Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Laurentian University has announced they are terminating its relationship with the federated universities, Huntington, Thorneloe, and the University of Sudbury. The termination will be effective starting May 1st, 2021. The announcement emailed to students Thursday night says that “Termination of the federation agreements was necessary in[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Worried Laurentian students have taken to UMentioned Laurentian, a popular anonymous Facebook page to talk about hesitant future plans. A post from March 20 said “Many students, including me, are worried about the school closing. With Laurentian being excluded from funding and the president mentioning that[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief The University of Sudbury has partnered with the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) in hopes to create a university “that is “by, for and with” Francophones.” In a press release, the University of Sudbury said, “Having long served Francophone and Indigenous communities, the University[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Laurentian University is saying students in residence need to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day “in an alternate fashion.” In an email to students, LU Residence said “With rising COVID-19 cases in Sudbury, and our Public Health Unit being moved into the grey zone, it is not possible[…]
By Curtis Gordon The LU Bharti School of Engineering Team placed second in the 31st annual Canadian Mining Games. The Laurentian team finished with 966 points just four points behind Laval University, which won the competition with 970 points. Third place went to the University of Alberta. The competition was[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Marie Josée Berger, Provost and Vice President of Laurentian, says that the Cambrian College and St-Lawrence collaborated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSCN) program is detaching from Laurentian University. “These programming changes will not have any impact on students, their studies, or their experience,” Berger said. […]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Jamie West, MPP for Sudbury, co-hosted a town hall with fourth-year student Katlyn Kotila calling on the province to provide secure funding for the institution after it filed for creditor protection in February. “It’s my job to bring your concerns to the provincial government and I[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Eric Chappell is running unopposed for president in the 2021/2022 SGA elections. Malek Abou-Rabia and Morgan Barry are also running unopposed for Senator and Vice President of Education, respectively. This will be Chappell’s third year as president after first being elected in 2018. The last SGA[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Adam Kirkwood has been at Laurentian since 2014 and is not happy with how the university has been treating students’ concerns about its insolvency issue. Kirkwood completed his undergrad in Environmental Science and Geography, earned a masters in Biology, and is now working towards a Ph.D.[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Laurentian University says there’s now a third case of COVID-19 in residence. This comes just under two weeks of the residence’s previous two cases being resolved. In an email sent to students, the school said “We currently have a third case of COVID-19 affecting an individual[…]