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By Kayla Perry Danny Shamess, a Laurentian University alumni and Sudbury singer-songwriter, is getting ready to release his second album late this fall. Although the album does not yet have a title or release date, Shamess is expecting an official release in November. “It’s one of those things where you[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Often times, students pursuing post-secondary education are in need of financial support. However, with the Work Study program at Laurentian, students can work on campus and study while “gaining quality experience within any field,” according to the university’s Student Employment Advisor, Todd Gagnon. “Basically, students who want[…]
By Kayla Perry Carlo Castrechino, Laurentian Voyageurs men’s soccer coach, has high hopes for the 2014-2015 season. With 12 rookies and 14 returning players, two of whom are all-star athletes, Castrechino said he hopes the team will be able to “build upon last years record,” and said he wants the[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Laurentian women’s soccer team is looking to improve with every game this season, but their coach believes they have “every opportunity to get a home playoff game.” “We have a good mix of youth with 16 players who are first and second years,” said Rob Gallo. “We[…]
by Kayla Perry After nearly four months of construction, Laurentian University’s newly renovated Great Hall will be revealed on August 27, 2014. Benjamin Demianiuk, Director of Housing and Food Services, gave Lambda a sneak peek of the Great Hall. The hall, which is now complete with the Marche-style all-you-can-eat cafeteria,[…]
Dear Lambda Editors, I applaud you and your reporter Gabriel Rodrigues for publishing the story “Group marks Israeli Apartheid Week at LU” in the March 18, 2014 edition of the Lambda. Thanks to the concentrated corporate ownership of the western press, the human rights plight of the Palestinian people is[…]
I am writing in response to the article you published today in the Lambda: “Group Marks Israeli Apartheid Week at LU”. As the board president of Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, I have paid close attention to the activities surrounding this event at Laurentian University. In previous years, your coverage of[…]
By Kayla Perry In April, renovations will begin in the Great Hall, transforming the cafeteria into an ‘all-you can eat’ merche style eatery. The new cafeteria will coincide with the introduction of mandatory meal plans for those students living in the LUL residences on campus. Although the new cafeteria is[…]
By Kayla Perry The upcoming campus modernization will bring an array of things to the Laurentian University campus, including temporary closures of some of the oldest buildings at LU. Due to the closures, lecture time-slots will be re-arranged for next year, and made to include more courses on Friday, said[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues From March 3 to 6, a booth was held at the Laurentian Student Centre regarding the Israeli Apartheid week, and according to one of its organizers, raising awareness will hopefully stay in the “consciousness of students.” “This is a solidarity campaign,” said Dana Cudney, a sessional faculty[…]