The bells of Christmas are about to ring and the streets are filling with festive cheer. Buildings, trees and shop displays are being adorned with colourful lights. After a semester of intense study, you may be planning to travel by train to explore cities around Ottawa and soak in the enchanting Christmas atmosphere during the holiday season. But beware —...

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I remember a dark moment five years ago. I had just knocked over a pot of vegetables I was about to cook. The brown glass pot shattered on the floor, scattering boiling water and vegetables across the kitchen—much like my fractured dieter's resolve. Kneeling in the shards of glass and spilled food, I sobbed. My mouth was still numbly chewing...

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I felt like throwing up. Next came crying, relief, anxiety and fear. Sitting in the obstetrician and gynecologist’s examination room at age 17, I could feel my legs shaking. “There seems to be an issue,” said my doctor. Finally, after more than six years I was told that I wasn’t crazy, and I was not imagining things. Growing up as...

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Following the referee's signal, two teams began aiming their bows and arrows at each other to score points. Students wore full-coverage gray masks for face protection and held black-and-white plastic bows in their hands. Even with clothes soaked in sweat, they ran as fast as they could to dodge arrows from the other side. The Students' Association ran an archery...

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It's Sept. 4 and my partner and I are outside sipping from Halloween-themed mugs. As we sit in the sun in camping chairs around our backyard firepit enjoying the peace and quiet, relief washes over me. School starts soon. The nightmare is over. The nightmare of working two jobs. In June, just three months before, my hands shook as I...

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As you listen to the radio or receive notifications on your phone, do you get the sense that there's been an increase in crime in the Ottawa region? If so, then you are right. According to Criminal Offences Open Data released by the Ottawa Police Service, updated to March 13, criminal offences in the first three months of this year...

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Heavy, dark clouds outside the window dimmed the light inside the ACCE building. The pumpkin lanterns and skull bowls filled with colourful candies glowed with a spooky yellow light. In a small room divided by black velvet curtains, students eagerly asked fortune tellers about their future studies, relationships and careers. With Halloween just around the corner, the Students’ Association and...

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The midday sun shines through the glass of the student commons, casting a radiant glow on the silver jewelry and second-hand leather boots displayed in the glass cabinet. The reflection in the dressing mirror shows the complex patterns of clothes. Popular music plays loud in the background while students are selecting vintage clothes."This event is a sustainable clothing event, vintage...

Marketing students organized a thrift shop in the N-building on March 27 to support a trip to New York City, which will let them to get a taste of the Big Apple for the first time after the pandemic. As soon as the doors of the event opened, students and professors were drawn to room N204 to make their selections....

A sudden drop in temperatures brought a snowstorm to Ottawa on April 4, making commutes tougher for Algonquin College students. Many OC Transpo buses were running off schedule. Markya Dorcilhomme, a Level 1 public relations student, said her bus showed up unexpectedly early. "It kept getting delayed so I thought it was fine, but I ended up having to run,"...