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Thursday, 25 February 2010
By RACHEL PRIVETT Staff Writer The faculty has spoken.And faculty members have said no to a strike.The Ontario Labour Relations Board confirmed Wednesday that a 51.45 per cent majority accepted the colleges' offer in a vote held province wide.
Leading stories
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By STEPHANIE COUTUREStaff WriterMusic is the soundtrack to his life, and he wants to produce yours. ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By JOSH LADOUCEURStaff WriterNiagara College students tried a spinoff of the typical trivia night Fe...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By RACHEL PRIVETT Staff Writer The final ballots have been counted and students can breathe a si...


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On Campus
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By JASON COSTA(Staff WriterAlthough the Feb. 1 deadline has passed, students are still urged to apply as soon as possible. 
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By KYRSTY SEMENCHUKStaff WriterLooking good on screen is crucial, so only the most talented can apply your makeup. 
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By MICHELLE ANDERSON Staff Writer A resumé is to job hunters what water is to fish.Crucial.Not only can it get your foot in the door, but, if i...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By SYLVIE BERRY Staff Writer The first step to seeking help is asking for it. Niagara College students struggling to maintain steady grades can...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By TAMARAH NEILL Staff Writer As Niagara College continues to grow, so do its international branches.Pre-Health and Sciences Department faculty...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By CHASE MOUNTNEY Staff Writer The military has been in Justin O'Brien's blood for as long as he can remember.Because he has Second World War v...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By RACHEL PRIVETT Staff Writer He's got a passion for education and an undeniable enthusiasm for Niagara College.Dan Patterson, president of Ni...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By JOSEPH PARADA Staff WriterWalking into the library, you are greeted with a smile and a “How can we help you?” Karen McGrath is the coll...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By JOSEPH PARADA Staff Writer Niagara College libraries and public libraries from Pelham, Fort Erie, Lincoln and Niagara-on-the-Lake have come togethe...
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...
Off Campus
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By MICHELLE NUSSEYStaff WriterTravelling as a child can be a terrifying experience. There is nothing familiar or comforting to hang onto. But, with a ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By RACHEL PRIVETTStaff WriterThe bond between man's best friend and its owner is unlike any other.It's a bond so strong that it can lead you to start ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By MICHELLE NUSSEYStaff WriterYou always hear horror stories about pet shelters. From abuse to neglect, you have heard it all. 
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By KATIE MILLER Staff Writer Heckling, debate and business suits can only mean one thing: politics. Young aspiring politicians of every party c...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By JOSH SOUSA Staff Writer Roulette, blackjack, poker, keno, slots and more - it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye, or a tuition.G...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By CRAIG LEACH Staff Writer Is school stressing you out? Fretting over finances? Do you have the winter doldrums? Relief may be a fruit bowl a...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By SYLVIE BERRY Staff Writer Brock News has undergone a makeover for the new year, and it's out with the old and in with the new. 
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By SETH HENNESSY Staff Writer Not every star can sell tickets 30 years after their death, but Elvis can. The King may have died in 1977, but ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By JOSH GRANT-YOUNG Staff Writer Valentine's Day is a time for romance, love and dessert.Whether one has a special night filled with grand disp...
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...
Editorial & Opinion
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
JOSH GRANT-YOUNGColumnist Following the failures of previous third-party movements and protest votes, is America ready for a Tea Party? 
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Do you feel that?It begins at the base of the neck.A warm, melting butter sensation slowly meandering through dropped, loosened shoulders. It spreads ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Recently, the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission licensed Al-Jazeera English (AJE) to air on Canadian television.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Change is the essence of life. As a society, we must allow ourselves to grow and adapt to better the human race. Jacque Fresco, 93, an American soci...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
During Black History Month, humanity is reminded of the trials and tribulations generations of minority races have overcome to reach the equality and ...
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...
Sports
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
 By BERNARD COOPERStaff WriterJessica James, Knights women’s basketball point guard, drives to the basket against Sheridan College Bruins of Oakville....
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By BRANDON MACDONALDStaff WriterKnights captain Lamar Grant played a solid game despite the Knights’ loss to the Sheridan Bruins. Photo by Brandon Mac...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPERStaff WriterNathan Beach, 14, and the other Niagara Knights men’s volleyball team members tried their hardest to make it past the qua...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPERStaff WriterThe Niagara Knights men's curling team has won a silver medal at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Curling...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
 By BERNARD COOPERStaff WriterThe Niagara Knights women’s volleyball have worn those jerseys with pride this season, but in the end it was just not me...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPER Staff Writer Final score? 73-53. Loss. It has been that kind of season for the Knights women's basketball team. Either the ga...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPER Staff Writer It was a second-straight loss at home for the Niagara Knights women's volleyball team Feb. 3, when they were dow...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPER Staff Writer It was close but not close enough.“We played with a lot of energy. We stayed close in the first three sets...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BERNARD COOPER Columnist February has not been good for sports at Niagara College. All four of the major teams were dominated on Feb. 3 by t...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BRANDON MACDONALD Staff WriterRookies are important assets for any team, especially in college sports. For any college athletic program to be succe...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BRANDON MACDONALD Staff Writer The Niagara Knights men's basketball team came out swinging on Feb. 3 against the Fanshawe Falcons, of London...
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 ...
Arts & Entertainment
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By STEPHANIE COUTUREStaff WriterCharlene Crites, a young lady with a big voice and even bigger dreams, hopes to see her name in the bright lights. 
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By STEPHANIE COUTUREStaff WriterMusic is the soundtrack to his life, and he wants to produce yours.
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By BEN BURNSStaff Writer Jacob Kraemer on the red carpet for the Family Network. Submitted photoFrom hometown streets to big city dreams, Jacob Kraeme...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By JONATHAN KRENZStaff WriterTalk In Blue perform at 73’s last concert on Feb. 11. From left: Dave Allen, 21, Ben Pearson, 20, Nathan Heuvingh, 21 (in...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By HEIDI GRZESINA Staff WriterThe legend of Kokopelli, sacred Native fertility symbol, says village men guarded their women closely when the flutist w...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
 By JONATHAN KRENZStaff WriterA unique musical establishment in St. Catharines has shut down, and there will be no encores.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By JESSICA VAN VUGT Staff Writer I was listening to a legend.As the Port Colborne High School (PCHS) jazz band plays tunes from more well-known...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By HEIDI GRZESINA Staff Writer Don Amero, winner of the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award's (CAMA) Best Male Artist award last November, grew up ...
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
By NICOLE AMBROSE Staff Writer He looks like a Jonas brother, but he plays like Fats Waller. Michael Kaeshammer graced the stage of Sean O'Sullivan Th...
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...
Lifestyles
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Spending too much time in one of these artificial tanning bed can do more harm than good. By ALEX SOMERVILLEStaff WriterIn winter, more people hit the...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Kaitlyn Lascelles, left, and Brianna-Lynne Olive Irvine are the co-creators of Music For Peace and will hold their first charity event March 20 at The...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By ALEX SOMERVILLEStaff WriterWalking helped the Alzheimer Society Niagara Foundation raise over $45,000 on its Walk For Memories Mall Walk on Jan. 31...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By MADISONSAMUEL-BARCLAYStaff WriterNiagara College students entering the Welland campus' technology building earlier this month were greeted not just...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
By ALEX SOMERVILLEStaff Writer“I've always wanted to grow up to be like my father, and I still do.”Chris Wynn, 38, has spent many years in...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By BRITTNEY HALL Staff Writer Imagine working in the deli meat section for over 20 years and then finding a better job as manager of an entire ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
By MADISON SAMUEL-BARCLAY Staff Writer Niagara College students packed the Welland campus cafeteria at 11 a.m. last Wednesday, eager to grab a ...
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...

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