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PropULsion: Bloom Communications’ New Collaborative Job Offer Platform

PropULsion: Bloom Communications’ New Collaborative Job Offer Platform

Last December, after almost two years of hard work, Bloom communications launched its job offer platform “PropULsion.” The platform now displays more than 200 jobs, and internship offers adapted to the student body.  Funded and coordinated by Laval University, PropULsion is a global project involving multiple Cégep including Garneau, St-Foys and Trois-Rivière. Paul Bleau, a Business teacher here at St. Lawrence and one of Bloom’s mentors involved in PropULsion, indeed shares how this service is gaining in popularity: “It becomes the one go-to place, and now there are like five or six Cégeps on the platform. I talked to our…
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St. Lawrence Clubs: COVID-19 does not stop us! – Part 2

St. Lawrence Clubs: COVID-19 does not stop us! – Part 2

Here we are with part two of the series St. Lawrence clubs: Covid does not stop us! This second article will be about other wonderful clubs of the school and how they are handling the current situation. Whether it is how they have overcome the challenges the pandemic has put on their path or how they used the current situation as an opportunity, St. Lawrence clubs are a great example of resilience and perseverance. ESPORTS  - Interviewees: Vincent Lavoie and Yan-Alexis Trudel The eSports is a relatively new club at school, an idea that emerged from two St. Lawrence students…
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The Wizarding World of a Beef-Based Band

The Wizarding World of a Beef-Based Band

Dear readers, as you may or may not know, we have musicians among us! Lucky me, I had the opportunity to personally interview and discuss with two young artists; Derek Lee Dagenais and Landon Ra Dagenais, members of the music band Ti Boeuf. Both being dedicated students, you may have already seen them around at St. Lawrence! While discussing with the Dagenais brothers about their new single release “Vélo,” they also taught me so much about their world of music and content production-- I am telling you, these guys are insane! As a matter of fact, Ti Boeuf is a…
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SLC Participation in McMUN

SLC Participation in McMUN

From January 28th to 31st, St Lawrence’s Political Science and Debate Club participated in the 32nd edition of McGill University’s Model UN. Although the PSD has participated in multiple editions of McMUN before, this was of course the first time participating in an entirely virtual context, creating a unique experience for all participants. Model United Nations, more commonly abbreviated as MUN, is an extracurricular activity, usually organized by colleges and universities to simulate United Nations’ meetings. Student participants are placed into committees dedicated to the discussion and resolution of a topic. McMUN 2021 featured twenty different committees, including the Summit…
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Community Gardening

Community Gardening

The Benefits of Getting Involved in CEGEP St. Lawrence’s Community Garden Project Word has been buzzing that the Psychosocial services at CEGEP Champlain St. Lawrence has teamed up with the Ville De Quebec, the Jardin communautaire de Sillery, and Jeffery Hale Community Partners to start a community garden project in April 2021.  A community garden is defined by its shared nature, and the main goal of this project is to get people to learn how to work together for a greater purpose despite the Covid-19 situation. Starting in April, a group of students will be taught the responsibilities that come…
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St. Lawrence’s Clubs: COVID-19 Does not Stop Us!

St. Lawrence’s Clubs: COVID-19 Does not Stop Us!

St. Lawrence is well known for its dynamic student life. However, COVID-19 has greatly affected this important aspect in students’ lives. From social distancing to the fact that students no longer go to the CEGEP for their classes, the pandemic has brought many challenges to the different clubs of the school.  I decided to take the pulse of these clubs to find out how they are dealing with the current situation. What I discovered is that even if the pandemic has brought many obstacles, students at St. Lawrence are resilient, and a global pandemic will not stop them from accomplishing…
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