2016 – Page 8 – The INSIDER

Album Review: Anti by Rhianna

June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

On January 28th, nearly three years after her previous album, Rihanna drops her eighth and latest full-length record, Anti. Despite this being the biggest gap between releases in her career, the album was worth the wait. A lot of anticipation surrounded the release of the album as the singer had been working on it since November 2014. Three promotional singles came out prior to the album’s release, yet none of them made it to the final track list. Once Anti hit the shelves, however, curiosity was at its highest amongst…

Voices

Political Climate Change

June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

I don’t believe in politics. It is not to say that politics have no place in society. Quite the contrary, I think it plays an important role in any healthy civilization. My issue is with what politics has become, and what people expect from it. After the recent Canadian federal election which saw Justin Trudeau win a majority government, I began to ask myself, as a far left-leaning individual, whether or not a Conservative victory would have been best for the citizens. I do not make this point out of…

Entertainment

Marie-France and Joshua: Music that Crosses Boundaries

June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

A lot of things can be learned from the collaboration of Joshua Castillo and Marie-France Lantin, two Vanier students forming a jazz band. For one thing, when students from wildly different disciplines get together, amazing things can happen. Perhaps more importantly, fitting music into a non-musical career path is both incredibly challenging and very much worthwhile. Joshua, a jazz guitar student in the Music program, and Marie-France, a lifelong singer currently studying Science, first met through a mutual friend, and it was a shared love of music that quickly brought…

Sports

What has Happened to the Canadians?

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

Sunday, November 1st 2015, the Montreal Canadians were firmly in control of the league having won 11 games out of 13, accumulating 22 points out of a possible 26 in the process. The team was on fire, all the forwards were contributing enormously averaging at least three goals per game. The defence was extremely solid, only conceding more than three goals three times in those 13 games. Let’s not forget about their amazing goaltenders in Carey Price and the newly admired Mike Condon. These two were simply stopping anything that…

Arts

Chase Yourself

June 3, 2016September 25, 2016 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner BeN, Poetry0 comment

Why do I wait? What have I to gain? Will the result justify my pain? It’s not that it hurts, it’s just very taxing. Despite what I think, there’s no harm in asking. Waves of thought crash down on my mind’s shore. The voices of my life cause uproar. The poor have it, the rich need it, if you eat it, you’ll die. That is all you have to worry about, so don’t be shy. Rhythmic thoughts grow and intensify. I venture toward the clear blue sky. Each step forward…

Campus

Slam Poetry Contest – Speak Up Vanier!

June 3, 2016September 19, 2016 Katherine Willcocks 0 comment

Vanier College will be hosting its very own slam poetry competition on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7pm, in the Auditorium. First prize: iPad Mini Slam, or spoken-word poetry, is a growing practice among young adults in North America, and is replacing the classic image of a poet with a more modern, hip version. Spoken-word competitions consist of a series of writers, or modern poets, who read their work aloud, turn by turn. This changes the face of poetry, as it is no longer read; spoken-word is not directed towards…

Campus

Bursary: VCSA Change Your World

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

Are you a leader? A game-changer? An amateur social activist? Do you just like getting involved? If you have an idea on how to improve a particular issue in your community, but aren’t quite sure how to put it into action, or don’t have the funds to do so, the VCSA “Change Your World” Bursary Program is there for you! Designed to aid in starting projects with a great potential to make a difference on a local scale, the program gives Vanier students a chance to explore the basics of…

Campus

New Vanier Scholarship Reaches Out to Single Parents in Need

June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

CEGEP is a stressful experience at the best of times, but there is a small, often overlooked demographic of the school’s populace for whom regularly attending class and doing homework is an almost insurmountable challenge. Single parents with young children who want to obtain a higher level of education are faced with daunting challenges every step of the way, but one Vanier student is looking to extend a hand in support. For the past year, Vanier has offered a Single-Parent Scholarship, of $600 for to any eligible candidate, to for…

Entertainment

Deadpool: An Unconventional Gem

June 3, 2016March 11, 2017 newspaper Review0 comment

It is no surprise that superhero movies have taken the world by storm. From Captain America to Superman, each movie holds a special place in the hearts of many. Yet throughout its most recent history, each movie has gotten PG-13 ratings…until this week. Deadpool, the first superhero movie of the year, is R-Rated…and that’s a good thing! For the uninitiated, Deadpool is a supervillain turned antihero turned superhero that was created by Fabien Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, who was officially introduced in MARVEL’s The New Mutants #98 in 1991. Being…

Campus

Renovations Expected for the Vanier Library

June 3, 2016 newspaper 0 comment

If you happened to miss Vanier’s town hall meeting on the renovations of the library, don’t worry, so did we, which is why we made sure to catch up and talk with the group of women in charge of the new plan. These women are Danielle Lafaille, Vanier’s Academic Dean, Alena Perout, Dean of the Library, Lise Bégin, Director of Financial and Administrative Services, and Joanie Robert, Space and Facilities Manager. The improvements will cost the approximate price of 4 million dollars, and are expected to last from May 2016…