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Camosun student takes home co-op/internship student of the year award

Adam Marsh, student editor

February 25, 2021

Camosun fourth-year Business Administration student Dylan Kaplan has received the 2020 Yvonne Thompson Page Co-op/Internship Student of the Year Award. The award recognizes an outstanding Co-operative Education or internship student at Camosun. Kaplan, who is majoring in human resources and leadership management, started his work experience as support coordinator for the engagement and communications group […]

An Inside Voice: Handling the hard stuff

Emily Welch, contributing writer

February 25, 2021

One thing we hear constantly over the radio, over the news, through any type of media soundbite that crosses our rather constricted paths this past year is talk of mental health. It’s COVID fatigue—people have been walking the same lines now for a year, whether it be the arrows pointing us down which way to […]

Student Editor’s Letter: Heading for a deadstick landing

Adam Marsh, student editor

February 24, 2021

Time just rolls forward. There’s no stopping it, and when we’re frozen in time to different extents because of the pandemic, that can create some really odd sensations. There are certain times of year that are checkpoints for me and always have been: the start of spring, the first Christmas shopping stress, or the first […]

#StudentsForLoujain celebrates release of jailed Saudi women’s rights activist

Adam Marsh, student editor

February 23, 2021

Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been released from Saudi jail after pressure was applied to the government to release her. Al-Hathloul—the UBC alumnus at the centre of the #StudentsForLoujain campaign—spent 1,001 days in jail. Saudi public prosecution said in a statement that al-Hathloul and others were arrested for being involved in “coordinated and […]

Unsettled and Striving: Update your perspective

Alexis Koome, contributing writer

February 22, 2021

It really grinds my gears that people are still looking to land and water protectors with the same condescending, outraged expressions as those plastered across the faces of white supremacists in the ’70s, when “Save the Trees” signs were deemed insignificant, “hippy” slogans, conjured from a hazy cloud in la-la land. Today, more than ever, […]

The Earth Is My Elder offers immersive experience at Open Space

Samara Oscroft, contributing writer

February 22, 2021

The Earth Is My Elder, running now at Open Space, starts before you even enter the gallery. The poetry of artist Krista Arias is stencilled in neon pink on the pillars out front of the gallery, her voice carrying from speakers over the din of the street, and the second-story windows full with the vibrant […]

Freedom from Addiction: We are not our addictions

Katie Mondey, contributing writer

February 22, 2021

I am not always an easy person to deal with—either in close relationships or more casually through work, school, and other social networks. I can be argumentative (just ask my instructors), pushy (ask my family), and sometimes I think I know what other people need or want, and brazenly offer my unsolicited advice and all-knowing […]

Camosun president Sherri Bell talks retirement

Adam Marsh, student editor

February 19, 2021

In 2015, Camosun president Sherri Bell was sitting in her office with with Camosun vice president of education John Boraas and vice president of communications, advancement, and planning Joan Yates and a large stack of poster paper. The three were thinking about what they wanted portfolios for different positions to look like in coming years. […]

New Music Revue: LIZZARD make rock fascinating on fourth album

Mark Nguyen, contributing writer

February 19, 2021

LIZZARD Eroded (Pelagic Records) 4.5/5 Get ready for some great alternative music in Eroded, the fourth album from French rock trio LIZZARD. Listeners new to the European rock scene will be amazed by this album’s quality. Eroded is a great example of combining melodic and hardcore styles. The music is fascinating with various sounds in […]

New Music Revue: Anna Akana showcases progression on new EP

Celina Lessard, contributing writer

February 19, 2021

Anna Akana No Longer Yours (Jenga Productions) 4/5 Anna Akana has followed up Casualty, her 2019 debut album, with No Longer Yours, a six-song mini-album that features her popular single “Pink.” A proud member of the bisexual community, the Los Angeles-based Akana uses her pop music to be open and reflect on her personal experiences […]