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Environmental explorations: taking a look at Camosun College’s sustainability initiatives

Pascale Archibald, contributing writer

October 29, 2014

Camosun College recently released a sustainability report outlining the college’s efforts to reduce the environmental impact of operation. The 35-page report is full of interesting projects and governance initiatives happening on both campuses, but college administrators and environmentally conscious students on campus say there’s more that can be done. Understandably, the sustainability report places particular […]

The maker movement has hit Victoria: is it a fad or a revolution?

Jayden Grieve, contributing writer

October 14, 2014

The rise of consumerism has had some interesting effects on our society. One of those effects is the loss of connection between people and the things they’re consuming. It wasn’t so long ago that people made almost everything they had themselves. Now, outside of the occasional hobby, it’s rare for people to use their own […]

The artist’s dilemma: creating a living as an artist or living to create art

Erin Blondeau, contributing writer

October 1, 2014

What do professional artists do, exactly? Do they spend their days sitting cross-legged in a loft-style brick apartment in the city, wearing smocks and throwing paint on their canvases? And can they really make thousands of dollars for each painting? As a designer and photographer unfamiliar with the scene in Victoria, I found myself intrigued […]

The numbers game: taking a closer look at professor-rating sites

Gillian Sellman, contributing writer

September 16, 2014

The first time I came across a website that rates teachers, I was in middle school. Back then, it was a way to laugh at bad reviews of my least favourite teachers and smile at the glowing reviews for my faves. Now that I’m a (somewhat) mature college student, I wondered if I could turn […]

Derriere redux: The return of Victoria pop-punkers Bum

Jason Schreurs, assistant editor

September 3, 2014

This is the story of a ’90s Victoria pop-punk band that got pretty huge in faraway places like Spain and Japan, and put out records on labels based in places as distant as Australia, but never really got enough respect in their hometown. Now, almost 20 years since they disbanded, Bum are back for at […]

Toilet paper of the future: a rookie tree planter’s guide to survival

Rachel Sovka, contributing writer

August 13, 2014

Tree planting is not a job; it’s a way of life. And by way of life, I mean way of death. It’s a brutal lifestyle that deeply impacts every aspect of your being and brings you closer to the end of your being every day. Living in the vast Canadian wilderness all summer, pushing the […]

Checking Camosun College’s privilege

Rachael Grant, contributing writer

July 16, 2014

Privilege. More and more often we are being asked to check it. With the concept of privilege being discussed and challenged more and more every day, it seems like a good idea to delve into Camosun’s opinion of privilege, specifically what’s often referred to as “male privilege,” and a concept that has surfaced more recently: […]

Tattoo Taboo: Does rebellion still come attached to ink?

Gillian Sellman, contributing writer

June 11, 2014

When I got my first visible tattoo, a small, non-offensive piece on the inside of my forearm, I wasn’t expecting any backlash. Tattoos seemed commonplace (the norm, even) and, besides, mine was small and inoffensive. It didn’t take long, though, before a customer at the grocery store where I worked (after repeatedly giving me nasty […]

Zed: Chapter 2

Patrick Hallihan, contributing writer

May 14, 2014

[Note: This is part two in a three-part series. To read part one, go here. To read part three, stay tuned!] The following is a theatrical retelling of a Humans vs. Zombies event, hosted by UVic Urban Gaming. During these events, the last of the human race fights off the zombie horde with everything NERF at their […]

Two-spirit: Beyond sex and gender

Jillian Wedel, contributing writer

April 2, 2014

LGBT: it’s an arrangement of letters that many of us have seen before, but for those who are unfamiliar with it, the acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. As an acronym adopted by what was formerly known simply as the gay community, its purpose has been to acknowledge and highlight the diversity within […]