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SGA Pub brings Bachelorette nights to LU

By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The Pub Downunder is offering a new event to students who needed a break during midterm season. Bachelorette nights!  The popular reality T.V. series that has won the hearts of viewers across North America was brought to Laurentian’s campus by the SGA.  The viewing[…]

Laurentian Student speaks out about struggles to get UPass from SGA

By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief “It basically started from that Instagram post,” second-year Political Science student Kristiina Räisänen said.  At the end of July, the SGA announced on their Instagram that the Universal Buss Pass (UPass) would not be a part of the association’s student fees in the Fall[…]

Spooky Season Must-Sees (A Review by Nicholas Durette)

Halloween this year is very different from ones in the past. Without being able to get together or go trick-or-treating, it’s hard to get into that spooky season mood. Thankfully, film and T.V. are great escapes from the horrors of reality into the mess of someone else’s! For that, here[…]

LU Senate announces continuation of online learning for winter semester

by Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The question many students and staff have been asking since the pandemic began, when will they be able return to an in-person learning experience? But despite hopes that classrooms would reopen, Laurentian students will not be returning to in-person learning for the 2021 winter[…]

Laurentian University reinstates suspended programs

By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The Laurentian University Faculty Association [LUFA] says they have voted to reopen the admissions of programs suspended by the university in late July. In a media statement, LUFA said that the programs had been initially suspended incorrectly by Interim Vice-President Academic and Provost Serge[…]

Laurentian axes 17 programs, university confirms

New cuts come following Theatre and Motion Arts Program cuts by Lexey Burns, Senior Reporter Students at Laurentian University have been given a shocking back to school surprise from the school’s administration. Laurentian has decided to axe enrolment to 17 different programs across 13 units. The 17 programs include Études[…]

Brian Burke talks LGBTQ2+ allyship and inclusion in sport

by Jordan Clancy In March, Laurentian University was scheduled to host Making the Play: A panel discussion on the importance of allyship and inclusion in sport with Brian Burke and Brock McGillis. The panel was cancelled due to COVID-19, but Burke’s message is still important, especially during June’s LGBTQ2+ Pride[…]