A sign on the door says that Thali restaurant, located at 136 O’Connor St., is closed for a private event. Ottawa musician Flute Siva's ambiant tunes fill the space. The restaurant's usual setup has changed, and three food stations present the beautiful colours of southern Indian delicacies to the event's 110 guests: pala goat curry, kadai chicken, payasum and mango...

The most jacked students on campus dared to enter the ARC to compete in the Barbell Strength Competition on March 14. A crowd of gym-goers assembled around and above the contenders, who were about to show everyone they can lift entire worlds and make the ugliest gym faces while doing it. Each contender had to perform three lifts: the bench...

The Ottawa Senators played tough against the Columbus Blue Jackets and skated their way with pride to a 5-2 win on Saturday night. The Senators carried a four-game winning streak into the game against the Blue Jackets. Fans at the Canadian Tire Centre were treated to several celebrations Saturday night as they honoured Derick Brassard skating in his 1000th NHL...

On the morning of Feb. 16, Lina Alalwani, a third-year student in the early learning and community development program, stood at a small table in the Student Commons building with the flags of Syria and Turkey and some printed news articles in front of her. Just ten days before, on Feb. 6 at 4:17 a.m., while people were inside sleeping,...

The Observatory was filled with over 50 people for the Rockstar Live Karaoke event on Wednesday. Students built up their courage to go up to the microphone and rock out to one of their favourite hit songs. Brady Collier, 23, a computer programming student, got up and sang a great rendition of Fulsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. Collier was...

Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, the comedy duo featured in Kenny vs. Spenny, had a meet and greet at the Algonquin Commons Theatre on Thursday to celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary. Their fans were gifted with a ride down memory lane with old, new and unreleased videos of the show and some merchandise clothing with the show’s name. The show...

Students can use a break from their hectic schedules to enjoy the cuddles from adorable dogs. Aditya Aditya, 19, is a student navigator in the computer system networking program who attended the Paws 4 Stress event in the Student Commons building on Tuesday. “They have good energy, they are calm," said Aditya at the event. This event is geared toward...

Carmen Hust, the chair of the Algonquin College nursing program, couldn't be more pleased about the return of in-person education for nursing students. “Our faculty are very excited that students are back in class," said Hust, sitting in her chair in a sunlit corner office in the B-building on the Woodroffe campus. "We don’t take it for granted anymore.” During...

On a snowy Thursday evening in Centretown, Algonquin College students wandered the halls of the Canadian Museum of Nature. AC Hub's Night at the Museum field trip created the opportunity for students to see up close the natural wonders of Canada's past. Thirty students packed into a school bus that sent them to the museum and back. Samantha Therrien, the...

The Beacon Book Club is a weekly event held by Project Lighthouse where Algonquin College students are invited to participate in discussions based on their weekly reading. Similar to Spill the Tea, the main goal of the club is to allow students to have open discussions about topics that may be difficult to touch on in other circumstances. The subjects...