Humanities trade: a recent Harvard study says enrollment in humanities is on a sharp decline. How is it holding up at Camosun?

A report released by Harvard University in June has stirred up some debate on the state of the humanities in education. The report focuses on the change in humanities majors enrollment at Harvard since the 1960s, a whopping 50 percent decline. Whether this is representative of other postsecondary institutions in North America is not really […]

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News Briefs, October 2, 2013 issue: Camosun gets health-care funding, Chargers fight back, new app has Camosun edge

BC Health programs receive funding Camosun recently received almost $800,000 in provincial government funding for its health-care programs. The money will be used to create more spaces in the high-demand programs starting next January, including Mental Health and Addictions and Health Care Assistant. The government is also giving support to seven other BC postsecondary institutions […]

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What’s Going On, October 2 to October 15, 2013: Huge bunnies, folk singers on fire, trees of libraries

October 3 to 19 Giant invisible bunny Anybody have an imaginary friend as a kid? The guy in this play still has one: a giant rabbit, in fact. Named Harvey. Harvey is a well-loved classic comedy production, and it will be kicking off Langham Court Theatre’s 85th season. Show times are listed at langhamtheatre.ca, and […]

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New Music Revue: October 2, 2013 issue

Bosma Pirates and Kings (independent) 3/5 This is the seventh album that prolific local musician David Bosma has played on. It’s the fifth solo disc for Bosma, who has also spent time in Victoria bands Seven Year Old Poets, the Poppies, the Wildeggs, and the Splinterz. When it’s working, the album has a fresh sound […]

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Queerly Forward: Bi doesn’t mean binary

In celebration of bisexual visibility day on September 23, the Camosun College Student Society’s Pride Collective spent time speaking to students and raising some of the issues associated with bisexual identities. Some of the issues contributing to the oppression of such identities include patriarchal double standards, common misconceptions, and lack of representation. Double standards for […]

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In Search of Lost Time: Harper giving to the wrong places

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Canada will be giving over $203 million dollars to the Muskoka Initiative, part of a $1.1-billion commitment to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in developing countries. Meanwhile, at home in Canada, Harper has eliminated funding for the National Association of Women in Law, cut the funding for […]

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Open Space: Rape: a part of our heritage

In Canada, we often hear “rape culture” defined as something that’s a problem only in countries abroad. But a few weeks ago major headlines began to tackle this touchy issue when student organizers at St. Mary’s and the University of British Columbia were called out for their welcome chants with lyrics that promoted non-consensual, underage […]

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20 Years Ago in Nexus: October 2, 2013 issue

Up in smoke: Our October 4, 1993 issue boasted not only a really cool-creepy cover featuring a sculpture made by a Camosun student, but also a humorous look at how non-smokers treat smokers in Shelley Evans’ entertaining Excrementia Factorum column. Evans said that just because non-smokers “have pink lungs and a strong heart does not […]

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Noms!: Victoria’s Turmeric Indian Cuisine spices up the night

Turmeric Indian Cuisine is the new kid on the block, offering tasty, authentic Indian food, leaving you full and happy with their spiced offering of foods. Turmeric is located in Goldstream Village where Columbo’s Taverna stood for many years, beside the Caprice Theatre. I visited Turmeric on their second night open with a friend of […]

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