With exams just around the corner for Lethbridge College students, many people start to feel overwhelmed with stress. Academic Strategist Diane Fjordbotten says one of the best things you can do to relieve stress it to be prepared. “The more prepared you are, the more confident you feel,” Fjordbotten says. She says it is important…
Community sheds light on members who lost their home last week
Members of Lethbridge have come together to support the ones who lost their homes during the west side fire last week. Facebook support pages and GoFundMe accounts have been created to help lift some weight off the ones who were affected. Creator of the Go Fund Me account have Kelsie Hanson says she made the…
Students applied classrooms knowledge in a mock scenario
Emergency crews, car crashes and media are what appeared at the Lethbridge College Saturday morning. Students where faced with real-life situations that involved a mock car crash and one fatality. DCM student Katelyn Wilson is using this experience as a way to prep herself before she begins her practicum next month. She says this is…
Trigger Effect producers visit Lethbridge College
For many years, hunting and fishing has become a way of life for most people living in small towns. Not having the luxury of shopping malls and theatre, many people often use their free time to enjoy the wilderness and connect with the land. Tawnya Plain Eagle has more. Growing up by these rules, two small-town…
Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Camp gives kids exciting opportunity
A non-profit organization has been selected to attend the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Camp taking place next week. Tawnya Plain Eagle found out what this means for the Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society. Tim Horton Children’s Foundation gives kids who live under the poverty line the opportunity to attend camps at low costs. The Children’s Foundation’s…
Robotics may play an interesting role in our future
Speaking out about the fascination of robotics is what one U of L professor recently shared with the public. Neuroscience instructor Mathew Tata says their is going to be situations where robots are so much better at doing things, humans will eventually start using robots in their everyday lives. He says it doesn’t mean that…
Lucky Fort Macleod residence receives a fresh start
One southern Alberta man took a chance at a contest he thought he had little chance of winning. Turns out, fate was on his side when was awarded with an opportunity that would change his life. Tawnya Plain Eagle looks into the life of the winner of Lethbridge College’s Extreme Career Makeover 2. This Loving…
Blackfoot culture rich and diverse
Surrounded by the largest reserve in Canada, Lethbridge is home to a rich wealth of indigenous culture. Thinking back to her childhood, one Blackfoot elder remembers the days when she was a young girl living in a world that was full of rich culture. Shirlee Crow Shoe, from the Piikani Nation, spent the majority of…
Kodiaks women’s basketball team suffers sudden loss costing them nationals
After setting the bar high for themselves this season, the Kodiaks women’s basketball team lost their first game this year during provincials last weekend in Vermillion. Tawnya Plain Eagle sat down with the team to find out what it is like to miss out of this year’s nationals. The Kodiaks played Lake land Rustlers for…
Diversity at the University of Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge honoured southern Alberta’s indigenous community this week. The U of L held its annual Native Awareness Week. From opening ceremonies to two distinct cultures coming together, I had the chance to find out more about this unique week. Tawnya Plain Eagle has more. Through the power of song, the First Nations community…
