Slowly making my rounds throughout the world, I decided to finally take on the wild card, New York City. A busy city like New York doesn’t seem like the best place to take a break and wind down after being stressed out from the small town lifestyle, but even the biggest and busiest cities can…
Adventuring Alone
Travelling the world is on the top of more peoples lists then they have been over the last decade, with more millennials taking advantage of cheap flights for the exploration of new experiences. Solo travelling can seem like a scary thought to some, but others are seeing the great potential that it has to offer.…
Van Gaalen’s final run: Building a five-year player
From starting out on the bench as a rookie for the Kodiaks men’s basketball team, to becoming team captain five years later, Peirce Van Gaalen has become a staple in the Kodiaks starting lineup. With his last few games coming to an end, Van Gaalen finds himself sad for the closure of his basketball career…
Inside the life of artist Jacqueline Addison
Hidden deep within the fine arts building of the University of Lethbridge, an emerging artist plugs away at new projects to display around the city. Jacqueline Addison, 21, discovered her talent and love for creating art when she was in high school and was able to experiment with different materials, alongside a teacher who encouraged…
Mikado sisters persevere
Losing a parent is a part of everyone’s life, but is something that isn’t anticipated to happen until the later years. For some people, the reality comes sooner such as Taya Mikado and her sister Sam who lost their mother and father before the age of 20. In 2012, the Mikado sisters lost their father…
Marty Funkhauser and the electronic scene
Electronic music has been growing in popularity over the last decade creating events that bring out groups of people in the hundreds to the hundred thousands. Lethbridge has seen a desired increase in the computer generated genre of music with the uprising of local DJs booking venues for events and the creation of the Lethbridge…
Kodiaks women volleyball fighting for top four
Volleyball season is half way to provincials and the Lethbridge College women Kodiaks team believes that this year they will take their team to the final tournament With six games under their belt, the women’s Kodiak’s are sitting with a 4-2 advantage in the league. The Kodiak team has 12 senior players and four new…
A new name for Lethbridge College
The Lethbridge College was presented with a traditional Blackfoot name for its dedication to indigenous education. The name “Stone Pipe” or “Ohkotoki’aahkkoiyiiniimaan” was given to the college by Elder Peter Weasel Moccasin saying the stone pipes are used in scared ceremonies and keeps the Blackfoot people at peace. The Stone Pipe is created from the…
Start of movement for unelected candidates
As the last of the ballots were cast in for the municipal election, three candidates learned they will not be serving on the new City Council. Candidates Zachary Gibb, Aileen Burke and Stephnie Watson came together to watch the polls roll in and share their unsuccessful fate together. Gibb is a new face to the campaign…
Remembering sisters in spirit
Indigenous children prostesting at the Sisters in Spirit Vigil in Galt Gardens on Oct. 4. A night to remember the missing indigenous women who were murdered and forgotten about took over the heart of Lethbridge Oct. 4 in hopes to bring change to the issue. Over the last decade, thousands of indigenous women have gone missing due…
