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Four years ago, Marlee Sansom arrived at the University of King’s College eager to start her university education. Young Sansom from Toronto, Ont., knew one thing for sure when she was applying for university. She wanted to study outside of Ontario. She applied to schools in the Maritimes and in Quebec. After receiving her letter…
Kaarina Stiff Kaarina Stiff first studied journalism in the early 1990s then worked as a reporter for a community newspaper before leaving the industry. She took a long hiatus from journalism until 2014 when she started a freelance writing and editing business for corporate clients. After starting her freelance business, she began to look around…
Elaine Blacklock Things changed for Elaine Blacklock when she turned 60. “I gave myself permission to be a great deal weirder,” she says thoughtfully, “more outspoken. To basically stop caring what other people think for the most part. So, it was kind of transformative...” As a result of that transformation Blacklock, a pediatrician who is…
Dear readers, This recent Guardian article details the growing numbers of converts to Judaism in Nigeria, though these Jews are currently not recognised as such by the state of Israel. It notes the history of accounts comparing the Biblical Hebrews with the Igbo people of what is now Nigeria, including The Interesting Narrative of the…
Cameron Nyman In high school, Cameron Nyman was asking the question: What’s going to prepare me best for medical school? Initially, that path led to studying life sciences at McMaster University, but after a year, he got in touch with the University of King’s College about transferring. Nyman is passionate about science, but still wanted…
“I really loved how practical and hands-on it was,” said Victoria Welland about the one-year Bachelor of Journalism program she is graduating from in May. For her, the value of the program was that it involved practicing journalism. She appreciated the opportunities she had to interview her subjects, learn how to write different kinds of…
King's men's basketball has completed the signing of Caleb Rennie of Ajax, Ont. A six-foot-two point guard, Rennie previously represented Pickering High School and DC United Basketball, before relocating to Ohio to attend the International Sports Academy for a post-graduate year. Among his achievements, Rennie boasts two LOSSA Championships at the high school level, an…
Lane Harrison Lane Harrison has always been interested in writing. As a kid, he enjoyed reading and creative writing, but he knew what he wanted to do as soon as he discovered newspapers. In 2018 Harrison moved from Toronto and started his first year at King’s. Despite pushback from people telling him he should study…
Bev Greenlaw, BA’80, who guided the University of King’s College Blue Devils Men’s Basketball team to two Nova Scotia College Conference (NSCC) titles and was athletics director at King's for seven years, will be inducted into the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Hall of Fame in the coach category this June. As head coach at…
