I don’t remember a world where I heard sounds naturally. In fact, I don’t think that reality ever existed. My mother, Jessica Hamer, didn’t find out until after a few months I was born.“I was worried! You weren’t crying or anything,” says my mother. “I swear, I could vacuum right around you and you wouldn’t notice.”The doctors told her I...

Flu shots are now available on campus but are offered only to dorm residents, campus staff, and students who are approved to attend classes on campus.“Ottawa Public Health is in control,” said Trina Budd, manager of Algonquin College’s Health Services. “We have no control over how much we get. We’ve asked for more, but we don’t know.”Algonquin College’s flu vaccination...

Sunday, Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, and Project Lighthouse is hoping to do something special. The importance of the day cannot be understated, according to Sarah Crawford, the sexual violence prevention and harm reduction coordinator at Algonquin. "It's an important day because we're honouring the women who were murdered at l’École...

Algonquin College has partnered with Unit4, a cloud-based software enterprise to provide a new Student Information System, making Algonquin the first post-secondary institution in Ontario to upgrade to the most modern SIS. This opportunity provides a new Software-as-a-Service network that promises a more personalized and flexible learning experience for students and a faster method of administration for employees. College president...

The anticipation of rejection creeps up on me as I approach another student to ask about their opinion on the new U-Pass protocols on campus. When I come across a culinary management student, a sigh of relief comes over me with his willingness to talk to me and share his experience. As a student reporter with the Algonquin Times, part...

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes in “putting money in people’s pockets when they need help,” and when young people need it especially, is now.“The plight of young people has been ignored during the pandemic,” Singh said during in a press conference over Zoom with Algonquin College journalism students on Nov. 27. “They are one of the hardest...

Algonquin College launched a new Victimology Research Centre on Tuesday for National Victims and Survivors Crime Week. The event focused on one of their current studies: community response to homicide. Dr. Benjamin Roebuck is the research chair and professor of victimology at the college and Diana McGlinchey is the research manager of the centre."This is a partnership between the newly...

Ottawa's downtown buzz has hushed due to the pandemic. But the moments captured in photos can still speak volumes. On Nov. 20, Algonquin Times journalists set out to capture the mood of the nation's capital on a cloudy Friday morning. This is what they ...

It's no secret that the holiday season will look a little different this year. As the pandemic continues, provincial public health guidelines are encouraging people to re-think family gatherings and practice safe celebrations. On Friday Nov. 20, Algonquin Times spoke with community members in downtown Ottawa to find out how they plan to celebrate the holidays this year. Here’s what...

The process of opting out of the student U-Pass for the winter semester just got easier. Students will automatically be opted out of the U-Pass for the winter semester if they have already opted out in the fall, according to an Algonquin email sent out to students Nov. 19. Previously, students were required to go through an application process every...