Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Gabriel Rodrigues Laurentian’s men’s basketball team is currently 7-2 and sit fourth in the OUA East standings, but head coach Shawn Swords is “not satisfied at all.” “We have a lot of things we need to do for 40 minutes,” said Swords. “We outworked our opponents for the majority[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Although Laurentian’s women’s basketball team is currently 2-7, their coach believes his squad will try its best to compete for the “home stretch” of the 2013-14 season. “Looking back on it,” said Jason Hurley. “There were games I thought we could have won and we didn’t. Right[…]
By Vanessa Di Feo From Dec. 12 until Jan. 12, Cambrian College’s Open Studio will be hosting an exhibition of portraits of local homeless individuals, entitled Aboutface. The purpose of this exhibition is to challenge views of Sudbury’s less fortunate. In November, students, alumni, and faculty of Cambrian College’s Graphic[…]
By Kayla Perry Leave the Pack Behind, a program to support students who want to quit smoking, will soon begin its annual Would U Rather contest. The contest includes four categories: the largest of which include Quit for Good, a province-wide category for current smokers who want to completely quit[…]
By Kallie Berens In the nearing zero temperatures, local artists Andrew Knapp, “Co- Bubble Blower” and Christian Pelletier, “Co-Cheerleader” of the We Live Up Here project, have completed their fourth mural within the city. From July 28, 2013 to September 15, 2013, a fundraiser for the project on Indiegogo surpassed[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Well, it’s that time of year again where growing facial hair plays a significant role in men’s health, and according to Laurentian University’s “Mo-manager”, this month “is a chance to have fun giving back.” “When you see someone with a mustache you know its Movember,” said Chris[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues This past weekend, Laurentian’s women’s basketball team dropped two games at home against the Guelph Griffons and Lakehead Thunderwolves, moving their record to 1-5 on the season. On Friday, Nov. 15, the Voyageurs lost 66-51 to the Griffons, giving Laurentian their third straight loss at home this[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Laurentian’s men’s basketball team remains undefeated, improving to 6-0 after defeating the Guelph Griffons and Lakehead Thunderwolves in convincing fashion this past weekend. On Friday, Nov. 15, the Voyageurs defeated the Griffons 86-64 in a one sided game, as Laurentian picked up its third straight win at[…]
By Kayla Perry At the Nov. 13 Students’ General Association board meeting, the board voted to officially endorse the new version of the SGA constitution. The SGA has been in the process of re-vamping the constitution, which was last updated 20 years ago, since the beginning of this school year.[…]
By Kayla Perry On Nov. 14, students and Sudburians alike gathered in an attempt to raise the minimum wage. More than 30 protesters attended the rally, which headed to MPP Rick Bartolucci’s office upon arriving downtown. The rally, which was lead by LU’s Graduate Students’ Association, began in the student[…]