If you missed the Fast Romantics concert in the Observatory Nov. 30, you might have missed one of the best nights of music Algonquin has seen all semester. A key component to any live show is the opening act: you want a performance that will get a crowd warmed up, one that compliments your own sound and won't overshadow it....

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said: "A man never crosses the same river twice because it's not the same river and he is not the same man." The same can be said for the Toronto-based indie band Fast Romantics when they perform at the Algonquin Observatory Nov. 30. Other than its name, the only thing Fast Romantics has in common with...

Ubiquitous Synergy Seekers brought the noise to an over 600 strong Algonquin Commons Theatre crowd on Oct. 22, kicking off the first stop on their 10-year anniversary Bonavista Tour. The Canadian alt-rock and hip-hop duo-vocalist/guitarist Ashley "Ash" Buchholz and turntablist/hype man Jason “Human Kebab” Parsons-are a blended milkshake of drum and bass beats, a healthy serving of grunge-like guitar riffs,...

There's a cloud of smoke set to lift on Algonquin's Ottawa, Perth and Pembroke campuses with the implementation of the college's interim smoking ban on Oct. 15. The policy, announced on Oct. 5, followed the provincial government announcing it would be permitting the use of marijuana wherever tobacco smoke is currently allowed. Algonquin president Cheryl Jensen sat down with the...

If you want to know what Toronto based musical duo Ubiquitous Synergy Seekers sound like, take grunge, hip-hop, techno, a dash of friendship, throw it all in a blender and hit purée. Then you drink it like a milkshake. USS will be serving up that recipe at the Algonquin Commons Theatre on Oct. 22. In a telephone interview with the...

Hydro One's heroic effort to restore power to the city in the aftermath of the tornado earned them a standing ovation at Algonquin's second annual Alumni of Distinction awards gala Sept. 27. Hydro One also received the nights Alumni Employer of the year award.“Thank you for the quality of education and graduates you provide – our company and community are...

LOCAL: Crystal Bastien, who was charged in connection with the homicide of 30-year-old Mohamad Mana appeared in court by video on Thursday. Bastien was charged with first-degree murder after turning herself in to police Wednesday night after police issued a Canada wide-warrant for her arrest. The body of Mohamed Mana, 30, was found in a room at the Residence Inn...

It was supposed to add millions of dollars to Algonquin’s coffers, usher in a new era of Middle East engagement and “help democratize post-secondary education,” said former Algonquin President Kent MacDonald, in a 2014 memo. Instead, Algonquin's campus in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, which opened in fall 2013, ended up costing the college $9 million over four years of losses and...

Of the more than 1,500 pages delivered to the Algonquin Times in March in response to its Freedom of Information request, over 300 pages of text have been partially or completely redacted. The request, made in January 2017 by then first-year journalism student Devyn Barrie, cost $930 to process and was paid for by the Students' Association, which owns the...

What if I told you one of the more realistic aspects of the Zack Snyder film 300 was the Leonidas' liberal use of eye-shadow?Would you believe me if I said that after Leonidas had informed his brave Spartans to prepare to “dine in hell,” it would be more accurate if those great warriors had begun to help each other wash,...