At the end of every semester, students are encouraged to evaluate their professors’ performance, but very few of them actually complete the survey, which, some say, diminishes its value.“It's like people going out to vote. If you have a 90 per cent turnout, you're getting something that represents the crowd. But if you get 10 per cent turnout, then somebody...
By Brahim Ait Ouzineb (Kate as senior editor) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Students navigate the tricky business of booking a study room
Students' hunt for study rooms adds to their stress as the pace of assignments takes off. The college offers 16 rooms in C-building and ACCE, six rooms in A and E-buildings, and classrooms. These study rooms can be booked online. The data for the last four months of 2022 show an average occupancy rate of 30.21 per cent. However, students...
By Noah Leafloor (Kate as senior editor) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
The second social fire of the winter semester a success
A welcoming fire in the Ishkodewan courtyard brought many students together on Thursday, Jan. 19 with lots of laughs, conversations and snacks. The event, hosted by the Mamidosewin Centre, featured hot chocolate and cookies. Participants heard from speakers of many diverse voices on how the social fire impacted them, and what they plan to do for next month's fire.“We host...
By Kate Playfair (Kate as photographer) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Weekly Soup Lunch feeds and builds community in the Mamidosewin Centre
Photo credit: Kate Playfair
Algonquin College is offering free soup lunches at the Mamidosewin Centre every Wednesday, where students can eat and connect with others. The Soup Lunch event, introduced for the first time in October 2022, is an opportunity for students and staff to get a hot meal and connect with each other. Hot, homemade soup provided by the catering services at the...
By Justin Hancock-Lefebour (Kate as senior editor) + 2 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Students celebrate Blue Monday with a movie night
The AC Hub held a movie night on the second floor of Student Commons to help students fight through Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year due to the cold, dark weather and holiday hangovers. Students enjoyed snacks, blankets and journals while watching the movie Inside Out. Inside Out is a movie about challenging and embracing your emotions and...
By Linda Verreault (Kate as senior editor) + 3 others for Algonquin Journalism - 3 min read
Students and staff at Algonquin College on Thursday were bracing themselves in anticipation of an incoming winter storm. Environment Canada was predicting a storm with a risk of freezing drizzle and between two and four centimetres of precipitation falling in Ottawa. Students were preparing themselves for the storm, including students who are experiencing their first winter in Canada."I'm new to...
