Open Space: Question everythingFor the sake of oneself and for the sake of society at large, it’s becoming increasingly important that we question the rationale behind everything we do. The human brain acts as a composite of all the information it has taken in, and a great deal of that information is completely subconscious. Why do we prefer […] Continue Reading |
The Victoria Free B-Film Festival returns with drive-in moviesAttention moviegoers and theatre regulars: one of Victoria’s more unique festivals is returning. The Free B-Film Festival shows a variety of films—from blockbusters to less-remembered flicks—in outdoor spaces around the city. This year has some new surprises in store, and festival organizer Donovan Aikman is happy to talk about them. “The Victoria Free B-Film Festival […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Biology instructor Sarah Cockburn just says no to raisinsKnow 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 |
Student society’s CamFest to hit Camosun campuses in SeptemberThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is bringing their annual start-of-semester celebration for Camosun College students to both campuses in September, and they’re promising a whole lot of fun this year. The events, happening September 6 at Lansdowne and September 8 at Interurban, are going to be carnival-esque good time, says CCSS student services coordinator […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Of Dwarfs and princes“Human beings need flattery; otherwise they do not fulfill their purpose, not even in their own eyes,” said Piccoline, a 26-inch-tall dwarf who is the strange and misanthropic anti-hero of Pär Lagerkvist’s 1944 novel The Dwarf. Lagerkvist—who was a Swedish poet, novelist, and playwright in the first half of the 20th century—won the Nobel Prize […] Continue Reading |
Of the Land – local indigenous voices: Indigenous realityLiving as an indigenous person today is seemingly not so bad for most people, but it isn’t as great as everyone thinks for every person. We all have variable experiences. It is not possible to just put someone in an indigenous box—you don’t have an indigenous experience; you have a human experience. There are opportunities […] Continue Reading |
College at a crossroads: what does the future hold for Camosun?Sometimes it feels like Camosun College is at a crossroads, wondering which way to go next. Will the institution focus on trades and job-skills training, or will it be more arts-based? What is the role of international students? How do the college’s sports teams fit into all this? We thought we’d wrangle a range of […] Continue Reading |
Metal band Necronomicon finds happiness in extremityNecronomicon vocalist/guitarist Rob “The Witch” Tremblay says that there is nothing he hates more about being in a metal band than practicing guitar by himself. The frontman says he feels out of sorts if he is not on stage playing for fans with his fellow band members. “I’m not the kind of guy sitting at […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: July 13, 2016 issueCamosun gets money for women in trades Camosun College has received $300,000 from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation to increase the number of women in trades programs. According to a press release, Camosun currently has 144 women enrolled in trades and is aiming to increase that number to 500 by 2020 with the money. […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Arresting addicts not helpful for anyoneI’m not saying that students should be snorting coke off desks in the middle of class or shooting up in the bathroom of Fisher, but heroin, cocaine, and other illicit drugs absolutely need to be decriminalized. It’s a no-brainer. Portugal, for example, has seen drug-related deaths drop from around 400 a year to around 290 […] Continue Reading |
