Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Oliver Wilmot Student Street re-opened on Oct. 17, giving students living in East and UC residences direct passage to West residence. A few days after (Oct. 20) the Convenience Store, more commonly known as the C-Store, and Extreme Pita Express were also opened. Student Street is home to study[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Stand up comedian and TV personality Gerry Dee will be stopping in Sudbury this Nov. 15 to perform in the Fraser Auditorium. “I realized I’ve never been to Sudbury, so I wanted to make sure we added that to the (tour’s) route,” said the comedian. Dee describes[…]
By Oliver Wilmot The Lunches with Lakes Concert Series is in full swing this year. On Oct. 3, flautists Shannon Lewis and Rachel Gibson performed alongside David Buley, on the synthesizer, and Ian Gibson, on the drums, kicking off the lunches season. Each concert is held from 12:10 – 12:50[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues This weekend, Laurentian’s men’s hockey team defeated the Waterloo Warriors 4-3 in a shootout on Friday, Oct. 31 and won 7-6 on Saturday, Nov. 1 against the Laurier Golden Hawks, moving the Voyageurs’ record to 6-3 on the season. The team will face the UQTR Patriotes in[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Despite Laurentian’s women’s hockey team losing to UOIT on Saturday, the Voyageurs bounced back and managed to hold off the Queen’s Gaels 2-1 on Sunday to finally obtain their first win of the season. On Nov. 1, the Voyageurs lost 4-3 in a shootout to the UOIT[…]
By Jesse Smith Jesse Smith is a third year Geography student here at LU. When he is not studying, he likes to pursue his passive interests in hitchhiking, learning Spanish, pretending he can cook, and most important of all: travelling far and wide. He has a special interest in pushing[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief The second Voyageur Café opened in the Ben Avery building in late September, bringing a new food option to the other side of campus. Lizette Frappier, the Laurentian University Student Centre Manager, said the second café will give students a place to grab coffee while the Alphonse[…]
I am writing this (letter) to explain my frustration with Aramark and the services it provides to students at Laurentian University. I have consecutive classes on certain days of the week so I cannot go to the Tim Horton’s and Subway locations on campus because of the ridiculously long lines,[…]
By Oliver Wilmot A new food service has opened in the Ludger and Amanda Michel University Commons in the University of Sudbury: the Morningstar Cafe. From 8 a.m to 3 p.m., customers can purchase a coffee, pizza, salad, soup, or daily feature item. The menu for the Morningstar Cafe is changed weekly,[…]
By Jessica Robinson The Laurentian women’s soccer team recently wrapped up their season, having made it through to the first round of playoffs. The team traveled to Toronto to face U of T’s Varsity Blues on Oct. 22 and lost 2-0, ending their run. “[U of T] didn’t really get[…]