Fair celebrates vintage fashionFor the past three years, Vintage Fair Victoria has been uniting one-of-a-kind clothes with one-of-a-kind customers. On November 12, over 30 vendors will roll their wares into the Fairfield United Church for the fifth instalment of the event. “Most people that are in this business have done it because they’re collectors, and their collection got […] Continue Reading |
Aboriginal education thrives at CamosunCelebrating its 20th year at Camosun College, Aboriginal Education and Community Connections (formerly First Nations Education) plays a large role in ensuring a successful future for aboriginal students at the college. The resource centre offers support for students who are in aboriginal studies. “When I walk into this office, I feel like I’m walking into […] Continue Reading |
Student-run clinic treats sports injuriesFourth-year students in the Athletic and Exercise Therapy (AET) program have opened a clinic at Interurban campus where Camosun students can be treated for sports-related and other injuries. Camosun students training to be athletic therapists run the clinic, which is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The clinic is open to all Camosun students, […] Continue Reading |
Heading south: a student’s opinion on Canada’s directionIn the last 15 years Canada has seen a widening gap between incomes of the rich and poor, a situation that will most likely become more extreme under the current government. Income inequality is a global epidemic, and is a key reason behind the Occupy protests. At a time when most of the world is […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Occupy movement lacks unityWhen Egyptians and Libyans began protesting to topple their corrupt governments, the world had yet to see what the singular focus of hundreds of thousands of people could accomplish. It was something new that the world hadn’t seen before: a nonviolent revolution. The growing Occupy movement currently seeks to use this new power of nonviolent […] Continue Reading |
Comics: November 2, 2011 issue(Click for larger version.) Continue Reading |
Worth the Trip: Su-su-sushiCampus Caf Lansdowne campus Sushi Combo $8.95 Presentation and service Jason: Sushi from the cafeteria. This seems safe… I hope. As a rule, I avoid sushi that has been sitting in a cooler for an undisclosed amount of time, but we have a job to do, and it actually looks pretty decent. Plus, you get […] Continue Reading |
Green Your World: Green reflectionsAs I reflect upon my time at Camosun I have come to realize the importance of volunteering. In first year I got a job with City Green, a local non-profit specializing in helping homeowners access grants to make their houses more energy efficient. By donating my time I was able to get my foot in […] Continue Reading |
What’s Up With Her?: Objectification of women still not okayIt would be nice to think that the objectification and degradation of women are no longer problems in our culture here in 2011. But they are problems, and the continuing exploitation of women in advertising perpetuates those problems. For example, a local house party featuring all-you-can-drink beer was recently marketed using a poster featuring a […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: The vulva is not invisibleOften the genitalia of the female body is discounted and the breasts are the focus of the sexualized anatomy. The fact that women have a vulva is seldom mentioned. Women’s clothing, specifically swimwear and yoga pants, exemplifies the expectation of a perfectly smooth, featureless, generic genital region. When, in fact, women do have external genitalia, […] Continue Reading |
