2017 – Page 10 – The INSIDER

A Tale of 2 VCSA Meetings

September 11, 2017 newspaper College, Student, Vanier0 comment

On the last Tuesday of August, I attended two meetings held by our Students’ Association. The first one was casual and fun – its goal was to inform the dozens of students who’d signed up as volunteers to help the VCSA. In preparation for the next day’s Orientation Week BBQ, President Whi took the time to explain the Association’s role in the school (as representatives of the student body) and to help the volunteer staff understand how they’d be involved. It was light, fun, and there was pizza. A little…

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The Amazing Race Vanier

September 8, 2017 newspaper Amazing Race, Experience, Student, Vanier0 comment

“We cannot choose, win or lose” was the catch phrase of the final Saturday of August. Truly original and witty, team Indecisives probably gave enough material for the writers of ‘The Amazing Race’ Canada. And now thinking about the repetitive finishing line of Jon Montgomery at the end of every leg, it just seems so dry and expected. Vanier has so much to offer when it comes to improvisation. On the 26th of last month, the last team to arrive was also a winner. The college for the first time…

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The Vanier Collective Gardens

September 7, 2017December 6, 2017 newspaper Campus, SUSTAINABILITY, Vanier0 comment

What a season at the Vanier Collective Gardens this year! A detailed update is available on the website below. In sum, we can easily state that this project is thriving with success following improved infrastructures and increased visibility within the Vanier community. Our goal to make it a tool accessible to all teachers, staff, programs and sectors of the college is being achieved at an unprecedented rate. A Guide for Teachers and Staff is now available on the website. As usual, I invite you to contact me to discuss how…

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Student Services Welcomes All with Corn-Boil

September 7, 2017 newspaper Backtoschool, Cegep, roaming reports, Vanier0 comment

Does it get any better than free food and sunny skies?! YES!… when there are genuine smiles and happiness all around! If you haven’t met Rowena Selby (in red) or Marya Grant (in black) yet, you’ve got a couple of pleasant surprises awaiting you, dear reader! Now moved into their new offices on B-2, these are a couple of the best informed and most welcoming people on staff here at Vanier! Shown here with Helena Bastos, Assistant Athletic Coordinator and Advisor to our sports students, and a couple…

News

First Day of School Designated International Doom’s Day

September 6, 2017December 6, 2017 newspaper Backtoschool, Experience, Oracles, Student, SUSTAINABILITY0 comment

In a landmark decision in The Hague last week, the oldest tribunal on the planet, The Thing of Gröenland, was forced to acknowledge the peoples’ will and designate the first day of the academic year as DOOM’s DAY! When pressed for details, President-Elect Ferris Bueller said, “Við erum að alast upp togetehr, the human race og við höfum uppgötvað mikið af því sem við vissum ekki. Við erum að finna leið okkar. Í stað þess að hugsa um Doom’s Day allan tímann, hugsa um hversu fallegt heimurinn er. Við erum…

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People of Vanier: Say Hello to Edwin!

September 4, 2017September 7, 2017 newspaper Campus, Vanier0 comment

Perhaps you’ve noticed some of our campus superheroes? You know, the people who keep this place feeling like an oasis? If not, maybe you should! Edwin has been on the property this past week washing our windows. It’s been a real treat to see him handle a brush, and running water, five stories up in the air!! Can you imagine wiping a window 70 feet away from you, fifty feet up in the air?! I can’t. Edwin handles the equipment with complete ease – what a surprise to…

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7,000 Students Share 1,000 Lockers

September 3, 2017September 7, 2017 newspaper Student, Vanier0 comment

Were you lucky enough to be assigned a locker this semester? If you were, count yourself blessed! – two-thirds of your fellow students don’t have one. An informal survey of the locker rooms at the end of the first week of classes revealed that roughly 40% of lockerettes are standing empty and unused. If you own one of these, will you kindly put a lock on it? If you’ve decided that you’re not going to use your storage unit this semester, how about surrendering it so that someone who’s…

Sports

Cheetahs Win Home Opener Against St-Jean

September 2, 2017September 7, 2017 newspaper Football, Vanier0 comment

A quarter mile from campus, in a quiet backyard occasionally enlivened by fire engine sirens and homebound airliners, the roar of the crowd was heard at least three times from Vanier’s playing field… our men’s football team brought home their first win of the season at the opener! Every time the crowd announced their approval with roaring enthusiasm, I wished I’d had the time and energy to be amongst the appreciative supporters in the stands – it sure sounded great!! Congratulations Cheetahs! I hope it’s the first of many…

Voices

Salutations Students!

August 24, 2017September 4, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Backtoschool, Vanier0 comment

To new and returning students alike, salutations! As you enter Vanier to start a new semester, you’ll see swarms of students, cascading up and down hallways, perhaps looking for their next class. You’ll witness the long lines at the bookstore, alongside the massive chatter of the cafeteria. As you plod prudently through piles of students during your first days, you may be wondering: “What’s my place amidst all of this?”. Well, the answer to that incredibly specific hypothetical question is simple: CEGEP is a system that allows you to…

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Indigenous Awareness Week

August 11, 2017 Katherine Willcocks Campus, College, Vanier0 comment

Photos: Courtesy of Student Services If you’ve ever attended a symposium or other similar event in the auditorium at Vanier College, then you’ve probably heard the following: “We acknowledge that this event takes place on Tio’tia:ke (where the currants meet / Montreal), which is situated on the traditional unceded territories of the Kanien’kehá:ka people, more commonly known as Mohawk. Tio’tia:ke was also a gathering place for many First Nations.” The college certainly makes a point of respecting and embracing First Nation culture and rights – and not just by repeating…

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