Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief If you spend any time at all in the student center, you’ll definitely recognize Iain Park: at almost any given time, he can be found in the Students’ General Association (SGA) office, headphones around his neck, listening to music. For those of you who aren’t familiar[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Assistant Editor Despite Laurentian’s women’s basketball team losing in the first round of the OUA playoffs to the Queen`s Gaels on Feb. 25, their coach considers his squad’s campaign an “improvement” from last year. “We played hard and didn’t quit,” said Jason Hurley. “We got better and[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Assistant Editor Although Laurentian’s men’s basketball team managed only seven wins throughout the 2014-15 OUA campaign, their coach believes the Voyageurs “progressed well” as the season moved forward. “We started off with a very tough schedule,” said Shawn Swords. “But, (we) learned a lot, which helped us[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Jenna Thornber, who was first elected to SGA office in the 2013-14 end-of-year elections, is “looking forward” to graduating this April. The Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, who also serves as the President of the Human Kinetics Association and is a member of the Laurentian[…]
By Leanne Ofori-Atta In recent months, some questions have been raised regarding Huntington University’s Gerontology program: specifically, if the program will continue to be offered in the 2015-16 school year, due to a decline of full-time professors in the program. However, Krishan Venkataraman, the Chair of the Gerontology Department, stated[…]
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter Armed with her textbooks, laptop, a large double-double, and her staple RezLife jacket slung over the back of her chair, fourth year Riley Bolt is the picture of a well-rounded Laurentian student. There’s hardly a facet of campus life that she isn’t involved with. And[…]
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter You’ve probably seen him in the Great Hall at lunch, or on the starting lineup of the Voyageurs Men’s Basketball team; or you’ve passed someone wearing a sweater that spells out “North 705” in sparkly gold letters and thought, ‘Whoa, where did they get that?’[…]
By Kaitlynn Zygmont Laurentian University’s Safe Walk program celebrated one year of service on campus this fall, and program coordinator Jordan Pennington said plans to expand the program are “in the works.” “The architecture school has approached us about servicing their campus, and we think it would be a perfect[…]
By Vanessa Di Feo This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the final production of the 2014-2015 Thorneloe Theatre season: Noel Coward’s Hay Fever. Dr. Ian Maclennan directed this popular British play that takes place in the 1920s, which featured various students in the Thorneloe Theatre Department, as[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief On March 16, a partnership between Huntington Univesity (HU), Greater Sudbury Utilities (GSU), and Northern Life was signed in an attempt to help fight fraud in Sudbury. The fraud prevention challenge was originally formed by the Huntington University Communications Studies student group, HUSC, and has since[…]