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Month: May 2016

Sheldon Kagan’s Generosity Campus 

Sheldon Kagan’s Generosity

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As you may or may not know, on Wednesday September 30th, Vanier College welcomed Sheldon Kagan, first ever disk jockey, with open arms. The reason behind his invitation was to thank him infinitely for the amazing donations he made to the Vanier College Music Program and the Vanier College Students’ Association. In appreciation of his donations, the 3rd year students of the music program put on a short concert for Sheldon, his family, and friends, along with the students and faculty members who were present. First, here’s a little bit…

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Hypnosis Show Entertainment 

Hypnosis Show

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The Hypnosis show that took place on Friday October 9th at Vanier’s own auditorium was a blast. Liam Prevost, who also performed on the Just for Laughs stage and in many different countries, put on a great act. The show began at 8 pm, and lasted until 10 pm, and all two hours of the show were filled with cringe worthy, but at the same time, extremely funny moments made possible with the help of the courageous audience members brave enough to take a seat and embrace the power of…

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LoL and E-sports News 

LoL and E-sports

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All throughout the month of October, something big is happening. An event so large, it has in the past accumulated over 11.2 million viewers at its peak- more than the Canadian audience during last year’s Super Bowl. It is not the start of the hockey season, but rather the League of Legends World Championship that is taking place all around Europe. League of Legends (LoL) is a fast paced multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) real time strategy (RTS) video game. Two teams composed of five players are pitted against each…

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The Scorch Trials Film Critique Entertainment 

The Scorch Trials Film Critique

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials takes off in fantastic fashion from right where we left off in the previous installment of the series: The Maze Runner. Thomas (Dylan O’Brian) and the gang are pulled out of one crazy ordeal and right into another when Thomas, with the help of a new character, finds out that not everything is as it seems with their rescuers. Followed by Minho (Ki Hong Lee), Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), Winston (Alexander Flores), and Frypan (Dexter Darden), they head out into the Scorch and…

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Honour’s Soccer: Settling the Score Campus 

Honour’s Soccer: Settling the Score

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Honours programs bring competitiveness to a whole new level – not only in the classroom. Being in an honours section of any given program raises the bar academically; student’s tend to have a stronger grasp on the basic knowledge of their field, allowing for more in-depth study throughout the short period of one semester. Material is covered in class at a quicker pace than in the other sections of the same course. There is a bit more competition between peers, but these competitors generally turn out to be good study…

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How Green is Your Party? Features 

How Green is Your Party?

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Are you over 18 and trying to figure out who you’re supposed to be voting for? Your teachers, parents, and friends are constant reminders to “vote, vote, vote,” but politics; who can really follow? Well, this article is aimed at informing you on one of the many important things to consider when voting in this Federal Election; a sustainable development. A sustainable development, according to the Brundtland Report “[…] is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own…

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Now He Comes For Us All Voices 

Now He Comes For Us All

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Destiny has released its latest expansions The Taken King for all current platforms, and with it, a multitude of gameplay changes and interface upgrades. Even before being released, Bungie had interviews that described what they wanted to do and what they wanted to fix to make their player base enjoy it even more. They knew there were problems and they wanted to fix them as soon as possible. Thus, with the release of the current expansion, the players got just that and a heck of a lot more. The Taken…

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The Raging Grannies – Back to School Voting Campaign  News 

The Raging Grannies – Back to School Voting Campaign 

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Students are often stereotyped as the rebellious young adults who protest like crazy in search of anything to overturn. Unfortunately, this sometimes takes away from the message students are trying to send, as people learn to ignore the groups of youngsters picketing with massive, red signs. Once in a while, however, one comes across a unique assembly of social activists who may seem insignificant in number (in comparison with the herds of students people grow accustomed to), though they can be extremely effective in gaining attention through their originality and…

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Vanier’s Jukebox Ocean: the Art of the Jam Perfected  Entertainment 

Vanier’s Jukebox Ocean: the Art of the Jam Perfected 

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  What if somebody captured the magic of an impromptu jam session, like lightning in a bottle, and then just left it as it was? That’s the modus operandi of Vanier’s Jukebox Ocean and, with their first EP Rivers of Song set to drop sometime in November, it’s interesting to reflect on the spark that ignited this still-young project. When  founding  members  Joseph  Anidjar  and Shayne Assouline first played together in the back mods of Vanier’s music department, there must have been a moment when they realized there was something…

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Teacher’s Strike? At Vanier?  News 

Teacher’s Strike? At Vanier? 

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Vanier and other Cegeps will be expecting teachers’ strikes this fall, with 90.5% of Vanier teachers voting in favour of a six day rotating strike sometime after elections. So why are teachers striking? Every five years, Cegeps make a new collective agreement with the Federation of Cegeps and the Ministry of Education, but this year, “the government is not serious about negotiating”, said Eric Durling, the president of the Vanier College Teachers’ Association. They say that their demands are not being heard, and that large cuts are expected for all…

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