Students can expect changes to bus routes, U-Pass prices and other fares if Ottawa city council approves the 2024 transit budget on Dec. 6. Here are five takeaways for students. U-Pass prices going upU-Pass prices are always changing and the trend continues with the proposed transit budget. The U-Pass price for students per semester is proposed to increase from $223.48...

Ontario is being advised to lift its tuition freeze at the province's post-secondary institutions, while Algonquin College faces high risks to its financial sustainability. In 2019 the Ontario government introduced a 10-per-cent tuition cut and froze fees at that level. That has forced post-secondary institutions to increase their dependence on international student tuition that are much higher than domestic fees....

Dressed in coats, hats and mittens to brace against the cold, students with the Young Communist League rallied outside the Robert C. Gillett Student Commons on Nov. 8 to fight for free education."We believe that free education is a right for all people," said welding student alumni and former communist club leader at the college, Cashton Perry. "We have the...

In March 2020, something very odd happened at TD Place. At the time when COVID put everything on pause, 12 people in masks one by one entered the lobby of the empty arena with some weirdly shaped black cases. They stood 15 feet apart from each other, put on headphones, took out their instruments and…made some music. Those were the...

A table full of people showed up early at the AC Hub on Nov. 9 as students gathered to give their thanks to veterans who have served in the Canadian Forces. The Postcards for Peace event allowed the Algonquin College community to write messages to veterans. These messages were being mailed to Canadian heroes who reside in long-term care facilities....

Roger Kabler started acting in 1989, but later, after losing himself to drug addiction, he found himself being someone new. Specifically, Robin Williams. Kabler's recent tour of The Robin Williams Tribute Show led him to the Algonquin Commons Theatre on Nov. 4 where he performed his two-act show. Act 1 introduced his Williams impression. He bounded around the stage, imitating...

The four members vying to be the Ontario Liberal Party’s new leader faced off at Algonquin College on Nov. 8 in their fourth official debate, three weeks before party members vote. Over the two-hour debate in the D-building, candidates discussed electability, francophone public services, Ottawa’s LRT and the "freedom convoy." They also discussed the need to give the party a...

The Algonquin Wolves women’s volleyball team faced off against the Canadore Panthers on Nov. 4, ending in an unfortunate loss for Algonquin. The game started with Canadore scoring the first point and setting the tone for the next three sets. Though they were always close in score, the Wolves couldn’t catch up in time. Algonquin lost the match 3-1. “I...

To celebrate the spookiest time of the year, Algonquin College students, staff and alumni gathered at the Student Commons on Oct. 31 for The Great Pumpkin Party and Costume Contest organized by the AC Hub and the Students' Association. A Halloween celebration complete with face painting, jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating, a photo booth and other activities were part of the event. The...

Members of the college community and guests came together in the Algonquin Commons Theatre and commemorated 10 distinguished alumni at the 2023 Alumni of Distinction Awards. The award show is held annually to recognize alumni of Algonquin College who have made significant contributions to the workforce and the communities they serve. Categories are spread through multiple disciplines taught at the...