A message from the Camosun College student society: A new year of advocacyEveryone has their own way of welcoming in the new year. Some choose to reflect upon the last year, others rid their homes of clutter, and still others commit to making personal changes that will better their lives. At the Camosun College Student Society, we’re looking ahead and celebrating all the new and exciting experiences […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s corner: The heart of persuasionCan you say enthymeme? It means “an argument that is built on a premise that is not explicitly stated.” It describes that feeling you get when you woo someone, instead of trying to force them to your way of thinking. Think of it this way: you’ve relied on your natural charm to win people over. […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: The social policence to those of us who deviate from binary restrictions of gender and compulsory heterosexuality. This is not to say that family problems do not exist outside of the LGBT identity; rather, it can be a compounding factor that fuels problematic family relations. There are events in our lives that we wish to share with […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Conquer the hangoverIt’s January. A time to decompress from December stresses, look toward the new year with a hopeful gaze, and recover from the inevitable holiday hangover. It’s that magical time of year when a month’s worth of overeating, sugar binging, and booze culminates in a cloudy-brained crash landingÉ just in time for a new semester! Sure, […] Continue Reading |
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 |
