Politics and Other Nonsense: Looking back on the federal electionNow that the election is over, can we put the dirty politics behind us? Trudeau is still our prime minister, and the pipeline is still going through. What’s different is that the Liberals now have a minority government, which could be a good thing—historically, however, the Canadian political parties don’t work together very well, so […] Continue Reading |
Isle of Tease burlesque festival celebrates diversityVictoria’s burlesque scene is on the rise. And now, having been a dream for years and in planning for months, the city’s first international burlesque festival is soon to be a reality. The event, Isle of Tease, is organized by local performersand artists Misty Moss, Champagne Sparkles, and Gala Vega. “Festivals are kind of like […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Psychology instructor Anneke van Alderwegen talks imposter syndromeKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Queering: The queer perspective on mediaWe’re in a time where the use of queer imagery and ideas in media are still used for shock factor, and queerbaiting is used as a marketing scheme for both television and advertising. This lack of authentic queer content has caused a sort of phenomenon of queering the media we observe as queer people applying […] Continue Reading |
Saanich school strike impacting Camosun students with childrenPublic schools in the Saanich School District have been closed since Monday, October 28 as part of a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 441 wage parity strike. This has resulted in over 7,000 children missing school, and some of those children have parents who go to Camosun. Second-year Marketing student Serena Cizmecigil has […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society election results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall student elections from Monday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 30. 877 Camosun students voted, which is approximately nine percent of the student population at Camosun. CCSS executive director Michel Turcotte says those numbers are typical for the student elections, and that the numbers have increased since […] Continue Reading |
Queering: A queer sense of placeI was recently introduced to a queer geography project called Queering the Map. It’s a simple platform—an interactive online map hued in pleasing pinks, greens, and blues that participants can plop pins down on, locating and describing queer spaces or sites of their own queer experiences. The map is heavily freckled with pins, and users […] Continue Reading |
Bubbles: October 23, 2019 issue |
Ghostly Walks looking at spooky Victoria locales a Halloween hitWith the start of the Halloween season comes a chill in the air. The smell of fallen leaves floats on crisp, chilling winds. Also, warm drinks are back in full swing. But, yes: it’s the time of year when people start to think of ghouls and ghosts. I recently went on one of Victoria’s Ghostly […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: A voting guide for the frazzled studentI know: voting is a very dry topic that your uncle bugs you about at Thanksgiving dinner once a year. In addition to being incredibly dull, voting can also be very confusing and quite frustrating. With the federal election just behind us, I’m going to try to simplify the voting process in the hopes that […] Continue Reading |
