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Sisters in bloom: how two sisters built a boutique rooted in community

Tammy McQuinn owns The Willow Branch with her sister Rebecca Buntsma. They lost their store on March 6, 2025, to a fire that started...

Behind the Blockbusters: Lauren Abiouness on building cinematic worlds

From nannying in Los Angeles to designing sets for Avengers and Loki, art director Lauren Abiouness proves that saying yes to unexpected opportunities can build entire worlds.

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Sisters in bloom: how two sisters built a boutique rooted in community

Tammy McQuinn owns The Willow Branch with her sister Rebecca Buntsma. They lost their store on March 6, 2025, to a fire that started...

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Sisters in bloom: how two sisters built a boutique rooted in community

Tammy McQuinn owns The Willow Branch with her sister Rebecca Buntsma. They lost their store on March 6, 2025, to a fire that started...

Ben Earle says reflection is key to building a meaningful career

Getting off a long plane ride with two young children and getting into a taxi with a flat tire is not the best start...

Behind the Blockbusters: Lauren Abiouness on building cinematic worlds

From nannying in Los Angeles to designing sets for Avengers and Loki, art director Lauren Abiouness proves that saying yes to unexpected opportunities can build entire worlds.
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International Learning creates a better future for all

DC encourages positive international and intercultural learning inside and outside the classroom while expanding education abroad opportunities, and supports for students and employees.

Day in the life of a teacher during the pandemic

Every week, Peter Lee, Culinary Management program coordinator at Durham College (DC), arrives at the Whitby Campus and teaches remotely for his students at...

The ugly truth of Kpop: diets, strict rules and sleepless nights.

Korean Pop culture is huge around the world. But what many people do not know is the struggle behind the famous stars.

International students like Ravaine Mullins return to DC

Ravaine Mullings left Canada on Aug. 22 for a three-week vacation to his home, Jamaica. Little did Mullins know three weeks would turn into...

Challenges and changes for the transgender and non-binary community

A look at how transgender identity has changed over the last decade and what impacts it has on someone who is part of the LGBTQ2+ community.

Pandemic leaves local music industry devastated…but not dead

The year is 2016, Klinsvin Gilbert is performing at a college campus in Karnataka, India. As soon as his band starts to play, the...

DC’s Campus Bursary Food Drive helps students and families

"Every year I've been at Durham, I've applied for the Christmas hamper," says Emily Marangon, a student in the Office Administration Executive program. Marangon...

Pandemic proof

A look into how the Durham Lords' varsity esports teams are surviving and thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

First to arrive, last to be seen

The forgotten first responders.

The balance between saying what you think and thinking about what you say

When Nicole Doyle was looking for a way to get her students to discuss an ethical dilemma, she turned to Grey’s Anatomy. She described...

Day in the life: firefighters during COVID

Station 3, by Beatrice and Mary Street in Oshawa, is where Matt Sylvester, 38, works. As an Oshawa firefighter who has been on the...

Sonja Bursach displays resiliency through RISE program

Durham College was not Sonja Bursach's first choice. A couple years back, Bursach was attending a different college and she felt she wasn't getting...