Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The Pub Downunder is offering a new event to students who needed a break during midterm season. Bachelorette nights! The popular reality T.V. series that has won the hearts of viewers across North America was brought to Laurentian’s campus by the SGA. The viewing[…]
By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief “It basically started from that Instagram post,” second-year Political Science student Kristiina Räisänen said. At the end of July, the SGA announced on their Instagram that the Universal Buss Pass (UPass) would not be a part of the association’s student fees in the Fall[…]
Halloween this year is very different from ones in the past. Without being able to get together or go trick-or-treating, it’s hard to get into that spooky season mood. Thankfully, film and T.V. are great escapes from the horrors of reality into the mess of someone else’s! For that, here[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The question many students and staff have been asking since the pandemic began, when will they be able return to an in-person learning experience? But despite hopes that classrooms would reopen, Laurentian students will not be returning to in-person learning for the 2021 winter[…]
by Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief Laurentian Residence is refunding unused flex dollars to students in residence. When the school reopened for the 2020/2021 school year following the COVID-19 pandemic, Chartwells and Laurentian’s residence abandoned regular mandatory meal plans in favour of $500 in flex dollars to spend at GHall,[…]
By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The battle between students and Chartwells’ continues. Fourth year Zoology student Colin Mar is asking students to sign a petition to bring awareness to the the lack of food choices on campus. Mar says he wants more local Sudbury businesses partnering with Chartwells to[…]
By Lexey Burns, Editor in Chief The Laurentian University Faculty Association [LUFA] says they have voted to reopen the admissions of programs suspended by the university in late July. In a media statement, LUFA said that the programs had been initially suspended incorrectly by Interim Vice-President Academic and Provost Serge[…]
New cuts come following Theatre and Motion Arts Program cuts by Lexey Burns, Senior Reporter Students at Laurentian University have been given a shocking back to school surprise from the school’s administration. Laurentian has decided to axe enrolment to 17 different programs across 13 units. The 17 programs include Études[…]
By Lexey Burns Admissions to Laurentian’s Theatre and Motion Picture Arts (MPArts) have been suspended by Thorneloe University as of April 2020. After assessing enrolment statistics, Thorneloe determined that not enough students expressed interest to continue running both programs. In September of 2019, the ACAPlan (Academic Planning Committee of Senate)[…]
by Jordan Clancy In March, Laurentian University was scheduled to host Making the Play: A panel discussion on the importance of allyship and inclusion in sport with Brian Burke and Brock McGillis. The panel was cancelled due to COVID-19, but Burke’s message is still important, especially during June’s LGBTQ2+ Pride[…]