Subculture picks up steamIt’s fitting that a fringe subculture based on Victorian-era science-fiction is gaining such a following here in Victoria. With the third annual Victoria Steampunk Expo coming up, fans of the genre are again planning to dress up and geek out for a phenomenon that’s steadily gaining popularity all over the world. For the uninitiated, steampunk […] Continue Reading |
BC minister of jobs announces record-breaking year while touring CamosunThe carpentry program at Camosun’s Interurban campus was the scene of a major announcement in the provincial trades industry on Thursday, April 19. BC minister of jobs, tourism and innovation Pat Bell stopped by campus to announce that a record-breaking number of tradespersons have qualified as journeypersons this year. “There are great opportunities in our […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Legal system needs to punish animal abusersOur legal system is pathetic. In 2009, two island men, David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham, starved an old horse named Jalupae nearly to death on Whiffin’s farm in Saanichton. Then the horse was strung up by a rope to an excavator and hung. But a judge has recently found that the hanging was humane and […] Continue Reading |
Tight race at Interurban in student society electionsThe latest Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections, held April 3-5, showed how important single votes can be, with the Interurban executive position being decided by a mere 12 votes. Jordan Sandwith, a first-year computer systems technician student, narrowly defeated Deana Srdic, a third-year business administration marketing communications student. “One vote, 12 votes—a win is […] Continue Reading |
Yarn bomber hits Lansdowne campusThe railing along Richmond Street now offers a lovely view of the solar system. At least until someone takes the yarn down. It seems the Richmond House, or at least the railing closest to it, was recently yarn bombed with a colourful crochet planetarium. And the dastardly culprit behind this fuzzy graffiti? Camosun student Spencer […] Continue Reading |
Breaking news: ACP students march to Camosun president’s officeApproximately 40 students in Camosun’s Applied Communication Program (ACP) marched to Camosun College president Kathryn Laurin’s office on the afternoon of April 11. The students were attempting to get answers as to why ACP has been suspended and wanted to hand deliver letters about ACP and a personal invite to Laurin. “We went down to […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Technology killing communicationTechnology is turning people into ignorant, narcissistic humans devoid of any original thought. Harsh? No. People are just too occupied with their smart phones to realize it. This generation no longer has the ability to function properly while using technology. We call ourselves multi-taskers, but technology is hindering our ability to do anything productive. No […] Continue Reading |
Students urged to get Hep A vaccine after deli food scareCamosun students and staff who recently purchased Fairway Market deli items at 2635 Quadra Street are being encouraged by health professionals to get immunized. An employee in the deli recently tested positive for hepatitis A. Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and Fairway is advising that anyone who consumed deli food items that weren’t prepackaged on […] Continue Reading |
Brian Jackson: “A conductor is really like a glorified traffic cop.”Brian Jackson has been conducting orchestras for over half a century. The British-Canadian conductor, organist, and pianist has conducted since he was a teenager in the 1950s. And when the Canadian College of Performing Arts teams up with the Victoria Symphony for their upcoming Broadway Spectacular, it will celebrate Jackson’s retirement. Born in Cornwall—the southwestern-most […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Everyday fool’s dayNow that we’re all media-savvy consumers, we expect that on April Fool’s Day we’re going to be confronted by lame attempts to blindside us with some sort of joke or prank. You’d have to be a fool or a five-year-old to fall for any plot revealed on April 1. But it hasn’t always been that […] Continue Reading |
