In Search of Lost Time: There are many gendersMost people never think about gender. We register the gender of the people around us by their clothes and general appearance, never really thinking about it any more than that. But occasionally we meet people who live in a world where such simple gender dichotomies don’t describe who they are. These are the people who […] Continue Reading |
Worth the Trip: Stir it upCampus Caf Lansdowne campus Chicken teriyaki stir-fry $6.82 Presentation and service Jason: The staff here is excellent, but not being able to order lunch before 11 am is ridiculous. Who has the right to deny you stir-fry for breakfast? Nobody. And stir-fry in the morning is delicious. Tyler: Yeah, I get why there are hard […] Continue Reading |
Sin City goes back to the ’30s for second seasonAnyone who saw the live improvised comedy show Sin City last season and is expecting the same visual experience this time around is going to be surprised, to say the least. The show, now in its second season, is tackling a whole new era with this season, according to director/producer Ian Ferguson. They were living […] Continue Reading |
Drifting good outlet for driversDan Cormier is emphatic that Capital City Drift is more than a racing series. It’s a community. A pair of strangers approached the former Camosun student in a Tim Horton’s parking lot a couple years ago after noticing his customized Nissan 200sx with swapped-in Skyline engine. They invited him to a drift event the next […] Continue Reading |
Camosun a Hart starterDwayne Hart, vice-president of finance and administration at Northern Lights College (NLC), credits Camosun College for re-launching his highly successful academic career. Hart’s studies as a mature student at Camosun reignited his passion for education. He now travels the world promoting the new Centre for Clean Energy Technology, which is situated over at NLC’s Dawson […] Continue Reading |
Urban farming breaking groundIn the wake of the recent Occupy Wall Street protests, it’s hard to deny the effect the recent economic crisis has had on people in North America. Communities are looking for ways to cope and recover, and the people of Detroit have turned to urban farming. “I think people just got fed up,” says Mark […] Continue Reading |
