Laurentian University's English Student Newspaper
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter Armed with her textbooks, laptop, a large double-double, and her staple RezLife jacket slung over the back of her chair, fourth year Riley Bolt is the picture of a well-rounded Laurentian student. There’s hardly a facet of campus life that she isn’t involved with. And[…]
By Jessica Robinson, Staff Reporter You’ve probably seen him in the Great Hall at lunch, or on the starting lineup of the Voyageurs Men’s Basketball team; or you’ve passed someone wearing a sweater that spells out “North 705” in sparkly gold letters and thought, ‘Whoa, where did they get that?’[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues, Sports Editor Despite managing only three wins throughout the 2014-15 OUA women’s hockey campaign, Laurentian’s head coach believes her players have gained “valuable experience” as the team moves forward to next season. “It was a hard year,” said Stacey Colarossi. “At the end of the day, it[…]
By Lambda Staff The Voyageur’s men’s hockey team advanced to the playoff games this season, competing in game three of the OUA East quarterfinals. The game, which was a best of 3 game series, took place this Feb. 15 at the Countryside arena, where the Voyageurs team lost 2-1 in[…]
By Taylor Squires When I was growing up, I used to always dread coming home from all of my trips abroad. I remember walking through the Park Güell in Barcelona and thinking there was absolutely no way that I could go home. Why would I want to? Things always seemed[…]
By Gabriel Rodrigues Following the Laurentian’s men’s basketball home weekend performances on Jan. 16 and 17, Voyageurs’ captain, Tychon Carter-Newman, was named the Pioneer Energy Ontario University Athletics (OUA) male athlete of the week. Carter-Newman, who is in his fourth-year, compiled back-to-back 20+ point performances to help the Voyageurs earn[…]
By Jessica Robinson The Laurentian Women’s basketball team had a tough weekend, losing to the McMaster Marauders and Brock Badgers respectively in back to back games. On Friday, Jan. 16, the Voyageurs lost to the Marauders 91-60. Though Laurentian started the first quarter strong, scoring the first points of the[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief This Q and A is the fourth and final interview in the President Series. In each issue, I had the chance to sit down with a president from each of the federated universities, discussing what makes each of the universities unique: we’ve discussed everything from programs[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor-in-Chief Black Forest, an indie horror film that was shot and produced exclusively in Sudbury, will premier this Saturday, Jan. 31 in Sudbury Secondary School’s Sheridan Auditorium. David Briggs, director and co-founder of Distant Field productions, said the premier will be a “celebration of local art and[…]
By Kayla Perry, Editor in Chief As we arrive at the last issue of the school year, I always like to take some time to look back over the past year: not just where we’ve come as a nation or country, but also as a community: specifically, the Laurentian community.[…]