First Things First: Back in the saddleDecember and January gave us a few weeks of idleness and cheer, but now we must begin again. It’s a new year, and that means new you, new me, new semester, and new resolutions you’re probably not going to live up to. Here’s a challenge for you: make a resolution for this year that you […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Why you should reduce your cowsumptionWe’ve all heard about our carbon footprint, global warming, rainforest degradation, and the threats these have to everyone’s favourite floating rock, Earth. Even thinking about these issues can be a downer. As a campus full of millennials and gen-Xers, we know our future holds more radical actions to help our environment, but we’re all currently […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: Hurry up and wait(list)I can’t begin to describe how insufferable it is to check your place on a waitlist. Because of this, I have a few pieces of advice for you. First, as you might have guessed, the lower the number, the higher your chances are of getting in. “Well, duh, Tiegan,” you say. “That’s, like, what a […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: Resolutions worth keepingOMG, peeps: I can’t believe it’s already 2019 and we’re back at it again. Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s. I’m assuming (as my deadline for this was back in December) that I made it until about 9 pm before falling asleep watching Titanic with my cat. As we enter a new […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Fermented foods are the superfoods of todayFermenting is an ancient technique that has been used to preserve food for centuries, and it’s seen a major resurgence over the last few years. What makes this ancient technique so culturally relevant today? It may have to do with something known as probiotics. Probiotics are microorganisms that promote healthy gut activity; they are typically […] Continue Reading |
Campus Access: Bookstore access concernsLike many of the spaces on campus, Camosun’s Lansdowne bookstore is not without its faults in regard to access issues. That’s not to say that it isn’t accommodating when necessary; it’s just that accommodation and access shouldn’t have to be thought about. At the bookstore, getting through the shelves of books is a tight squeeze, […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Colours of languageYou can sleep when you’re dead, but you’re not dead, and you cannot sleep. We must walk around in black and white, being followed around by our shadow, our spectre, our only friend: insomnia. But where did all of the colours go, and why are we left with nothing but the sleepless bodies of our […] Continue Reading |
Tech Talk: DNS and your privacyKeeping your privacy on the internet is getting harder, with more government or private organizations being interested in using personal data for their own benefit. One of the best ways to keep your privacy on the internet is to set up domain name servers (DNS) properly. Let’s find out why and how. First off, what […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: The unnecessary existential crisisPicture this: You’re on the floor thinking about how you haven’t done anything special in your life while everyone else is living theirs way better than you ever could, and you feel like a failure. Sure, I’m going to school, you think, but everyone else does that. I’m nothing special. You then think you must […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: A letter from an international student to Victoria, BCDear Victoria, When I arrived, we were complete strangers. I carried in my bag a mixture of feelings—nervousness, anxiety, and satisfaction. I could feel that you, on the other hand, were quiet and patient. At first, we didn’t like each other because we did not speak the same language and you had a different climate […] Continue Reading |
