The Camosun College Student Society’s Slap and Tickle: Part one: motives and opportunitiesI am not a journalist by any means: despite starting my career in the Camosun College Student Society as assistant editor of the Nexus newspaper 25 years ago, I am an abysmal editor, utterly disastrous, and generally chaos embodied in human form. I once “proudly resented” the Victoria Shakespeare Festival, which I was the head […] Continue Reading |
Jeremy Dutcher tackles themes of Indigenous identity and connection in musicToronto-based singer/musician Jeremy Dutcher is coming to town this month, and he’s bringing with him his music’s themes of Indigenous identity, our relationship to our surrounding world, and our connection to each other. “Because I sing in Wolastoq language, my Indigenous language, the themes are definitely exploring identity through language and also our relationship to […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College to open new shared campus in WestshoreCamosun College recently announced that it will be partnering with the University of Victoria, the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and Royal Roads University in a new shared post-secondary campus in the Westshore. Camosun contributed $200,000 in funding. Camosun vice president of partnerships Geoff Wilmshurst says that the project has been in discussion for over […] Continue Reading |
First semester worst offender: What you really need to know as a new Camosun studentMy first semester at Camosun was hell. In June 2021, I graduated high school; the following September I started at Camosun with six courses and a part-time job. Little did I know that that was going to be a massive amount of work. Even though it at first seems like there isn’t much information you’d […] Continue Reading |
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 |
