YOU VOTE? YOU MATTER!
By Danielle Gagnier The upcoming election has two students thinking about what they want for the future. Max Toulouse, 18, and Spencer Virtue, 18, are both able to vote for the first time and plan on voting in the Canadian
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Young Voters Speak on Election
Jonathan O’beid poses for a portrait holding his voter card With election day approaching, a new generation of young voters are taking part in the process for the first time. Some students at the University of Windsor have
Rogers Centre Drawing Record Crowds
Canadian baseball fans from across the country are attending more baseball games in Toronto than in recent years. The Toronto Blue Jays are currently in the midst of their first MLB playoff appearance since the 1993 season, a season
Politics and their effects on youth.
By Nathan Trombley With the federal election fast approaching, many young people said they are shying away from the voter’s poll. According to Statistics Canada, only 38.8 per cent of young people in Canada have voted in 2011. The parties
Spitfires Fall to Ottawa in Overtime 4-3
By Mark Brown/Converged Citizen Staff Travis Konecny had three assists, including one on the game-winning goal in overtime, as the Ottawa 67’s nipped the Windsor Spitfires 4-3 before 4,542 fans at the WFCU Centre Thursday, Oct 15. Konecny, a Chatham-Kent
Game Review: Transformers Devastation
“Autobots, roll out!” It’s here. It’s been a long time coming for Transformers fans everywhere and Hasbro has delivered with its newest next-gen video game installment – Transformers Devastation. A lot of skepticism and doubt has fallen into the Transformers
Legion Faces Possible Closure
By: Johnathan Hutton With Windsor Legion Branch 143 at risk of shutting its doors for good, bar managers are appealing for new members to keep it open. Legion Branch 143 on Marentette Ave. is currently facing financial difficulty due to the steady decrease
How to make the fall make-up look work for you
Fall is here and it’s the best time to play around with your makeup bag. Are you imagining darker colours? How about darker make-up? There are many fall trends in make-up looks and it’s pretty simple to make them
The SRC Halloween Canned Food Drive
By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan/Converged Citizen Staff The St Clair College Student Representative Council has kicked off their annual canned food drive campaign. On Oct. 13, the group distributed empty paper bags to the area around St. Clair’s South Campus along Cabana
Gender Journeys program starting in late October
St. Clair College’s downtown campus is looking to help people who are struggling with gender identity issues. The Gender Journeys program is being offered at the downtown Center of the Arts campus. It is a support group for people
Upcoming Entertainment Events
What: Jekyll and Hyde Where: E.J. Lajeunesse 600 E.C. Row Ave. W., Windsor When: Oct. 15, 16, 17, 18 Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8:00p.m. Sunday, 2:00p.m. What: Intimate Mozart Where: The Capitol Theatre 121 University Ave W. Windsor When:
Odette World Health Innovation Network in prime location to succeed
On any given day, multiple students pass through the front doors of the University of Windsor’s Odette School of Business. As they walk through the 24-year-old building, multiple brand logos decorate the walls and floors, enough to catch people’s attention.
Previl: Stop the blame on mental illness
There’s been yet another mass shooting in the U.S., this time on a university campus in Arizona and I’m betting at least someone will blame mental illness. It’s a good bet considering mental illness has been raised in so many
College candidate debate tells why students should be voting
A federal debate held by St. Clair College brought in candidates from four of the five political parties in the running. Students from the college’s Journalism and Media Convergence programs opened the night by asking the candidates the main theme
WECSSAA Breast Cancer Awareness Week
By Ryan Blevins Windsor-Essex Catholic Secondary School Athletic Association Football players are raising money for breast cancer with the intention of making a change. Oct. 1 they kicked off the fifth annual breast cancer awareness week for
Mission now open 24 hours
Since the early 70s the mission has been offering basic necessities for anyone who is in need of assistance. As of Oct. 8, the shelter on 664 Victoria Ave. offers a third meal of the day and its services
Adopt-a-bird at the festival of the hawks
Volunteers from the non-profit Holiday Beach Migration Observatory are using their Adopt-a-Bird program as their main source of funding for capturing and banding birds. The banding program takes place during the Festival of the Hawks, in the second and third
WECSSAA tackling player safety
With yet another death of a high school football player, local coaches say WECSSAA is taking the right steps towards protecting their players. Kenney Bui, a senior at Technology, Engineering and Communications high school in Seattle was playing defensive back
Entertainment Roundup
Amber Rose transformed Kanye West’s demeaning statement into an empowering one On Oct 3, Amber Rose led several hundred women in a “SlutWalk” which is an event used to target “issues of sexual violence, gender inequality, derogatory labeling and victim
Weekly local sports roundup
By Garrett Fodor Flyers get defensive honours It was announced two Leamington Flyers have earned defensive honours for the month of September from the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Flyers captain Jake McGhee, 20, was awarded Western Conference
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