Special Olympics athlete Lexie Higa trains for her upcoming powerlifting competition. Higa has been training for three years now and believes she is finally ready for provincial qualifications. The sweat drips from your forehead as you lean over picking up the heavily weighted bar. Your feet lock into place and with a single swift movement,…
Lethbridge College looks to take stress out of workforce transition
For students stressing about assignments and exams, the Learning Cafe offers many different workshops. As the school year comes closer to its end, some students at Lethbridge College are struggling to maintain their mental health. Thankfully, the college has multiple programs in place to help students reach out and restore their well-being. For eight months…
Lethbridge College hosts human library seminar
Lethbridge College was host to a Human Library seminar on Feb. 13. The seminar featured two “human books” that talked about their lives and experiences with discrimination. The college said more seminars are scheduled for the future. Picture this: the grass is green, the wind is in your hair and the sound of dogs barking…
Kodiaks women’s basketball team push for playoffs
The Kodiak women’s basketball team is putting faith in rookies to help its playoff push. The team currently fills the final south division playoff spot with 18 points. The team has only one fourth-year player in Karli McLachlan, the rest being first or second-year players. Head coach Deanna Simpson says even though the team is…
Lethbridge College finds way to grow food using fish waste
Lethbridge College researchers are looking to make a splash in the sustainable food production industry. For the past five years, the college’s Aquaponics program has been making advancements in the world of applied research. It’s studying ways of increasing plant growth using nothing but forest waste and fish nutrients. “So developing a system which will…
Lethbridge plays host to night of fresh food and creatively brewed beer’s over weekend
For the eighth straight year, Hell’s Basement is represented by sales associate Trevor Freeman showing off its creatively brewed beers at the Alberta Food and Beverage Expo on Saturday, Jan. 25. Hell’s Basement brought most of the same beers as last year, but added a 473 ml can for the first time in the brewery’s…
Lethbridge College expands research with new greenhouse
The current greenhouse is located behind the aquaponics building and is host to over 15 different types of plants. All plants being grown in the current greenhouse are being used for research purposes and will be used by the aquaponics department. The new greenhouse will give the college more space to grow potential beneficial plants.…
Japanese Gardens hosts night of opera under twinkling lights
People in Lethbridge were welcomed into the winter lights festival by the sound of sweet melodies, glistening lights and unique ice sculptures last weekend. Opera in the Garden was put on by Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens on Jan. 10 in hopes of combining Japanese and Canadian culture. Guests were able to hear the harmonized voices…
Lethbridge College helps students relieve stress by opening a unique Christmas store
Lethbridge College is helping students get into the holiday spirit with a one-of-a-kind Christmas store. Located on campus between the cave and the centre core lies a little piece of the north pole which aims to relieve stress students experience from Christmas shopping From books and board games to gift baskets and tree decorations, they…
University of Lethbridge hockey team looks to turn season around while honouring former captain
As the puck slides across the goal line, the roars of the crowd flood over the ice surface as the players cheer with their team. This is a usual occurrence for most hockey teams, but unfortunately, not for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. The Pronghorns had a rough start to their season so far. They…
