Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief After a Northern Ontario School of Medicine Board meeting on March 18, 2015, a five-year Strategic Plan has been approved for the school of Medicine. The plan, which spans from 2015-2020, was overseen by a 28-member Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, according to a media release issued[…]
By Taylor Squires Have you ever noticed how the word ‘summer’ instantly brightens up a conversation? Regardless of what you’re talking about, adding the fact that summer is around the corner seems to remind us all that school is worth the struggle. The weather starts getting warmer, days start becoming[…]
The Laurentian University Jewish Students Association strongly condemns Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) and the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on our campus and as a whole. Though IAW’s stated intent is to advocate for Palestinian human rights, their actions serve to demonize and delegitimize Israel. First and foremost, the[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief It’s difficult to believe that my first year as an editor at Lambda is coming to an end already: I can see my entire school year spread across the pages of 12 newspaper issues, and it seems surreal. This year, and the success Lambda has experienced,[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Sports Editor Although Laurentian’s women’s indoor track team didn’t win any medals at this year’s OUA Championships held at York University on Feb. 27 and 28, their coach considers his squad’s season “a great success.” “We gauge our results based on improvement,” said Dick Moss. “We saw[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Sports Editor Despite managing only three wins throughout the 2014-15 OUA women’s hockey campaign, Laurentian’s head coach believes her players have gained “valuable experience” as the team moves forward to next season. “It was a hard year,” said Stacey Colarossi. “At the end of the day, it[…]
By Jessica Robinson Thorneloe University’s Ernie Checkeris Theatre was nearly filled to maximum capacity for the Saturday night showing of Le Maschere Laurenziane, also known as Laurentian Masks’s latest production, La Sala Verde. The theatre troupe of the Modern Languages department had the audience, which was made up of Laurentian[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Johnny Humphrey will return as the Students’ General Association (SGA) President in the 2015-16 academic year. The SGA elections, which took place on Feb. 11 and 12, were held online for the first time at Laurentian this year. The final vote count, which was released on[…]
By Oshani Amaratunga Just a few weeks ago, I finally decided to experience the Great Hall for my first time. Actually, it wasn’t really by choice, after finding out the Pub was closed one Friday afternoon and being the starving students my friends and I were, it was kind of[…]
By Oliver Wilmot In January, the announcement was made that Emilie Carrey, a Laurentian University first year English student, will be the first Canadian female to compete in the World Beatbox Championship in Berlin, Germany. An esteemed competition, the Championships, which will be held in May, fill feature beatboxers from[…]