Algonquin College students struggle with soaring inflation

by:  Sophia Adams

When Maddi Lacari thinks of her life now, inflation touches every aspect.

“During my lunch break at work, instead of getting a sub from Subway, I will get a bagel from Tim Hortons as it is only $2. It is definitely not as filling as a sub and causes me to be hungrier, but it is cheap and that is what I need,” Lacari said.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures prices for products and services Canadians buy, rose 6.9 per cent in September, according to Statistics Canada. Although some prices for things some students buy, like gas, fell somewhat, prices for food, rose even quicker, at 11.4 per cent in September.

Algonquin College students predict World Cup contenders

by: Elio Elia

The biggest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup, is making its return after a long four-year wait.

While soccer might not be the biggest sport in North America, there is no doubt it is the biggest globally, with an astonishing 3.6 billion people tuning in for the final of the previous World Cup. There is a lot of anticipation ahead of the tournament, which will be held in Qatar starting on Nov. 20.

Soccer is a sport on the rise in Canada, helped by the fact that for the first time in 36 years, the men's national team will be in the World Cup.

At Algonquin College, soccer fans and are looking forward to the tournament.

Be thankful for the benefits of the modern student life

by: Connor Lalande

We often take for granted the incredible time we live in. Through oversaturation in our lives, we have become desensitized to the miracles of computing and the internet that largely define the modern age.

Rather than value these devices for their wonderous capabilities, we are often unappreciative — if not outright resentful — of the laptops and smartphones that accompany us through our day. We whinge about their ill effects without giving a thought to how our lives would differ without them.

And yet, if we were to do just that, we can gain important insight into how much we should be thankful for.

By the numbers: How College ward sent Johnson and Sutcliffe to city hall in the municipal election
by: Nathan Drescher

Laine Johnson won the seat on city council for College ward in the Oct. 24 municipal election, making her the first new face for the ward in 20 years.

But voter turnout was low, and the races for the council seat and mayor were tight.

The Algonquin Times crunched the data from the official results, and here is what we found.

Algonquin College misses enrolment target for fall semester

 

Algonquin College missed its enrolment goals by nearly 2,000 students for the fall semester, according to board of governors documents.

The enrolment budget is broken into two streams. There is an enrolment budget set for domestic students and an enrolment budget set for international students.

The board of governors documents stated that the college had 18,101 registered students, short of the college’s budget, which estimated 20,031 registered students in the fall semester.

Domestic student intake fell short of the budget by 1,505 students. The budget for international student intake was missed by 425 students.