Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor-in-chief In an interview with Lambda, Katlyn Kotila, VP of Education, talked about her experiences as a first-year student which lead to her getting involved with the SGA [Students’ General Association], and her accomplishments and challenges working with the association. Kotila’s first impression of the SGA was in her first year at Laurentian,[…]
By Nicholas Ntaganda, contributor For cinephiles around the world, the social distancing required to slow the spread of COVID-19 has also led to the loss of a treasured communal experience: going to the movies. This means most of our movie-watching will be done on streaming; a great resource no doubt,[…]
By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief Need to catch a break between writing papers and studying for exams? The J.N. Desmarais Library is offering a trial for a film streaming service to be enjoyed by all students. While the university’s libraries have been closed to students since March 17th until further notice, this[…]
In-person gatherings including labs and events to be cancelled and classes are to be held online until further notice, while university remains opened By Shanleigh Brosseau and Lexey Burns With a case of COVID-19 confirmed in Sudbury, Laurentian University has cancelled all classes on campus (including the School of Architecture) and multiple events until further[…]
By Maddie Savage From Thursday March 5th to March 7th the Indigenous Studies Department is hosting Anishinaabe Maanjidowin: The Continued Spirit of Indigenous Studies – the event is a celebration of 45 years of the Indigenous Studies program, as well as an acknowledgement of those who started and contributed to the program and departmnet. […]
by Lexey Burns Laurentian student Malek Abou-Rabia is working on a special project he hopes will push students to discover more about their campus. This project is an app programmed similarly to “Pokemon Go,” where you can walk around campus, but instead of trying to catch Pikachu, you are able to scan[…]
By Maddie Savage This fall, a Sexual Violence Prevention Fee of $18 was added to the university’s mandatory student fees list. The description of this fee is “To support the Equity, Diversity and Human Rights Office in creating campus initiatives on preventing sexual violence.” According to a statement from the[…]
By Joel Belliveau, Associate Professor of History, Laurentian University It has been alleged that Victor the Voyageur, the Laurentian University varsity teams’ mascot, is a “symbol of colonisation” and “represents a racist history” (Lambda, Jan 13, 2020). The idea of getting rid of Victor has also been justified with the argument that “not everybody feels represented by a mascot that depicts a[…]
By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief From February 24th to March 1st, CKLU Radio 96.7 fm is holding their second annual Pledge Week. For Pledge Week, CKLU wants to encourage everyone to support campus and community, not-for-profit radio. Kyle Vine, CKLU’s Marketing Director said Pledge Week is an opportunity for the Sudbury and Laurentian University community to[…]
By Adam Kalab Laurentian at Western: Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm, Alumni Hall (London) The men’s basketball team cruised past Windsor in the preliminary round of the OUA playoffs on Wednesday night, booking their place in the quarterfinals. The Voyageurs haven’t been to the semifinals since their last championship[…]