Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Molly Gaertner Hello freshman, and welcome to higher education! No, it is not as scary as your high school teachers made it sound like. Yes, it is difficult and incredibly rewarding. Here are some things I wish someone had told me during my first year of university. With many[…]
By Molly Gaertner So, you’re feeling burnt out. As exam season comes to an end you are far from alone in these feelings. Not to mention with all the changes Laurentian has embarked upon, many of us are having to make decisions we never expected to, only further contributing to[…]
By Molly Gaertner With Ontario back in lockdown a lot of students are getting bored and restless looking for things to do. Outside of coursework, there is only so many hours one can spend on Tiktok and scrolling through Twitter. It can be hard, however, to come up with things[…]
By Lexey Burns Midterm season is a time of stress, breakouts, breakdowns and more stress. In the overbearing sea of studying, exams, projects, trying to keep a social life and eat a decent meal once in a while – many just give up and accept defeat. In this time of desperation, people[…]
by Maddie Savage, Reporter On Saturday, March 9th, Laurentian’s Jack.org chapter held their second annual Toe Picks and Hat Tricks event at the Cambrian arena and raised $2400 that was donated to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The organization plans to work with CMHA’s Sudbury/Manitoulin branch to hold more initiatives at Laurentian University. “[Jack.org] promote[s][…]
By Mackenzie MacDonald and Jessica Robinson Laurentian is one of few Ontario universities without any homecoming tradition. There’s no designated weekend where all students dress in the school colours; there isn’t a surge in alumni roaming the campus grounds and reconnecting. There’s no football game that draws a crowd of[…]
By Jessica Robinson, Editor-in-Chief With just two weeks left to sign up, LUPSA is urging students to consider attending Model Parliament, this year being the event’s 25 year anniversary. LUPSA (the Laurentian University Political Science Association) is a campus club that promotes anything and everything involved with politics. As a nonpartisan[…]
By Riley Brooks, Contributor While the Dos Equis man might be the most interesting man in the world, Dr. Brawn can certainly claim the title of Laurentian University’s most interesting professor. Always clad in a suit and tie, the associate Law and Justice professor’s presence on campus is easily distinguished.[…]
The Lambda stopped by the Ben Avery on October 22, 2016, to chat with some of the student reps (and one President!) to hear about why they love LU. Rebecca H., Fourth-year Forensic Science student “I love Laurentian because my program is super close-knit. My professors are awesome, and I get[…]
By Jessica Robinson, EIC On Wednesday, September 14 from 11am – 4pm and Thursday, September 15 from 6pm – 9pm, reps from every corner of Laurentian gather in West Residence to inform students about their respective clubs and events. Attending Clubs Day in person means collecting as many stickers, chocolates, and[…]