The Algonquin Wolves women's volleyball team won its second game of the season with a hard-fought 3-1 win over the George Brown Huskies on Oct. 28. Coming out of a win over La Cité, the Wolves started strong against the Huskies, winning the first set 25-15. Outside hitter Maddy Nadeau and right side Natasha Lauzon put many points down with...

Fighting their way through five tough sets, the Algonquin Wolves men’s volleyball team beat the George Brown Huskies 3-2 on Oct. 28. After the Wolves decimated the Huskies in November 2022, George Brown returned to Ottawa this month with a better game. “Simply, they’ve improved this year,” said Wolves head coach Jelle Kooijmann. “I think they have some really efficient...

Stormtroopers and Jedi wove their way through the misty, cold afternoon. A sole bagpiper led a team of kilted strongmen through Lansdowne Park towards the fire trucks. Wonder Woman, Spider-Man and superheroes of all varieties limbered up for competition. Among the curious array of tutus and city officials, representatives from Epilepsy Ottawa meticulously counted the donation totals. Algonquin College’s C...

"I was born because of a box of chocolate," explains Tareq Hadhad, the co-founder of Peace By Chocolate, in an interview on CBC Gem. His father gave his mother a box of chocolates to ask her for marriage. You may have heard Green Party Leader Elizabeth May gave a “Peace Bar” to U. S. President Joe Biden during his March...

Students living in residence at Algonquin College all know the pain of laundry day. Between guessing which dryer won’t work by the amount of lint in the trap to slamming the washer door closed so the cycle finally starts — never mind the constant out-of-service machines — the laundry rooms are not ideal. Students were relieved to hear that the...

Richard Kaulbars, known by his stage name Emerson Lake, gathered a group of comedians and a burlesque dancer to preform with him as he recited his erotic poetry at Stray Dog Brewing Company in Orleans on Oct. 20. Kaulbars, who is a scriptwriting professor at Algonquin College, has had a successful writing career. Kaulbars wrote for the comedy network for...

The men's Wolves volleyball team won their first game of the season with a dominating 3-0 win over La Cité Coyotes on Oct. 20. The first set was a blowout by the Wolves, winning the set 25-11. The second set was more or less the same with a 25-15 win and the third set had another lopsided score of 25-13....

On Feb. 24, 2022, my dad woke me up in our apartment on the 22nd floor. It was a cold murky Saint Petersburg morning. In this northern Russian city, every morning is cold and murky. “The war has begun,” Dad said. He was both tired and scared. But most importantly, he was disappointed. For a whole month prior to the...

"It's a good start to the weekend," said Maddy Nadeau, Wolves outside hitter after they won 3-1 against the La Cité Coyotes in the women's volleyball home-opener at the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre on Oct. 20. Nadeau ended the game with nine digs and 12 kills. "Our captain, Emilie Menard, really took control of the court, and our...

The Algonquin College residence was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire alarm was pulled due to smoke from a microwave. Ottawa Fire Services arrived on the scene at approximately 1:30 p.m. as students evacuated the building in droves. Campus security directed students to gather across the street as firefighters were dealing with the situation. Firefighters at the scene told the...