It was a night of bringing back old memories for Lethbridge College alumni who talked about their successes and downfalls in post-secondary. Lethbridge College hosted an event called Sopoksisstsosi, which is Blackfoot for gaining knowledge through experience. It featured three alumni of the college: Cathy Twigg, graduate of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Education program, Steven…
The Con of Antibiotics
Antibiotics aren’t candy and need to be used for the right reasons, says a Lethbridge College microbiology instructor and researcher. Through disrupting the reproductive process of the microbes, antibiotics will prevent further growth of the bacteria; it doesn’t kill the bacteria, according to the World Health Organization. According to Dr. Sophie Kernéis, Lethbridge College microbiology…
You have to be relentless to be successful
Surveying by day to breaking records with the Lethbridge College Kodiaks by night, a collegiate athlete is making a run at breaking the all-time ACAC kills record. Dax Whitehead, Kodiaks outside hitter, is in his fifth year playing for the Kodiaks men’s volleyball team. For his first three-years at the college, he was in the…
Aquaponics Projects
Lethbridge College Aquaponics Centre of Excellence is one of the leading programs in Canada for not only its research but also the technology within the facility. They are always working on new projects such as, the use of bamboo charcoal to filter water for plants. Zied Khiari, a scientist in Lethbridge College’s aquaponics program says…
Lincoln Anderson Profile
From facing 6-10 guys in the paint in USports to throwing down over top of a defender on the hard court at Lethbridge College. USports is another post-secondary sports league that is in Alberta. Lincoln Anderson, Kodiaks recruit and former USports basketball player, has been playing basketball for as long as he can remember. He…
Text messaging falling out of favour with younger people
With more and more millennials moving to social media as their main digital communication outlet, we’re witnessing the slow demise of the SMS text message. With a variety of different options for interpersonal communications on cell phones, texting is being pushed out by social media messaging services. A report by Pew Research Center shows social…
Kodiaks Wrap
The SAIT Trojan’s women’s volleyball team spoil the Kodiaks home opener. The Trojans would down the Kodiaks in 3 straight sets to take the match. Player of the game, Sianna Cherweniuk, believes the team just started off too slow. “I just think we started off a little slower than usual. Hopefully, tomorrow we can just…
Kodiaks Men’s Volleyball Preview
The Kodiaks men’s volleyball team this weekend took out the broomsticks, sweeping the Red Deer College Kings The team featuring eight new faces and was without it’s starting setter Zach Wickenheiser beat the Kings in two straight, five set matches The team played in a pre-season tournament in Edmonton at the Saville Centre which included…
Have A Little Compassion
Together is the only way we will stop addiction. ARCHES opened close to eight months ago and there are still many people who are worried about how discarded needles are affecting nearby businesses. They say why aren’t we putting more money into prevention? They chose this lifestyle why should society pay for their choices? Because…
Cosplay Culture
Self-expression can manifest itself in a number of ways, but members of the cosplay community say expression goes further than imitation. Cosplay is a method of dressing in costume as a character from popular culture including movies, books and video games. This is often seen as a hobby, but most cosplayers use their skills as…