It’s Friday, well past midnight at Algonquin College. The once-bustling hallways are now silent, with only the hum of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic tune of the electric floor scrubber gliding across the tiles. Hours earlier, these same corridors were alive with chatter and footsteps, but now they belong to the night shift crew. "You know, sometimes I’m done in...

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It was a mid-August evening, and I'd just gotten off OC Transpo's infamous 88 Terry Fox bus. The heat was debilitating and the anxiety-inducing finals in my life were increasing my stress levels tenfold. None of this mattered to me, however, because I was going to play Magic: the Gathering. Over the summer, I was laid off from a job...

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After graduating from Algonquin College’s broadcasting program in 2020, Gio Petti entered the world of media design and podcasting. His creativity and passion led to the production of the transit documentary Dude, Where’s My Bus. It began with the realization that public transit was more than just an inconvenience Petti struggled with: it affected everyone’s lives.“I’d wake up at 6...

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As the end of the fall semester approaches and deadlines get closer and closer, students are trying to learn how to face a demanding workload. Managing a healthy work life balance while staying on top of challenging academics may be difficult, but these five tips from experts and Algonquin College students should help even the most caffeine-addicted academic. Tip 1:...

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For Vansh Sharma, a level 3 student in the esthetician program, November's Hindu Heritage Month is an opportunity to learn more deeply about the spiritual and cultural aspects of Hindu culture."I was born in a Hindu family so I believe that having spiritual knowledge is more important than having contemporary education," said Sharma. “It’s a representation of our culture and...

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While many are immersed in the festive spirit as the holidays approach and the semester draws to a close, for some Algonquin College students food insecurity has become a greater challenge. To address this, the campus store, Connections, first introduced a new initiative during its annual "Family & Friend Holiday Sale" on Nov 20. During the event, customers voluntarily donated...

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Matthew Young, a second-year paramedic student, has always loved Jeeps. Unfortunately, by the time Young was 17 and starting to drive, he couldn’t afford one, leading to him purchase a Toyota RAV4 instead. Young doesn’t regret this decision, he loves his RAV4. However, he found RAV4s to be missing one key thing Jeeps do have: a community. "So you'll always...

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I took a deep breath and dived into the pool's cold waters at the Orleans Recreation Complex. I was learning to swim and to overcome my fear of water, having almost drowned as a child. After months of training, I could now meet the prerequisite of swimming two lengths of a pool dragging a weighted dummy in order to try...

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At 20 I was a high-school wrestler with a trophy shelf as big as I was. I was also a former high-school football champion and a university athlete with a rugby scholarship. At just over 200 pounds I could deadlift and squat more than twice my weight, run a charity 10k on the weekend without training and take some of...

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After many dates with Fred over the summer, I knew we liked each other and that he was a great guy. But when he asked, “What are we?” I panicked. We were sitting in the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica, where people were quietly walking around and praying. Holding hands, we rested on a pew at the back. Suddenly, he asked,...

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