ABOUT US

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EXECUTIVE TEAM

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Studying Liberal Arts in her third semester, Chloe (left) could not be more grateful that she gets to call herself Editor-in-Chief alongside Orion. She owes her life to her friends, art, and good music – and can oftentimes be found at the thrift digging for CDs. She will gladly make you a playlist upon request, heavy on Amy Winehouse, The Sundays, Jeff Buckley, Fiona Apple, or Nina Simone. Nearly every day Chloe is determined to create something, which most oftentimes looks like some new adornment for her room. Too ambitious for her own good, her biggest mistake might have just been discovering coffee in the sixth grade. Her biggest dream in life has long been to become a public interest lawyer, so that she can live in the same world she writes about. But until then, refusing to let her five years of debate experience be rendered obsolete, Chloe will never cease to talk politics and doesn’t plan on beating her angry feminist allegations anytime soon, if ever at all!

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Being Editor-in-Chief with Chloe is Orion’s (right) proudest achievement. As a third semester Arts and Culture student, Orion has never been able to niche down a day in her life. She has innumerable hobbies and her time is always filled with a new project, often to the detriment of her social life. Give her a google doc and a dream, and an empire will be built. You can spot her in the halls by her whimsical outfits or just by the sound of her jewelry. Her friends would describe her as blunt, passionate, and creative with a zest for life. You can spot her at the Mont Royal Cemetery, tarot cards in hand or at the BANQ library with a new stack of books picked based on their “weirdness”. Nothing fills her with more joy than being able to learn, which is why she plans on being in academia for as long as she possibly can and dreams of becoming a CEGEP English teacher.

As a second-year Social Sciences student, Elsie is driven by an insatiable need to taste everything the world is willing to offer. From ambiguous grocery-aisle cans with labels that raise more questions than answers, to carefully composed emulsifications, the aspiring food columnist approaches eating as a means of connection and a subject of study. If you ever need a culinary recommendation—she’s your girl.

When she’s not contemplating eccentric food pairings, Elsie can usually be found tormenting local record stores. From Brit-pop to new wave (with the occasional dip into nu-metal), she is a passionate student of sound. Inspired by her background in percussion, the young writer especially enjoys dissecting rhythms and chords, often attempting to identify the BPM of a song no one asked her to analyze.

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A second-year Health Science student, Martin likes to put his lab coat away every once in a while to write, swim, or go on impossibly long walks around Montreal, his recent home of three years. Raised between Albania and Canada, he has always found special enjoyment in understanding the different worldviews around him and learning foreign languages, AKA, impressing his friends with words in their native tongue. When he’s not vicariously living life in all corners of the globe on his hourly Google Maps scroll, he’s probably daydreaming about the beach — or his next article.

As a second-year Literature student, Valentina adores discovering meaningful sentences that tickle her brain. She couldn’t be happier to fulfill the position of Digital Managing Editor, a most perfect way to dive into the world of journalism. In another life, she would be a dancer or researcher, or maybe a dancing scientific journalist in this one if such multitasking were possible. Valentina believes appearances to be deeply impactful and will choose a pair of heels over sneakers any day. Every outfit must be planned and centred around an item of clothing or accessory, making mornings with her difficult to move forward. And dont ever get her started on the impacts of social media and the internet on our generation.

PRINT TEAM

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Now in her third semester of Liberal Arts, Sabrina is happy to be back editing for the Plant once again! She’s even more excited to see what this semester has in store for the Plant and the amazing articles to come. When she’s not attending to her club duties, Sabrina enjoys long walks to the library with a coffee at hand and her music of choice—fueled by her seemingly endless workload. Outside of the world of school, you may find Sabrina in thrift stores trying to find the next best piece to add to her wardrobe. One of her biggest joys is blindboxes, which include (but is not limited to) figures of Calico Critters, Smiskis, Nyotas, and hopefully many more to come! She also loves attending her workout classes, which have become a staple to escape academic stress. Other favourite pastimes of hers include scrapbooking and journaling, hobbies that have followed her since childhood.

Ingrid is a first-year Liberal Arts student who couldn’t be more excited to join The Plant as a copy editor! Books are her passion, but be warned, she will probably talk your ear off about her current literary obsession — for a while now, it’s been Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House trilogy. Once she finally gets her licence, she can’t wait to drive around with her friends, as long as there is no reversing, turning, or parking involved. When she isn’t studying (sleeping) in the library, you’ll find her treasure hunting at the thrift store or going for an absurdly long walk. Although a big fan of side quests, she is most content at home watching her favourite TV show, The X-Files, and baking mediocre treats for her family. If anyone’s in the mood for a pumpkin pie that is somehow completely liquid, give her a call!

Atika is a second year Law, Society and Justice student that is hoping to leave a legacy at Dawson. It is her second semester being the news editor, and she could not be happier with her job. Having liberty to research and write about things that she is interested in is something she tries her hardest not to ever take for granted. Outside of the Plant, she is involved in quite a few Dawson clubs, namely the Model United Nations and the South Asian Student Society! You will also catch her trying out lattes around the city and rating them on her notes app (please give me recs!) She is being fan of all things media—think movies, books, shows. Yet, sometimes the best moments of her life are found away from it, either travelling or just being in nature. For her future, she hopes to bring positive change in the world by going into law, all while fulfilling her life with as many new experiences as possible.

If Alaa had to choose one word to describe herself, she would say that she is versatile. You’ll surely find her sitting at a nearby coffee shop drinking her thermos filled to the brim with atay or at the library, juggling between writing her next article in French (or in English) and catching up on the latest score of FC Barcelona as well as logging her latest atrocious watch on Letterboxd. As she is starting her final year in the Law, Society and Justice profile, a program where she finally has the space to talk about her political or sociological analysis of the latest news, she will eternally be grateful to her fourth-grade teacher for introducing little her to the universe of literature and politics. Following this path, Alaa now spends her free time competing in Model UN as the VP Training of DCMUN’s delegation and reading graphic novels. To wind down from this excruciating life, she enjoys music (also because it keeps her company during her long 1h commute to the College) such as SZA, PinkPantheress, Clairo, Theodora, Ino Casablanca, Tiakola, and Olivia Rodrigo!

Sibora, a third-semester Literature student and the Arts & Culture Editor at The Plant, can usually be caught somewhere between a museum gallery, a thrift store, and a coffee shop. Much like her bookshelf, she is in a constant state of change, always collecting new interests, hobbies, and probably way too many books along the way. She is endlessly curious about the arts, whether she’s falling down a rabbit hole about an artist she just discovered, making her own drawings and paintings, or listening to music in all its forms, from Bob Dylan and George Harrison to Elliott Smith, the Cure and Paramore. Her favorite novels include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Great Gatsby, while the movies Dead Poets Society, Tangled and Little Miss Sunshine hold a special place in her heart. When she isn’t reading, she’s thrifting around the Plateau, spending time with her friends or her cat Chocolat, or carrying an oat-milk pumpkin spice latte she absolutely cannot afford. Sibora hopes one day to pursue journalism, combining her love of writing with her fascination with art and the world around her.

Having recently switched into the literature program, Samantha is delighted to have earned her dream position of Arts and Culture Correspondent. Although she spends a fair deal of time in her carefully curated room – watching candle wax drip onto her assorted, yet cherished furniture or sitting in bed strumming Adrianne Lenker and Mazzy Star songs on her dad’s old guitar – she does on occasion feel the need to go out and hit her beloved town! Having spent all her life exploring Montreal’s various alleyways, she likes to think that she knows her city pretty well. By day she can be found enjoying a warm chai at a local cafe, still cooling off from a hot yoga class. By night you may find her hanging at a Mile End pub with friends, vibing to live music and surrounded by an assortment of hastily scribbled upon receipts – another series of outré poems in the works.

Just starting his first semester in enriched science (pure and applied), Charlie’s passion for mathematics is driven by an insatiable desire to make sense of how things work by starting from basic assumptions. Reinventing – or rediscovering – the wheel is what he likes to do best, which is why he will gladly spend his time learning how to do downright bizarre things like programming a computer from 1959.
Besides loving math, Charlie adores writing. Preferably doing both at the same time. Which is why he is extremely excited to be the new science and environment editor for the Plant! Most of the time, you can find him chatting with like- and unlike-minded friends in New School (that elusive space on the eighth floor), at one of Dawson’s math clubs, or in knit club where he is knitting scarves amongst (mostly elderly) ladies. His life dream is to live on a house-boat and study mathematics in England – it doesn’t matter where, as long as the people there drink tea, eat biscuits, and have a sense of humour. But if that doesn’t work out, plan B is to become a blacksmith!

Marissa is a third-year Arts and Culture student and the Sports Editor, although she’ll admit that “sports” has become a much larger part of her life than she ever expected. A lifelong Montreal Canadiens fan, she has a habit of turning casual conversations into hockey conversations and checking scores when she probably shouldn’t be. She fell in love with journalism through the simple act of being curious about people and the stories behind them. She hopes to turn that curiosity into a career in sports media, where she can spend her days asking questions, meeting interesting people, and writing about the game she loves. When she’s not working on an article, you’ll probably find her listening to Taylor Swift, drinking an iced matcha, or overthinking something that really didn’t need to be overthought.

Sal is the Creative Writing Editor of The Plant. He’s a third semester Literature student and as you can probably guess, he loves reading and writing. He loves all things weird, creepy, and uncanny, which reflects a lot in what he writes and consumes. He usually spends his time writing poetry or taking quizzes that tell him which MLP pony he is (Rarity of course). Nothing makes him happier than interacting with other people’s writing and getting to talk about it with them. Seeing people get excited about writing is the quickest thing to make him excited, and the reason why he joined The Plant! 🙂

Out of all the positions in the plant, Noe is best suited to be curiosities editor (which he is). This is due to the fact that Noe, despite being in Liberal arts, does not enjoy writing. The only types of writing he enjoys is illegible bullet points about the Byzantine empire. Noe himself is very curious and wants to share things to be curious about to the world. He’s so curious he lives by Ted Lasso’s words of “be curious, not judgemental”. If he isn’t munching on some miss Vickie’s with a history documentary in front of him, you’ll most likely find him at the football (soccer) field, the plateau (despite the fact that he doesn’t live there) or doing some gardening. There was once a time this academically inclined creature would make his den in the library, alas he is no longer “locked in” for he has become slightly disillusioned with academia. A constant in Noe’s life has always been the love of people and the love of food (the order of which is ever shifting). If attempting to summon him, discuss about the Byzantine empire or play some Chet Baker and he shall appear before you. He is as friendly as it gets so do chat up a storm with him, he enjoys that.

Simon is in their third term of Liberal Arts, a program well suited for having several interests and passions. Loving all things art, Simon is particularly interested in literature and creative writing, as well art and music history. Currently, they are especially interested in traditional music, and can oftentimes be found researching popular ballads online or learning to sing them and play them on guitar, if not being one of the three people in Montreal who are looking to buy British trad music records. Fickle in their feelings about future career choice, they oftentimes fantasize about not ever having to get a real job, and also being in a band with a fiddle player. Simon also enjoys drawing, specifically making poster/ T-shirt designs of their favourite bands. They are excited to have the chance to help the Plant by curating the student body’s visual arts, which they think should be larger in number.

A third semester Health Science student, Karina was motivated to join the Plant team to explore her love of writing. Her inspiration stems from any range of topics that she is passionate about, whether that be the current political climate or the music industry. Despite her love for the humanities, her dream has always been to pursue a degree in medecine and, eventually, become an oncologist. Around campus, Karina can most likely be found studying in the library, writing at Shaugnessey Cafe, or breaking a sweat at the gym. She is also currently completing a Women and Gender Studies Certificate, a fact that would be unsurprising for anyone who has ever seen her passionately talking about feminism. In her free time, she might be found rewatching one of her comfort shows for the hundredth time, chatting with her mom, or listening to punk music in her bedroom.

Entering her second year in Health Science, Lara is super excited to be a new Staff Writer for The Plant. She loves writing and talking about all things science, media, and sports. Outside of class, you can usually find her hanging out with friends, watching movies, or buying used books and CDs. Although she finds great comfort in her room, curling up with a novel and a cup of tea, she also loves to spend time outdoors, running by the canal or hiking in nature.

Leo is studying Pure & Applied Sciences in his third semester with a minor in part-time “Garde Mangerie” at a local restaurant, which gives him some bread and a lot of joy. Not distraught by the potholes or the orange cones, Leo is a calm and collected bike enthusiast who practically rides everywhere he goes. His inspiration to write follows him while he travels his thirty minute commute or five-minute walk to the grocery store. He is an avid film-lover who will try to defend Yorgos Lanthimos’ filmography and a Cinema Moderne weekend go-er who will recommend genuine absurdity that is worth two hours of your time. As a kid he used to stack coffee creamers at diners and now he does the same with his coffees. All in all, Leo loves analogies and all that can be architecturally related.

“Hey! I’m Alex. I’m an illustration student, and the co-cover artist for the Plant. I have already illustrated two books: a series of short stories by Andrei Ladoga, and the cover for “Nourrir l’ogre” by Isabel Lapointe. I’ve taken a lot of art classes and am really grateful to every art teacher who got me here. I really enjoy learning everything about tea and coffee, and the research process in general. I often get lost in the night sky, wishing I were flying up there. I am really inspired by Hayao Miyazaki, Shinichi Sakamoto, Takehiko Inoue and Toulouse-Lautrec. The music I listen to right now are the artists Ichiko Aoba, Lamp, Nujabes, Hozier and Arcade Fire. I try to be kind above all. Glad to be part of the team and to be able to share my art, so everyone can hold it in their hands.”

Finishing her final semester in Law, Society, and Justice, Angela steps into her role as secretary along with her beautiful handwriting finally being put to great use (jk she’s obsessed with her mac). Angela has only ever been obsessed with one thing and one thing only, music. If you try to get her attention in public and she looks like she is ignoring you, trust me she is not, she just has her airpods in with her music on full blast. She loves rap and r&b, keep Rnboi and the Weeknd away from this girl or she will turn into a crazy fangirl. Despite her love for music, Angela wishes to pursue a career in law, hopefully becoming a sports lawyer.

DIGITAL TEAM

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Studying Cinema and Communication at Dawson, Marie Jade is probably either filming something, editing something, or saying “I’ll fix it in post” – (when she absolutely cannot fix it in post). Her goal is to become a creative director, which is probably why she can turn almost anything into a potential film idea. As a Cadet Reporter, she’s made videos promoting the Air Cadet Program across Canada, combining her love for filmmaking with her experience in leadership and communications. She is a firm believer that there is no such thing as “just one more edit” and that every good project requires approximately three times more work than expected. When she’s not working, she can usually be found dancing, climbing, going to museums, or somehow finding a way to procrastinate while still being productive. She loves stories that make people feel & reflect and hopes to spend her future telling those stories behind the camera.

After a year of being a Cinema-Communications student and dabbling in video essays, short films and podcasts, Noa is excited to expand her horizons and venture into the world of reporting. Her natural habitat is in her room with her scented candles burning and an early 2000s TV show playing for enrichment. If she’s not buzzing around campus or cackling through the halls, she’s likely reading her friends’ tarot cards, singing in the eighth floor music room, or making highly curated playlists with the same fifty Cure and Paramore songs. Her taste for the exaggerated, occult and macabre shows through in her favourite films and TV, with her favorite titles being Pan’s Labyrinth, Suspiria and The Craft . Her expressiveness comes in handy when attending her acting classes and working toward her dream of becoming an actor. With both her music and acting skills being well polished, she’s equipped to continue to use her voice to shine light on a whole world of topics.

After years of recording themself in front of a camera mimicking news reporters that they saw on TV, Frances still thinks they’re floating in a dream now that they are a News Reporter. They enjoy going on adventures with friends, doing lock-in sessions in cafes, and grabbing a cup of boba on a stressful day. In the future, they hope to be a photojournalist and hit the streets to capture interesting stories from strangers. And how does Frances spend their free time, you may ask? Well, you can see them read Bildungsroman novels, listen to pop culture podcasts, write songs, or volunteer around the campus! They live and breathe for music, not to mention they used to be in a concert classical piano training program… until they quit. But they have since expanded their catalogue with a personal bias for rock, OPM, and JPOP. Take one look at their playlist and you’ll see Paramore, IV of Spades, and Hikaru Utada! Just don’t ask them to bring a guitar to class…

Inès is in her third semester studying cinema and communications and is extremely excited to take on the role of video editor because it’s what she loves most. She used to be a professional competitive rock climber for the Canadian National team and has since retired to indulge in the pleasures of life. Inès likes to remain ominous, tying into her Scorpio mercury. That’s why you won’t really find her anywhere. Maybe in the cin comm room, working on projects, or playing sudoku, if you’re lucky. Despite her seclusion and laid back demeanour, Inès loves throwing finger hearts at anyone who comes her way. She fully embodies her sun and rising sign. BIG LIBRA. Despite her whimsical endeavours, Inès likes to participate in some grounded activities, such as journaling, touching plain grass, or even eating the New York State of Mind sundae at Iconoglace. Inès aspires to one day live in New York City, as a film editor, with her girlfriend, their black Labrador, and two ragdolls.

Renato is an 18-year-old student that is currently going through his third semester in the Cinema/Communications program. He has a lot of passion for filmmaking and video editing. He has worked on making video-related projects since he was a kid. His favorite part about the videomaking process is setting up the camera, by putting up the tripod in the right place and by adjusting the settings of the camera depending on the needs for the shooting. He is excited to work as one of the videographers of The Plant because it is an opportunity for him to develop his skills in cinematography. His favourite genre of movies is action, with films and series such as “Spider-man: Across the Spiderverse” and “Avatar: The Last Airbender” being his favourites. He is considered to be a calm person who’s always there to listen to anyone and give good feedback to others.