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February 3, 2010

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Big Fat Hairy Ballsack comic

February 15, 2010
- Humour

The latest Big Fat Hairy Ballsack.

Natural Selection comic

February 15, 2010
- Humour

Natural Selection is in the house!

Campus Callosum comic

February 12, 2010
- Humour

Another installment of Pam Oliver's Campus Callosum.

Inside Out: Camille Jones

February 12, 2010
- Columns

Camille Jones Camille Jones grew up on the Northern Gulf Islands and is now completing her second year at Camosun, working towards a...

Student employment numbers slowly crawling back

February 11, 2010
- News

OTTAWA (CUP) — Richard Mah would guess he sent out about 300 resumés last summer and never got a job. He was on...

The many shades of queer

February 11, 2010
- Columns

Heterosexism occurs when people assume that everyone is heterosexual; this assumption often leads to feelings of isolation among members of the queer community....

Reading-break fun and adventures

February 10, 2010
- Campus

Reading break—a tried, tested, and true way to destroy your liver and kill some brain cells. It can be hit-or-miss for most students...

Introducing... Wizard Rock!

February 10, 2010
- Arts

VANCOUVER (CUP) — When most people read the Harry Potter books, they come out fans of Harry, Ron or Hermione. Few think to...

Sports controversies: When winners become losers

February 9, 2010
- Sports

OTTAWA (CUP) — Sex, drugs and . . . sports? Athletes are often highly regarded as wholesome heroes for kids to look up...

Canadian Olympians to watch at the 2010 Games

February 9, 2010
- Sports

Soon the Canadians will be taking over the world. Or, well, at least the 2010 Olympic Games. Here are some Canuck athletes who...

Quick Bites: Canoe Brewpub

February 8, 2010
- Columns

Canoe Brewpub 450 Swift Street 250–361–1940 4/5 bites A fusion of the old world and the new awaits inside the heritage building that...

Bottled-water giant responds to ban in Brandon

February 8, 2010
- News

BRANDON, Man. (CUP) — The chair of Brandon University board of governors has received a letter from Nestlé Waters Canada — one of...

Watching Porn with Michael Dorn

February 8, 2010
- Humour

May we introduce... Watching Porn with Michael Dorn!

Noise Addict: An introduction to greatness

February 7, 2010
- Arts

Discovering a band that’s been around for a long time can be a daunting task. Where to begin when a band has a...

The Curtain Call: Blood mixed with tears

February 6, 2010
- Arts

I felt like I’d received the emotional equivalent of a kick in the gut after watching the Belfry Theatre’s Where the Blood Mixes....

Interurban student starts PISE intramurals

February 5, 2010
- Sports

Interurban student Samantha Doney has set the ball in motion on an idea to offer Camosun students a little more activity this school...

Camosun College about to get comfier

February 5, 2010
- News

In response to a drought of comfortable student spaces on campus—where students often have no choice but to sit on tables and floors—the...

Phlegm comic

February 5, 2010
- Humour

The new episode of Phlegm.

Big Screen Review: Doctor Parnassus and Creation

February 4, 2010
- Arts

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Come one, come all! Enter the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a vaudeville act where imagination comes alive. The...

Car break-in a warning to Camosun students

February 4, 2010
- Campus

For Camosun student Matt Rostad, dealing with the first day of classes in January was enough of a weight on his mind. But...

Student envisions composting program

February 4, 2010
- Campus

In nature, waste doesn’t exist. Nature has a way of harnessing the energy and nutrients of decaying matter and turning it into new...

Worth the Trip: Breakfasts

February 4, 2010
- Columns

Campus Café Lansdowne Campus Big Breakfast $5.59 plus tax Presentation and service Ed: It’s very rare to see Aramark make a decent platter...

Inter-Course: The money shot is not hot

February 4, 2010
- Columns

A landscaper friend of mine once told me a story. She was working on a garden bed underneath a client’s kitchen window and...

Nothing clear-cut with local band Forestry

February 3, 2010
- Arts

Whether it’s Cream in 1968 or Them Crooked Vultures in 2010, music fanatics will always be quick to shout “supergroup” when great musicians...

CCSS alumni charged in drug bust

February 3, 2010
- News

A former executive of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has been arrested on charges relating to a major Canadian drug operation. Julian...

Student-complaint website launched

February 3, 2010
- News

Camosun has launched a new service on its website advising students of the steps they can take if they have a complaint against...

Yarn bombing: Activism even granny would approve of

February 3, 2010
- Feature

When I was a kid, my Oma was always making me sweaters and toques that my mom would force me to wear on...

Hair she blows!

February 3, 2010
- Views

There’s a scene in the cult British film, Withnail and I, where tweaked-out hippie Danny, high as a kite, remarks, “Hair are your...

Eye on Campus: Trades fair, youth health, tea fest

February 2, 2010
- Campus

Thursday, Feb. 4 Trades & Technology Career Fair This one-day career fair is a great forum for schmoozing and socializing with students from...

Nexus issue 11 hits the stands on Wed.!

February 2, 2010
- Campus

Nexus issue 11 hits the stands on Wednesday, with a feature story on yarn bombing, as well as stories on Camosun's new student...

Local Live and Loud: Rootz Underground, Corb Lund, more

February 2, 2010
- Arts

Friday, Feb. 5 Rootz Underground, Shane Philip, Nine Mile Sugar, 9 pm, $20 - Let’s get together and feel all right for this...

News briefs: WestShore English, Young fitness, more

February 2, 2010
- News

Go west, young man! Camosun’s English department is feeling finer than a frog’s hair split three ways over an English course soon to...

Arena Rock: Motley Crue and Steve Earle

February 1, 2010
- Arts

Mötley Crüe Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, Jan. 23 Bands left over from the ’80s bring a few things to mind—big hair, men looking like...

Zooey and Adam courts controversy

January 31, 2010
- Arts

WINNIPEG (CUP) – When asked if he anticipated the controversy surrounding his new film Zooey and Adam, filmmaker Sean Garrity’s answer was fairly...

Study confirms student debt is on the rise

January 31, 2010
- News

OTTAWA (CUP) – A new Statistics Canada report suggests that more Canadian students are taking out loans to finance their education — and...

Riders in the storm

January 30, 2010
- Life

MONTREAL (CUP) – Braving harsh temperatures, snow and strong winds, some cyclists continue to commute by bike all year round. In the winter,...

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