The projected budget deficit for the college has fallen to $10 million for the 2021-2022 period from $19 million the year before, the board of governors heard on on April 19, 2021. As previously reported, this deficit is largely due to the decrease in student enrolment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ground made up from last year's deficit is...

Growing up watching films like The Goonies or Star Wars, I noticed the similarities that every Asian character had: we were always portrayed as the mathematician or Kung Fu experts expressing exaggerated interchangeable Asian characteristics. There are many cases where Asians are framed as a funny caricature in film, when in reality, it is a blatant depiction of racism and...

On a rainy day in the seventh grade I sat down at my portable desk and whipped open my trusty Fully Alive book in health class. It was scheduled to be my first day of learning about sexual intimacy, which I couldn't have been more curious about.“When a man loves a woman...” my teacher began to mutter while nervously avoiding...

Three students from the electrical engineering technology program have created an air vent that offers an energy efficient way to maintain a constant temperature in each room of a house. The group, called Team Kelvin, created the programmable modulating air vent as their end-of-year project. On the surface the controllable vent looks like it’s a part of a regular household...

Last month, UFC Heavyweight Francis Ngannou defeated Stipe Miocic to claim the UFC heavyweight belt in electric fashion, knocking out the former champion in the second round. This fight is a perfect example of why each and every one of you should tune in and watch mixed martial arts: amazing finishes like the one that took place on March 27,...

"And it's lights out and away we go!" renowned Formula One broadcaster David Croft will shout every three weeks for the next twenty-two Grand Prix weekends. I think you should join me in hearing him and consider watching every F1 Grand Prix beginning April 16. I have been an F1 fan for just over four years now and movies got...

On Saturday, March 20, my grandfather passed away at the age of 72 in the Brockville General Hospital following a non-COVID-19 related illness. Had this been a pre-pandemic funeral, there would have been a choir from St. Mary Catholic High School, where my grandfather served as trustee. Instead, our ears were filled with a recorded playback of Amazing Grace and...

Kerry Meyer, a first-year occupational therapist assistant/physiotherapist assistant student, is helping her parents though health struggles, raising two children and battling shoulder and knee injuries. The pandemic added another level of stress as she was already attempting to revive her healthy lifestyle. "It’s just hard for me to get back on track with eating properly," Mayer said. Now I find...

As the college continues to pursue building strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of the Woodroffe campus, the pandemic has caused planners to rethink the future of sustainable construction projects in light of the changing situation. “What does education in the future look like from a space perspective and can we make do with the existing space?” asked Ryan Southwood,...

When the pandemic began last year and the college switched to remote learning, Jessica Bilson, a radio broadcasting professor at Algonquin, says her initial reaction was to feel uncertain. “Many of us thought 'how are we possibly going to teach a class about radio when we're all online, in our own homes, and not in the actual radio station?'” Bilson...