Desperate times…: The cover story for our October 31, 1994 issue was certainly scary, but not in an intentional way. A story about student poverty, it featured a quote from Brad Hett, who was Camosun College Student Society’s internal affairs executive at the time, saying that students are coming to the student society offices “looking for money or food from the food bank.” Hold on: students were wandering around campus offices looking for money? Those were hard times, indeed.
Catchphrases that didn’t stick: It’s always funny when you see old catchphrases that never quite worked out. In a letter to the editor in this issue, the writer is rallying against “eco-ego.” After staring at the word in confusion for a couple minutes, then reading the letter, we can report that “eco-ego,” a phrase which didn’t last past November 1, 1994, is when a person… actually, forget it. I don’t want to be responsible for this phrase coming back. RIP, eco-ego.
SIN sins: Privacy has become one of the internet era’s biggest topics of discussion. But we were concerned about it 20 years ago, too. In our Speak Up for this issue, we asked how students felt about their SIN number being used for student identification. And, much like today, opinion varied from relaxed (“I don’t really care”) to intense opposition (“It pisses me off immensely”).