Just a story about a big-ass tent theft: From the “why would anyone bother?” department: our September 16, 1991 issue featured the cover story “Tent theft proves costly to student society,” which detailed, well, exactly what it promised: the woes of the Camosun College Student Society as they dealt with the aftermath of one of their tents being stolen from an event. The tent was valued at $3,500. Who the hell would steal a big tent?
4,500 stolen cups: The thefts didn’t stop at a big-ass tent: this issue also featured a story talking about how the Camosun cafeteria—at the time run by Beaver Foods—had almost $4,500 worth of plastic cups stolen from them in less than eight months. Was it the person who took the tent, preparing for a huge party? No, it was individual students walking away with the reusable cups, not realizing they were to be left behind (or realizing and doing it anyway). The cups were valued at around $1 each; this added up quickly for the caf, although we do applaud the use of reusable cups instead of adding to the landfill with disposable ones.
Not about theft: Just kidding! Totally about theft. Apparently you had to watch your back around Lansdowne in ’91: our story “Purses, bikes, decals stolen” detail how all of the above had gone missing during the first week of classes. The breakdown? Five purses, two bikes, and three parking decals. Bummer all around—although, looking at all our stories about students feeling dissatisfied with rising parking prices over the years, the last one comes as no surprise.