News Briefs: October 24, 2018 issueCamosun shook out Camosun College took part in the annual ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, October 18 at 10:20. The provincially organized effort requires all students, faculty, and staff who are on campus to gather at a designated emergency assembly point. Download the Camosun emergency app for more info on this and other emergency procedures. […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Giving mindfulness a shotIf you’re a human being, you’ve experienced stress. If you’re a student, you probably have a menu of stressors we like to call “deadlines,” with a side dish of part-time work and a serving of interpersonal turmoil for dessert. Stress helps us accomplish goals, meet deadlines, and develop as people, but we also need strategies to […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Sylvia Platters and Stephen Carl O’Shea team up for diverse split LPThe Sylvia Platters/Stephen Carl O’Shea Shadow Steps (CIVL Radio) 4/5 Vancouver’s The Sylvia Platters and Stephen Carl O’Shea (from You Say Party) are both on the new split 12” LP, Shadow Steps. Side A starts with The Sylvia Platters’ “Morning Ritual,” a short indie song influenced by ’90s rock but with a late-’70s sound. It […] Continue Reading |
Post-secondary poltergeists: Is Camosun haunted? We hit the ground to find outAs always, October snuck up on me. I wasn’t quite ready to let go of the summer, but midterms have come and gone and the turkey dinner has been slept off, which means that Halloween is upon us. For most, Halloween is simply a spectacle of consumerism, consisting of sweatshop-produced disposable costumes and pumpkins that, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student opens new gymnastics facilitySecond-year Sport Management student Lucas Tiefenbach started coaching gymnastics when he was 13 years old; at 17, he became one of Canada’s youngest nationally certified coaches. After coaching the Western Australian men’s national team he eventually moved to China to work as Inspire Sports’ technical director, setting up China’s first recreational gymnastic centres. Now, he’s […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Why are we afraid to cook?The clash of pots and pans; the sound of a steak searing on a scorching hot skillet; the aromas of butter, rosemary, and sage filling the air. This to me is nothing short of divine, the organized chaos that fills my house on a regular basis. Cooking came out of necessity for me, but then […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Domanique Grant delivers stories and personality on new EPDomanique Grant Playhouse (Independent) 4/5 Toronto-based singer/songwriter Domanique Grant’s new EP, Playhouse, features six songs, each with its very own character. Playhouse’s first song and single, “Investment,” impresses with its blend of strong pop beats with some indie melody. This song could make audiences sway (and so could its video). But if the first song […] Continue Reading |
William Head on Stage brings theatre back to institutionWhat comes to mind when you think of walking through a metal detector, emptying out your pockets, and removing all loose items—including shoes—to be searched and scoured? No, you’re not in the airport preparing for a flight; you’re spending the evening at the theatre. In this case, the play is The Crossroads: A Prison Cabaret, […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Clone cityNot long ago I spoke about the communication funnel we can experience when ruminating on past conversations, the funnel often used to lament or predict the future with spent words of our former self. But what if our former selves were alive, their words burning so fiercely that a fiery lake surrounds the present us? […] Continue Reading |
Campus Access: Camosun missed the mark with Outdoor Learning CommonsThe Outdoor Learning Commons is a relatively new addition to Camosun’s Lansdowne campus; the cluster of cement tables outside By the Books is only a few weeks old. While the idea itself appears efficient, there is one serious concern: the lack of accessible spots for those in wheelchairs and other people with mobility concerns. Of […] Continue Reading |
