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Halloween rituals: For most who enjoy the mid- to late-October Halloween season, its thrill is accompanied by horror flicks and an abundance of sugary, high-calorie goodies. However, in our October 30, 2000 issue, we covered in our Speak Up column a diverse range of activities that those at Camosun prefer. Indeed, for those like Karen […]

Taking attendance in post-secondary education is an unnecessary practice that removes students’ ability to seek out occasional, one-time learning experiences. We get it: you want us to show up, but don’t we deserve a touch of autonomy? Taking attendance at this age is infantilizing. I’m one of the older students around, so I haven’t had […]

Red scare: The demand for higher pay that mirrors a high cost of living hardly sounds ludicrous to those who work for minimum wage; In 2000, the proposed $8 minimum wage, an increase of $0.40, turned heads. In our October 15, 2000, we cover that while some praised the plan by the BC government, citing […]

How do you feel when you watch the news? Are you happy about the direction the world is heading in? Are you comfortable with the road our leaders have put us on? Are you confident in your ability to navigate the hazards that are present and on the horizon? If you regularly follow world events, […]

Fossil in the making: If you found a time capsule of the year 2000, what ever would you expect to find? A Tamogatchi, frosted lip gloss, or a burned compilation CD of The White Stripes? In our October 2, 2000 issue, we covered the assembly of Camosun’s turn-of-the-century time capsule, which hoped to fossilize the […]

If you’re a gender-diverse or disabled student at Camosun, good luck finding an appropriate bathroom. Our so-called “accessible bathrooms” are proof that accessibility for some is not necessarily accessibility for all. Bathrooms should be boring, but on the Lansdowne campus, they feel like a nightmare. Let’s start with accessibility. Most of our “accessible” bathrooms are […]