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. […]

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Local, Live, and Loud: April 11-May 4

Friday, 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 […]

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Eye on Campus: April 11-30

Monday, 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. […]

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News briefs: Save Comm, Regional Skills, Craigflower Bridge, video games, Warhol

Students 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 […]

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Local activist Rose Henry looks back at a life well lived

Rose 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 […]

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The Black Seeds hit dirt

When 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 […]

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Earthy Edibles: Fancy-pants pizza

Finally, 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 […]

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Double Teamed: Vomit, wet noodles, and thin blood

Considering that we’ve left few taboos untouched, Double Teamed decided it was time to tackle the topic of sex while wasted. Clorisa: I am opposed to it. In my relationship now, she knows that if I’m drunk, she will not get laid. So we’ll go out sometimes and she’ll be like, ‘I think you’ve had […]

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What’s Up With Her?: How to confront a prof

I recently had a professor make a discriminatory remark about people with mental illness. The prof argued that most people wouldn’t want someone with a mental illness flying a plane. Our society has a very skewed idea of what mental illness is and usually associates it with negative tendencies. This adds to the fear these […]

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