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 |
The Arkells come into their own on new albumIt’s been a long three years since Hamilton indie rockers The Arkells put out their debut album, Jackson Square. In that time, the band logged in a lot of hours touring around Canada, and while they made an impression on fans and critics, winning the Juno Award for new group of the year along the […] Continue Reading |
Arena Rock: Death breathNapalm Death Club 9ONE9 Victoria, BC October 25 Over 27 years ago, in Birmingham, England, Napalm Death were beginning to fuse death metal with hardcore punk. Featuring abrasive vocals, sociopolitical lyrics, down-tuned guitars, and speedy punk drumming, Napalm Death were the grindcore pioneers. Strangely enough, they recently played at Club 90NE9 in Victoria. Local grinders […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit brings photos back off the hard driveAn instructor from Camosun’s visual arts program will be opening his latest art installation downtown at Open Space gallery on November 10. The exhibition, entitled Thirty-Five Thousand Forty,will demonstrate a new way of reading digital photography and exhibit over 35,000 photos displayed on the 14-foot walls of Open Space gallery. The installation is courtesy of […] Continue Reading |
