Category: Vanier Alumni

Vanier College has been around for over 50 years. Within that time, thousands of students have walked its halls and have graduated. Amongst those students is Yung Fong Au. She reached out to The Insider showing interest in wanting to be interviewed and her short and sweet answers are what she shared: My full name is Yung Fong Au. My common Christian name is Yvonne. That’s how everyone calls me. I was enrolled at Vanier in Fall 2004, and I graduated in Winter 2006. I have not been back to…

The Insider can proudly announce that CBC Anchor and Journalist, Debra Arbec, was a Vanier College graduate. The former student has taken the time out of her busy schedule to re-live her Vanier College years. Here is what she so generously shared.. Why did you choose to come to Vanier? ‘’It was my top choice. I went to high school in Joliette which is outside of Montreal. I didn’t know the city very well and when I started doing some research about where I would want to be, Vanier had…

  By: Jacques Wang    

If I could rewrite my life Here’s what I’d change I’d be from in a small town down in Alabama Daddy would own a big ole farm Momma would always stay a saint I’d hug them tight with both of my arms No, they wouldn’t be fighting every night Little Banjo would’ve never grown old And I’d be staying young in that small peaceful world   I’ve done a thousand things that I ain’t proud of And there’re a thousand more that I can’t change Bad decisions, broken hearts and…

There you are, just sittin’ there Girl, I haven’t seen you in forever You’re still lookin’ prettier than ever Just the thought of you is melting my heart   We’ve known each other for a while now You were always there to support me Dunno why it took me till now To see that you are the girl of my dreams   Every little thing that you do Is driving my heart crazy Now, all I really want to do Is to say how much you mean to me  …

“He said the way my blue eyes shined” Was the opening line to her favourite song Boy, it takes me back. “Love Story” used to be our song We danced every time it came on Can’t believe what it could have been I can still see her every time I close my eyes Back to those beautiful summer times But now everything has changed   We used to be so happy and so in love You were the queen that turn me in your king I never thought we were…

Holidays. Consumerism. Your Fall 2021 Semester exams and end-of-the-term projects. These must be on your mind as Christmas is drawing near, mustn’t they? Coming from a background as a Health Science graduate at Vanier, having lived in Hong Kong where shops are all over the town and with the habit of spending ample time with family, friends and loved ones over the Holidays, “Holidays” and “consumerism” obviously pop up on my mind as Christmas is happening in less than a month. Now settled in Germany, how has my Fall 2021…

Hong Kong is a fascinating city for many Westerners. It is not merely the international cuisine that attracts them, it is also the breath-taking vibrancy of the Special Administrative Region, comprised of the tallest-towers-in-the-world, traditional Chinese architecture, and a rich cultural history, which makes it “one of a kind”. Following the article entitled “Five Must-Sees of Hong Kong (Part I),” which had appeared in the Insider in April 2020, five other amazingly exuberating must-sees of Hong Kong shall be added to the list. Feng Shui/ Palm reading stalls in Jordan…