On Wednesday (Feb.15), Mohawk College held its first-ever MSA presidential debate. Presidential hopefuls Troy Anstett, Samantha Hoover, Alex Kaulback and Alexander Presta were moderated by the current MSA president, Kyle Datzkiw during the 15-minute debate. Questions ranged from what the candidates think the purpose of the MSA is to what ...
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2014’s John Wick was a pleasant surprise for action fans. It ditched the pervasive Hollywood trend of using shaky camera work and went back to a ’90s-era style of gun kata and carefully-choreographed fights. It introduced a fantasy world of esoteric assassins without any explanation, trusting that audiences could figure ...
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The events of Wednesday night (Feb. 1) prove that America has indeed gone back at least 50 years since Donald Trump was elected in November. As Milo Yianappolous was set to take the stage and speak to a sold-out show at the University of California’s Berkeley campus, a violent mob ...
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The Mountaineers flexed their sweeping muscles at the Niagara Invitational Bonspiel on Friday (Jan. 27) at the Welland Curling Club. The day started well for both Mohawk teams as the men pulled off a 12-4 victory against Niagara. The score may seem one-sided but Mohawk only won due to a ...
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Hamilton’s city planning committee is pushing forward a plan to demolish several historic buildings along the south side of Gore Park. 18-28 King St. E. was the subject of nearly three hours of debate among council members and delegations from the public on Tuesday (Jan. 17). Despite a Hamilton Heritage ...
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Amazebot is Mohawk’s yearly coding competition where students build programs to race in a digital maze. The bots have to travel through corridors and open places, retracing their steps until they find the exit. The competition started in 2003 and carried on until 2012. Nov. 23 marked Amazebot’s return from ...
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Art Battle is a competitive live painting competition held around the world and was hosted last Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the Spice Factory in Hamilton. Artists are only allowed 20 minutes to create a painting that will win them the votes to move to the next round. Kelly Humphries came ...
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Every month, Hamilton’s robust homegrown indie music scene gets put out on display during the North James Art Crawl. The “Raise the Roof” series takes place behind the Dr. Disc record store on the corner of James and Wilson Streets, with bands playing on the rooftop to listeners in the ...
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Post-secondary tuition may be a lot cheaper for students starting in 2017 thanks to the new Ontario budget. The Ontario Student Grant, which will replace existing provincial assistance programs, is designed to make tuition much cheaper for families who earn less than the median income, $83,300 per year, and free ...
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