One point separated Mohawk and Humber as Aminu Bello drove the lane for the Mountaineers with the clock winding down. Humber, determined to win a fourth straight Ontario Colleges’ Athletic Association gold medal in men’s basketball, had climbed back from a fourth-quarter deficit to trail by one in the final seconds. That is when Mohawk’s leading scorer took it upon himself to preserve the lead and break the Hawks streak, ending a 40 year gold medal drought for the long-suffering Mountaineer faithful.
“I just had a good streak of games,” said the player of…

Alcohol comes in many tastes, textures and amounts. Some people view alcohol as an art form that should be sipped, tasted and critiqued with little cubes of cheese. Others consume it as a way to escape the stresses we face on a daily basis. No matter how it’s poured, for centuries human civilization has enjoyed the effects an alcoholic beverage affords us - with me being an exception. I’ve never bought into or acquired a taste for drinking. To be honest, I’ve never had my own drink let alone experience the quickly forgotten wonders…

In a rematch of last year’s Ontario Colleges’ Athletic Association bronze medal game, the Mohawk Mountaineers men’s volleyball team took to the court to face Seneca College.
“It feels really good,” said Ian Cameron, Mohawk’s player of the game in the bronze medal match. “This is the end of my career and I didn’t want to go home empty handed. After we pushed around the number one team in the country (Humber) and fell short, I was kind of disappointed but I wasn’t leaving this tournament without hardware.”
The Mountaineers beat Seneca (25-15, 15-25,…

Mohawk’s men’s volleyball team will be travelling to Nipissing University in North Bay for this year’s Ontario Colleges’ Athletic Association (OCAA) Championships Feb. 23-25.
“We’re looking for revenge,” said Mohawk’s right-side Justin Scapinello about participating in his second provincial championships. “We lost in the semi-finals last year and we don’t want to go down that easy this year.”
The team earned their berth in the tournament after defeating La Cité Collégiale in straight sets (25-20, 25-21 and 25-19) in an OCAA crossover game on Saturday (Feb. 18).
Mohawk found an offensive rhythm that over…

The women’s varsity basketball team is in a situation where they can guarantee themselves a chance in the Ontario Colleges’ Athletic Association playoffs.
“The good thing is, it’s in our control,” said coach Kevin Duffy. “If we win Wednesday night against Humber, we’re in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter what anybody else does.”
The do-or-die games started a little early for the Mountaineers and the women have responded winning three of their last four games.
Failing to make the playoffs last season, this year’s group is looking to change the culture of women’s basketball…

Mohawk’s women’s volleyball season came to an end Feb. 15 when Fanshawe visited the Fennell Gymnasium for the Mountaineers last regular season game.
The Mountaineers didn’t finish with the record they were looking for (3-15), and missed out on this year’s playoffs – but that didn’t stop the remaining women from showing up to support their school and each other.
Throughout this season several women that appeared on the roster have left the team for different reasons. Some women had scheduling conflicts arise while others let a relationship filled with tension with first-year coach…

The MSA’s president will not be elected for the second consecutive year.
After successfully completing the nomination package, Rick Kovacs was told by the MSA board he was no longer allowed to run.
“There was an issue that came up since the nomination period and it put him in breach of some of our policies and procedures,” says MSA President Daniel Clark. “Via our elections policy you can’t run if you’re not in good standing with the students association or the college.”
Clark would not cite the policies he was breaching, but did confirm…

Spencer Abbott grew up, like many Canadian youths, with hockey in his blood. Often times growing up, his parents would be heading in different directions driving him or his two hockey playing brothers to tournaments throughout Ontario.
Like many natural athletes, Abbott excelled at multiple sports. With a decision to make between lacrosse and hockey, and whether or not to take his approach to the sport to the next level, Abbott seems to have made the right choice.
Having a mind for hockey and experience as a coach Abbott’s father, Wayne, encouraged his son…

Ronald McDonald House Hamilton (RMHH) and Liaison College have joined forces to give families and students alike a unique and delicious opportunity. RMHH will soon house a fully stocked catering kitchen built and staffed by Liaison Culinary College. Liaison students will be given the chance to learn and prepare restaurant quality meals for families staying at the house.
“We’re the first house in all of Canada, and as far as we know, the United States that are having this unique type of partnership,” says Debbie Logel Butler, the Director of Development at Ronald McDonald…

Mohawk College graduate and teacher Connie Smith was awarded to the Order of Ontario for her achievements in journalism.
“It’s shocking, it’s wonderful, it’s surprising, and it’s an honour that’s very humbling,” she said.
Smith has been a fixture on local television for over thirty years, beginning as CHCH-TV’s first female weather personality following her graduation from Mohawk’s Broadcast Journalism program in 1976 and its first female anchor in 1988. Though she currently hosts a program on CTS-TV, Smith has remained a part of Hamilton’s journalistic establishment, returning to her alma mater to teach…