In Search of Lost Time: Make different the new normalSocial rules penetrate our lives so intensely and deeply that the thought of escaping them seems impossible and we are better off to simply foster compliance. But compliance breeds stagnation and acts against change. It’s confusing that in a world where everything changes with such frequency we have all had to become specialized in our […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: Finding your speaking stylePopularized in the ’90s by Neil Fleming and Colleen Mills, the VARK (Visual, Audio, Reading/writing, and Kinesthetic) modality is a system of describing learning styles. The idea is that teachers can theoretically optimize their students’ performance by understanding how they learn. Briefly, the categories can be described as: 1. Visual: Thinks in pictures, prefers visual […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Some lesbians have penisesAs if there’s not enough hurt out there in the world for those of us whose identities depart from acceptable social norms, or are marginalized in the process of prejudices, there also exists oppression inside the communities we seek refuge and understanding in. The term lesbian, to me, means a homosexual relationship between two women. […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Hail Caesar… and clamsDid you know that the Caesar is, unofficially, Canada’s national cocktail? It’s true. One might imagine that Canada’s boozy beverage of choice would be some maple-syrup-laden concoction named with a clever play on the word “beaver.” Instead, the Great White North has proven that it’s crazy for a savoury combination of vodka, spices, tomato, and […] Continue Reading |
In search of lost time: Acceptance not toleranceEveryone has multiple dimensions to their lives and develops specific and sometimes specialized social instruments to function. We all have sets of behaviours and social guidelines that we follow in varying social groups. If we are to, for example, accept and support a person in a specific sector of our lives but in other sectors […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Cauliflower CrueltyMove over, kale: there’s a new food fad out there and, believe it or not, it’s even more boring than you. Yes, kale, it’s time to relinquish the healthy-eating crown to your awkward and anaemic cousin, cauliflower. Cauliflower is the new game in town when it comes to health-food trends, popping up in place of […] Continue Reading |
A Message from the Camosun College Student Society: October 17, 2012The provincial elections are fast approaching and the Camosun College Student Society is working to organize students leading up to election day. We officially launched our Rock the Vote BC campaign last week, when we handed to Elections BC about 150 voter registration forms that we had collected from students this fall. We want to […] Continue Reading |
In search of lost time: We want your blood!This month Camosun Pride worked to develop a partnership with Canadian Blood Services to encourage our amazing students to donate blood. Blood donation is incredibly important and there’s no question that this simple act saves lives. Currently, there’s a lifetime deferral for men who have sex with men. The current policy doesn’t take into consideration […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: Prep a speech in 10 minutesIn his book The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking, Dale Carnegie tells us how a young Winston Churchill, while addressing the British Parliament one day, drew a complete blank. Churchill was forced to sit down, red-faced, defeated. The problem? He had memorized what he wanted to say. From that day onwards he only […] Continue Reading |
A Message from the Camosun College Student Society: October 3, 2012 issueEvery day, full buses are passing up students heading to and from school. Last fall, around 20,000 bus pass-ups were reported by BC Transit drivers, a number that’s likely lower than the actual total. These pass-ups mean students are late toŃor missingŃtheir classes. The Camosun College Student Society is working with the UVic Students’ Society […] Continue Reading |
