Speaker’s Corner: All together nowUS leadership developer and coach Art Petty offers group project tips free on his blog to make them accessible to everyone because “everyone’s doing it, and many are not doing it well,” he says on the blog. Group projects are the foundation of your future. Whether you’re a Starbucks barista or a CEO, you will […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Human agency for everyoneSelf-identity can be a hard concept to grasp for most people. Further, identities that lie outside of the strong currents of hegemony can be difficult and sometimes be seen as impossible to claim. Many social mechanisms are in place in personal networks and institutions that disfavour identities viewed as deviant, such as homosexuality, transgender, and […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: The right to loveIt may not be something we think of often, if at all. The right to love can be assumed as a right we all are given: it’s so inherent why would anyone even question an individual’s right to love, be loved, or have children? When someone is denied their right to express their sexuality, they […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: January 23rd – February 4thThursday, January 24 Dean Brody, Small Town Pistols McPherson Playhouse, $29.50, 8 pm We live near a gun range. The family likes to go for walks through the forest trails, one of which puts us directly behind any number of different weapons banging and powing at targets behind a fenced perimeter. A week ago we […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: Huh? What’d you say?According to the website Skills You Need, listening is the ability to accurately receive messages in the communication process. If we accept that listening involves receiving, then we can accept that listening involves the brain. When we are listening to someone speak, their wordsŃas well as gestures, body odour, accent, etc.Ńgo in through our senses, […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Defining identitySince the early 20th century, scientists have been seeking explanations to pathologize gender and sexuality, but only those identities deemed deviant. There’s been no search for the heterosexual gene or the cisgender neurons in the brain. I will certainly advocate against such definitions as defined by science to essentialize difference to biology. I won’t discount […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: In review: Sushi MatsuriSushi Matsuri (239 Menzies Street) is a small little restaurant. When I say small, I mean SMALL. There’s about eight tables, none of which seat more than four. While it wouldn’t do for a large dinner party, it was quite well laid out, making careful use of the little space it had. I actually quite […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: The modern cavemanYou’re all set. You’ve scrounged the internet for recipes and braved the darkest corners of the health food store. You’ve whipped up a gourmet meal, without meat, without dairy, without even a hint of gluten, that’s sure to please every one of your guests. You’ve got this dinner party under control. But wait. What you […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College student society: No longer idleic Native Students’ Union invite you to attend our march to the Legislature on Saturday, January 26. This youth-led event is part of the ever-growing Idle No More movement that demands the federal government respect the treaty and human rights of First Nations in the land we now call Canada. Idle No More has become […] Continue Reading |
Eye on campus: January 23 – February 4Wednesday, January 30 Cinema Politica Camosun’s informative film series continues as Cinema Politica presents Call Me Salma, a documentary film about a young woman from Bangladesh who enters into the world of trans-sexuality. The film screens in Fisher 100, Lansdowne at 3 pm and is free and open to the public. Go to cinemapolitica.org/film/call-me-salma for […] Continue Reading |
