Local, Live, and Loud: March 7-20Thursday, March 8 Tower of Dudes, Dave Lang and the Black Squirrels The Fort Cafe, $5, 9 pm Come celebrate International Women’s Day with a tower of dudes. No irony here, purely literal. Purely literal, swampy, washboard, folky-rock goodness. Friday, March 16 Veviter, Bonehoof, Iceberg Ferg Logan’s Pub, $14, 9:30 pm I could go and […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: March 7-20Thursday, March 8 Business Career Fair 2012 Camosun College’s co-operative education and student employment department, in partnership with the school of business, is hosting a one-day career fair at the Centre of Business and Access on Camosun’s Interurban campus. From 9:30 am until 1:30 pm employers will have the opportunity to meet and network with […] Continue Reading |
US exams rattle Camosun nursing staff, studentsStaff and students of the nursing program at Camosun College are perturbed that Canadian nurse regulators chose a US corporation to develop an entry-to-practice exam without consultation from registered nurses and nursing educators on the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) board of directors. “The Nursing Education Council of BC approached the CRNBC about […] Continue Reading |
Earthy Edibles: Goaty goodnessAh, cheese… that velvety, rich substance that adds an extra layer of padding to my body and prevents me from ever becoming a vegan. So many different incarnations of cheese are out there to titillate the taste buds. Aged, smoked, sheep’s milk, ash rind… I have to admit, I’ve been a bit of a cheese-wuss […] Continue Reading |
Double Teamed: Time for the three-way pileupClorisa: So, Dylan, have you ever participated in a three-way? Dylan: Nope. C: Yeah, me neither. Seems like it would be a lot of work. D: I dunno. I don’t know if I understand the appeal? C: I guess I can. How would you not feel pretty baller if you had two ladies? I think […] Continue Reading |
Commuting students concerned about bridge closureTraffic woes are about to resurface in View Royal and Saanich, and Camosun students coming from those areas are worried about how it will affect their daily commutes. The anticipated start date for the reconstruction of the Craigflower bridge that connects Admirals Road to Gorge Road West is June 1. The Island Highway via Craigflower […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: March 7, 2012 issueJohn K. Samson Provincial (Anti) 4/5 Provincial is the first full-length solo release from John K. Samson, singer/guitarist of Manitoban folk-punkers the Weakerthans. This album isn’t a huge stretch from his work with the Weakerthans: both show that Samson’s real strength is his lyrics. His ability to give the listener insight into the characters and […] Continue Reading |
Play sparks discussion on homelessnessSometimes a play is sparked by an idea of creating change. Like Joel Bernbaum’s play, Home Is a Beautiful Word, for instance, which came out of talks with the Belfry Theatre’s artistic director Michael Shamata about homelessness and will be debuting at the aptly titled Spark Festival. Bernbaum’s verbatim theatre piece was written based on […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Chargers, organic food boxes, funding cuts, Carrotmob, chair hockeyChargers on a roll The Camosun College Chargers men’s basketball team earned a bronze medal at the 2012 PACWEST basketball championship on March 3. The Chargers defeated the Capilano University Blues by a margin of 84 to 78. Rookie forward Trevor Scheurmann earned Player of the Game, scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Also, four […] Continue Reading |
International students to show off talentsExpect Camosun’s cultural tapestry to get even richer on the evening of March 19 as the college’s Peer Connections student group will be hosting their third annual cultural show at the Lansdowne campus. Peer Connections is an on-campus resource for international and domestic students to get support in order to make the transition to Canadian […] Continue Reading |
