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Laurentian University annual Airbandz competition raises $18,000

By Lexey Burns Every year, Laurentian students gather together to watch the annual Airbandz competition and every year, the competition seems to get larger, resulting in the event becoming more and more successful. For the 2020 Airbandz event, nine teams of approximately twenty students signed up to participate.  Airbandz is[…]

Voyageurs kick off title quest against Lancers

by Adam Kalab Laurentian vs Windsor: Wednesday, February 19 at 8 pm, Ben Avery Gym   The men’s basketball team will start their quest for the Wilson Cup this week at home. It’s Laurentian’s best chance at their first championship since 2000, as the Voyageurs will avoid the powerhouse Carleton Ravens until at[…]

Despite student protests, SGA election results stand

by Lambda Staff On February 12th, 2020, the Students’ General Association held a board meeting in which Eric Chappell was officially re-elected as president for the 2020-21 term.   Following the closing of polls on Tuesday, the SGA released election results saying candidate Darius Garneau received 447 votes, but was disqualified.  […]

Chappell re-elected as SGA president, 3 candidates disqualified

By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief   Eric Chappell has been re-elected as president of the Students General Association, as results released by the group confirmed two of three presidential candidates—one who received more votes than Chappell–were disqualified.    According to an email sent out to SGA members, Darius Garneau received 447 votes[…]

Meet your SGA candidates for 2020-21

The voting for the SGA’s 2020-21 executive team and senators takes place online February 10th to 11th.   Check out the following platform descriptions to get to know the candidates running for the SGA’s 2020-21 executive team, and their plans for the SGA. Each candidate was given 250 words to explain their[…]

LU confirms Victor the Voyageur, university’s mascot, under ‘review’

by Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief Laurentian University has confirmed that Victor the Voyageur, the university’s mascot, is currently under review.   After not appearing at games or events as of late, the disappearance of VIctor the Voyageur has become noticeable.   The mascot, a bearded French-Canadian fur-trading voyageur in Laurentian blue and gold, was rebranded in 2013 but[…]

Robotic retailers on campus: Meet My Lil’ Healthbot “Laurie”

By Shanleigh Brosseau, Editor in Chief   This summer, the University received a new addition on campus, My Lil’ HealthBot – a robot retailer that offers health and personal care products ranging from cold medication and phone chargers, to contraceptives. My Lil’s Healthbot isn’t just your average vending machine, it’s a new form[…]

Voyageurs women’s hockey eyeing return to playoffs

By Adam Kalab, Sports Contributor   When it comes to Laurentian athletics, most of the focus is on the men’s basketball team. While this attention is rightfully deserved, it can cause the performance of other teams to fall under the radar.   Through the first half of their season, the Voyageurs women’s hockey[…]

Film Review: Knives Out is a breathless work of genre filmaking

★★★★☆   By Nicholas Ntaganda , contributor When a truly thrilling genre picture comes along, a question often lingers in the mind of this critic when attempting to discuss its merits: is this film anything more than a wonderful piece of pulp? In some cases, the film in question is so delectable and ingeniously constructed[…]

Sulphur, Laurentian’s literary mag, now accepting submissions

By Jordan Gaudreau  Applying to graduate school can be scary. Each school has different requirements and world-views which can make creating your curriculum vitae (CV) almost impossible.  One of the best ways to improve your chances at getting into a great graduate school is to publish your writing in a peer-reviewed journal.[…]