Write to Rise: The journey of thickening skinDeveloping resilience as a writer is a personal journey. You can’t develop resiliency if you don’t start somewhere. This is an important part of your journey for success as a writer. I think of this stage as “getting dirty” and “making a mess” of things. When you were learning how to cook, your kitchen was […] Continue Reading |
Brazilian student athlete brings his experience to Camosun ChargersEduardo Bidá recently arrived in Victoria from Brazil and wasted no time integrating himself into the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team. Bidá, 22, was recognized as the Pacific Western Athletic Association male volleyball athlete of the week after just two weeks playing with the Chargers; he also was named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association male […] Continue Reading |
Busty and the Bass bring Victoria talent to MontrealMontreal electro-soul band Busty and the Bass look, at first glance, like an orchestra. That’s because there are nine members in the band. But Alistair Blu, one of the vocalists for Busty and the Bass, says that while having so many members makes organization harder, the positives outweigh the negatives, and it actually creates a […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: February 21, 2018 issue |
Student raises concerns about Camosun ABE pricing policiesA Camosun student has expressed concern over the college charging for certain 100-level courses instead of offering them as free 000-level Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses. First-year Camosun University Transfer student Ryan Moen says that the college’s wording about some courses is confusing, pointing to Math 173 as an example. “It advertises itself as a […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 21, 2018 issueScience help centre opening at Lansdowne A science help centre is opening at Camosun College. The centre, which will be located in the Lansdowne library, is the result of an initiative started by Camosun science instructors in order to help students in biology, chemistry, and physics classes. Camosun’s Masayuki Fukushima passes away Camosun Japanese instructor […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Be proud of grammatical errors“Your problem is that you’re still thinking in Portuguese.” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard this phrase in my day-to-day life. It’s common for us international students to hear that our grammar and pronunciation mistakes are the fault of habits that we’ve picked up from speaking our native language. But I don’t […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus tackles 1905’s Bloody Sunday with latest production“Is art to be an actor’s emotional masturbation on stage?” Local director and UVic Theatre instructor Clayton Jevne asks that question because he knows there is an inevitable disconnect between the spontaneous emotional human experience we have in our day-to-day lives and the one actors have on stage. One of his intentions is to narrow […] Continue Reading |
Eye on the National Student Movement: February 21, 2018 issueAs recently reported in Nexus, Camosun students have handed in a petition to the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) saying they want to hold a referendum on whether or not to remain members of the national student organization. However, the CFS and the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) have been emailing each other but cannot […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: We can’t be afraid to be jerks to our friendsFriendship is a mutually beneficial contract between two people. In a friendship you give and receive things like affection and empathy; one of the most important things that friendship has to offer is honesty. In your friends, more than anywhere else, you will find a clear mirror, reflecting your true virtues and vices. Our true […] Continue Reading |
