Metric rocks O-Week
From the moment Metric vocalist Emily Haines stepped on-stage – a vision of sequins and striking dark makeup – the atmosphere at the Athletic Complex, packed to the brim with...
How to…escape by-law fines
Keep the road beers at home: Alright, we all know how awesome it is to drink a tallboy on your way to the bar, but do you really want a $150 fine for the luxury At least untill...
The top four: Public washrooms around campus
1 Third floor DAWB: They’re clean and quiet, but most importantly, they’re almost always empty Going in the DAWB is like having your own private washroom haven on campus 2...
TIFF: the festival experience
Wade Thompson Itinerary 12:30 pm Face (Visage) Directed by: Tsai Ming-liang France/Taiwan/Belgium/Netherlands 4:15 pm The Wild Hunt Directed by: Alexandre...
Cord Cross Canada: Reporting from the West Coast
Blueprint for adventure A year ago, I was taking a photography class at Laurier Brantford It was one of those three-hour classes where you get a 20-minute break in the middle...
Culture at WLU Part 2: Music faculty concerts
With so much happening at Laurier every day, concerts organized by the school’s faculty of music often go unnoticed But if one looks a little closer, it’s easy to see that...
Seeking out psychics
In a weekend of typical entertainment, visiting with a psychic doesn’t usually make the cut However, on Sept 5, I made the trip to Bingeman’s Conference Room A for the...
Comic creator speaks to grad students
“Grad school is a state of mind” are words spoken by fictional character Michael Slackenerny Taken from the popular comic “Piled Higher and Deeper” written by Jorge...
Surviving lectures
In my three years at Laurier, I’ve never seen a student’s attention span survive a three-hour lecture Nor a two-hour lecture, now that I come to think of it Even 90 minute...
Arts Bites: Sept. 16, 2009
Gallagher leaves … again Surprise! Everyone’s favourite feuding brothers have been in another band-splitting fight Noel Gallagher claims he can no longer work with younger...