For as long as I can remember I’ve been playing soccer. In those many games I played, I’d never once received a significant injury. I thought I was invincible, until I suffered an excruciating injury one rainy night in July 2022 at Immaculata High School where my invincibility no longer existed. I was playing in a 7V7 soccer game and...

I will never forget the first time I laid eyes on a Yu-Gi-Oh! card. It was a winter day in early 2013. I was a 10-year-old kid and my cousin, my uncle and I went to Toys R Us ahead of a sleepover at his house. We wandered the aisles until my cousin wandered into the section containing the Yu-Gi-Oh!...

As Ottawa gets set to plunge into yet another Canadian winter, student volunteers from Algonquin College set out to raise money for homeless youth, returning for the first time since 2016. Students from the college's community and justice services program took to Elgin Street over a damp weekend in late October for 24 hours to raise awareness and fundraise for...

From the onset of the Industrial Revolution, approximately 2.5 trillion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide has been released, leading to the build-up of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. From January to October, the global temperature has risen 1.43ºC above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, making 2023 the warmest year on record, according to Copernicus. Carbon Removal Canada, an independent policy initiative...

I come from a family of mountaineers, and nothing excites me more than a rocky trail. I grew up in the Atlas Mountains in North Africa trying to walk its unpredictable paths and turns safely. Both on the mountain and in my day to day life, I was predisposed to face change. In life, I've found walking a steady path...

I was in the tenth grade, finally coming out of my awkward tween phase of only wearing graphic tees of cutesy animals and black leggings. I wanted to look fashionable. I'd seen a video by Best Dressed recommended to me on YouTube where the host, Ashley, offered tips on how to find the best pieces at the thrift store. As...

The college's new artificial intelligence software development program celebrated its first anniversary in the spring. Launched in 2022, the program's purposes is to handle the growing need for artificial intelligence software development knowledge in the market. Importantly, AI developers must have a solid grasp of the ethical issues the application raises."We are learning new procedures, new tasks as well as...

My mouth was dry. Fear was a cold hard lump in the pit of my stomach. Ice was spreading through my torso. The day was bright and sunny, however, with a chilling wind setting the mood for a small boat in the middle of the Ottawa River on a whitewater rafting adventure. There were nine passengers on the boat with...

Your goals, your career, your college. That is the motto for Algonquin College, and many students see that motto realized throughout their time on campus. Some find their career after graduation; others discover their goals during their education. In some cases, students discover their careers lie in a different field than what they are studying. Nicholas Durocher left the school...

As the fall chill seeped into the mid-October air, a group of three students met in a breakout room in C-building to strategize possible events to promote their new club, the AC Environmental Society. Many ideas were floating around. A campus clean-up was one idea, but was rejected because the Volunteer Centre was holding a similar event. Then there was...