In addition to Algonquin’s Mobile Safety App, the college introduced a new COVID-19 digital self-screening plugin on Nov. 9 to improve health and safety measures concerning campus access. The program was developed by Toronto-based company Apparmour, who created the original safety app during their eight-year partnership with the college. The add-on comes as a measure to improve COVID-19 screening practices...

Since the pandemic has started a lot of people have decided to make changes in their lives, like working out or trying new diets and foods. On Oct. 21 The AC Hub at Algonquin College hosted an event hosted by Melissa Shabinsky, owner and operator of Ottawa's RAW pulp & Grind. Shabinsky shared her expertise about the best fall juice...

During non-COVID times when most of Algonquin College’s students were learning on campus, Kettleman’s Bagel Co. was a popular hotspot amongst students. Today, despite a majority of students learning remotely, Linda Rohmer, the restaurant's food services manager, says they’re still busy.“Things are different, but I’m not 100 per cent certain that it’s for the worse," she said. "People are still...

Although students who finished their studies last year expected to celebrate graduation face-to-face in the spring, Algonquin’s class of 2020 made do with a virtual convocation ceremony this fall. Virtual convocation became available for all college departments on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 at 10 a.m. If anybody missed the ceremonies, they’re still accessible through the convocation webpage. Ceremonies are grouped...

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...

While the fall term is already rolling at Algonquin College, the option to opt-out of a U-Pass for the term remains available to students. The U-Pass is automatically factored into a student's tuition fee breakdown for the 2020-21 academic year. Per term, the U-Pass will cost $218.03 this year. With the majority of programs being taught remotely due to the...

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...

As the sun begins to set earlier and the leaves darken, a season of spookiness settles upon us – Halloween. People are beginning to decorate their houses and carve pumpkins, but for what? Ottawa is currently back in stage two, and Halloween is sort of a no-go. So, we used this opportunity to allow students to share their plans with...

The pre-service firefighting program's annual Boot Drive avoided cancellation and went virtual thanks to the initiative of program leader Ashley McKenny. As fate would have it, the pandemic pushed the pre-service program from June 2020 to December 2020, creating a unique opportunity wherein students in the program could run the fundraiser twice. "Because we did it last year, I thought,...