Allie Pearse headlined the four-woman Girls Night Out comedy show meant to celebrate single ladies and put couples to the test at the Observatory on Nov 2. “We've got Allie Pearse headlining, who very quickly has gained so many top credits in Canadian comedy. She's done the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs," said Nick Burden, the promoter of Girls...

Reading week: A time for post-secondary students to catch up on assignments, rest, reconnect with loved ones or work a few extra hours. But for the eager Algonquin College entrepreneurs, it is a time to continue building their own unique visions and using all the college has to offer. On Oct. 23, a rendezvous was held for past and future...

The qualms of laundry day in residence at Algonquin College are finally over for most students. On Oct. 27, residents woke up to brand-new laundry machines after a week-long maintenance closure of both laundry rooms. Students learned they would be unable to access the laundry rooms from Oct. 23 to Oct. 27 after an email from the residence days prior....

Anton Bogdanovich was born in 1889. He worked as a switchman at the Kalay railroad station in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. On May 17, 1938, he was arrested. On Oct. 15 that year, he was shot. Eighty-five years later, on Oct. 27, 2023, his great-granddaughter, Polina Sysueva, read out his name on the pedestal of the Canadian Tribute to...

A chilled wind flowed through Ottawa's Twin Elm Rugby Park, only made colder by light rain. The dirt covering those playing turned slowly to streaks of mud from the wet and sweat as they fought for a win. Raspy screams stayed consistent the whole game, saying "fall back!" and "10 feet!" as players throw each other across the pitch and...

The Algonquin Wolves beat the Durham Lords 2-0 on Oct. 18 in an exciting home playoff match, advancing to the quarterfinals in men's soccer. “I think we were most happy with the amount of effort the guys had," said Angus Wong, the Wolves' head coach."This is one of the games that we felt the team really played for each other...

When Eshaan Bansal, an international student from India, landed at the Ottawa airport at 6 p.m. on Sept. 8, he knew exactly what to do. He got himself to the college’s International Education Centre, dropped off his luggage and at 8 p.m. he was in the stands of TD Place watching the Ottawa Redblacks lose to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in...

Since graduating from Algonquin College’s animation program and joining Mercury Filmworks as a junior animator, Sara Connelly had been dying to be put on Hilda’s animation team. “When I first got to see a preview of Hilda, I thought I was going to lose my mind,” Connelly said. “It’s beautiful, the storytelling is so wonderful, the animation is really good...

Droves of students strolled through a part-time job and volunteer fair in the Student Commons on Oct. 4. Some stopped to listen to job opportunities, while others handed out resumés. The fair was organized partway through the term, which is a good thing according to event volunteer, Pragya Parmar. “When you take into consideration the international students, they're coming from...

Algonquin College students are strategizing to cut expenses on educational materials as soaring costs of everyday essentials challenge their financial ingenuity. A Facebook group for used textbooks called "Algonquin College Used Text Books for Sale" has become a digital haven for over 4,136 members. Conscious of this competition, Connections - The Campus Store is trying its best to improve its...