Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief “A lot of people want to go to Europe, but that’s a very expensive trip. I found Shanghai, China, was a great trip.” These are the remarks of Curtis Byron, a third-year Commerce student. Byron was one of two Laurentian University students who travelled to Shanghai,[…]
By Tina Siegel, CKLU for the Lambda Jazz vocalist Diana Panton has had a busy few years – she’s put out six albums, won a Juno Award, and toured from Medicine Hat to Vladivostock. When I ask her (over the phone) about the most surprising part of it all, she[…]
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter While Laurentian University’s Welcome Back frosh concert headliner Shawn Hook is a West coast Canadian, the opening acts that featured in Sept. 18’s show were two bands made up of musicians born and raised right here in Sudbury, Ontario. Patrick Wright et Les Gauchistes (made up of[…]
By Alexander Mayhew, for the Lambda On Sept. 26, both of the Laurentian Voyageurs soccer teams played on home soil against the Nipissing Lakers. While the women’s soccer team was victorious, winning 5-2 to the Lakers, the men’s team was defeated, with a final score of 4-2 for the Lakers.[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief The Sudbury Wolves home opener last night saw the Wolves defeated 8-1 by the Niagara Ice Dogs. The Ice Dogs started the game strong, with defencemen Vince Dunn firing a shot past Tory Timpano for the first goal of the night, 1:14 minutes into the first[…]
On Friday, the annual Students’ General Association frosh concert took place on the fields in front of the Ben Avery gym on campus. Headliner and Juno Award nominiee Shawn Hook performed, as well as held a lengthy meet and greet after the show. Hook’s performance was preceded by two local bands,[…]
The Laurentian Voyageurs sports teams showcased their talent – and dance skills – at the annual Laurentian University pep rally last night, held in the Ben Avery gym on the evening of Sept. 8. With performances from every varsity team, as well a performance from the Laurentian Cheerleading team, the[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Four faculty members of Laurentian University have been awarded research grants totaling over 250,000 dollars. These grants add to a total of 1.3 million dollars previously awarded to Laurentian faculty and students from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Grant recipients include Dr. Tammy[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief The Laurentian Beach has always been a favourite among university students and community members alike: from the nearness of the beach to the campus residences, and the annual frosh Beach Day which is held there, the beach has become something of an LU staple. Therefore, it[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Several members of the Laurentian University research community, including seven faculty members and three graduate students, have been awarded research grants and scholarships totalling $1.329 million. The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), a government funding organization that aims to support Canadian discoverers[…]