Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief With technology becoming an ever-more prevalent part of the university experience, it comes as no surprise that the Students’ General Association (SGA) has decided to swap out the paper agendas usually ordered annually for a less expensive, interactive phone application for students to use. The application,[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief While campus modernization officially kicked off in the 2014-15 school year with the renovation of the Great Hall and the remodelling of the Alphonse Raymond building, over the summer months campus mod has spanned to other areas of relevance, including the Classroom Building. From April to[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief The University of Sudbury partnered with Trent University, in a collaborative effort to bridge the knowledge gap on urban Aboriginal issues. The partnership centers on two new online courses that will be offered Canada-wide, which will aim to create a better understanding of the issues. The[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief It’s no secret that the newspaper industry is rapidly changing. From print publications moving to primarily online content and charging for online access to publications staff being laid off in numbers too big to bear, journalism is changing: in an industry once loaded with fact checkers,[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief March 22 marked the official launch of Laurentian University’s Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), which will take place across campus from March 22-27. Mental health awareness week is hosted at Laurentian Univeristy once each term, typically in the weeks leading up to the exam periods. This[…]
By Daniel Melchior, Staff Columnist Over the weeks since my last column, I have yet to see anyone who has stood out style wise; it’s the same old, same old. Therefore, this week I am going to talk about getting into a style funk, and how to get out of[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief If you spend any time at all in the student center, you’ll definitely recognize Iain Park: at almost any given time, he can be found in the Students’ General Association (SGA) office, headphones around his neck, listening to music. For those of you who aren’t familiar[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Assistant Editor Despite Laurentian’s women’s basketball team losing in the first round of the OUA playoffs to the Queen`s Gaels on Feb. 25, their coach considers his squad’s campaign an “improvement” from last year. “We played hard and didn’t quit,” said Jason Hurley. “We got better and[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Assistant Editor Although Laurentian’s men’s basketball team managed only seven wins throughout the 2014-15 OUA campaign, their coach believes the Voyageurs “progressed well” as the season moved forward. “We started off with a very tough schedule,” said Shawn Swords. “But, (we) learned a lot, which helped us[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Jenna Thornber, who was first elected to SGA office in the 2013-14 end-of-year elections, is “looking forward” to graduating this April. The Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, who also serves as the President of the Human Kinetics Association and is a member of the Laurentian[…]