Ability’s Muse: Thin line between assistance and degradationHelping those who can help themselves is no service. In fact, it’s counterproductive and, at times, even offensive. Where there are differences in abilities, there’s need for a difference in approach and support. It will never be beneficial to adopt a rescue mentality, or to project pity onto another. When you see an individual who […] Continue Reading |
Sudoku answers for October 30, 2013 issue |
Age of Geeks: Wait no longer for BlackBerry, AppleThis is the end! Not of the world, of course, but of our waiting. Finally, Blackberry released their Android and Apple apps for the BlackBerry Messenger. Read on for more information on this wonderful news, as well as other tech stories that have broken since last time. BlackBerry releases messenger for all smartphones So it’s […] Continue Reading |
Mind Your Business: Budgets work so you don’t have toAh, the dreaded “C” word: Christmas. Now that November is upon us, we enter the world of mega-purchases and last-minute presents. Welcome to overspending, where even one wrong purchase decision may catapult us into debt. Maybe it’s time to consider the following money management steps: Set goals Let’s take this time to identify our values […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Eating at the Greek… Community Hall in Victoria, that isThe Greek Community Hall offers great, authentic Greek food for small-to-medium-sized groups, with sizeable portions for everyone, and even dessert! Most of us already know that the Greeks are up there in the great nations of food, bringing us foods like spanakopita and baklava. So who’s up for some Greek? Now, admittedly, dining at a […] Continue Reading |
Comics: October 30, 2013 issue |
What’s Going On: October 30, issue: Grapes, “If you have been gifted with a cervix,” and many Sarah McLachlan referencesFriday, November 1 Flashback to the ’80s If you’re old enough to remember Grapes of Wrath, you’ll probably also remember how big they were in Canada (Sarah McLachlan opened for them!). Three original members got together in 2010 and released an album, High Road, this year. To indulge old memories or make new ones, catch […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students help out as No Means No campaign gets relaunchedThe Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has re-launched their longstanding No Means No anti-sexual assault campaign. According to the CFS, in the wake of rape chants happening during frosh week at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Saint Mary’s University, as well as three recent reports of sexual assault at UBC, awareness is needed […] Continue Reading |
Author Arno Kopecky sails into discovery with new book, The Oil Man and the SeaIn the summer of 2012, environmental journalist Arno Kopecky found himself casting off from the marina in Sidney, BC with professional photographer Ilja Herb. Together their plan was to sail Foxy, a 41-foot sailboat, up the coast to Kitimat, BC, following the route that the many oil tankers would take, should the Northern Gateway Pipeline […] Continue Reading |
Queerly Forward: Genderqueer enables fluid identityI identify as genderqueer, an umbrella term that basically means, “I don’t fit into the gender binary.” I came across this term a year ago and was instantly drawn to it. As a person of Anishinaabe and European heritage, I have always carried multiple identities. Genderqueer is vague, which is perfect; gender itself is a […] Continue Reading |
