Ottawa South, like communities all over Canada just now, is covered with colourful signs promoting the various parties that are running in this year’s federal election. On Oct. 21 citizens will find out who will represent them on Parliament Hill. With the vote less than a week away, students need to start thinking of who to vote for. Balancing the...

Canadians will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to vote for their next federal MP. The fixed date that is marked in our calendar every four years has people at Algonquin talking election and politics. For these Algonquin College students, the election has prompted them to think about a diverse collection of issues. Taylor Moz, a pre-health sciences student...

Sarah Crawford is no stranger to conversations about sex. As the coordinator of the sexual violence prevention and harm reduction program for Project Lighthouse, the topic is part of her day to day work life. So when Crawford met Turn Me On podcast hosts Jeremie Saunders and Bryde Maclean backstage at last year’s live taping at Algonquin, they had an...

When Dr. Jane Goodall walked out to a full house at Centrepointe Theatre on Sept. 27, I was immediately transported back to my grade school science class. Since third grade when I first saw footage of Goodall in the Gombe Stream Reserve, I have been struggling with how to make a difference in the environment when I am not scientifically...

When Malek Belhaj was an 11-year-old growing up in Tripoli, Libya, he and the other kids in his neighbourhood would retreat to the gravel-covered empty lots between their houses to play soccer. They'd use piles of shoes to mark the goal posts. Or cardboard boxes - anything to get their games started. Today Malek, now 25, is living on a...

I first learned about Julie Payette, the former Canadian astronaut, in my grade six science class when we touched on space. She and fellow Canadian space pioneer Roberta Bondar had both always inspired me. To me at the time, she only existed in the books and PowerPoint presentations my teacher put up. Fast forward 11 years and I got the...

In a gaming arena with black walls and lime green accents sit 46 high-end gaming PCs that have no input lag and can run at the highest graphic resolution. These glowing green beauties, Lenovo Legions, and the Monster-sponsored gaming chairs in front of them, support student gamers in their sport of choice. But this facility and the varsity team that...

Students who are enrolled in evening classes mostly rely on meals packed from home or items from vending machines. “I don’t normally eat on campus," said Cici Liu, abusiness administration student. "It’s hard to find a hot, fresh meal [in the evening].” A few times a week Liu’s classes start at around 5 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. She...

For students in STEM programs at Algonquin College, using a cellphone and a Google cardboard are useful tools to learn about abstract concepts. Virtual reality is a tool which has been around for decades but research surrounding it is new. VR is not only for video gamers - nor should it be. Aside from the wow factor, VR has started...

A year after MakerSpace has been established, the MakerSpace is now equipped with more materials such as more 3-D printers, laser and vinyl cutters as well as automatic sewing machines; which is all the more reasons to be curious about the space. Matthew Jerabek, the impact coordinator for applied research & innovations program, says that the space is for all...