Reading has been proven to sharpen your mind and relax your body. When your body is relaxed, your mind is able to calm down and destress. Photo by Kyleigh Tytula. As students near the end of the first semester, assignments have started to pile up and stress about finals is weighing on everyone’s shoulders. When…
Troy Reeb shares trade secrets with students at Lethbridge College
Executive vice president of broadcast networks for Corus Entertainment, Troy Reeb, speaks with Digital Communications and Media students at Lethbridge College on Nov. 2, 2021. Students at Lethbridge College received the inside scoop on journalism and broadcast media earlier this month. Troy Reeb, the executive vice president of broadcast networks for Corus Entertainment came to…
Lethbridge welcomes new mayor
Mayoral candidate Bridget Mearns gives a speech to her supporters after loss to Blaine Hyggen on Oct. 18, 2021. Blaine Hyggen edged out Bridget Mearns by only 500 votes to win the mayoral race in Lethbridge on Oct. 18. Hyggen took 42.79 per cent of the vote and received 11,973 votes to become Lethbridge’s newest…
Restrictions for everyone, even protestors
Jessie Mombourquette, Lethbridge College HCA student, practices restraint techniques. Blocking access to healthcare facilities will be banned thanks to a new regulation unveiled Tuesday by premiere Jason Kenney. There has been no word whether Alberta would receive fire-breaker measures to help bend the curve until the announcement of the protest restrictions. Kenney said more restrictions…
Lethbridge College hosts Challenger Tour squash tournament
Some of the best squash players in the world came to Lethbridge College over the weekend. The college hosted the annual Lethbridge Pro-Am, a stop on the Professional Squash Association’s Challenger Tour. Ryan Boorsma of the Lethbridge Squash Association says the tournament’s purse attracted some of the best players in the world. Mohamed Elsherbini took…
Lethbridge College hosts third consecutive successful provincial championship
Emmerson Reyes edits his photographs on the sideline of the Val Matteoti Gymnasium at Lethbridge College as 2019 ACAC Futsal Championship play goes on in front of him. The futsal championship was the college’s third year in a row hosting such an event. While the 18 teams participating in the 2019 ACAC Provincial Futsal Championships…
Lethbridge College celebrates cultures from around the world
Many different cultures were celebrated at Lethbridge College this week, courtesy of a cultural event. Bridging Cultures is an annual celebration that gives time for the community to get together to learn about different cultures around the world. VP Academic, Samantha Lenci, says the college wants to promote diversity by hosting this event. “The purpose…
Lethbridge College men’s futsal team prepares to host ACAC Futsal Championships
A local collegiate futsal team is looking to make a run at a championship banner. The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s futsal team is looking to improve drastically on its second last place finish at last year’s ACAC championships. Head Coach, Sean Carey, says practicing on the court the team will play on at the ACACs…
College to host monthly suicide prevention training
In 2018, suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in Canada, according to a health survey. Lethbridge College is doing its part to decrease it by hosting suicide prevention training seminars once a month during the school year. The speaker at the seminar, Steve Johnson, says asking a question is a simple task, but…
Kodiaks start winter semester with mixed results
The Kodiaks women’s volleyball team started off the winter semester with a loss. Last Thursday, the Kodiaks faced off against the Medicine Hat Rattlers in ACAC action. The Rattlers would win the match in five sets. Head Coach, Anna Schwark, says she is happy the women forced the Rattlers to work for the win, but…