Camosun MyWellness column: Five ways to branch out in 2020As we kick off the new year, it’s easy to get wrapped up in school, work, life… you name it. But staying connected with your community will end up flowing into other areas of your life—it’s all about balance. The MyWellness program wants students to stay happy, healthy, and balanced this year, so that’s why […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: What a royal move to Canada entailsThere’s been a lot of misinformation circulating about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s big move to Canada. This is rather ironic, considering that the entire reason that they are moving to BC is to avoid negative press and fake news. In the past, Meghan Markle has had terrible encounters with the paparazzi in Britain […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Accepting truthI drive from here to Kelowna, then to Calgary, and back to Victoria a few times a year. Driving alone, which I usually do, there is time and space enough for me to think deeply about things. Having lived in active addiction for most of my life (save the past two years that I have […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Business Study Group column: How to create culture, part 1Many of my former teachers have expressed the importance of a business culture, a good “fit” of people in a company, but when I asked one how someone creates culture, the answer did not seem so clear. “Hire the right people,” she said, and when I asked how to do that, she only said it […] Continue Reading |
Camosun MyWellness column: Talent show for mental health coming in FebruaryThe Camosun College MyWellness program is hosting our first-ever talent show for mental health awareness in February—and we’re looking for talent! If mental health has ever affected you or someone you know, you can do a song, dance, poem, or anything else in honour of that—and if you want, we’d love you to tell your […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Changes inward and outwardI began this column about addiction last year, and it started with my story. To make a very long tale short, life directed my awareness—rather forcefully—toward the fact that I was living as an active addict. This awareness came largely through a series of painful events, most notably a relationship with a physically and emotionally […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: The international-student tuition crisisStudent organizations across the province—including the Camosun College Student Society—are fighting against the unfair lack of international-student tuition regulation by the provincial government. This is a big concern, as the BC government’s deregulation of international-student tuition allows tuition prices to rise uncontrollably. In BC, the lack of regulation allowed average international-student tuition to rise by […] Continue Reading |
Camosun MyWellness column: MyWellness’ top-five tips to stay healthy this semesterA new semester is here, and it’s the goal of the MyWellness program to keep you as healthy and relaxed as possible. So take a look at our most effective de-stressors, and let us know if you think of any we missed! 1. Balance We know how hard it is to juggle work, school, friends, […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: Plastic-bag ban now social obligationAs someone who has worked retail on and off for the past eight years between multiple stints in school, I have sold thousands of plastic bags. When I first moved to Victoria almost five years ago, plastic bags were still being used. There was, however—and there still is—growing concern from environmentalists that the use of […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Unhooking from mind patternsImagine a train barrelling down a track at full speed. There is a great deal of power moving the train forward. The train is headed for a specific destination and there is only one path to get there. The train cannot suddenly change course, and stopping—should something come into its path—is not an option. The […] Continue Reading |
