A matter of maturity: What’s the difference between how mature students and younger students approach post-secondary?When I think about all the various transitions I have made in my life—from a child into a teenager, from a girl into a woman, from sleeping on friends’ couches and asking parents to help out to paying bills, voting, watching the news, and being politically aware—I’m also aware of the transition I never made: […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Ban the cigarette, nowCigarettes are disgusting. Before the ’50s, there was little knowledge of the health risks associated with smoking. They were marketed as glamorous, sophisticated, and, in some cases, healthy. Today, however, we know that they’re deadly. This heinous product would never be allowed to enter the market today. Cigarettes are disgusting, and the corrupt industry that […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: Getting ahead in the new yearNow that class registration is finally here and we’re at the peak of summer, I’m here to tell you how to cheat the system and start being a good student by taking care of things early. You’re probably laughing at me right now: “Studying early? What am I, a nerd?” Okay, rude, but preparing as […] Continue Reading |
Former Camosun instructor no longer legally permitted to practise nursing in BC, college won’t release details of investigationA consent agreement released by the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP)—the provincial regulator for nurses—on Wednesday, June 19 has given more details on student complaints arising from a five-week Camosun College field study trip to the Philippines in 2016. The report says that former Camosun Nursing instructor and chair Stephen Bishop “took several […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: Let’s talk about AlabamaAs the writer of a column about women’s issues, one would think that I’d be sitting at my keyboard with bated breath, fingers feverously clicking across the keys as I express my views on everything going on in the southern states right now. But in reality, I’ve been dreading writing a column for this issue. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student Graham Basi takes home college’s President’s Cup awardCamosun student Graham Basi has won the Camosun College President’s Cup award. The award is among the most prestigious a Camosun athlete can receive; it’s earned by a student athlete through a combination of excellence in athletics and academics, and it’s presented at the annual Athletic Awards Ceremony. At this year’s ceremony, held on April […] Continue Reading |
Bubbles: June 12, 2019 issue |
New Music Revue: Steven Bowers delivers decent but flawed fifth albumSteven BowersElk Island Park(New Pony Music)3.5/5 After a seven-year wait, Newfoundlander Steven Bowers—who now calls Victoria home—has released his fifth LP, Elk Island Park. Co-produced by Juno-winning producer Colin Stewart, Bowers’ latest effort picks up right where he left off with his last album, 2012’s Beothuk Words. Elk Island Park offers a collection of well-crafted, […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: June 12 to July 9, 2019Until Sunday, October 6 The art of matriarchs New exhibits on now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria include Canadian contemporary artists Daniel Young and Christian Giroux’s Film Path/Camera Path with under-titles, where their projected images meet motion, dimension, and sculpture. Matriarchs: Prints by First Nations Women is guest curated by Margaret August, a two-spirit Coast […] Continue Reading |
Less Than Jake still going strong after all these yearsThere’s a certain laid-back tranquility to Canada’s west coast. Just ask Chris DeMakes, guitarist/vocalist of Florida ska/punk band Less Than Jake. The group have travelled all over the world in the 27 years since they formed, and they’ve never looked back. “I dunno what else there is to say, man—it’s British Columbia. It’s Canada. I’ve […] Continue Reading |
