Worth the Trip: Poutine poopers

Campus Cafeteria Lansdowne campus Poutine $6.15 Presentation and service Jason: The poutine at the cafeteria is simply massive. It’s a veritable mountain of artery-clogging, gravy-infused, cheese-covered, deep-fried potato goodness. It’s almost too much for one person to handle and, for $6.15, it’s an amazing deal for the amount of food you get. Tyler: There’s nothing […]

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Green Your World: Campus composters rock

Students walking around the Lansdowne campus may have noticed some green plastic cones sticking out of the ground in random locations. These green cones are part of a composting program aimed to divert organic waste from the Hartland Landfill. With the landfill slated to reach capacity by 2035, the Capital Regional District is looking for […]

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Earthy Edibles: A luscious autumn soup

My best friend once said this was the best thing she’d ever eaten. So I gave her the benefit of the doubt and recreated this soup, writing down the recipe as I went along. It’s easy to make, and has only a few ingredients, but don’t be fooled; this luscious soup draws from the pure, […]

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Green Your World: College, community build green

Recently, Camosun College held the Solar Saturday exhibition at Interurban to profile green technology for students, green enthusiasts, and trades-people. The event featured a series of workshops about solar water heating, LEED green building design, solar power, and wind power, as well as inspiring speeches from local alternative energy gurus Guy Dauncey and Dave Egles. […]

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What’s Up With Her?: Toxic beauty

Botox is no longer an exclusive procedure available to Hollywood stars. It has become accessible to regular people worldwide. For those unfamiliar with Botox, which is the branded name of the toxic bacterium Clostridium botulinum, here’s some info: this injectable neurotoxin blocks the transmission of signals from nerves to the muscles, by slowing the production […]

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Worth the Trip: Burger bonanza

Campus Cafeteria Burger and fries $7.48 Presentation and service Jason: The burger actually looks pretty good, and you get a lot of fries for the price of the meal. I particularly enjoy the amount of pickles. Personally, pickles totally make the burger for me. A burger without pickles is like The Doors without Jim Morrison. […]

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Earthy Edibles: A touch of the Mediterranean

This is the kind of recipe that will stand up to whatever different vegetables you want to throw in it. (Don’t take that as a challenge.) Really, it’s super versatile: you can switch up the greens for spring mix or arugula, and the sunflower seeds for toasted almonds, or whatever other nuts or seeds your […]

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Worth the Trip: Su-su-sushi

Campus Caf Lansdowne campus Sushi Combo $8.95 Presentation and service Jason: Sushi from the cafeteria. This seems safe… I hope. As a rule, I avoid sushi that has been sitting in a cooler for an undisclosed amount of time, but we have a job to do, and it actually looks pretty decent. Plus, you get […]

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Green Your World: Green reflections

As I reflect upon my time at Camosun I have come to realize the importance of volunteering. In first year I got a job with City Green, a local non-profit specializing in helping homeowners access grants to make their houses more energy efficient. By donating my time I was able to get my foot in […]

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What’s Up With Her?: Objectification of women still not okay

It would be nice to think that the objectification and degradation of women are no longer problems in our culture here in 2011. But they are problems, and the continuing exploitation of women in advertising perpetuates those problems. For example, a local house party featuring all-you-can-drink beer was recently marketed using a poster featuring a […]

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