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Huntington University launches Canadian Finnish Institute

By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief On Oct. 8, Huntington University announced the launch of the Canadian Finnish Institute. “The purpose of the Canadian Finnish Institute is to facilitate and support enhanced relationships between the peoples of Canada and Finland,” said Dr. Kevin McCormick, President and Vice-Chancellor of Huntington University. “The Canadian Finnish[…]

Huntington welcomes local health food blogger

By Leanne Ofori-Atta, for the Lambda As a part of Mental Health Awareness week, Huntington University invited local food blogger Megan Band to speak to students about healthy recipes that are easy to make and that contribute to a healthy, balanced diet. The workshop took place on Oct. 7 in[…]

Hadfield gives ‘inspiring’ speech to 1,200 attendees at LU

By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter The energy in the Fraser auditorium was palpable, the excitement creating a veritable buzz, on the evening of Oct. 9. While waiting for the headlining speaker to take the stage at the Glencore Memorial Lecture Series, many audience member were pouring over pre-purchased copies of[…]

Cardiovascular lab will boost research excellence at LU: Wang

By Julia Nowicki, for the Lambda Laurentian University, along with Capital Projects, is expecting a new edition to the already growing campus. The School of Education will be the home of a new laboratory, built for Laurentian University’s Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research Unit (CMRU). Construction on the lab began in[…]

CAE celebrates National Tutor Appreciation week

By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief The week of Oct. 5-11 brought National Tutor Appreciation week to the Centre for Academic Excellence (CAE) at Laurentian University. Tatiana Khapaeva works as an E-Learning programmer at Laurentian, and also acts as one of the 19 tutors who work with the CAE. “I love to[…]

The Barrie decision, continued: LU looks to move forward with campus

By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Although it’s been nearly five months since the Ontario government denied Laurentian University’s proposal for a stand-alone LU campus in Barrie, Dominic Giroux is still passionately working to make the stand-alone campus a reality. Giroux, Laurentian University President and Vice-Chancellor, said there is “no doubt in[…]

LUPSA members connect politics and mental health awareness

By Julia Nowicki, for the Lambda As Mental Health Awareness Week kicks off on campus, a group of students are taking a different approach to fight the stigma surrounding the topic. The Laurentian University Political Science Association (LUPSA) is connecting politics to mental health awareness, in an attempt to draw[…]

Unique international partnership begins

By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief “A lot of people want to go to Europe, but that’s a very expensive trip. I found Shanghai, China, was a great trip.” These are the remarks of Curtis Byron, a third-year Commerce student. Byron was one of two Laurentian University students who travelled to Shanghai,[…]