Camosun saves work/study program: The work/study program was under some budgetary strains 25 years ago; our February 19, 1991 issue detailed the troubles in the cover story “College saves work/study.” The piece explained how the Ministry of Advanced Education wouldn’t spend the surplus money it had left in the program, leaving Camosun scrambling to pick up the pieces. Thanks to the college’s efforts and the Camosun College Student Society rallying for a solution (by way of a “telephone campaign,” quaintly enough), Camosun found a way to come up with the $50,000 that they weren’t getting from the government.
What would ICBC say?: Our City Cycling… Seriously column was a great look at cyclist issues, especially considering it was 25 years ago. But looking back on this particular issue, we’re surprised at the lack of shoulder-checking happening in Victoria a quarter-century back: “Motorists aren’t looking to their right, normally, while preparing to turn right,” the column’s writer said. Actually, we know what the drivers are like out there today; maybe it’s not that surprising. Stay safe out there, cyclists.
This is the weirdest story ever: If you’ve been reading this column the past few issues, you know all about “the man in the window.” If not: it was a cardboard cut-out of a man, and it went missing from Camosun’s A/V department. In this issue, we reprinted a ransom letter that his… uh, its captives left in a Fisher building bathroom. Along with a picture of the cardboard cut-out, those holding “Cam Olson,” as he was known, said in the letter, “Time is running out! We want better parking or Cam Olson gets towed.”