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Serena Austin

Serena Austin is a recent graduate of Laurier Brantford's digital media & journalism program and has spent the past year as Editor-in-Chief of their campus newspaper, The Sputnik. She found her love for journalism in high school as a co-op student at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus' publication, The Underground, and has since had her work published on DMJZone.ca, and the Brantford-Brant Chamber of Commerce's magazine, InTouch. Serena is passionate about the coverage of labour, education, and housing issues and hopes to keep the passion burning in her role as President & Publisher of Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications.

December 4, 2023
Education/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News

Ontario post-secondary schools financially dependent on international students: Report

“The fact that a lot of colleges and universities are relying heavily on student tuition to ensure that there is financial sustainability

Une enquête menée auprès de 1 300 étudiants étrangers en Colombie-Britannique a révélé que près de 75 % d'entre eux considèrent le paiement des frais de scolarité comme le plus grand défi à relever pour étudier au Canada. Photo par Canva.
August 8, 2023
Diaspora Affairs/Education/Local Journalism Initiative/News

International students face unlimited tuition increases at most Canadian institutions

Universities and colleges collect more from international students every year with tuition-fee increases, while prices for domestic or in-province students remain at

August 2, 2023
Arts & Culture/Diaspora Affairs/History/Local Journalism Initiative

Ontario community celebrates first Emancipation Day

Cambridge, Ont. celebrated its first Emancipation Day on Aug. 1. The day was officially recognized in Canada in 2021.

July 21, 2023
Immigration/News

International student pursues policing in Canada, earns international impact award alongside nine others

Ten international students who studied in Canada are being honoured for the impact they're having at home and around the globe

July 17, 2023
Health/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Health impacts from wildfire smoke on minority communities hard to determine, experts say

Funding for research looking into health impacts is not equally distributed, despite most visible minorities living in overheated areas.

April 25, 2023
Local Journalism Initiative/News

Students say access to ethnic food on Laurier’s Brantford campus is scarce

Students awaiting the construction of a food hall on campus, are hopeful to see more options for ethnic food.

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