The assignment in a mixology class in the H-building one February afternoon was to make an alcoholic coffee. Ed Sheeran was singing from the professor's laptop, the students' glasses were clinking and everyone was about to put some whipped cream on top of their drinks. Instead, there was a shout.“Stop everything! Don’t put that on your drink!” said Patricia Becket....

The Algonquin Wolves fell short on Saturday night, losing 93-83 to first place team, George Brown Huskies. The Feb. 11 game started off poorly for the Wolves, losing the first quarter in dominant fashion by 19 points with a score line of 35-16. That was the only quarter the Wolves lost in the game. Winning the second quarter 19-17, tying...

A long time ago, there lived a village man who was given the wisdom of the entire world. He greedily kept it for himself. He decided to put it all in his calabash - a container - on top of the coconut tree. He then tied this calabash in front of him and instructed his son to wait at the...

Working to uphold their pledge to offer audience's the most psychedelic Pink Floyd experience in Canada, tribute band Comfortably Numb has sold out the Algonquin Commons Theatre every time they've played it since it opened in 2016. The band's sell-out show on Jan. 28 was no different. "The band is honest just about what it does," said the band's founder...

The Canadian Culinary Championship held its black box competition at Algonquin College's in Restaurant International in the H-building on Feb. 4. This event brought people together to celebrate Canadian food and culture. Several participating chefs were among the top contestants in the 2022 regional competition. Ottawa's chef Briana Kim of Alice Restaurant's was thrilled to be named the winner of...

Algonquin College Green, one of the college's Rocket League teams, qualified on Feb. 4 for the spring tournament by making it into the top eight in the Ontario Collegiate Rocket Soccer winter cup tournament. Algonquin College Green was eliminated in the fifth round of the losers bracket by the University of British Columbia. Team Green had a rough series start,...

Get your hand wraps and gloves ready because the Students' Association has brought back the long-awaited boxing classes. Boxing classes will take place every Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre. New boxing instructor Ramanjeet Singh, is in love with the sport of...

Local: CBC: Canopy Growth Corp., a cannabis company based in Smith Falls, will lay off 800 employees in a plan to close their 1 Hershey Dr. facility. Canopy Growth said Thursday that 40 per cent of the cuts are effective immediately and the rest will span several months. Having lost $266.7 million in sales in its most recent quarter, the...

Students at Algonquin College began their week on Feb. 6 by enjoying free French toast at the AC Hub beginning at 9 a.m. "It would be amazing if we were being served breakfast each morning," said Aldoline Kamanzi, a business administration student at the college. "I'll be at school every day if that happens." On Monday morning, students gathered with...

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,"...