I am a purple warrior: Life as a Camosun student with epilepsyWe all know the story of Alice falling into the rabbit hole on her way to Wonderland, where she encounters an entirely unknown world. Like Alice, I also stumbled into a strange place full of curiosity and fear, unexpectedly seeing a different world I was unfamiliar with. But, unlike Alice, I did not meet a […] Continue Reading |
YYJ on USA: A collection of local voices talk American electionAmong all the headlines, and the interviews, and the radio talks, I’ve found a timid silence penetrating the conversations I share regarding the future, as if not mentioning the monster will cease to wake it. I say “monster” as a stand-in for human rights, climate change, genocide, and affordability because I too do not wish […] Continue Reading |
Casting the ballot: A student guide to provincial politicsWhile it may not be the most high-profile or talked-about election this year, the 2024 British Columbia provincial election has been getting increasing attention and coverage as we approach polling day on Saturday, October 19. Political experts say that the election is a close race between the BC New Democratic Party (BC NDP) and the […] Continue Reading |
At the crossroads of crises: How students struggle, and how to help yourselfEverything sucks right now. I don’t say this to be a pessimist—I say this because it’s the elephant in the room. Globally, we are witnessing once-in-a-lifetime horror after once-in-a-lifetime horror; locally, climate stresses and the cost of living are creating an environment where we’re so run down we barely have time to react. I don’t […] Continue Reading |
I, AI-bot: A classroom discussion in artificial intelligenceArtificial Intelligence (AI) is the seemingly paradoxical concept of non-living entities generating persistent logic and reason—which, from the earliest days of ancient philosophers such as Descartes, are the singular defining features of what it means to be human. The first actual attempts at simulating human intelligence came in 1943, when academics Walter Pitts and Warren […] Continue Reading |
And the award goes to… Alums recognized for their post-Camosun achievementsKayleigh McDonald takes home Promising Alumni Award AJ Aiken, senior writer Kayleigh McDonald hasn’t got to where she is today by sitting still. McDonald—the 2024 recipient of Camosun’s Promising Alumni Award—graduated from the college in 2019 with a bachelor’s in Business Administration with a marketing major. She also obtained a certificate in Business Administration and […] Continue Reading |
Breakin’ down the budget: What Budget 2024 means for me and youBudget 2024 has gotten quite a bit of coverage in the news lately, centred around the changes to the capital gains tax. Some experts claim that the new federal budget provides a welcome reprieve to families and disadvantaged communities, but others have been critical of the capital gains measures. What hasn’t been discussed in nearly […] Continue Reading |
What I really learned at Camosun College: One student’s storyI finished the Community, Family and Child Studies program (CFCS) this winter semester and it feels so great. Finally, I could see assignments and exams coming to an end. These two years have been wonderful and so full of learning experiences, hard work, new people, and curiosity. These two years have also been intense and […] Continue Reading |
Under the underground: Victoria’s punk house-show legacyThroughout Victoria, there are unmarked spots where history was made. In the basement of a house on Caledonia, Green Day played a show on October 6, 1992. Near the corner of Hillside and Quadra, another house held shows with legendary punk bands NOFX and Lagwagon. World-renowned crossover hardcore legends DRI? Yup, they played in a […] Continue Reading |
From recovery to helping others recover: Camosun alumnus Fred Cameron tells his taleFred Cameron was at Camosun College from 2017 to 2022, but it was a long road for him to get here. Cameron put his education to work quickly when COVID turned his part-time job at SOLID, intended to give him money for coffee at school, into a full-time career. And now he’s using his education […] Continue Reading |
