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November 18, 2009

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Twilight is a piece of shit

November 29, 2009
- Views

SASKATOON (CUP) – Preteens have terrible taste in literature. This fact is the reason that the “Sweet Valley High” and “Hardy Boys” series...

New wireless devices push boundaries of connectivity

November 28, 2009
- Life

SASKATOON (CUP) – In June 2000, PC World magazine asked, “Do you want email everywhere?” describing new mobile phones that were capable of...

Urban cores get massive mental illness study

November 27, 2009

KELOWNA, BC (CUP) – A nationwide project launched this week will aim to change the face of the services available for Canada’s homeless...

Events: Cinema Politica, Dec. 9

November 26, 2009
- Campus

Wednesday, Dec. 9 Cinema Politica Camosun College and Cinema Politica are pleased to hold screenings of relevant and politically charged films and screen...

Dehydrate, hydrate, repeat

November 25, 2009
- Life

FREDERICTON (CUP) – We live in an era where almost everything seems dangerous in some way. Some say microwaves aren’t safe, there are...

BC committee calls for interest rate drop on student loans

November 25, 2009
- News

KELOWNA, BC (CUP) – University may soon be easier to access in British Columbia. A report released this month by the BC legislature's...

Camosun and the amazing technological 3D motion suit

November 25, 2009
- News

From Nov. 18 to 25, XSens Technologies B.V.—a biomechanics company from the Netherlands—and their new go-go-gadget toy visited Camosun’s Sport Innovation Centre (SPIN)...

News brief: Jerk without a bomb

November 25, 2009
- News

Just after 11 am on the morning of Nov. 18 the switchboard operator at Camosun received a brief phone call indicating a bomb...

Arena rock: Billy Bragg concert review

November 24, 2009
- Arts

Billy Bragg Alix Goolden Hall, Nov. 23, 2009 “That’s a little trick that I picked up in the days of punk,” singer-songwriter Billy...

Local live & loud!

November 24, 2009
- Arts

Tuesday, Nov. 24 The Hidden Cameras, Gentleman Reg, Meat Draw, Bucan Bucan Alix Goolden Hall, 8 pm, $20 Whoa—this is the pop concert...

Reform motion would make exiting CFS harder

November 24, 2009
- News

TORONTO (CUP) – Debate is brewing within the Canadian Federation of Students over a motion to be presented at their upcoming semi-annual general...

Canadians see value, quality in post-secondary education: polls

November 23, 2009
- News

OTTAWA (CUP) – Two new Ipsos-Reid polls released last week suggest that a majority of Canadians are pleased with the quality of their...

CFS supporters strike back

November 21, 2009
- News

MONTREAL (CUP) – Less than a month after Concordia University’s petition to leave the Canadian Federation of Students was completed, students from across...

Puzzling neutron star identified as the youngest ever

November 20, 2009
- Life

EDMONTON (CUP) - A University of Alberta researcher is part of a team that has identified the youngest neutron star ever discovered out...

News briefs: Grizzlies, geography, bipolar babes, and more

November 20, 2009
- News

BC and the bear BC’s grizzly-bear population isn’t even remotely close to having a picnic on BC’s north coast. According to a press...

Phlegm

November 20, 2009
- Humour

Phlegm comic

Inside Out: Tesia Hackett

November 19, 2009
- Columns

Tesia Hackett is completing her first year at Camosun College, taking general classes while she decides upon her career path. Although currently working and...

Chesnutt surprises fans with loudness

November 19, 2009
- Arts

Most musicians welcome the opportunity to speak with journalists to promote their new album. But Vic Chesnutt is screening his calls today. Whether...

Local Lego club builds camaraderie

November 19, 2009
- Life

Brick by brick, nearly everything in the real world can be recreated with Lego. “People have varying interests,” says Joseph Williams, spokesperson for...

Hidden Cameras tired and inspired

November 19, 2009
- Arts

Joel Gibb, musical svengali and top banana behind Toronto’s Hidden Cameras, is close to collapse but happy. Touring North America in support of...

Gamers make geekiness good

November 18, 2009
- Life

Most people have never heard the phrases “roll for initiative” or “attack of opportunity” before, and they’d probably be confused if someone asked...

CCSS starts student union building consultation

November 18, 2009
- News

Plans for the development and eventual construction of a long-sought-after Camosun Student Union Building are now underway. The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS)...

Beauty and the breast

November 18, 2009
- Views

In so much of our art, poetry, and song the female breasts are adored and celebrated. Breast forms poke up, disguised but irrefutable,...

Exploring alternative exercise

November 18, 2009
- Sports

Research papers, presentations, and exams are just a few of the many challenges students encounter through the school year. They can all cause...

Lansdowne cafeteria improving under Aramark’s operation

November 18, 2009
- News

When Chartwells ran the Lansdowne campus cafeteria, up until August of 2008, it was a dire and desperate place to refuel the body...

Stepping out of the shadows: Transgender men tell all

November 18, 2009
- Feature

Imagine you’re a guy born in the body of a girl. Even though you’d self-identify as being male, you’d still have to wear...

Inter-Course: Twins don’t give good handjobs

November 18, 2009
- Columns

Dear Keltie, I read that Hugh Heffner’s new girlfriends are twins and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’ve always fantasized about having...

A tongue wag with Billy Bragg

November 18, 2009
- Arts

So, I’m about to interview legendary British folk-punk songwriter Billy Bragg on the eve of a Canadian tour. I’ve spent the whole night...

Canucks eke out .500 record at season’s quarter

November 17, 2009
- Sports

The Vancouver Canucks have recently passed the 20-game marker, which means one quarter of the season is already over. The team didn’t get...

CCSS ready to fight possible UVic CFS de-federation

November 17, 2009
- News

Responding to an attempt by students at UVic to de-federate from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS)...

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