The development of virtual space has become a reality at Lethbridge College. The Metaverse Islands Project, in collaboration with Liquid Avatar Technologies, will give students the opportunity to develop functioning items in a virtual space. Items would be anything you can interact with and use such as a cup or door that require a certain…
Amateur boxers from western Canada battle it out in local event
Lethbridge Boxing Club head coach Rick Duff with the mascot for the club, Rocco Balboa the bearded dragon on March 24, 2022. Fight Night 15, an amateur boxing event at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, featured talent from a local boxing gym. Lethbridge Boxing Club had hometown fighter Kyle Oliver facing off against Brandon Peterson…
Human interaction is missing from many people’s lives
Human Interaction is a beneficial aspect of mental health that is continuously ignored according to Canadian Mental Health Association. While there are numerous ways that people can connect, everyone has their social needs met in various ways. 42 per cent of adults said they prefer real human interaction over digital options according to a poll,…
Should you get a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S?
The fight between Microsoft and Sony for gaming superiority is heating up. And no, it isn’t because of the overheating issues plaguing the PlayStation 5. Microsoft and Sony have recently acquired the developers Activision Blizzard and Bungie respectively, marking a potential increase in acquisitions according to a Polygon article by Nicole Carpenter on Feb 2,…
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…
Year-round farmers market features local businesses
Owner of Serrano Studios, Euan Hanchard shows off the board games he crafts at the YQL Marketplace on Oct 22, 2021. Local businesses have crafted themselves a new home for their unique items in downtown Lethbridge. One of the local crafters at YQL Marketplace is the owner of Apothecary Pottery, Kassy Pointer. Pointer says she…
Several species in Alberta at risk of disappearing
Greater sage grouse (front right) alongside other taxidermied animals in the Hubbard Collection Oct. 7, 2021 Alberta is home to a variety of wild plants and animals that require attention before they are lost to extinction. Twenty-five animals are currently listed on the Government of Alberta’s website as having an at risk status. Wildlife biologist…
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…
Electronic Music Festival brings community together
Electronic music artist Hypesetterz takes to the Luminosity Stage at Lethbridge’s Electronic Music Festival on Sept 25, 2021. Local vendors and residents got the opportunity to celebrate live music at the Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival last weekend. Despite new restrictions laid out by the Government of Alberta, the event was allowed to go ahead as…
Lethbridge College introduces vaccination restriction exemption
Lethbridge College student Zane Domke is on his way to the library to do some work in the college on Sep. 17, 2021. Lethbridge College has moved to enact a restriction exemption program at the school. This is similar to the vaccine passport already put in place by other post-secondary institutions across Alberta. Lethbridge College…
