BY BETH CROUSE A silence fell over Conestoga College’s Doon campus at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. The silence was deafening as students, faculty and honoured guests stood at attention as The Last Post was played over the P.A. Then slowly, quietly at first, but then growing louder, O Canada resounded, marking the end of the Remembrance Day ceremony. Given the recent events where two Canadian soldiers were killed, this … Continued
BY CARMEN PONCIANO As we continue to find different ways to improve our everyday lives, Desire2Learn (D2L) has created a new platform which is bettering the way students learn. Since the company’s inception in 1999, it has won numerous awards including the Top Canadian Employer for Young People and was named one of Deloitte Canada’s Best Managed Companies. It has become a leader in online learning solutions thanks to designing … Continued
BY ALEX RIESE When looking into post-secondary institutions in Canada, international student Hazma Nadeem only researched universities for his education. He has since come to wish that he’d looked more into colleges. “Looking at the course load right now, I’m not able to handle any other part of my life apart from my studies,” Nadeem said. The second-year mathematics student chose to enrol at the University of Waterloo two years … Continued
