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The March For Our Lives News 

The March For Our Lives

On March 24th 2018, approximately 2 million people marched around 800 locations around the USA in the March for our Lives, a student-lead demonstration which called for tougher gun control measures in America, the largest one being held in Washington D.C. This march was organized in reaction to a mass shooting in Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida which was perpetrated by a former 19-year-old student, Nikolas Cruz, who opened fire and killed 17 people and further wounded 17 people. This mass shooting was one of the deadliest school…

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It’s The Season of Celebrations News 

It’s The Season of Celebrations

The spring season has finally come upon us, and this means that many faiths and cultures are celebrating. Lunar New Year celebrations took place in February, which commemorated the coming of the New Year for many Asian countries. The Iranian or Persian New Year was also celebrated recently. The ringing in of the New Year took place on March 20th, and to celebrate, observers do a deep cleaning of their homes, celebrating a season of new life, and wishing for good luck in the year ahead. Passover took place this…

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A Tunnel From The D Building To The N Building is Planned for 2018 Campus 

A Tunnel From The D Building To The N Building is Planned for 2018

The outdoor temperature is minus 25°C, the snow storm is hitting in full force. You look at your schedule; the next class is in N531. You take a deep breath: “Oh. The N Building walk…” If you’re a Vanier student, you know this struggle too well. However, the famous “N Building walk” will soon be put into the history books, thanks to the recent announcement of a new underground tunnel linking the D Building and the N Building. According to documents obtained by The Insider, the 9-meter-wide tunnel will start…

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Vanier’s Winter Carnival Campus 

Vanier’s Winter Carnival

On February 28, Vanier hosted a winter carnival during the Universal Break. The carnival consisted of a traditional Québécois Folk dancing and music show in the student mall, where all students were welcome to join and learn how to folk dance. Free Maple Taffy was also being served on the Vanier Front Lawn. And finally, a special Cabane à Sucre menu was also being served at the cafeteria especially for the events. The events gathered a huge number of students and were a great way for them to experience folk…

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What Makes the Best Saint Patrick’s Day Float? Vanier Alumni 

What Makes the Best Saint Patrick’s Day Float?

Spring is coming. Snow is melting. Rain hasn’t rained yet. March 18 was the perfect weather for the 195th Saint Patrick’s Day parade, a tradition of the multicultural city of Montreal. Remembering my elementary school friend from Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, who has an Irish background, I was so prepped up to make my way to the parade that sunny Sunday, in mid-March. Having a strong attachment to music, especially music that makes one dance, I stood by the Party Expert banner, which I thought was supposedly the starter float. Well, to my…

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PQ MNA Catherine Fournier Tells Vanier Students to Engage and Change Campus 

PQ MNA Catherine Fournier Tells Vanier Students to Engage and Change

Catherine Fournier, the youngest person to currently sit as a Member of the National Assembly of Québec and the youngest female to ever be elected to the body, came to Vanier College on February 28 to give a lecture on youth engagement in politics. She was elected to the National Assembly in a by-election on December 5, 2016. She currently represents the south-shore electoral district of Marie-Victorin as a member of the Parti Québécois. She called on the youth to engage in politics and change things for the better because…

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Humanities Symposium – How Music Mastering Relates To Humanism Voices 

Humanities Symposium – How Music Mastering Relates To Humanism

Humanism is a school of thought that emerged during the European Renaissance. Intellectuals of that time placed huge importance on the genius of the human mind and the beauty and dignity of the human body. Humanists also looked to the past to gain ancient Greek and Roman society’s knowledge and values. The study of humanities as it is known today has its roots in classical humanism and is still taught and studied worldwide to this day. The theme of the 2018 Humanities Symposium held at Vanier College this year was…

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