As cold temperatures over the next week mean that the Rideau Canal Skateway may finally open for the season, some of Algonquin College's international students from China are especially eager to lace up their skates. “The whole family was looking forward to this event, having seen the canal skateway video online when I wasn’t in Ottawa and longed for it,"...

There were 13 candidates undergoing a series of interviews for the Board of Directors positions at Algonquin College Students' Association as of Feb. 7. Nominations for 2023-2024 Board of Directors election wrapped up at 4 p.m. on Jan. 20. Candidates who satisfied the nomination requirements by collecting no less than 50 endorsements were qualified for the interviews. The Board of...

The Algonquin Wolves men’s volleyball team ended its weekend 1-1 after beating the top-ranked team in the province. The Wolves came out strong in the first set against first-place Georgian Grizzlies Friday night, with a 26-24 win to put them up 1-0. The first set was tight, with the majority of it tied. Only two times in the first set...

Algonquin College made a major jump on Research Infosource Inc.'s list of the 50 top research colleges in Canada, ranking third in 2022. Algonquin was 46 in the 2021 rankings. Sheridan College ranked number one for research colleges in 2022 with 257 completed projects, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic ranked second with 208 completed projects. Algonquin College recorded 168 completed research partnerships...

Students who are coming back to Algonquin College in the 2023-2024 academic year and planning to stay in residence will find their bank accounts lighter than they were this year as their fees are going up. This spike in fees will range from $250 to $370 more than what students were charged for the 2022-2023 academic year, according to the...

Communicating with others about our mental health struggles can be essential for our long-term wellness. This is just one of the messages participants learned when mental health experts from The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and Do It For Daron came together on Jan. 25, in the Student Commons to present Let's Keep Talking About Your Mental Health."Seventy-five per cent...

The Algonquin Wolves men's basketball team faced the Centennial Colts on Saturday and emerged victorious at home, winning 74-64. The Colts started the game with a lot of intensity by scoring four points and putting pressure on the Wolves' defence. The Wolves struggled to contain Deandre Goulbourne who finished the first quarter with nine points, giving his team an eight-point...

A record-breaking number of members visited the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Center during the second week of the winter term. According to Alison Jordan, manager of the athletic operation at the Jack Doyle Athletic and Recreation Center, over 11,000 students visited the facility, which opened in the Fall of 2021. “Students are very active and are using the facility...

The IT department is organizing its annual data privacy event to address students' worries about how the college handles their private data. The Data Privacy Awareness Week’s theme is “The Privacy Mind: Advancing the Privacy Culture.” It kicked off on Jan. 24 with the college co-hosting the event “Striking a Balance Between Innovation and Privacy in Educational Settings."On Jan. 26,...

Only an estimated 10 per cent out of the 18,000 students on campus are using counselling services, and Student Support Services wants to make it easier for students to find the tools they need. There are plans for a new website for this upcoming fall 2023 in partnership with Stepped Care Solutions, a not-for-profit mental health organization that provides organizational...