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Photos: Warren FisAlex Hebert and Daphne Blouin Carbonneau

OB-VIOUS IMPROVEMENT: Clockwise from top left: an overview of the renovated Observatory; bartender and first-year developmental services worker student Tracey Bigelow serves up a good time; students take advantage of the newly-furnished pool table area; new couches around the remodeled fireplace provide a place for students to sit and relax; a skylight tops the kitchen, which features new food items and an expanded serving area.

Happy Hour
By Daphne Blouin Carbonneau
As students gathered around the closed door of the Observatory, newspapers covering the windows were peeled back, giving students their first look at the lounge since the end of June.

Local association makes large donation to fund student bursaries
By Andrea Fournier
The Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (OIPMAC) made a donation of $129,000 to the Algonquin College Foundation for student bursaries in the e-business supply chain management applied degree program.

Patrolled areas no deterrant for rule-breaking smokers
By Aaron Beswick
Wet leaves litter the dirty ground as Ken Dolan of the graphic design program clutches a cigarette outside M-building, disregarding the no-smoking sign behind him. “I don’t think they care,” he says of the absent security guards.

OGRS help grads attain dream jobs
By Sabine Platzer-Gibbins
An online resume posting service is making waves at Algonquin. The Online Graduate Referral System (OGRS), established on Jan. 3, has attracted attention from students, graduates and alumni.

Black Student's Association beco-mes a permanent feature
By Steph Willems
Algonquin’s Black Students’ Association is looking forward to its first full year on campus and is planning a number of events in the coming semester.

New program has no tolerance for students who plagiarize
By Heather Dunster
Students can expect an addition to their curriculum next year after the recent approval for the construction of Algonquin’s first plagiarism course.

Agreement with Australia lets students study abroad
By Aaron Beswick
Griffith University of Brisbane, Australia is offering Algonquin students the chance to upgrade their diplomas and certificates within 10 minutes of the country’s white sand beaches.

Styrofoam use, smoking top issues at first student forum
By Heather Dunster
Styrofoam and Smoking. The two topics may not be related but they were the only issues to receive enthusiastic applause from class reps at the first student forum held Sept. 26.

Breast cancer in spotlight for October
By Rachel Alexis
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Health Services is planning a breast and testicular cancer awareness day involving the local Breast Cancer Action group.

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