Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Joel Belliveau, Associate Professor of History, Laurentian University It has been alleged that Victor the Voyageur, the Laurentian University varsity teams’ mascot, is a “symbol of colonisation” and “represents a racist history” (Lambda, Jan 13, 2020). The idea of getting rid of Victor has also been justified with the argument that “not everybody feels represented by a mascot that depicts a[…]
By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief From February 24th to March 1st, CKLU Radio 96.7 fm is holding their second annual Pledge Week. For Pledge Week, CKLU wants to encourage everyone to support campus and community, not-for-profit radio. Kyle Vine, CKLU’s Marketing Director said Pledge Week is an opportunity for the Sudbury and Laurentian University community to[…]
By Adam Kalab Laurentian at Western: Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm, Alumni Hall (London) The men’s basketball team cruised past Windsor in the preliminary round of the OUA playoffs on Wednesday night, booking their place in the quarterfinals. The Voyageurs haven’t been to the semifinals since their last championship[…]
By Lexey Burns Every year, Laurentian students gather together to watch the annual Airbandz competition and every year, the competition seems to get larger, resulting in the event becoming more and more successful. For the 2020 Airbandz event, nine teams of approximately twenty students signed up to participate. Airbandz is[…]
by Adam Kalab Laurentian vs Windsor: Wednesday, February 19 at 8 pm, Ben Avery Gym The men’s basketball team will start their quest for the Wilson Cup this week at home. It’s Laurentian’s best chance at their first championship since 2000, as the Voyageurs will avoid the powerhouse Carleton Ravens until at[…]
by Lambda Staff On February 12th, 2020, the Students’ General Association held a board meeting in which Eric Chappell was officially re-elected as president for the 2020-21 term. Following the closing of polls on Tuesday, the SGA released election results saying candidate Darius Garneau received 447 votes, but was disqualified. […]
By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief Eric Chappell has been re-elected as president of the Students General Association, as results released by the group confirmed two of three presidential candidates—one who received more votes than Chappell–were disqualified. According to an email sent out to SGA members, Darius Garneau received 447 votes[…]
The voting for the SGA’s 2020-21 executive team and senators takes place online February 10th to 11th. Check out the following platform descriptions to get to know the candidates running for the SGA’s 2020-21 executive team, and their plans for the SGA. Each candidate was given 250 words to explain their[…]
by Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief Laurentian University has confirmed that Victor the Voyageur, the university’s mascot, is currently under review. After not appearing at games or events as of late, the disappearance of VIctor the Voyageur has become noticeable. The mascot, a bearded French-Canadian fur-trading voyageur in Laurentian blue and gold, was rebranded in 2013 but[…]
By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief This summer, the University received a new addition on campus, My Lil’ HealthBot – a robot retailer that offers health and personal care products ranging from cold medication and phone chargers, to contraceptives. My Lil’s Healthbot isn’t just your average vending machine, it’s a new form[…]