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Life After Drugs
Josephine Ross Editor-In-Chief Author’s note: This article mentions drug use and suicide. I was 14 when I smoked my first cigarette, a...
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theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Say Yes to your Local Cafés
Aspen crick Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again. Time to fall in love with nice things: from pumpkin spice and cinnamon to...
theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Another Article to be Forgotten
The Trendiness of Heart-Hitting News Emmy Rubin Copy-Editor Photo credit:Nancy \u0026 JR - Weebles Wobble In 2017, the Uyghurs (aka...
theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 3 min
The Black “Little Mermaid”: When Skin Tones Precede Innocent Fantasies
Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Picture from IMDB COREY NICKOLS/GETTY IMAGES FOR IMDB Surprisingly enough, or not, commotion against...
theplantnews
- Jan 19
- 3 min
How Halloween Is A Casual Gateway to Racism: A guide to Avoiding Cultural Appropriation
Rokhaya Rodriguez Voices Editor Disclaimer: Cultural Appropriation is a delicate subject. This article is an opinion piece; in no way,...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Imagination: The missing puzzle piece in the fight for environmental justice
Kiana Lalavi Staff Writer Via Résister et fleurir We are all united against a common threat to life on earth, the climate disaster....
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 7 min
How Tinder’s Anonymity Facilitates Sexual Violence: A personal account
Josephine Ross Staff Writer Author’s Note: This article discusses consent and sexual abuse which may be triggering to some. Tinder is...
theplantnews
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Ask The Plant
Casey Kiss Voices Editor Why do people bother posting hate comments online? Like what do they get out of tearing down someone else? I’m...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
Ask The Plant
What are false memories and how important is it to know whether my memories are real or not? A Spiraling Philosophy Student Téa Barrett...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
As Seen in the Hallways: Dawson Confessions Confesses
Josephine Ross Staff Writer Via Depositphotos Last November, the Dawson Confessions Instagram account started poppin’ off. Through it, we...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
Exodus of the Poor: A Modern Tale of Montreal
Kiana Lalavi Staff writer Via Gino Barzizza The Valerie Plante administration is currently going through a Pinocchio fiasco. Among other...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
The Alluring Disarray of the Atwater Metro
Tyler Frankel Contributor Via Stayhomesearch Atwater Metro, which connects the Alexis Nihon mall and Dawson College, lies beneath...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
While You Were Busy Being Neurotypical, I Was Busy Learning How to Kick Ass
Bee Bergeron Contributor Photo credit: Prince William County When I was four, two occupational therapists came to my kindergarten class...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
Volodymyr Zelensky: From Pretend President to Wartime Hero
Casey Kiss Voices Editor Photo Credits: BBC Modern-day politics require modern-day politicians. On that note, it seems more and more that...
theplantnews
- Apr 22, 2022
- 4 min
When Life Gives You Cancer, Milk It
Isabella Blu Ptito-Echeverria Copy Editor Credit: @offermoord // DeviantArt I used to frown upon those who took ‘mental health breaks’...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Ask The Plant
Isabella Blu Ptito-Echeverria Copy Editor Why do feminists bitch and moan so much about “the patriarchy”? I’ve seen girls get free drinks...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Admit Me, Admit Me Not A Rant on How Dawson Students Have Been Dealing with University Applications
Casey Kiss Voices Editor Photo credits: Getty Images With university applications looming as I write this, I can’t bring myself to act...
theplantnews
- Mar 23, 2022
- 4 min
Sex Sells, and so Does Slut-Shaming A brief history of the media’s demonization of women
Josephine Ross Staff Writer Via: Pinterest, Amazon, Buzzfeed Women have been demonized, blamed, and vilified in just about every sphere...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Ask The Plant: Is Time Linear or Circular? -A confused physicist
Daria Bocicova Arts & Culture Editor https://thetimetravelers.org/2020/11/08/infinity-physics-diagram/ Is time linear or circular? That's...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
As Seen in the Hallways: Morgana Fellman
Casey Kiss Voices Editor (Photo credits: Morgana Fellman) In our first As Seen in the Hallways piece of the year, meet Morgana Fellman....
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Separating The Art from The Artist
Separating The Art from The Artist By Josephine Ross—Staff Writer I was most recently confronted with this issue last February while...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
The Plight of the Real Santa’s: What Over Consuming Means for Your Delivery Person
The Plight of the Real Santa’s: What Over Consuming Means for Your Delivery Person By Emily McQueen - Copy editor The semester is ending,...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 6 min
The Promise of the Metaverse
The Promise of the Metaverse Opinion: What Facebook Rebranding to META Really Means By Alice Martin Staff Writer Ever since October 28th,...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Origin Story of @Dawsoncollegememes
The Origin Story of @Dawsoncollegememes. By Kevin Labossière, aka @dawsoncollegememes Contributor Well, after being asked by literally...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
“I Literally Want to Die”
“I Literally Want to Die” By Alice Larrivée Contributor “I literally want to die. I hate it here, oh my god.” Dawson student Raphael...
theplantnews
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
A Drought in Male-Focused Pornography
A Drought in Male-Focused Pornography: The Misguided Efforts of Feminism in Supplying Women with Good Heterosexual Porn By Isabella Blu...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Coming-of-Age on LSD: Dawson Students on Psychedelics
By Josephine Ross Staff Writer Author’s note: This article discusses suicide, psychosis, and addiction. Psychedelics have interested me...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Ask the Plant
By Isabella Blu Ptito-Echeverria Voices Editor How to get a partner? from a hopeless romantic — Dearest hopeless romantic, do not fret. I...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Don’t Ride Waves: An Interview with No Waves Drummer Sam Sussman
Noe Yasko Staff Writer In a chilly Pepsi Forum, I sat down with second year Cinema and Communications student Sam Sussman to talk about...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
I Won’t Let Rock ‘N Roll Die.
By Lea Sabb Contributor Rock ‘n roll, with its many layers and twisted history, is what I believe to be the greatest thing to come out of...
theplantnews
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
How Much Is Space Worth?
Private Companies and the Future of Universal Outer Space By Alice Martin Staff Writer “When I said take me to the moon, I never meant...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
BookTok: TikTok Talks Books
By Josephine Ross TikTok, the hit social media and entertainment platform, gained popularity due to its eerily accurate algorithm, its...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Ask The Plant
What is a gender and where do I get one? -Bones I’m going to be honest with you, Bones (Bonesy? Bonathan?), I picked mine up at a garage...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Can I Get High and High Grades?
By Isabella Blu Ptito-Echeverria Voices Editor If you regularly smoke weed, you know about its omnipresence on campus perimeters. Even if...
theplantnews
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Dawson’s Disorganized Back to School 2021: An Open Letter to the Administration
By Maria Teresa Pereira I have been an elementary school substitute teacher for the past 13 years and a preschool teacher for the past 17....
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
Crocs & the Comeback of Ugly Fashion
By Maija Baroni Staff Writer Previously labelled fashion no-no's like the colour brown, socks with sandals, and the classic 80’s mullet...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
CÉGÉP and Bill 101
By Mylène Kono Contributor David Soto sat at his desk, quietly contemplating his life-long dream of becoming a translator. His right leg...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Ask The Plant
By Benjamin Wexler Copy Editor How do I write a good Ask The Plant? Sincerely, Very Real Question Asker Well, the first thing you need to...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Great Plant Roast of 2021: Let’s Pop Some Corn
By Dinu Mahapatuna Voices Editor Welcome one and all, to the Great Plant Roast of 2021! Drumroll please, since our first award goes...
theplantnews
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
As Seen On Zoom: Pass the Torch Edition
Daylen Conserve interviews next year’s Editor-in-Chief, Pipa Jones By Daylen Conserve Editor-in-Chief As this year comes to an end, so...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Recipe Ramble: Pouding Chômeur
By Dinu Mahapatuna Voices Editor This column isn’t supposed to be informative; it’s just revealing. It’s supposed to read hungry and...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Ask the Plant
By Beatriz Neves Arts and Culture Editor Dear The Plant, Am I ugly? Sincerely, The (Ugly?) Duckling Dear Potential DUFF, To find out if...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
An Exercise in Memory:
Two stories among millions for Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day By Benjamin Wexler Copy Editor Lipot Lehrer became Ludwig Lehrer...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Ask the Plant
By Arwen Low Staffwriter Dear The Plant, How do I get my skeleton to behave? Thanks! -Bodie Hey Bodie! First things first: don't be...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
As Seen on Zoom: Antonio Sgro, AKA M!Ni
By Julie Jacques Managing Editor For this month’s As Seen on Zoom, I interviewed Antonio Sgro, a Dawson cinema student. Also known as...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Dawson Daze
By Maya Cheikh Contributor Back when Michael Cohen attended Dawson, not going on campus was a rebellious act only the cool kids dared to...
theplantnews
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Bleeding Blue
By Alice Martin Contributor On 15 February 2021, Florian Breault walks down the empty halls of the once lively Dawson College. That day,...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Ask The Plant
Daylen Conserve Editor-in-Chief I feel like nobody is noticing me on dating apps! What do I do? Please help! -Ghostie Hey Ghostie! I...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Starting 2021 with a New Mentality, Not a Resolution.
By Julia Quynh Staff-writer It’s 11:55 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and I am quietly ringing in 2021. Staring at the digital clock I’ve...
theplantnews
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Gap Years:
Are they worth it? By: Jessica Gearey News Editor With the university application deadline looming upon us, some of us might be...
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