Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter Upon returning to LU for the Winter 2016 semester, students immediately began asking each other, “Have you gotten your marks back yet?” Now, as we enter the second week of classes, some students still find themselves looking at a partially-empty WebAdvisor grades page. The later[…]
By Riley Brooks, for The Lambda Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux: even the most basic hockey fans will be able to connect those names to the great game of hockey. They are three of the greatest players to have ever laced up a pair of skates. Aside from[…]
By Danish Alla, for the Lambda Millions of Canadians currently live with hypertension, a disease that is characterized by an individual’s abnormally high blood pressure. This disease also affects many people living within Northern Ontario: this is precisely why Rebecca Mailloux, a first-year MSc student at Laurentian University, decided to[…]
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter Parallel to Premier Wynne’s request for every institution across Ontario to develop a separate policy for procedures regarding sexual harassment and violence, a committee has formed to create such a policy unique to the needs of Laurentian University. Until now, like many college and university[…]
By Austin Lemieux, for The Lambda On the verge of one of the mildest winters that have been predicted in years past, the Voyageurs Nordic team headed East to North Bay in Dec., where the team participated in the annual College Drive Hill Climb at Nipissing University. The Voyageurs had a[…]
I would like to preface this piece of writing by stating I am not in any way associated with Aramark. In fact, I rarely even use their services. Aside from grabbing a coffee from Tim Horton’s, I may use the food services on campus about once a month. I’ve been[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief A petition which has been circulated online calls for the removal of the mandatory meal plans from Laurentian University. The petition also asks for a new food services provider for campus. Created by Chris Hilborn, a third-year ADVL student, and officially titled “Stop Mandatory Meal Plans[…]
By Kyle Kelley, for the Lambda Two months have passed since the beginning of the Voyageurs women’s cross-country climb to CIS Championships, and after a long and prosperous season for the Voyageurs, the women finished in fourth place among all teams in Ontario, and achieved a record-breaking 10th place among[…]
By Lambda Staff The weekend of Oct. 24-15 brought four swim teams to the Jeno Tihanyi Gold Olympic Pool on Laurentian University campus, for an invitational swim meet. The Ottawa GeeGees, Waterloo Warriors, and a swim team from the Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (ZUFE) joined the Laurentian Voyageurs, in[…]
By Timothy Kraft, Lambda Staff On Nov. 14, the Laurentian Voyageurs squared off against the York University Lions in front of a fan-packed home court, ultimately suffering a 96-99 overtime defeat and falling to the Lions. “We played really hard, we were tough and competitive. We played a little bit[…]