Eye on Campus: October 19-November 1

Thursday, October 20 Campus-wide info session If there’s anything you’d like to know about more than 100 programs at Camosun College, this info session is the place to do it. Program instructors will be available to explain what courses are taken, what prerequisites are required, costs, and what career opportunities will be available after graduation. […]

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News briefs: The future of parking, a $36,000 METIman, more missing-women news

Students can help shape Camosun’s parking future Camosun College is surveying students and faculty about their thoughts, experiences, and ideas regarding getting to and parking at Camosun until October 30. The last time the Camosun community was surveyed was three years ago, before the college’s transportation and parking management plan was developed. The first year […]

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New Music Revue: October 5, 2011 issue

65daysofstatic We Were Exploding Anyway (Hassle) 4/5 Do not drive while listening to this electronic post-rock Brit band: you will speed and/or attempt to pull off dangerous driving maneuvers. 65daysofstatic’s album starts off slow and simple but quickly builds to a mastered delivery of their chaotic yet smoothly orchestrated sound. The album highlight is “Come […]

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PostSecret finds the positive side of having secrets

It started out as a community art project in Washington, DC, seven years ago. Four New York Times bestselling books, a successful blog site, and half a million anonymous secrets later, PostSecret is now putting the power of secret-sharing and moderating into the hands of the user with the new PostSecret app. But despite all […]

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What’s Up With Her?: Something stewing

As I entered one of my first classes this semester I was a little shocked by my female professor’s response to the lack of women in the information and technology and trades fields. Not only did she comment on the lack of women in trades and IT programs, she also assumed that the reason for […]

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Green Your World: It’s time to ride

Don’t you hate it when you’re waiting at a bus stop and a crowded bus passes you by? The only thing more frustrating is when the very next bus also leaves you in the dust. Kind of makes you want to drive your car more often, right? Except that traffic sucks, parking is expensive, and […]

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In Search of Lost Time: There are many genders

Most 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 […]

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Worth the Trip: Stir it up

Campus 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 […]

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Sin City goes back to the ’30s for second season

Anyone 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 […]

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