The mobile version of League of Legends by Riot Games, one of the world’s most popular PC online games, officially released on March 29, 2021 in North and South America. However, online gossip has been circulating around the development of Riot’s MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) mobile game, League of Legends: Wild Rift. International media…
Lethbridge College, University of Lethbridge react to recent provincial budget cut to post-secondary institutions
The Alberta Budget 2021, released on Feb. 25, revealed a decrease of $350 million for the province’s higher learning institutions. It is estimated to further decrease by about $50 million more next year. Lethbridge College does not have exact figures of how much is needs to cut its budget right now, but they are finding…
Not-for-profit organization withdraws rezoning proposal for affordable housing
The Mustard Seed, a not-for-profit organization, withdrew the rezoning proposal at the end of January for the Ramada Hotel for providing affordable housing and a resource centre. According to the organization’s managing director, The Mustard Seed did not receive funding from the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) by the federal government. However, Byron Bradley remains positive.…
Lethbridge kickboxer prepares for prestigious Muay Thai match
A local kickboxing athlete is training hard for a prestigious Muay Thai belt in Mexico next month. Despite being only 24-years-old, Cody Jerome is currently Canada’s World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai super-welterweight champion. However, Jerome wishes to achieve more in the future. “I want to be a world champion,” says Jerome, explaining that while…
Lethbridge College provide initiatives to support financially struggling international students
The average tuition fees for international students increased by 25 per cent in Alberta for the 2020/2021 academic year. This change was a result of the change in the province’s international tuition model according to Statistics Canada. This increased the financial strain international students are facing, especially amid the pandemic. In an effort to support…
COVID-19 amplifies student’s struggle with mental health
Tarun Jassi, a Lethbridge College student, admits his mental health suffered for many months, as he has struggled as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I felt very unmotivated, very sluggish. I wasn’t really happy with myself and procrastinated a lot,” says Jassi, as if he were alone in the darkness, with a storm…
“I’m totally going to miss the Kodiaks” – Lethbridge College athlete prepares to move on
A student athlete thanks Lethbridge College and the Kodiaks as he recalls his years playing for the team. Kuljeet Singh Khangura is an international student who played for the Kodiaks’ indoor track team for the last two years. Back in India, he participated in a national competition winning a runner-up and even a gold medal,…
“When I just moved here, it was so difficult for me,” says Filipino mother who moved to Canada without family
It took six years for a Filipino permanent resident to reunite her family in Canada. Ten years ago, she came to the country, like many other immigrants, to find a better future. “When I just moved here, it was so difficult for me. There was a big cultural shock comparing it to back home and…
“I miss home,” says Lethbridge College international student
In pursuit of a higher quality of education and an investment for a better future, many international students must embark away from the warm presence of friends and family. Into an unfamiliar world of different cultures and histories, they face multiple struggles like loneliness and financial difficulties. “You’re so young. Who are you going to…
“It’s really heartbreaking, you see people without houses to stay,” says Filipino-Canadian as series of typhoons devastates Philippines
Photo courtesy of Shine LandayanJose Olfindo (left), Rufa Doria (middle left), Grace Halili (middle), Fernando Landayan (middle right) and Domingo Doria (right) of the Filipino-Canadian Association Lethbridge, Alberta package relief goods and donations to be sent to the victims of the sequence of typhoons in the Philippines on Nov. 19, 2020. A Filipino living in…
