Open Space: Bike lanes can help cure the planetNorth America’s first attempt at environmental reform was an earnest one. It can be traced back to the early 1970s and the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States. The EPA was formed as a response to widespread pollution caused by the previous century’s industrial boom. Unfortunately, almost 50 years later, […] Continue Reading |
Chantal Gibson rewrites Canada’s whites-only historical narrativeArtist, poet, and Simon Fraser University instructor Chantal Gibson presents altered text and history books in a sculptural re-telling of Canada’s whites-only historical narrative in her exhibit How She Read: Confronting the Romance of Empire. Gibson went to high school in Mackenzie, BC, and when she was younger, her mother—an African-Canadian woman who grew up […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Canada’s Food Guide gets overhaulFinally—Canada’s Food Guide, published by Health Canada, is getting a much-needed overhaul to reflect modern-day nutritional standards. The guide was first introduced in 1942, during World War II. It was originally used to promote Canadian agriculture and stimulate the rural economy; now, after 77 years of slight modifications, Canada has decided to catch up with […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna dives into Nashville music sceneKaty Weicker staff writer Camosun alumna Jenny Lou recently found herself with nothing but the clothes on her back and her guitar after a house fire in March 2018. The legend around town is this incident sparked a desire for the country singer to move to Nashville to pursue her dreams of becoming a country […] Continue Reading |
Mother Mother remind us that it only hurts because it didn’tJoy is the essence of pain. Mother Mother guitarist/vocalist Ryan Guldemond wrote the band’s seventh studio album, Dance and Cry,with this philosophy in mind. Guldemond argues that although the two emotions seem to be opposites, they depend upon each other. “Hopefully the title and the album bring to light how maybe these things aren’t in […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Use your benefitsAs Camosun students, we have those pesky fees at the beginning of every school year for dental and health insurance that we pay and then often forget about. January’s fees loomed over us and are now (hopefully) paid, and it got me thinking about how I paid for things last semester to further my well […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Film Fest movies with Vancouver Island connections explore intense themesIn 2013, when Laura Marie Wayne heard that her best friend of 14 years, Nanaimo-raised Scott Jones, had been a victim of a targeted homophobic attack on the streets of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, she quickly packed her suitcase and boarded a plane to be at his side. She brought her camera with her and, […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Tomorrow, tomorrow, and todayI had a dream that I dreamed a dream; how awful. I woke up next Wednesday, or maybe it was last Tuesday, or is it today? Sometimes existence feels like one long afternoon, doesn’t it? It’s like a bad day you’ve had your whole life. No—it is time… to wake up. Time to finish those […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: Back in the saddleDecember and January gave us a few weeks of idleness and cheer, but now we must begin again. It’s a new year, and that means new you, new me, new semester, and new resolutions you’re probably not going to live up to. Here’s a challenge for you: make a resolution for this year that you […] Continue Reading |
Ministry moves ahead with plans to develop 24/7 mental-health support for studentsThe Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions has plans to develop new 24/7 mental-health and substance-use counselling services that will include access to online chat, text, phone, and email support. 13 percent of Canadian post-secondary students who took part in a 2016 National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey reported contemplating suicide in the 12 months […] Continue Reading |
