When Peter Szanto, a former social work student from Algonquin College saw a pop-up activity in his neighbourhood, he was curious to know what it was. A wooden frame with plastic curtains in the middle seemed like an art installation to Szanto at first. It was called Safety Hug. Curious, he wanted to know how the hug would feel. Making...

Halloween 2020 was in store for some unusual changes, but to keep the morale of the college up the Students Association held a pumpkin carving contest for Algonquin students. The contest had an option to register online before Oct. 23rd and receive a pumpkin carving kit. Entries had to be submitted through their Instagram platforms for a chance to win...

Algonquin College's Students' Association released two options for the new sports logos in an email to all current students on Oct. 8. A new logo is needed because the SA announced over the summer it would be changing the school's sports team's name from the Thunder to the Wolves. "The new Athletics and Recreation Centre will be the home of...

Many residence students at Algonquin College, most of whom have been stuck in their dorms these past two months, have made plans to return home for some relaxation or to buy time to study for upcoming midterms. Melissa Jodoin, 19, a second-year bachelor of science in nursing student from Granby, Que. is one of them. “I have to study for...

Algonquin Commons Theatre joined over 600 venues, on Sept. 22, to shine red lights outside the venue to represent how the live performance industry is still in the dark. At the beginning of the pandemic, live performance venues in Ottawa were among the first businesses closed because of large audiences, performers and staff it unsafe for all involved. Light Up...

When Amy Spears thinks about one of the first times she had dinner at her in-laws’, she thinks about a certain bottle of wine. It was a Barolo, a red wine produced in Italy. Her father-in-law, Guy Dubois, had brought it out during dinner, he loved it. Trying to impress him, Spears went to LCBO before their next dinner and...

The OCAA announced on Oct. 15 that varsity sports for the 2020-21 winter season is cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Algonquin Thunder already saw themselves out of the picture for the fall varsity sports season, and now it has hit home for the winter months as well. In a release from OCAA's website, the decision regarding...

The switch from on-campus to remote learning at Algonquin was a sudden change for many programs last spring, but there was one program that hadn’t even begun in-person classes. Film and media production, Algonquin’s newest program, was preparing to welcome its first-ever group of students in the fall when the pandemic made the future of the program uncertain. "We wondered...

Students who rented lockers for the spring and summer terms have until Oct. 7 to remove all of their items before Algonquin empties them out."Normally lockers are emptied at the end of each term in preparation for the coming term locker rentals," said Roch Lafond, the manager of parking, lockers and card services. "With the campus closure during the winter...

Emily Ferguson, President of your Algonquin Students' Association, shares a reminder that the mid-term break is not for assignments - it is a time to recharge and refo...