Destination Unknown examines life as a gay teen during AIDS epidemicThe dedication in Bill Konisgberg’s new novel, Destination Unknown, really hit home for me. Konigsberg writes: “To my friends who didn’t make it to the 21st century. I miss you.” I find this to be an incredibly poignant dedication in a novel that dives into the realties of navigating everyday life as a queer person—in […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: August 10, 2022 issue |
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 |
In Search of Cruise Control takes on sexual abuse and traumaIn his one-person play In Search of Cruise Control, James Gangl balances the serious topic of childhood sexual abuse with comedic writing. And after visiting Victoria as part of the 2016 UNO Fest, the show is back for a second round, this time at the Victoria Fringe Festival. Gangl’s inspiration for the play came from […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: It’s time to rethink social mediaOne of the biggest issues that came out of my generation’s technological revolution regards the use of social media. While it can be a very helpful tool some of the time, I would argue that most of the time the bad aspects outweigh the good. Here are some of the reasons why we need to […] 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 |
Victoria Fringe Festival returns with new lineup of indie showsThe Fringe Festival has been a Vancouver Island tradition for over three decades. And it’s returning this year: from August 24 to September 4, more than two dozen shows will be presented by various indie thespians. Ingrid Garner is one of this year’s performers. In 1999, WWII survivor Eleanor Ramrath Garner, now 92, published Eleanor’s […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: August 10, 2022 issueBCFS supports free contraception The British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) recently voted to support the AccessBC campaign. This campaign holds the provincial government accountable for promising to make all prescription contraception free in their 2020 platform. Camosun College students are all paying members of the BCFS. Camosun Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant program gets provincial […] Continue Reading |
Fests go further: How festivals returned to VictoriaIt’s finally festival season again. The return of social gatherings is having an immense effect locally by revitalizing Victoria and bringing its citzens together. Victoria’s sense of community is being brought back through festivals, now that restrictions around social gatherings have lifted. But the return of festivals isn’t without its struggles. In March of this […] Continue Reading |
Camosun gets grant for library solar panelsCamosun’s Lansdowne library plans to install new solar panels on its roof after receiving a grant of $97,000 USD from EBSCO Information Services, a provider of research databases, e-books, magazine subscriptions, and other services to libraries worldwide. The college is aiming to have the project completed in spring 2023. Camosun manager of sustainability, transportation and […] Continue Reading |
