Category: Campus

After two years of postponing the student video festival because of sanitary issues, the Vanier Film Festival is back for its 47th anniversary.  Student films from the past four semesters will be presented in the 90-minute program curated by the hosts – communications students Rose Kahhali and Nikol Tsvetkova. As Kahhali points out, “the film festival has been dormant for the past two years, and it is time to honour everyone’s accomplishments.” Under the theme of the 2000’s decade, the festival will celebrate this era with funky decorations and ambient…

This semester, The Coffee Break Project hosted their roundtable discussion on the Geopolitics and Economics of Conflict in the Ukraine Crisis. This event took place on March 30th, 2022. Students were able to share their thoughts and opinions on the motivations behind this conflict and its impacts on a global scale alongside Economics and Political Science teachers. Furthermore, The Coffee Break Project has launched its digital immersion through its Instagram page (@thecoffeebreakproject_vanier). This platform will be used to share articles and podcasts relating to various events within the world of…

QASAP is organizing its first-ever annual Amazing Race: Montreal College Edition. All the colleges participating in this event are Vanier College, Champlain College, John Abbot College, Marianopolis College, Heritage College, and Dawson College.  The event will take place during the day on Thursday, June 2, 2022. There will be three teams of 2-3 students from each college. They will be representing their colleges during the race.  The Amazing Race event will begin at Marianopolis College at 10 am and will continue to other locations throughout Montreal during the day.  All…

Greetings, fellow delegates, Do you have an intense passion for global affairs, past and present? Do you go absolutely bonkers during political discussions with your friends and family? Then the Vanier Model United Nations Club is for you! We will be holding our annual conference on April 23rd and 24th online. Because you’re all special, it is exclusively free for all Vanier students to attend. There is no need to break the bank to have the absolute time of your life debating solutions to geopolitical crises in the South China…

We are all completely burnt out at this point. It turns out that running on five hours of sleep every night is like putting diesel in a Formula 1 car. It just won’t perform as well as it should. Because of our responsibilities as students, we must carry on with the tedium that is Cegep. There’s no way around it. Or is there? It’s proven that the students most satisfied with their Cegep experience are the ones most involved in the school community. You are a student. You are presented…

Recently, a friend of mine gave me the amazing opportunity to interview the Female Force Club at Marianopolis college. Female Force is a club that promotes female empowerment through necessary discussions on feminism, intersectionality, inclusivity, and their multiple fundraisers at school that support women across Montreal.  I had the chance to speak with the wonderful women that make up the team of the Female Force! There is Kennedy, the administrative director of the club, Emily, the president, Danae, the director of communications, Andrea, the director of finances, and Camille, the…

Great news! CODA Vanier, a new VSCA-backed club, is shaping up to become a leader in the world of Cegep cancer fundraisers. This student-run initiative piqued my interest, so I interviewed its charismatic founder, Jack Garxenaj. I will refer to myself (Charles Mckaig) as CM and Jack Garxenaj as JG for this interview.     CM: Hello, Mr. Jack Garxenaj; you recently founded the CODA club here at Vanier College. What does CODA stand for?  JG: CODA stands for Clinical Oncology Disease Association. We believe that life is bigger than cancer. When…

Are you a singer? Are you the self-proclaimed king or queen of karaoke? Do you want to show your singing talents to the world? With the QASAP Intercollegiate Unplugged Singing Competition coming up, you no longer have to use your vocals all alone when you’re in your car listening to the radio! What’s the Unplugged Singing Competition, you may ask? As the name suggests, it’s an intercollegiate singing competition between all the six major English colleges in Quebec. The competition will premiere on YouTube on Thursday, April 7, at 7…

Vanier’s MEDLIFE is a chapter of MEDLIFE International, which is an organization that aids in improving access to medicine, education and community development initiatives in Latin America and Africa. It is done through Student Service Learning trips which take place annually. Vanier executives, committee seat members, volunteers, and Vanier students are able to attend this trip. Multiple fundraising events take place during the semester to finance this humanitarian trip. Furthermore, volunteering events are opportunities for students to get involved amongst MEDLIFE while benefitting our local community. They’re also an excellent…

Hey there Vanier students! We are proud to announce that the VCSA Insider now has its own Discord server. Our Discord server was made to connect with our readers. Our server offers many different chat channels tailored to the various subjects that our contributors will enjoy. Do you like debating on the current political hot topics? Do you want to know more about campus life? Want to share awesome artwork that you’ve made? Seen the best movie ever, and want others to know? Come on over! Our new Discord server…