Show Me the Money: Meme stocks and FOMOAugust saw yet another meme stock frenzy play out, this time in shares of the ailing retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. In the space of about a month, the stock’s price went from around $5 to about $30 and back down to about $7 as I write this. As you can imagine, lots of money […] Continue Reading |
The Camosun College Student Society’s Slap and Tickle: Part two: TriumphsI have nothing but great things to say about the Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness building, as every group on campus—especially students—were consulted on the construction of this building, and it is, from the perspective of the CCSS, a smashing success. My co-worker Michel Turcotte and I were sought out for […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Top Gun: Maverick improves on original in big wayTop Gun: Maverick (2022) 4.5/5 Top Gun: Maverick is easily one of the summer’s best blockbusters and also, undoubtedly, one of the best theatre experiences I’ve had in a long time. This film is the long-awaited sequel to 1986’s box-office smash Top Gun, a movie that, I have to admit, I really didn’t like. I […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Guaranteed investment certificates (GICs)Summer vacation is over, and I hope everyone is refreshed and looking forward to the fall semester. I was on a co-op work term over the summer and not only did I learn a lot, but I also managed to save a tidy sum to help with rent and expenses over the next semester and […] Continue Reading |
The Camosun College Student Society’s Slap and Tickle: Part one: motives and opportunitiesI am not a journalist by any means: despite starting my career in the Camosun College Student Society as assistant editor of the Nexus newspaper 25 years ago, I am an abysmal editor, utterly disastrous, and generally chaos embodied in human form. I once “proudly resented” the Victoria Shakespeare Festival, which I was the head […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Living in a post-grad worldI recently realized that some of my final courses, which were more connected to direct sales, were filled with male students; there were way more females in the rest of my marketing classes. This mirrors the workplace, where engineering and sales departments are full of male faces. It’s quite intimidating to enter workplaces where there […] Continue Reading |
Show me the Money: The importance of financial-health checkupsThe recent decision by Camosun College to bring forward the fee deadline for the fall term came as a rude shock for many students. It meant coming up with a significant sum of money several weeks earlier or being removed from registered courses. This may prove difficult for some students, as they may need a […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Nope gets a big yepNope (2022) 3.5/4 Calling all horror/science fiction fans: Oscar-winning horror filmmaker Jordan Peele has released his newest thrill ride, Nope, and I must say that this is one great movie that all horror fans will give a big yep to. What I really like about this film comes down to one word: tension. As he […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Let’s talk about datingIsn’t it nice when you meet someone new? It’s exciting but also terrifying, because there are all these dating rules, right? And then dating seems a whole lot more difficult if you live in a multicultural country where everyone brings their own rules around what is acceptable and what crosses a line. Society is changing, […] Continue Reading |
Show me the Money: 2022 so far, and what’s aheadIt’s hard to believe that half of 2022 has already gone by. Although the world has largely managed to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the year has given us all multiple new challenges. In this issue’s column, we’ll have a quick look at what has happened so far, and what I think the rest of the […] Continue Reading |
