When Nikola Mihelcic, Matthew Adams and Eddy Phillips, graduating electrical engineers students, were assigned to help their client by working on their project for months, they quickly realized there was a huge problem. They didn't know how to program the device. At table one in the Dare District on April 14 at the Re/Action event, the group demonstrated that they'd...

While a warm island breeze did not sweep through Restaurant International at Algonquin College on the evening of April 12, the bouquets of faux tropical floral decorations made it almost feel like one did. Fourth-year students in the bachelor of hospitality and tourism management program hosted the Aloha Akua charity dinner, raising funds for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and...

Skylar Dale, a student in the online autism studies and developmental services worker program, did an outstanding 90 hours of volunteering this year.“I started volunteering with an organization called Rude Nature, " said Dale. "It made me realize how much I love gardening and being outdoors."On April 12 Dale was just one of many students who took to the stage...

Students in Algonquin College's game development program showcased their final projects at Nawapon on Wednesday afternoon. Seven projects were displayed on tables throughout the room with a diverse selection of games to try out. The students who worked on them are soon-to-be graduates of the game development program. Games shown at the event incorporated the use of VR technology, big...

Walking through the Woodroffe campus this year, people might not have realized an internationally respected environmental activist was walking the same halls. Not a household name, but famous enough. At 18 years old, Autumn Peltier has spoken at the United Nations, addressed key leaders of the country given speeches at Harvard and won a Children’s Peace Prize. She was named...

The college enforces a smoke-free policy but there’s no designated smoking spot anywhere on campus. The Students' Association wants that to change. Matt Regnier, the SA board communications and process manager, said on April 6 during a press conference with the Algonquin Times that the SA is in favour of a designated smoking spot on campus. “Students should have a...

Jewish people around the world over the last week have been observing the holy holiday of Passover, but for some Jewish students at Algonquin College, the holiday brings a sense of togetherness for them during a time of increased anti-Semitism worldwide. For Matthew Bromberg, a Jewish business management and entrepreneurship student, it's a chance to see family and unite in...

As temperatures rose in Ottawa, excitement grew among attendees at the psychic fair, held in the Student Commons on Tuesday, April 11. Four semi-private spaces enclosed by black curtains attracted long lines of eager students who waited up to half and hour for their turns. The event, which was organized by the Students' Association and ran from 11 a.m. to...

On April 6 and April 14, graduating students in the police foundations program presented their capstone thesis projects related to justice, community service and law enforcement. Both events were held in the CA-building and open to Algonquin College students alongside faculty. Roughly 60 fourth-level police foundations students presented the culmination projects they started earlier in the year. Ryan Topping, a...

Colleges Ontario has implemented new common standards to help international students in their relocation to the province. Algonquin College is one of the many colleges in the province to implement the new common standards, with the latest criteria set to be administered by June 2024. The college believes that these new standards will provide essential resources and increased support for...