Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief The cuts made by Laurentian in the CCAA process have become finalized as of April 30th, 2021. Desks have been emptied, offices cleared out. This is not how any of them pictured ending their career at Laurentian. But the administration is not giving these grieving faculty[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief With over 150 accredited media personnel in the meeting, a virtual press conference with Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities, Ross Romano, was much anticipated. Reporters were hoping Romano would answer questions about Laurentian University’s insolvency process and address the cancellation of almost 70 programs, affecting[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief “I love learning that my program got cut during exam season” – Allie Blake-Khaleel, third year French Zoologie “Horrified and heartbroken by the news coming out of LU today” – Tweet from Laurentian Alumna Robin Desmeules Having lived in residence all through COVID-19, I’ve gotten used[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief I love hockey. I’ve been skating longer than I’ve been walking and shot a puck before I learned how to write. It has a special place in my heart. But when Laurentian’s women’s hockey team announced that they’ve recruited seven new skaters for the 2021/22 season[…]
★★☆☆☆ | Nicholas Ntaganda, Contributor Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Malcolm and Marie, one of the first Hollywood movies to be conceived and produced entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic, conveniently makes use of the conditions the virus has wrought upon the world. The film is a spare[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief In our day and age of technology, it seems that pressing a “repost” button automatically makes anything you are posting true. For example, Laurentian University said in an E-News announcement that “University Magazine has ranked Laurentian University amongst the top universities to study online.” According to[…]
By Nick Durette Since the beginning of the pandemic last year, a few phrases have been repeated countless times. “Wear a mask”, “Stay home”, “Social distance”, and many others have become so commonplace in the vernacular that it sometimes becomes difficult to imagine a time prior. Of all of them[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Can we just agree that Canadian Party Life is not a news source? Canadian Party Life (CPL) is an Instagram page that features videos of university students from across the country doing dumb stuff (mainly while intoxicated). So of course when they posted a screenshotted tweet[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief On January 15th and 20th, two positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Laurentian’s residences. Despite what information Laurentian University has released to students, some key details have been left out. Firstly, students have been wondering which residences the people infected reside in. Other universities– like Guelph[…]
Why don’t you want my money? By Molly Gartner Growing up, Canada was never far away. I have lived in Duluth, Minnesota pretty much my whole life. Once I graduated high school I looked at schools all over the country, some even in Canada. My grandfather and my boyfriend are[…]