The Orbit

In this month’s episode of The Orbit, Editor-in-Chief, Alexa Ford sits down and has a conversation with The Sputnik’s News Editor, Piper Force. The two discuss Piper’s recent run in with the law; Canadian online news law that is! Listen to Bill C-18’s negative repercussions on journalists and how Piper handled her account getting banned! What does this relatively new law mean for budding journalis...

In the first episode of the season, Editor-in-Chief, Alexa Ford is joined by 3rd year student Alanah Legget to discuss accessibility issues on the Brantford Campus. As a student with a physical disability, Legget and many other students with disabilities face a distinct set of challenges while navigating the campus. What does Laurier intend to do about it? Listen for the answers.

In the very last episode of this season, Umaymah Suhail speaks with Lead Arts and Culture Writer Sienna Bilancia about her article, “Brantford women are in business,” from the final issue of the year published in April. The two wrap up the season finale with a conversation about the local community and journalism today.

In this episode, Umaymah Suhail talks about everything sports and journalism with Lead Sports Writer Mitchell Hartman, who wrote a piece called “Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII” for the March Springtime issue.

Umaymah Suhail and The Sputnik’s Infinitum Editor Tusharika Tyagi jump into an inspiring conversation about her short story “The dead don’t want to be held” published in the Valentine’s Day issue back in February, along with other multimedia projects, workshops and events the fiction section hosted throughout the month.

In the first episode of the new year, Umaymah sits down with Opinion Editor Mitchell Baldwin to delve into the behind-the-scenes of his feature in the January issue, "Building Brantford better".

In the episode right before the holidays, Umaymah discusses the law with Lead Opinion Writer Jada Phillips as they take a look at her article, "Who is the 'reasonable person' anyway?" 

Join Umaymah Suhail and Celina Shamon, The Sputnik's Sports Editor, in an intense exploration of her news story on a recent protest in Brantford and the current events in Gaza.

In this episode of The Orbit, Umaymah and lead Infinitum writer Thando Bhebhe dive deep into his horror short story,  Morningstar , and its comics published in October's Reading Week issue.

And the description: Join Serena and guest Jeremy this week as they talk about winter blues, car trouble, exam season and more!

Welcome back to Weekly Orbit! This week Serena is joined by news writer, Elisha, to chat about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the fall of Twitter, and the strangest things about Canada.

Join Serena and guest, Marisa Cerasoli, The Sputnik’s Lead Arts & Culture Reporter in Episode 3 of Weekly Orbit. In this episode we talk about our non-Halloween activities, One Direction and financial advice.

Join host and Editor-in-Chief of The Sputnik, Serena Austin; and guest Maryka Van Wyngaarden, Arts & Culture Editor, in this week’s episode of Weekly Orbit. In this episode we discuss growing up in Brantford, Homecoming and our favourite new media.

Serena is joined by The Sputnik’s senior copy editor, Umaymah Suhail. In this episode we discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving, midterm season and the school’s future plans for One Market.