DOTS never gives up on helping the suicidalThere are two major problems with treating mental illnesses. It’s often invisible, and it’s nearly impossible to prove that someone suffers from a mental illness. At least that’s according to Development of Treatment Services (DOTS) president Jean Oliver. And she should know, having been through the horror of suicidal urges herself. “It’s very difficult to […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: The beginning of the endBringing your first semester to a successful close is an end result anyone would want. Picture the smile on your face when you look over your final marks in December. How do you get to there from here? You start at the end of course. End-point visualization is the key. You have to start with […] Continue Reading |
Eye On Campus: September 5th – 18thOngoing Toastmasters’ Master Toasts For many people, public speaking is their biggest fear (behind spiders, obviously); signing up for a local Toastmasters class might be just what you need to overcome those fears (speaking, not spiders; you’re on your own there). With a free visualization and planning workshop from 9 am to 12 pm on […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: September 5 – 18, 2012Wednesday, September 5 The Hives, Fidlar Club 90NE9, $35, 9 PM I think I was 11 the first time I got them. To this day, I’m not sure why they appeared or what caused it. Stress, maybe. But I was 11, for Chrissakes… what the hell could I be stressed about? Anyway, the itchy little […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Camosun’s Olympic connection, Chargers tryouts, attacking fire antsA smashing success In case you didn’t know, the Olympic Games took place in London, England, this summer. Most of you probably weren’t there, but fear not: thanks to a team of crack scientists at Camosun College’s Sports Innovation Center, we were able to be aptly represented. The small device they created, known as MMS […] Continue Reading |
