Cassandre Cadieux

Chief Copy-Editor and Food & Drink Editor

Not only can she correct your grammar, but she can also recommend the best sushi restaurant on the Danforth, suggest a mouth-watering shortbread cookie recipe, and concoct a delicious tasting smoothie. Cassandre Noreen Cadieux double fists the role of co-chief copy-editor and Food and Drink editor. Even though she gets to taste test her way around the neighbourhood, her favourite part of the job is copy-editing. “I love looking for details and meticulously going through an article. I love taking something great and making it practically perfect.”

Cassandre tells us more…

On The Danforth: If you were a food, what would you be and why?
Cassandre Noreen Cadieux: Is it weird that I would choose mashed potatoes? They are creamy, delicious, and such a comfort food. I’d like to think that people find my presence comforting like mashed potatoes. They also remind me of home, because they were a staple at my house.

OTD: iPhone or Blackberry? Why?
CNC: I have a Blackberry, and I couldn’t live without it. But if it keeps crashing, I will become an iPhone person−consider yourself warned Blackberry! I like it because of BBM, and I can still talk to my brother and some friends I have overseas without paying an arm and a leg. As soon as Apple has developed something as good as BBM (that has no bugs), I’ll most likely switch.

OTD: How would you describe a sunset to a blind person?
CNC: I would describe it as an amalgamation of colours that change the sky into something that you can only see at that moment. I would also say that while it’s pretty, it can also be sad because it means the day is almost at its end. I feel like time is moving way too fast.

OTD: What’s your stance on Taylor Swift?
CNC: I’m a country music fan, and I think Taylor Swift needs to decide whether she wants to be a country singer or a pop star. She doesn’t have the voice or the stage presence to be both. Make a decision Swift!

OTD: What is your best travel memory?
CNC: My first year of university counts as the most amazing year I’ve ever had. I spent it in the south of England, in a castle, going to school. We had Fridays off so we could travel weekends. It was absolutely the best way to spend a year. I got to “take my year off to travel” while also doing University: the best of both worlds! I think I saw about 15 countries in eight months while doing five credits. It made me fall in love with Europe.