall, transforming the cafeteria into an ‘all-you can eat’ merche style eatery. The new cafeteria will coincide with the introduction of mandatory meal plans for those students living in the LUL residences on campus. Although the new cafeteria is[…]
By Kayla Perry The upcoming campus modernization will bring an array of things to the Laurentian University campus, including temporary closures of some of the oldest buildings at LU. Due to the closures, lecture time-slots will be re-arranged for next year, and made to include more courses on Friday, said[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues From March 3 to 6, a booth was held at the Laurentian Student Centre regarding the Israeli Apartheid week, and according to one of its organizers, raising awareness will hopefully stay in the “consciousness of students.” “This is a solidarity campaign,” said Dana Cudney, a sessional faculty[…]
By Kayla Perry On Feb. 28, a combination of Students’ General Association (SGA) executives and student representatives traveled to London, Ontario, to tour a variety of university and college student centers in preparation for the referendum vote. SGA President Andy Rollins said the tour was conducted to show students “how[…]
By Ryen Veldhuis It’s been 11 years since Thorneloe last filled their theatre with grand song and dance with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but the Cabaret is here to entertain those who have longed for another musical production at the university. Cabaret, set in Berlin between the first and[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues On Feb. 28 to March 2, The Almighty Rhombus, a local band, hosted the first annual Big Basement Show, and according to one of its members, a festival like this creates a “positive impact in the community.” “We wanted this show to have it all,” said Clayton[…]
By Kayla Perry The Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass), which is provided for full-time Laurentian University students to access Greater Sudbury bus services as a part of their tuition, is up for renewal with the City of Greater Sudbury. The contract is typically re-negotiated every three years, and it was last negotiated in 2011. The U-Pass program began in September[…]