Local artist uses underwater photos as inspirationVictoria-based figurative painter Lisa Hebden became interested in the idea that sparked her current exhibit, Swimmers, while in Argentina in 2012. It was a hot summer and she spent a lot of time in pools; she wanted to delve deeper into how the connection to ourselves changes when we’re in the water, our skin distorted […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Equality vs. equityEquality is discussed heavily when talking about feminism, and that makes sense—being a feminist is about striving for fairness between all genders and sexual orientations. But I feel like that equality itself is never truly elaborated on. What does equality look like in the real world? Is it even something we should be striving for? […] Continue Reading |
Breaking news: Camosun College announces next presidentCamosun College has announced its next president. Lane Trotter will be president of Camosun starting in January 2022. Trotter is currently the president of Vancouver’s Langara College and has 28 years of experience at a senior level in post-secondary. Trotter will replace Sherri Bell, who has been the Camosun president for over six years. Trotter’s […] Continue Reading |
New CCSS First Nations director says patience is key for reconciliationNew Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) First Nations director Evalyn Combes finds the horrible reality of residential schools in Canada—the last one of which closed in 1996—really hard to talk about. As such, she had mixed feelings when she first got the position of First Nations director in the CCSS spring elections this year. “It’s […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Get involved this fallWe all catch ourselves complaining about bills. Rent transfers, credit cards, interest payment IOUs—sometimes the list is endless. I often think of how I could buy a house in Saskatchewan for a fraction of what I’d pay here. Of course, in a moment of poignant irony, that thought usually comes knocking during moments of reflection […] Continue Reading |
BC government releases final guidelines for fall, Camosun continues to get ready for full returnOn Monday, July 5, the provincial government released final guidelines for a full return to campus in the fall. The provincial COVID-19 Return-to-Campus Guidelines say that on September 7 at the earliest, masks will be a personal choice on campuses, there will be normal social contact, and there will be no occupancy limits for workspaces. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Classes Abroad: Life in India during COVIDCOVID has affected everyone around the world. I want to talk about how it affected an international student studying remotely in India, which was the worst-hit country by COVID in the past few months. It was not easy at all. Of course it was difficult not just for me but for all the citizens of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society offers fall semester tuition for vaccinated students in contestThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and Camosun College are holding a contest for vaccinated students, and the grand-prize winner is going to walk away with a semester’s worth of free tuition. The #CamVax: Vaccination for Education contest is open to all students who receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by September 7 […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Feel the fear, but don’t be scaredI’m a bit older than the average Camosun student. I grew up in the early 2000s, which means that textbooks, schoolyard conversations, and commercials were full of information like “The worst impacts of climate change could be irreversible by 2030.” It scared us, but at the time, I thought, “30 years is still a while; […] Continue Reading |
Camosun launches Indigenous canoe as part of ongoing reconciliation effortsFor Camosun School of Access dean Ian Humphries, the private smudging ceremony and launch of Camosun’s new Indigenous canoe into the Gorge waterway on Monday, July 21—National Indigenous Peoples Day—was a special experience. Considering the many hundreds of bodies of Indigenous children that have been discovered across Canada recently, Humphries knows work in reconciliation will […] Continue Reading |
