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Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: D1 Men Basketball Sports 

Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: D1 Men Basketball

The men of the D1 Basketball team are giants on and off the court. Their unmatched energy is truly impressive and you better believe they’re gonna bring the heat this season. Amongst the team are players Randy Kabalu Tshizanga andd Cameron Woods. Returning player, Randy, shares how the team is “locked in” and more than ready to “get the gold medal and win nationals” (Kabalu Tshizanga, 2025). The players, or “dawgs” as Randy puts it, all have chemistry which unifies their playing ability on-court (Kabalu, Tshizanga). New to the team,…

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Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: D1 Women Basketball Team Sports 

Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: D1 Women Basketball Team

Basketball is no sport for the weak. Luckily, the Vanier College Women’s Basketball team put the ‘’T’’ in ‘’Tough’’ when playing on the court. With the start of the season rapidly approaching, student-athlete Asia Thorne shares that the team’s “main goal is to win a championship while continuing to grow as a unit’’ (2025). At times, Asia admits, ‘’it takes [the team] a quarter to find [their] rhythm”. But the girls’ “energy” and “deep roster of players who can all match each other’s intensity” (Thorne, 2025) ends up being the…

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Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: Women Volleyball Team Sports 

Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: Women Volleyball Team

The Insider was lucky to have been able to interview women volleyball players Annabelle Fugere, Andrea Gabriela Zlotea, Ersi Qesku and Coach Jason Daoust. With the season starting today on their home court, the team can not wait to put their practice to work. According to the team’s Libero, Annabelle, “the goal this season is to bring light to the sport and the team. We want people to be familiar with us and we want to give our 100% every day. This year the team is reaching for as far…

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Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: Men Volleyball Team Sports 

Get to know the Vanier Cheetahs: Men Volleyball Team

The Men Volleyball Team is packed with energetic and talented athletes. To find out more about the team, The Insider took the time to interview student athlete, Oliver D’Avino. Here is what he had to say: What is your team’s goal for this season? ‘’Our goal is to improve our skills individually and to improve our synergy as a team. We plan to get better each practice and hopefully go up a division’’ (D’Avino, 2025). Any predictions for this season’s outcome? ‘’I can’t say for certain since I haven’t seen…

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Meet the Vanier College Robotics Team About Campus Clubs 

Meet the Vanier College Robotics Team

by: Robotics Team Captain The Vanier Robotics Team is looking for new members! Help us add to our impressive collection of trophies and awards by competing with us at this year’s CRC Competition. People of all interests are invited to join in, regardless of having previous experience or not! Even if electronics is not your thing, there is something for everyone: whether your interests are aligned with hands-on building, creative designing, drawing, painting, website building, video-making or programming, we want you in the team! The sub-teams The CRC competition has…

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VCSA Who!? About Campus 

VCSA Who!?

‘’The VCSA is the student governing body at Vanier College formed of 10 passionate individuals committed to representing and advocating for the interests of over 6,500 students. The VCSA supports, protects, and maintains students’ interest and well-being above everything else. The council members make sure that the student voices are heard’’ (VCSA Vanier, 2025). You can find the VCSA office on the Vanier College Campus, second floor of the main building in C-214. Visit them during their office hours or contact them via their email (vcsa@vaniercollege.qc.ca), instagram (@vcsavanier), or phone…

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Welcome Back! Here is what You Need to Know About Campus News 

Welcome Back! Here is what You Need to Know

Summer is coming to a close and school is in full swing! Yaaaaay! Here is some important information for newcomers as well as returning students to know: The Student Services department is located in C203. They provide assistance with several services available at Vanier College as listed below: For more information visit the student guide on the Vanier website or on Omnivox under Student Services. Centre D’Aide en Français (CAF) CAF is tutoring offered to help students with written and oral French as of week 3 until week 15. Students…

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Pads for Gals: Where Dey At!? News 

Pads for Gals: Where Dey At!?

It’s unfortunate that an article has to be written about this. Of the 6500 and more students at Vanier College, just about half of them are females who menstruate on a monthly basis. Newsflash: menstruation, for most females, is unavoidable. Meaning, we bleed whether we like it or not. Our flows vary, the duration of our periods vary, and the pain we experience vary. This brings us to the question: WHERE ARE THE PADS? If not pads… WHERE ARE THE TAMPONS? Vanier College provides condoms for free but period products…

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What’s Up with Jake’s? News 

What’s Up with Jake’s?

To the returning students of Vanier College, the closing of Jake’s Cafe and Jake’s Bookstore was a tragedy. There one day and gone the next, the two businesses served delightful snacks and useful school supplies to the Vanier College students and staff. But with it’s unfortunate departure, hearts have been hurting. This has had people asking: ‘’What will be made of the spaces’’? Lucky for you, dear reader, the VCSA Insider has the answers: What happened? ‘’The former COOP managing the bookstore and Jake’s Cafe declared bankruptcy’’ (Morin, 2025). What…

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Why doesn’t Vanier College Sell Plastic Water Bottles? News 

Why doesn’t Vanier College Sell Plastic Water Bottles?

Picture this: You’re on your way to PhysEd class. You make your way to the locker room, touch-up on your deodorant, reach in your bag to get your water bottle, but wait!… Oh shnitzel! You forgot it at home. You shrug it off and head to class. Thirty minutes into class, you’re sweating and your throat is dry. You reach down to grab your water bottle, SIKE, it’s not there. You excuse yourself from class to go to the water fountain. You bend down, turn the machine on and bring…

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