By Josephine Ross TikTok, the hit social media and entertainment platform, gained popularity due to its eerily accurate algorithm, its...

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...

By Isabella Blu Ptito-Echeverria Voices Editor If you regularly smoke weed, you know about its omnipresence on campus perimeters. Even if...

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....

By Maija Baroni Staff Writer Previously labelled fashion no-no's like the colour brown, socks with sandals, and the classic 80’s mullet...

By Mylène Kono Contributor David Soto sat at his desk, quietly contemplating his life-long dream of becoming a translator. His right leg...

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...

By Dinu Mahapatuna Voices Editor Welcome one and all, to the Great Plant Roast of 2021! Drumroll please, since our first award goes...

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...

By Dinu Mahapatuna Voices Editor This column isn’t supposed to be informative; it’s just revealing. It’s supposed to read hungry and...

By Beatriz Neves Arts and Culture Editor Dear The Plant, Am I ugly? Sincerely, The (Ugly?) Duckling Dear Potential DUFF, To find out if...

Two stories among millions for Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day By Benjamin Wexler Copy Editor Lipot Lehrer became Ludwig Lehrer...

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...

By Julie Jacques Managing Editor For this month’s As Seen on Zoom, I interviewed Antonio Sgro, a Dawson cinema student. Also known as...

By Maya Cheikh Contributor Back when Michael Cohen attended Dawson, not going on campus was a rebellious act only the cool kids dared to...

By Alice Martin Contributor On 15 February 2021, Florian Breault walks down the empty halls of the once lively Dawson College. That day,...

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...

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...

Are they worth it? By: Jessica Gearey News Editor With the university application deadline looming upon us, some of us might be...

A (New?) Perspective on the Age-Old Language Debate By Julie Jacques Managing Editor I live on a coin – on one side is my English...

By Cyrielle Ouedraogo Contributor Since I presently write and study entirely in English, people are often surprised when I remind them...

By Jessica Gearey News Editor Amélie Chornet is an International Business student and the DSU’s new Director of Club’s and Services. On a...

By Tina Lalonde Contributor Chances are, you are at home with a lot of free time on your hands, and perhaps that time can be used for...

By Julie Jacques Managing Editor My Grandma overdoes it. She makes ten pounds of mashed potatoes for eight people, sending everyone off...

By Beatriz Neves Arts & Culture Editor I won't be rich if I follow the path I’m currently on. Should I switch programs? Dear Scrooge...

By Julie Jacques Managing Editor Entering Dawson, many moons ago, it was clear to me that I would be going to university after...

By Cyrielle Ouedraogo Contributor You know when you open up a dictionary and stumble upon a word that has, tacked onto the end of its...

– My friend and I were the only two Brazilians attending our school, so naturally we convinced everyone we were sisters. – I once...

By Julia Quynh Staff-writer Dear The Plant, Online school has been really tough on me. How do I get out of a funk? Haven’t gone crazy...

By Dinu Mahapatuna Voices Editor It was all too dark at the edge of the woods, where the creek whistled thinly and stunned crickets into...

By Julie Jacques Excerpt from comic by Jeroom Snelders How do I get people to stop perceiving me on a daily basis? Sincerely, No one Dear...

The Effectiveness of Zoom Classes By: Julie Jacques and Jessica Gearey Managing Editor and News Editor Photo Illustration by Shruti...

By Dinu Mahapatuna Voices Editor Bananas used to make me gag. When I was a child, the mere scent of a banana would make me nauseous. It...

By Benjamin Wexler Copy Editor Julia Langleben is a second-year Pure and Applied Science student and the new co-president of Hillel at...

By Olivia Integlia As President of the Dawson Debate Union (DDU), I was hesitant to run the club online. After three years of competitive...

By Arwen Low Dawson College, the largest CEGEP in Quebec, draws students from all over Montreal Island and the surrounding regions with...

By Yaani Dinu Mahapatuna Feeling the close watch of one managing editor baring into my soul, I took to Zoom to interview Catherine...

By Maija Baroni Q: How do I beat quarantine-imposed loneliness? Hi Reader! Happy September! Loneliness is something that virtually...

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By Bridget Griffin Dear The Plant, How do I stop my family from driving me crazy in quarantine? Sincerely, Your Mom Hi Mom! When did you...

By Julia Quynh Noordin What surrounds me is eerie silence at the Montreal-Trudeau airport, when just a few months ago, it was bustling...

By Jessica Gearey Let’s be honest; we all enjoy travel, hanging out with friends or family and enjoying nature. Now that we are all...

The Hidden Benefits of Showing Yourself Off By Talia Kliot During the pandemic, I’ve been spending much more time on Twitter and have...

By Benjamin Wexler Wash your hands. Scrub them raw. Don’t touch your face, that acne-fucked mess. Who would want to touch it anyway?...

If online classes aren’t enough to keep you occupied during quarantine, our team has put together a list of our favourite books, shows,...

Interview by Talia Kliot While we haven’t been able to see anyone in the hallways for the last little bit, I took to Zoom to talk to Noah...

By Briahna McTigue Dear Plant, How do I stop feeling like I’m wasting my youth during this quarantine? Love, A Fellow Quaranteen Dear...

Should We Trade Environmental Consciousness and Health for Convenience? By Amami Monesson An estimated 500 000 people marched through the...

By Miriam Sossin Dear Plant, How do you face career uncertainty? Ah, the ultimate question of the second year CEGEP student aching to get...

Interview by Eva Rizk Margaux is a second-year Pure and Applied Science student who has been selected to be a part of the 2020 class of...