Green Your World: Bringing the farm to CamosunThere’s something really satisfying about hitting up a farmer’s market and making yourself a good meal. It doesn’t happen often when you’re a student on an Ichiban and Kraft Dinner budget, but when you spend the extra time and money, your body and brain love you for it. Maybe you’re like me, and all of […] Continue Reading |
Making the summer count by donating timeThe semester is rapidly coming to an end and most Camosun students will be scrambling to find a menial summer job to pay off those loathsome bills. But a lot of summer jobs lack relevancy towards a career aspiration. For some students, the way around this is to volunteer. Camosun Sports Management student Sarah Smith […] Continue Reading |
DIwhY?If you’ve ever baked your own bread, knitted yourself some mittens, or planted a backyard carrot or two, you’re part of a growing cultural revolution known as do it yourself, or DIY. Urban farming, home-brewing, independent publishing… the culture of DIY has infiltrated the lives of people the world over and is only getting stronger. […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: April 11-May 4Friday, April 13 Joel Plaskett, guests Alix Goolden Performance Hall, $25, 7:30 PM Joel Plaskett is to Canada what zippers are to clothing, going essentially unnoticed in the large scheme of things, but both extremely handy, and an attractive alternative to buttons or clasps. get your zip on with Plaskett. Thursday, April 19 The Beautiful […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: April 11-30Monday, April 16-Friday, April 20 Textbook buyback The first of the two end-of-the-term textbook buybacks begins on April 16. There will be another buyback the following week, but that textbook you want to sell will probably no longer be taken. So don’t miss it. Take your books to the campus bookstore during regular business hours. […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Save Comm, Regional Skills, Craigflower Bridge, video games, WarholStudents campaign for communications at Camosun Students in Camosun College’s Applied Communication Program (ACP), one of several programs affected as part of Camosun’s 2012/13 budget, have initiated campaigns to try and generate awareness and action. Save the Village! is a Facebook and Twitter campaign to try and save Camosun’s campus radio station, which is part […] Continue Reading |
Local activist Rose Henry looks back at a life well livedRose Henry’s Coast Salish roots run deep. They run so deep through the local activist that she simply has to be blunt in her assessments of Canadian government. Blunt, because she has lived the truth the government won’t speak of. “Mainstream society has been denied their right to hear the truth of what an entire […] Continue Reading |
The Black Seeds hit dirtWhen New Zealand dub/funk/soul band The Black Seeds are on the road, what gets them through to their next gig might be a little surprising. “The asphalt on the road is what takes me to the next gig,” jokes the band’s bassist, Tim Jaray. “But, actually, listening to Bruce Springsteen’s album Nebraska while driving on […] Continue Reading |
Comics: April 4, 2012 issue |
Earthy Edibles: Fancy-pants pizzaFinally, a gluten-free pizza crust that tastes delicious and isn’t just a dry cracker with toppings on it! This pizza dough recipe saved my life. And while it’s not quite the same as viciously tearing into a greasy slice downtown after the bars close, your taste buds and your tummy will thank you in the […] Continue Reading |
