Victoria Film Fest celebrates two decades of indie flicksThe past year was a turbulent one for the Victoria Film Festival (VFF), but they’re back with another line-up of independent films to celebrate their 20th anniversary. With the recent closure of the festival’s main sponsoring venue, Empire Theatres’ Capitol 6, VFF was left scrambling for a new screening location as well as money to […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On, February 5, 2014 issue: Drop-in soccer and hockey, Django lives, “seedy” is not badTuesdays and Thursdays, through February It’s gym time! Camosun students can now play team sports without all the commitment and pressure of an actual team. Just come out for the drop-in soccer and floor hockey at the Lansdowne Middle School gymnasium. Soccer runs from 8–9 pm on Tuesdays and 8:30–9:30 pm Thursdays, and floor hockey […] Continue Reading |
Mind Your Business: To compete or not to compete?A real-world situation with no right answer: business case competitions can seem rather daunting. Camosun’s DECA club attends two case competitions each winter semester. This year the first is just a short ferry ride to Seattle, and the second is in Washington, DC. But, as a student, how do you justify the cost? Why is […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: God as man contributes to gender inequalityThe most powerful entity in the universe is god, and he’s a man. This belief has indirectly aided in the creation of a gender imbalance due to its monotheistic principals and has left me asking myself, “What, or who, represents women in Christianity?” Is there any valid point for god having a distinct gender? This […] Continue Reading |
Queerly Forward: Time to heart your parts“The parts you heart are a lot more than what’s between your legs,” says the Canadian Federation of Sexual Health regarding the upcoming Heart Your Parts campaign, taking place February 10-14. This campaign is part of the 11th annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week. It’s a chance to promote sex positivity and celebrate the […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Olympic-sized issuesThe colony of Canada has constructed LGBT rights in its constitutional framework. Although this gives many rights to LGBT people within the colony of Canada, we must contrast this against the operations of our government abroad. What are our governments and political leaders saying when they claim to guarantee rights while simultaneously actively participating in […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Chicken curry in a flashChicken curry is a spicy dish that’s great when you’re feeling a cold coming on, and it can also be either an extravagant meal built to impress or a simple dish made in a hurry. Tonight’s dish is a test of “this is what I have, what can I make?” which goes along with my […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Blackberry revamps, game prices up, Timmie’s techIn the last two issues we took a look at the technology trends that we may see in 2014. We also covered several devices which we will be seeing more of in 2014. Some of them left us amazed, while others made us wonder about their futures. But that’s the story of life, isn’t it? […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs, February 5, 2014 issue: Camosun women awarded, Chargers hit zone, compost legally smells badMoney awarded to Camosun women The Canadian Federation of University Women Victoria distributed thousands of dollars in scholarships and bursaries to students from Camosun, UVic, and Royal Roads this year. Nine students from Camosun were honoured at a special lunch for award-winners last month. The federation is now fundraising for two more bursaries focused on […] Continue Reading |
Politically Speaking: Prime Minister confirms west coast is best coastIn case you didn’t know, Canada is really big (at least in the literal, geographical sense). On one level, our size and distance from each other keeps us all interesting: west coasters have our Nanaimo Bars and Newfoundlanders their seal-flipper pies. These fun cultural differences don’t generally lead to a lot of regional animosity (although […] Continue Reading |
