Laurier gets a little taste of Broadway
Broadway is fan-kicking its way to campus with the premier of Wilfrid Laurier University student, Ann Hascalovitz’s, original musical aptly titled Broadway Musical the...
Amy Grief
Kony bride shares her story
After the infamous release of Invisible Children’s Kony 2012, the name Joseph Kony has become ubiquitous Yet, like most mass media sensations, Kony coverage ceased almost as...
Turret gets ‘Loud’
After a month of hype, Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller finally graced the stage at the Turret Nightclub this past Monday night With the 400 ticket pre-sale selling out in...
Exploring the ‘Festival of Lights’
"Chanukah is the festival of lights, instead of one day of presents we get eight crazy nights,” croons Adam Sandler at the beginning of the his famous “Chanukah...
Top 10 pop culture trends of 2012
“Gangnam Style” You know a phenomenon’s jumped-the-shark when it’s been adopted by your parents That’s exactly how I felt when, upon arriving home on Thanksgiving,...
Growing hip hop at Laurier
“I want it to be one unified community I want it to be a unity, you know,” said forward-thinking first-year business student Kang Tran While hip hop and Laurier are not...
The war on social media
Like most students, I get the majority of my information about international events from the web, and more frequently social media By following a variety of news outlets on...
Opera entertains on campus
Providing a quick peek into some of the world’s most celebrated operas, Laurier’s annual Opera Excerpts delivered a night of drama and deceit in their self-titled...
Resurrecting James Bond
“Everyone needs a hobby,” Daniel Craig slyly says in his latest go around as James Bond, the recently-released, Skyfall “So what’s yours” Retorts villain Raoul Silva...
East Coast folk at Maxwell’s Music
Polaris Prize nominee Rose Cousins wrapped up her latest tour with an intimate show at Maxwell’s Music House The crowd, comprised of Cousins’ close friends and family,...