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By Kayla Perry Andy Rollins will return as the SGA President in the 2013-14 academic year. The final vote count was announced at approximately 3 a.m. this morning. Rollins posted on Facebook early this morning that he “could not be more excited for a second year as President,” and thanked[…]
By Nevio Cristante This report is written to clarify the argument that, for uncontrollable reasons, was not stated explicitly in the debate I had with Prof. Brain MacLean, the Chair of the Economics Department at Laurentian University. The debate was entitled “Should the American government have bailed out Wall Street?”[…]
By Willie Poll Laurentian University and the Vale Living with Lakes Centre, along with 10 other Canadian universities, received $4.4 million dollars in funding to create the Canadian Network for Aquatic Ecosystem Services. “Up on the Hudson Bay coast we’ve been working with first nations communities addressing some of their[…]
By Matt Rabey The only place on campus legally permitted to sell alcohol, the Pub Downunder, is the place where you can find students unwinding and having a drink. The Students’ General Association (SGA) operates the pub and the staff consists of SGA members. Cheryl Powell, senior manager explained, “everyone[…]
By Matt Rabey The Community Builder Award is an annual award given to a member of the Sudbury community that shows excellence in their field. On Feb. 21, Laurentian University President Dominic Giroux was recognized in the category of education. “I am humbled by this recognition,” said Giroux. “Especially as[…]
By Matt Rabey On Feb. 6, Chloë Mirfield was elected Chief Returning Officer (CRO) for the SGA. Mirfield chose to run for the position because she has “a lot of experience with elections and the issues [associated] with elections. Having run in every election from high school to when I[…]
By Kayla Perry Established author and speaker Gabor Mate spoke at LU on Feb. 7 as part of the Dr. Dan Andréae Distinguished Presidential Lecture Series on Living in Healthy Communities. Mate is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician, best-selling author and public speaker. His published works, which include When the Body[…]
By Kayla Perry The crowd’s energy in the Fraser Auditorium was clear Feb. 9, as students awaited the beginning of the Airbandz concert. Airbandz is a show consisting of student groups who choreograph and perform dance routines in order to raise money for cancer research. The show has become a[…]
By Matt Rabey Applications for Ontario universities have been on the rise, but none more so than Laurentian University. Dominic Giroux, Laurentian University president stated, “Applications from Ontario secondary school students are up 25 per cent at Laurentian University for next September, the highest increase in the province, compared with[…]
By Lianna Pisani From Jan. 18 until Jan. 25, LU students Nathan Knott, Mark Mancini, and Chloë Mirfield camped out in a tent outside the main doors to the J.N. Desmarais library, taking part in Live-In for Literacy. In total, the students and the Laurentian community raised $5,812 for the cause,[…]