“Now we are face to face once again with a period of heightened peril. The risks are great, the burdens heavy and the problems incapable of swift or lasting solution.” No one could’ve guessed the magnitude of former U.S. president, John F. Kennedy’s words from Nov. 18 1961, would hold on the eve of their…
College club joins fight against LGBTQ discrimination
Across the city, support programs and resources for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer community continue to see growth in their cause. Lethbridge College was drafted into this union when they created their own Gay Straight Alliance. There have been clubs of a similar nature at Lethbridge College, but the GSA took a year-long…
Steele loses steel cage bout
Massive Damage scores the pinfall on Sydeny Steele after a superplex from the top of the steel cage. After his win, Damage used the top rope to celebrate his victory. The steel cage, encasing the wrestling ring and usually standing 15 feet high and 20 feet wide is only used as a last resort to…
25th annual wine auction gets underway Friday
Dalean Manybears prepares the goat cheese nougat for Friday evenings auction. Keeping up the standard lightning bolt pace of an auctioneer might be difficult due to culinary instructors and students. The 25th annual Clayton Allan Wine Auction will be held today at Lethbridge College. The yearly fundraiser was started by the college’s former president Donna…
Halloween set to howl in the Cave
Creepy decorations are hanging from the ceiling to set the mood for Oct. 29’s Halloween Howl. Parties don’t typically play host to werewolves and vampires but Halloween is the one time of year monsters come out from hiding and get their monster mash on. On Oct. 29, the Lethbridge College Students’ Association will be hosting…
Canuck comics issue #1
Eric Dyck, creator of Slaughterhouse Slough introduces himself to a few interested fans at Comic Con on Oct. 17. When the Fulton Bill was enacted in 1949, it made it an offence to distribute magazines with content deemed violent or criminal, which in turn put a veil of censorship over Canadian comic books. Unable to…
Attaining new heights
Owen Campeau (left) and Aaron Richardson (right) two of Attainable Record’s founders, pose for a photo in the U of L’s recording studio on Oct. 19, 2015. Attainable Records, a new label hoping to unite the different local art scenes, looks to gain traction as they prepare to open their doors to the community. During…
Local investigators attempt to detect spirits
Thomas Stone captures film footage of lead investigator Ben Martin testing EMF levels in the storage room. *Update: after covering this story, I found something I can’t quite explain in one of my photographs. Scroll down for more. Throughout my life I’ve had enough experiences to make me believe in the realm of the paranormal.…
More than a portfolio piece
While Rachael Harder is heading for Ottawa, another candidate might be thinking of retirement, Halen Kooper reports. It wasn’t until after I got home and had a moment to reflect on the evening, that I realized the experience I had at the Christian Heritage Party’s election night event. At the time, I had been so…
WHO spotlights suicide prevention
The Department of Health and Human Services says drug and alcohol overdoses make up 75 per cent of suicide deaths. According to the World Health Organization, around 800,000 people commit suicide every year or one person every 40 seconds. Last month marked the 12th annual World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized Sept. 10. The International…
