The Fitness Zone reopened Sept. 8 with new rules in place to account for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The gym is currently open for walk-ins weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for community members and is now free for students who paid the student activity fee as part of their tuition. Students only have to bring their student card...

Algonquin is hosting its virtual graduation which will feature all of the traditional aspects of previous ceremonies, including the opportunity to connect with peers and faculty, guest speakers and music. With students unable to attend their convocation in June, the college has come up with new ways for graduates to gather and commemorate their successes on Oct. 28. After missing...

First, let me share a warm welcome to new Algonquin College students, and a warm welcome back to all of those returning! If this is your first time seeing me, my name is Emily Ferguson. I’m a full-time student in business administration, and last spring, I was elected President of the Algonquin Students’ Association. Through the Algonquin Times, I am...

As Carl Clergé, a 2016 Algonquin graduate, scrolled through his social media feeds over the summer, he noticed a lot of posts aiming to educate people on racial injustices towards Black people. Clergé, however, wanted to do more than just educate his personal social circle. When he contacted Algonquin College’s advancement office, he assumed there would already be a bursary...

Since COVID-19's arrival in the community, Marketplace Food Court and Savoir Fare bakery have had to change how they operate for students and staff. The college's main food court in D-Building and the 35th Street Market Cafe in residence are the only two of food service's seven locations open this fall. “Most of the changes in the Marketplace Food Court...

Some residents in Ottawa saw a hazy sky Sept. 15 caused by the forest fires burning over the West Coast of the United States. Smoke travelled from California, Washington and Oregon across North America from fires started in August. “Fire is a natural process of a forest,” said Cole Angeconeb, a 2020 forestry technician Algonquin Pembroke graduate. “It becomes bad...

Thanks to most classes being delivered remotely, students are all too familiar with beds, kitchen counters and dining room tables becoming their new classrooms. But workspaces aren’t the only things having to adapt to difficult circumstances – your body could be taking the brunt of it. Wayne Boucher, the Students’ Association leadership and engagement specialist, has seen the damaging affects...

During his classes on the first week of school, Martin Lee, a biotechnology and chemistry professor, used some of his class time to discuss the issues that prompted the Scholar Strike on Sept. 9 and 10. The strike was a work stoppage event taking place across Canada and the U. S. in support of anti-oppression, police brutality and racism.“The strike...

Troy Crosby, a part-time professor in Algonquin's manufacturing engineering technician program and a former student, aims to help Ottawans flatten the curve with a lightweight, antimicrobial tool that minimizes unnecessary touch. Called the Linc, the tool allows users to turn doorknobs, press buttons, pull/push or hold onto handles and even use their smartphones so they don't have to get in...

One Friday afternoon in late September 2018, Charlotte Gardner, then in her first year of the photography program, was working at Walmart in Kanata, when a severe thunderstorm caused a power outage. With no power, Gardner and her coworkers sat by the entrance waiting to see what they should do next. When an emergency alert for a tornado warning came...