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The Plant
The Plant is the student newspaper of Dawson College.
- Institution
- Dawson College
- Region
- Montréal
- Language
- English
- Official website
- https://theplantnews.com/
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Latest articles
Latest article: May 11, 2026 at 04:44 p.m. · Checked September 21, 2026 at 08:54 p.m.
- Letters from the Editors May 2026
Dear readers, Class of 2026 We did it! As May’s doting weather and perfumed flowers lull us into the promise of summer, I try to turn my tears to crystals that will decorate my legacy at The Plant. I knew I’d cry when I’d have to greet “Goodbye.” In my heart, I will forever hold 35 crystals for each member of the team that became my anchor. When hard nights … Read more →
- Cuba @ Dawson
The Social Change and Solidarity students visiting La Camorra Community Project in Puerto Esperanza.Via Maria Alejandra Acosta Ardila By Atika Ume Fazal News Editor Since January, the almost 11 million citizens of Cuba have received one singular shipment of oil, according to Al … Read more →
- What’s Next for Books at Dawson?
Via Dawson College Jacqueline GraifEditor-in-Chief In November of last year, Dawson’s former Director General, Diane Gauvin, announced that the school’s bookstore would be closing its doors permanently. Not long after this announcement, a petition spearheaded by the Dawson … Read more →
- No Way Home: Female Migrant Workers Caught in Iraq’s Crossfire
Via the Business and Human Rights Centre Chloe Bercovitz Managing Editor Any name in this article is a pseudonym. The stories of Moira, Priya, and Amara are drawn from reporting by freelance foreign correspondent Rachel Hagan of More To Her Story. Once the bombing rattles her … Read more →
- It’s Festival Summer!
A Correspondent’s Guide to Must-Attend Events this Summer in Montreal Joséphine Savard Arts & Culture Correspondent It is finally the month of May: birds are humming, terraces are open, ice cream coolers are buzzing, and summer is upon us. For some, this means escaping the city: … Read more →
- Re-Play the Games from your Childhood
The winter 2026 semester is coming to an end. Slowly, though it may not feel like it right now, the academic stress will cease, and summer will be just around the corner. Think of the fresh sun on your skin, and the light breeze passing by you. Although life may seem pretty … Read more →
- Gothic Cinema Rises from the Grave
Via Searchlight Pictures Tessa H. Chabot Contributor I find myself sitting in the cinema every couple of months when the newest Gothic movie arrives from Poor things (2024) to Lisa Frankenstein (2024). The audience and I keep our eyes fixed on the screen as the monster comes on … Read more →
- Elephant: What Invisibly Shapes a Room
Via Valeria Yenlin Ponce Flores Bethany D’souza, Pohanna Pyne Feinberg, and Ana Luiza Strazzi Nogueira Contributors Elephant is the current exhibition at Warren G. Flowers Gallery at Dawson College (running until May 1, 2026). The exhibition brings together works by Joshua … Read more →
- Leave the Children Out of This
Via My Little Princess (2011) Minola GrentEditor-in-Chief Every story has the right to be told. Even difficult stories of abuse and manipulation do. So, with an asterisk: leave the children out of this. In the midst of the 1970s cultural confusion, Franco-Romanian photographer … Read more →
- On Manon from KATSEYE: How K-Pop Takes Its Roots from Black Culture
In February 2026, Manon Bannerman, member of the global girl group KATSEYE, halted her activities to “focus on her health and wellbeing,” according to a joint statement from labels HYBE and Geffen. This announcement sparked a visceral reaction in the K-Pop community because it … Read more →