The Examined Life: The death of objectivityObjectivity is quickly falling out of fashion in our modern world of science, leaving people feeling lost. There are still those who find solace in religion, however, faith has become an impossibility for many. Cultures too, like monolithic glaciers, are melting away into the sea. Canada prides itself on its multiculturalism, but is anything being […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: COVID-19 supports in placeWhether you are out of a job and are one of the 2.1 million people across Canada who have applied for Employment Insurance (EI) or you are considered an essential worker and are putting your health on the line every day as you continue to go to work, the past few weeks have undoubtedly been […] Continue Reading |
Dance performance about isolation even more relevant in light of COVID-19Into the WIRE is a dance performance dealing with themes of social isolation in a technological dystopia. The show—being presented by local non-profit dance studio Broken Rhythms—has been over a year in the making, but due to COVID-19 the studio, fittingly, has had to adapt it for a digital medium. Into the WIRE artistic director Dyana Sonik-Henderson […] Continue Reading |
Natural Selection: April 15, 2020 web exclusive |
Lovebirds: April 14, 2020 web exclusive |
Camosun Comic Club column: April 14, 2020 web exclusive |
Camosun College Student Society election results in, referendum passesThe results of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections are in. The elections, which were held online from April 7 to 9, are a chance for Camosun students to get on the CCSS board of directors. Quinn Cunningham is the new CCSS external executive. Amanda Garner is now the CCSS women’s director, and […] Continue Reading |
Governments offer additional supports for post-secondary students with summer jobs program and Indigenous emergency fundPrime minister Justin Trudeau announced a boost to the Canada Summer Jobs Program (CSJP) on Wednesday, April 8. The wage subsidy for CSJP employers will be raised from up to 50 percent of minimum wage to 100 percent, and the program—which helps students find work in the summer—will now include part-time jobs as well as […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: April 9, 2020 web exclusive |
Student editor’s letter: Making it through the 2 pm trench“Is that beeping in my head?” Shortly after noon, when the lunchtime pick-me-up has worn off and morning coffee is a distant memory, I find myself asking this question. I look to the cat. He blinks, eyes glowing in a sunbeam; it’s cute, sure. But his pupils are little black slits. A little creepy? Understatement […] Continue Reading |
