Student Editor’s Letter: Reading the writing on the wall for fallChange is the only constant, but, in some ways, things don’t change too much. It’s a horrible cliche, but it’s true. What I’m getting at is that we’re in for another rocky fall semester. The false starts are taxing. Economically, we need to buy into it—literally—but I’m getting to a point where I want to […] Continue Reading |
Blockchain training coming to Camosun in fallBlockchain training is coming to Camosun College. Training in Blockchain—a digital ledger of transactions distributed across a network of computers, making it very difficult to hack—will take place through the college’s recently reopened Continuing Education department. Camosun director of strategic initiatives/acting director of Continuing Education and Contract Training Jen Stone says Blockchain training at the […] Continue Reading |
BCFS launches Influence the Vote campaign ahead of federal electionThe British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) and the Alberta Student Executive Council recently launched Influence the Vote, a new campaign aimed at providing students the incentive and information to make an informed vote in the upcoming federal election, taking place on September 20. BCFS chairperson Melissa Chirino says the BCFS is taking a non-partisan […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: The Suicide Squad funny, entertaining, riskyThe Suicide Squad (2021) 3.5/4 My favourite kinds of movies are ones that take risks. Take a movie like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, for instance. It took a lot of guts, both figuratively and literally, to make a movie that showed someone getting their heart ripped out from their body in that […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Fragile femininityIt was a sweaty summer afternoon and I had just gotten off work for the day. Sighing in heat-fuelled exhaustion, I got in the car and turned on my summer Spotify playlist. I always listen to music in the car, and, naturally, this playlist had lots of classic summer hits. I was halfway home when […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Feeling the strain of anxiety and smokeGoogling current wildfire activity for BC is terrifying. The province is a cluster of multi-coloured dots, each one indicating a fire, with an orange flame emoji beside the ones that are considered of note. And it’s starting to become a concern close to home: outside my building, signage has been posted informing smokers to use […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Classes Abroad: Things I can’t wait to do once I get to CamosunI am writing this in a hotel in Doha. I have tested negative for COVID and there are six more days left in my quarantine. I’ve finally gotten comfortable with the idea of travelling via a third country and quarantining. I’m trying to make the most of my unpredictable and unplanned hotel vacation in Qatar. […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Putting the pants onThis is a look back to help us understand that feminism is a constant fight for the future of others. It’s the belief in a human mind that is not limited to its surroundings. We need to look back at the simplest things, of what is so normal to us today. In fact, though, brave […] Continue Reading |
Why This Word looks at issues of female labour, writing, identity through artWhether it’s a song, novel, or screenplay, nothing brings out its creator’s thoughts and emotions like the craft of writing. And this month at Deluge Contemporary Art, Jo Ying Peng has curated an exhibit dedicated to deconstructing the act of writing as a way to shape identity. Why This Word runs until Saturday, August 21 […] Continue Reading |
Camosun transition program prepares northern youth for college education20 Indigenous students in Canada’s north recently took part in a four-month online transition program through Camosun College. The program aims to prepare students for post-secondary and to help with a transition that meets their cultural and educational needs. When the students completed the program, at the end of July, they then had an option […] Continue Reading |
