The Algonquin Wolves women's volleyball team won its second game of the season with a hard-fought 3-1 win over the George Brown Huskies on Oct. 28. Coming out of a win over La Cité, the Wolves started strong against the Huskies, winning the first set 25-15. Outside hitter Maddy Nadeau and right side Natasha Lauzon put many points down with...

Fighting their way through five tough sets, the Algonquin Wolves men’s volleyball team beat the George Brown Huskies 3-2 on Oct. 28. After the Wolves decimated the Huskies in November 2022, George Brown returned to Ottawa this month with a better game. “Simply, they’ve improved this year,” said Wolves head coach Jelle Kooijmann. “I think they have some really efficient...

Stormtroopers and Jedi wove their way through the misty, cold afternoon. A sole bagpiper led a team of kilted strongmen through Lansdowne Park towards the fire trucks. Wonder Woman, Spider-Man and superheroes of all varieties limbered up for competition. Among the curious array of tutus and city officials, representatives from Epilepsy Ottawa meticulously counted the donation totals. Algonquin College’s C...

Orange rocks stood their ground all over, reminders of what the week embraced: strength, courage, fortitude, but most of all, remembrance of the children of Indigenous communities all over this land. Each rock is a reminder of a child who never made it out of the residential school system. A reminder of the trauma left behind. The cool temperature on...

Students and staff at the Woodroffe campus do not all have a case of jazz hands: They are flicking their dripping hands and wiping them on their clothing after washing them in the bathrooms. The wet handprints on everyone’s jeans are indicative of valuable savings: savings to the environment, to labour and with money. All three Algonquin College campuses are...

Embassies from around the world welcomed students on April 5 as part of a collaboration between the Students' Association and student support services to celebrate the diverse cultures on campus. The event was the 25th time embassies were invited to the college.“The celebration of culture happens every year with an exception to the restrictions during the pandemic lockdown,” said Nakeya...

Facilities Management is evaluating what to do with the old gymnasium, which usually stays closed. Before the completion of the Jack Doyle Athletics and Recreation Centre, the gymnasium in A-Building was used for student recreation, various academic activities and a court for the Wolves to practice. After the construction of the ARC, the space is still being used. But for...

Algonquin College students gathered for an Esports gaming event on March 20 organized by the Algonquin Students’ Association and We Got Game. The event featured a variety of games such as FIFA 23, NBA 2k23 and Just Dance. Students competed against each other, with the chance to qualify to participate in an online tournament and the chance to win over...

Toes were tapping and hands were clapping in the Observatory while the Sound Bites event organized by students from the music industry arts program was in full swing Friday night. Sound Bites is a music concert organized, promoted and produced by the students of the music industry arts program. The event featured local artists and all proceeds went to the...

The atrium in the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence was filled with over 100 students, alumni, and corporate representatives on March 29 during the fourth annual networking event. Civil engineering technology student Joseph Florean, 21, said he wanted to meet potential employers. He hoped to make good contacts and connections. Florean was looking to find employment as a field engineer...