Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
The men’s hockey team celebrates after winning the 2018 Homecoming game By Adam Kalab On April 12th, 2021, Laurentian University cut its varsity swim teams as well as both men’s and women’s hockey teams through the CCAA procedure. The news was confirmed on Wednesday by the university. Provost and Vice-President[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Robert Haché, President of Laurentian University, says in a CCAA update that the cutting of almost 70 undergraduate and graduate programs and the firing of over 100 faculty and staff members were “major milestones in the first phase of Laurentian’s CCAA process.” “To accomplish these milestones,[…]
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 Former SGA vice-president Katlyn Kotila is calling out the Students’ General Association (SGA), asking “what they can do to better support students.” In a Facebook post, Kotila said: “As a student, the silence coming from my own association… in addition to those from other associations who[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Laurentian will be taking over Huntington’s Gerontology program and placing it into the Faculty of Arts. Laurentian made the announcement following an emergency, in camera Senate meeting to determine the fate of the school as it goes through CCAA proceedings. The announcement said that “The program[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief After a meeting on Friday April 2nd, many faculty members are concerned about the outcome of Tuesday’s emergency “in camera” Senate meeting. Reuben Roth, a Workplace and Labour studies professor explained in the meeting that “ ’In camera’ = behind closed doors.” It is not open to[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief As Laurentian University began its Companies’ Creditor Arrangement Act (CCAA) the community was warned that there would be cuts ahead, but the separation between Laurentian and the federated universities came as a shock to many. Dr. Aven McMaster has been teaching at Thorneloe University for 14[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor-in-Chief Laurentian University has announced they are terminating its relationship with the federated universities, Huntington, Thorneloe, and the University of Sudbury. The termination will be effective starting May 1st, 2021. The announcement emailed to students Thursday night says that “Termination of the federation agreements was necessary in[…]
By Curtis Gordon Lindsay Mayhew, an English student at Laurentian, has had three of her own poems included in a new poetry book, Feminine Grit: A Collection of Northern Voices. The anthology includes poetry, short stories, and visual artwork from 27 local writers and artists across Northern Ontario. Feminine Grit[…]
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[…]