Camosun’s Nicole Kilburn incorporates Indigenous knowledge into field schoolThe world of archeology is changing, and Camosun Anthropology instructor Nicole Kilburn and the Archaeology Field Assistant program she developed are at the forefront of that change. Kilburn developed the program in 2008 to fill a skills gap in the industry. “Generally, if you are working [in the field] you have an undergrad in Anthropology […] Continue Reading |
Local company sets new stage for pole dancing in VictoriaIt’s a busy and fast-moving world out there; it feels like there is always somewhere to go and that there’s always something that has to get done. Often, we look around and wonder if life will slow down enough for us to take a breath. When Electra Productions co-founder Jane Bull decided that it was […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna helps bring storytelling event to VictoriaThe buzz starts before 7 pm down on the sidewalk in front of the Victoria Event Centre on Broad Street on the third Thursday of every month. There are greetings and hugs in the lineup as people wait to get into the storytelling event Confabulation. Confabulation producers Cassandra Togneri and former Camosun student and Nexus […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: November 21, 2018 issue |
Campus Access: Richmond House woesMost buildings on Camosun’s Lansdowne campus are decently accessible. However, due to the age of the campus, there are a few buildings that have not been modernized. One such building is the Richmond House. Not only is the building itself inaccessible, so are the services that are run within it, which include the Women’s Centre, […] Continue Reading |
The Periodic Column: Me, my interstitium, and II might be a little late to the science party, and maybe everyone else has already gotten over this discovery, but I sure haven’t. Back in March (ancient history, I know), scientists discovered a new maybe-organ, the interstitium. Researchers originally called this newly discovered tissue type an organ, but there has yet to be a […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Exercise doesn’t have to cost an arm and a legSchool is hard on our bodies, especially in November and December. We know we’re probably not getting as much exercise as we should, or even as much as we got in the summer. The cold weather is making it easier and easier to reach for the chocolate and fries (hopefully not at the same time), […] Continue Reading |
Christmas Craft Beer Show brings more than just brewsTrevor Thors has a vision of what the perfect beer event is, and he’s throwing everything he has into making sure that each incarnation of his annual Christmas Craft Beer Show at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre is as close as possible to that vision. The event—now in its third year—is a carefully curated and meticulously […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Indigenization coordinator oversees new post-secondary Indigenization guidesA new series of educational guides has been launched to provide post-secondary staff members with the tools to help incorporate Indigenization and reconciliation into curriculum and campus life, and there’s a Camosun connection to it. The six-book series, titled Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Education Institutions, was a collaborative project between the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: OKAN delivers shaky debutOKAN Laberinto (Lulaworld Records) 3/5 There’s lots to enjoy in OKAN’s debut album Laberinto, but the Toronto group’s eclectic debut has its faults as well. The album starts off with classical piano work in the title track, which calmly slides into jovial Cuban beachside tunes, with the lyrical content often remaining reflective. The vibrato in […] Continue Reading |
