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Winter Olympics in my backyard
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By KYRSTY SEMENCHUK Staff Writer“Living in the world's best ski resort, commuting to the office via my snowboard, working with the best colleagues I have ever worked with, having an 8,171-acre playground in my backyard and being at the forefront of the Winter Olympic Games – I'd definitely file my experience in Whistler so far as a dream come true.” 
Leading stories
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
From Edison’s phonograph to Emile Berliner’s flat disc invention, records have been around for 100...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
“I’m going to work hard, hit the gym and finish rehab. Whatever the doctor says, I am going to do, a...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Allie Hampson, 6, adds the finishing touches to one of the many cups of hot chocolate she sold on Sa...


Featured Sections
On Campus
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By STEVE HENSCHEL Staff WriterIf you're going to say something and you want people to notice, getting nude might be the answer.Nudity was the answer f...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By RACHEL PRIVETT Staff WriterNiagara College is still open and operating as normal – for now.The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that ...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
By CHASE MOUNTNEYStaff WriterNiagara College students at the Welland campus have been given the chance to leave their mark.The ongoing transformation ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By EMILY YATESStaff WriterThe doors of Niagara College re-opened last week to returning and new students alike. With them came a crop of new internati...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By HEIDI GRZESINAStaff WriterFrom left, Sandra Wong, Sean Hoogterp, both of Brock University, and Arlene Bannister, of Niagara College, at the Canadia...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
 By JASON COSTAStaff WriterNewly instated Registrar Bob Hann settles in during his first week at Niagara College. Record-breaking enrolment numbers ar...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By SYLVIE BERRYStaff WriterNiagara College and Brock University joint adviser Jeff Post helps transfer students throughout their whole educational car...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By AARON JANKOWSKIStaff WriterIt has been said that Canada has two seasons, winter and construction. This summer Niagara College is following suit. Th...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By STEVE HENSCHEL Staff Writer She might not be the most experienced member of the college's Student Administrative Council (SAC), but our...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By RYAN TUNKSStaff WriterFaculty, students and staff have the chance to jump aboard the new cell phone package being offered at Niagara College.
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By DAVID JANZENStaff WriterFirst-year students this fall won't have the pleasure of receiving their library orientations from one of Niagara College's...
Monday, 20 April 2009
Is sustainability taking root at Niagara College? Photo by Andrea DawsonBy ANDREA DAWSONStaff WriterLearning about the environment is as easy as going...
Monday, 20 April 2009
By Jonathan KrenzStaff WriterStudent satisfaction is high at Niagara College, according to formal and informal surveys.The official Colleges Ontario w...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
By JEROD ELLIOTTStaff Writer A new Interprofessional Education (IPE) pilot course at Niagara College means a better total health- care plan for patien...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
By JEROD ELLIOTTStaff Writer A new Interprofessional Education (IPE) pilot course at Niagara College means a better total health- care plan for patien...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
By KRISTIN KAYEStaff WriterThe  votes  are  in, but  do  they count? Not according to Ontario Colleges.The provincewide vote for part-time faculty to ...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
By JESSICA MOYSEStaff WriterThe Niagara College Teaching Winery (NCT) has many awards because of its quality and reputation since its beginning in 200...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Members of the Wedding Bells project include Events Management program students Natasha Jordan, Stacy Simon, chair Miranda Fade, Tara Veltri, Liana Cu...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Niagara Kids College instructor teaches a proper golf stance. Submitted photoBy AMBER BLUEStaff WriterKids are taking over Niagara College. Niagara K...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
By CARLY SNIDERStaff WriterThey raised the roof, awareness and funds.Events Management program students held the third of four fundraisers for Habitat...
Off Campus
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By DAVID JANZEN Staff WriterIt's a new year, but it's the same old concerns. Welland council sat for the first time in the new year on Jan. 19. Medica...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By JASON COSTA Staff WriterThere is something more behind teaching English than commas and theses.Karyn Husack, 25, from Burlington, Ont., has had the...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By MICHELLE NUSSEY Staff WriterFour-and five-year-olds are going to have to get out their notebooks because they now have the option of going to schoo...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By JONATHAN KRENZ Staff WriterTucked away in a small corner of west St. Catharines, Rodman Hall Art Centre started its new year with a Jan. 21 opening...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By SYLVIE BERRY Staff WriterChange is coming to the young lives of future kindergarten students, but they won't be the only ones feeling the effects.A...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By SETH HENNESSYStaff Writer It is 3 a.m. and you need help. You or someone you are with is in need of medical attention and, naturally, you head to t...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Niagara College students Amy Cain, Crystal Smalldon and Bailey Churchill offer their time to take donations for Haiti relief efforts. The fundraiser c...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Ric Knudson, owner of Ric’s Buy & Sell, surveys the brownfield site across the street from his business on East Main Street in Welland. Photo by Craig...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
By ALEXANDER SOMERVILLE Staff WriterMemory loss, difficulty performing common tasks, problems with speaking, poor judgment and changes in personality ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By EMILY YATESStaff WriterA young boy in Haiti gets his head wounds attended to after the earthquake that struck the area Jan. 12. A 6.0 aftershock hi...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By TAMARAH NEILLStaff WriterFollowing the success of what 26-year-old Corrina Massicotte, events co-ordinator for the St. Catharines-Thorold Chamber o...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By MICHELLE ANDERSONStaff WriterHoliday spending can lead to second semester debt. Photo by Michelle AndersonWith Christmas 2009 a fading memory, ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By JOSH GRANT-YOUNGStaff WriterIt isn't always easy to connect to a faith community in a new town, but XODUS offers Christians on campus a way to disc...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By HEIDI GRZESINAStaff WriterThe hearse with journalist Michelle Lang leaves CFB Trenton along Repatriation Row, en route to the coroner’s office, Tor...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By CRAIG LEACHStaff WriterEat, drink and be merry.For many students and recent graduates, this was the credo to live by this past Christmas and New Ye...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By DANNY HOUSERStaff WriterA small statue in the shape of a skull with a horn mohawk. Photo by Danny HouserIt's a store with an exotic feel.Exotic Im...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By MICHELLE NUSSEYStaff WriterAlthough cats seem independent, there are hundreds of stray ones, and even the most stubborn need some help. The ability...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By ALEX SOMERVILLE Staff WriterVolunteers and cancer survivors hold the ribbon to officially open the new office of the Niagara Unit. Photo by Alex So...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By KYRSTY SEMENCHUKStaff WriterYMCA of Niagara RegionIn September 2011, the St. Catharines region will open a new and improved facility for residents....
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By JESSICA VAN VUGTStaff WriterPlans to boost economic development lead to construction in the downtown core. Photo by Josh LadouceurIt has been the f...
Editorial & Opinion
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
Do our lives really need to be graced by another slick Apple product?The unfortunately named iPad was announced last week by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs. 
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
February is Black History month. It offers students of various heritages a chance to examine and celebrate the struggles and triumphs of African-Canad...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
Why does it take a disastrous event wiping half a nation off the face of the Earth for people to do something about the sadness lurking in the parts o...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English defines the noun apathy as a “lack of interest or concern” and empathy as “the abi...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Illustration by Madison Samuel-BarclayAnywhere you go these days, you'll be sure to find a hand sanitizer dispenser not far away.Public venues such a...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
It's not the first time Pat Robertson has made an ignorant comment and it is not likely to be his last, either.Robertson is an American evangelical pr...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
KATIE DANIEL"Being emotional" is perceived by some as a negative thing, especially from a male's perspective. Someone who is emotional either cries a ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
SABINEDUNACTuesday, Jan. 12 is a day I'll never forget. My cousin, Kevin, messaged me over msn and told me the news."There was an earthquake in Haiti,...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Illustration by Madison Samuel -BarclayIncreasing airport security threatens our freedom.Some people may argue that increasing security measures is a ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
The appearance of prorogation-related attack ads suggest a pulse in the federal Liberal party, but is it enough to resurrect a seemingly dead party? N...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The recent events surrounding Omar Khadr's trial have proven that the war on terror is becoming increasingly difficult to justify.Omar Khadr, a Canadi...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Killing innocent civilians is not something most people think of doing on a day-to-day basis, but since Nov. 10, it very well may be.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.Recently, the students of Niagara College had the opportunity to be present at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus as Prin...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
With two raccoon eyes, a look of horror, grief and shame on her face and clutching her babies in her lap, my niece met me outside the women's shelter....
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Today, the most heated debate comes less from disagreements on religion or politics but over the H1N1 flu. Any mention of whether or not to receive th...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By HEIDI GRZESINAColumnistThere is an exciting second chance for older, laid-off workers.Second Career Strategy (SCS) is a program offered by the Onta...
Monday, 20 April 2009
Cartoon by Madison Samuel-Barclay
Monday, 20 April 2009
Cartoon by Madison Samuel-Barclay
Monday, 20 April 2009
With the economy in the state it is today, getting an education seems to be the smart choice to pursue for people without a job. However, money is har...
Monday, 20 April 2009
‘Tis the season for making changes and starting fresh.  Soon enough, everything will be green again. The sun will shine, the hockey playoff bear...
Sports
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPER Staff Writer“It was farther than an NBA three. It was way outside and, swoosh, it went in,” explains Knights Head Coach ...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By BRANDON MACDONALD Staff WriterIt was a game Knights men's basketball fans had marked on their calendar. 
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Niagara Knights men’s volleyball team let one slip away Jan. 20 against the Redeemer Royals of Ancaster. The Knights are seen here at practice. Ph...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Niagara Knights point guard Jessica James fights for the loose ball in a game against Humber Hawks of Toronto on Jan 13. The Knights are in a battle ...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Niagara Knights’ Chantal Landon delivers a spike at practice. The Knights women’s volleyball team is 10-4 on the season. Photo by Bernard Cooper By BE...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
 I welcome you to Cooper's Corner once again. This is the place where I talk about hot topics in sports. 
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
New Niagara Knights busNiagara College unveiled its new athletics bus at the Welland campus Jan. 19. The Niagara College athletics department teamed w...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By BERNARD COOPER STAFF WRITER MENThe Niagara Knights men's volleyball team has started 2010 on the right foot with a 3-1 victory over St. Clair Colle...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By BERNARD COOPERStaff Writer Niagara Knights women’s basketball forward Kaitlyn McKenna drives past a Humber Hawks player for a layup on Jan.13. The ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By BERNARD COOPERI welcome you once again to Cooper's Corner, the place where I give my opinion on hot topics in sports. This week I want to talk abou...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
BRANDON MACDONALDColumnistWorld JuniorsIt had been two weeks since the United States denied Canada its fix for six. Canadians have been nursing their ...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Niagara Knights Jeremy Settimi (No. 9) drives to the basket in the bronze-medal game for Ontario colleges’ men’s basketball championship at Algonquin ...
Friday, 20 February 2009
Andrew Cseh fiercely punches a dummy. Photos by Jerod Elliott By JEROD ELLIOTTStaff WriterIt was the hardest hour of my life, and I only did half the...
Friday, 20 February 2009
By STEPHEN DYELLStaff WriterThe women of the pitch got their first taste of indoor soccer action for 2009.The Knights participated in two tournaments ...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Niagara Knights men’s basketball forwards Chris Karkoulas (#13) establishes post position against a Mohawk Mountaineer defender at the Mackenzie Athle...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Brandy Szockvi cuts across the court to receive pass during the Niagara Knights game against Mohawk College. Photo by Steve DyellBy STEPHEN DYELLSta...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
By STEPHEN DYELLStaff WriterWhile the men finish up the 2009 season, they received good news for the future: they have secured one of the top forwards...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Niagara Knights men’s basketball point guard Arnie N’Kindu during a practice at the Mackenzie Athletic Centre in Welland on Feb. 3. Photo by Joseph Ca...
Friday, 06 February 2009
Niagara Knights basketball team. Randy Conlon is on the far right, bottom row. Submitted photoBy KRISTIN KAYE Staff WriterRandy Conlon  embodies hum...
Friday, 06 February 2009
By JOSEPH CASSIDYStaff WriterThis weekend, Ontario's top women's high school volleyball teams will do battle in the Niagara Knights Big Kahuna Invitat...
Arts & Entertainment
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By LINDSAY COSTELLO For Niagara NewsLocal youth are becoming global citizens.After hearing about the recent earthquake disaster in Haiti, Port Colborn...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By JONATHAN KRENZ Staff WriterSometimes, you just have to do things yourself.After playing in several bands (that eventually broke up because of to th...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
By HEIDI GRZESINA Staff WriterLike a phoenix, from the ashes of a life of crime, rises a life based in music, acting and promoting anti-drug, anti-gan...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
By NICOLE AMBROSE Staff Writer The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards were given out in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the Beverly Hilton Sunday with Niagara ...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Pop singer Inez arrives at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards in November 2009. Photo by Heidi GrzesinaBy HEIDI GRZESINA Staff WriterShe may have be...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Lily Nazar, vocalist, and Don Cyr, pianist, play on Jordan’s Main Street. Photo by Jonathan KrenzBy JONATHAN KRENZStaff Writer“I've always lov...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Sarah Boulton, vocalist, and her guitarist and co-vocalist, Priestan Ti, play at Twenty Valley Winter WineFest. Photo by Jonathan KrenzBy JONATHAN KRE...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Staff WriterLucie Idlout arrives at the CAMAs. Photo by Heidi GrzesinaThe Inuit suffer "a heartbreak of watching the breakdown of social conditions," ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By HEIDI GRZESINAStaff WriterDuncan Gillespie, chief executive officer of HECFI, discusses his vision and goals, at his office at Hamilton Place. Phot...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By SETH HENNESSYStaff WriterMembers of the Classic Albums Live crew grooving together on a John Lennon tune at Brock University. Photo courtesy of B...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By JOSH LADOUCEURStaff WriterBack row, from left, Rob Freeman, 26, Mike Podio, 25, Justin Niece, 23, Matt Dolynsky, 25, James Morabito, 25. Front row...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By BEN BURNSStaff WriterThere were 178 bands, 19 stages and 14 venues.This years S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival attracted thousands of people to the downto...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
  By ROB MULTARI Staff Writer Tom Skoal - Kyle Finbow (guitar,) Jake Antonio (drums) and Julian Finbow (bass) - play a show at Optimi...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By THOMAS ROTELLAStaff WriterIt's survived two world wars, the Depression, the Gulf and Vietnam wars, and countless recessions.The film industry seems...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
By ROB MULTARIStaff WriterIt's the annual event that celebrates Canada's companionship with the United States. The Fort Erie Friendship Festival, a st...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Kyle Finbow, 19, guitarist for Tom Skoal. Photo by Adam WightBy ADAM WIGHTStaff WriterFor the second time in three years, the Battle of the Bands tit...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Serna Ryder performs at the Mod Club in Toronto on March 13. Photos by Lynsey KitchingBy LYNSEY KITCHINGStaff WriterThere was no escaping the music as...
Friday, 20 February 2009
By AMBER GIONETStaff WriterEdward Cullen. This name has enough power to send girls into a giggling frenzy of love and adoration for a fictional charac...
Friday, 20 February 2009
By MICHAEL OWENStaff WriterIf you're having trouble understanding the economic crisis, this documentary is for you.Money as Debt, created and produced...
Friday, 20 February 2009
By CAMILLE HOLLETTStaff WriterShe isn't just any YouTuber.  Kina Grannis, a 23-year-old singer from California, is the epitome of talent and has a muc...
Lifestyles
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
A friend’s support can comfort the rocky recovery road from abuse. Illustration by Stephanie CoutureBy STEPHANIE COUTURE Staff Writer“My boyfri...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
By JONATHAN KRENZStaff WriterEven sub-zero temperatures couldn't freeze Mourn the Divine's internal fire at Twenty Valley Winter WineFest in Jordan on...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
College is no easy place for the student mind. Subject to countless hours of studying, testing and homework, students' minds are constantly running at...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
By Josh Grant-Young, Staff WriterWith students scrambling to pick up loans, books or last semester's marks, the last thing students need to worry abou...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By KATIE DANIELStaff WriterANGELA DANIEL Submitted photoMoving across the world to a place you've never been is enough to make anyone nervous. You lea...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By JASON COSTAStaff WriterBehind the glitz and glamour of the music industry lies a world not too distant from our own.Emma Ditchburn, 24, sings and p...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By JOSEPH PARADAStaff WriterWhen most people think of a library, they think of borrowing books. Niagara College's libraries  offer much more. 
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By CHASE MOUNTNEYStaff WriterThe law enforcement community across the Niagara Region and Ontario have partnered with Wal-Mart stores throughout the pr...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
By MADISON SAMUEL-BARCLAYStaff WriterMiddle, torch runner Alix Nori, 18, is fawned by her E.L. Crossley Secondary School classmates. Photos by Madiso...

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