2018 – Page 4 – The INSIDER

Philosophy of an Ethical History

October 13, 2018 newspaper 0 comment

History will have to be justified. We cannot go on teaching the same humdrum, plain-vanilla, without an explanation, or justification. We will need to know if history can ever do good, and by what criteria we are to judge its success. There are some things we know that history cannot exist in the sake of. Yet it is “in the sake of” them anyway. It should not be our source of pride or solidarity. The nature of these two powers is to eliminate reflection. “Solidarity” only entails groupthink, and “pride”…

Arts

Nature Lust

October 12, 2018February 13, 2019 newspaper Photography0 comment

Photo by: Sosse Karasarkissian

Campus

Clubs Day

October 9, 2018 newspaper 0 comment

The tables in the cafeteria were put aside for the space used by the club tables. There was a lot of student chatter on the 19th of September because it was Clubs Day! The Anime, Chess, Drama, and many other clubs were there. The Christian Club gave out candy and sweet bread. All the clubs were there to promote and obtain members using a sheet that typically had the student’s name and the student’s number. The newspaper and other clubs got many signatures on their lists. It looks like the…

News

A Historic Election Night For Québec

October 2, 2018 newspaper 0 comment

It was a historic election night as the newest party on Québec’s political scene, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), won a majority government, ending more than 40 years of two-party rule, while the historically two major parties, Québec Liberal Party (QLP) and the Parti Québécois (PQ), suffered the worst results in their histories. The CAQ garnered 38% of the vote and won 74 seats in the 125-seat National Assembly of Québec. The outgoing governing Liberal Party, came a distant second, winning 32 seats and taking 25% of the vote, their…

Campus

The Henry Lehmann Gallery’s First Exhibition of The Semester

October 2, 2018November 21, 2018 India-Lynn Upshaw-Ruffner Henry Lehmann Gallery0 comment

Almost a decade ago, the Henry Lehmann Gallery was conceptualized and soon after came to fruition as Vanier’s very own art gallery, that prominently displays student works of all mediums. The first exhibition of this semester showcases the winners of the Peter Gonda Memorial scholarship for photography and the Vanier Art Acquisition scholarship. The Peter Gonda Memorial scholarship was created in memory of Peter Gonda who was a Montreal-based artist, novelist and screenwriter, who’s main passion was photography. He was notably interested in street photography and portraiture. He passed away…

News

Influence Montreal X Malala

September 29, 2018October 2, 2018 newspaper 0 comment

Influence Montreal welcomed Malala Yousafzia on September 26, 2018 in Place Bonaventure. Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban when she tried to speak up for girls who are deprived their right to go to school. A Taliban gunman boarded her school bus and shot her in the head for her high-profile activism. After two years, in 2014, Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The event started at 8:00 am, where different panels about entrepreneurship, creativity, money, and marketing were held. Many influencers and entrepreneurs shared their…

Arts

To the man that raised me

September 27, 2018 newspaper Poetry0 comment

My father walks through fire barefoot, carries his family across the ocean, fights off the sea and still has time to read me bedtime stories. He tells me to breathe, inhale and exhale, life will follow your lead. My father gave up his voice a long time ago in exchange for mine. He knew about the continent inside my chest, about the earthquake that shakes me. My father made sacrifices, traded his soul for ink and paper, he knew my words would soon begin to overflow. That I was capable…

Entertainment

Stardew Valley Review

September 19, 2018 newspaper Videogame0 comment

Farming simulators aren’t my cup of tea personally, let alone an indie farming sim, I typically go for FPS’s, RPG’s, or puzzle games. However, shortly after the release of Stardew Valley; the game was recommended to me, and I hesitated to actually try it for a long time. Finally, I decided to play it and I was not disappointed. I have played the game for over 150 hours within the time frame of a month, and I still can’t get enough. To start, the game is very reminiscent of Harvest…

Entertainment

Thelma and Louise: Empowering Women Through Cinema

September 14, 2018 newspaper Film0 comment

In Ridley Scott’s film, Thelma and Louise are illustrated as victims throughout most of the film, this is seen through the lighting, the settings and costumes. In the beginning of the film, as the main protagonists are being introduced, the flat lighting reflects the two characters’ emotional state. The lighting isn’t very toned and has a bluish hue, further emphasizing how the characters feel trapped and how bleak their environments are. In fact, the setting of Thelma’s home is depicted as a very typical middle class house, in addition to…

Voices

My First Weeks At Vanier College

September 12, 2018 newspaper Backtoschool, Experience0 comment

There is a huge dilemma many students are facing at this time of year, and no it’s not only the huge line at the Jake’s Coop bookstore. It lies more in the social aspect; do you remain comfortable with your old high school friends, or do you look to expand who you’re acquainting with. Frankly, I was tremendously nervous on the first day. I didn’t quite know what to expect, I felt like a tourist in my own city. The newspaper crew welcomed me with open arms to eat my…