Postsecondary on an empty stomach: the rise of student poverty in CanadaIt would be comforting to think that a slight dip in Canada’s economy has led to the situation many postsecondary students are in: struggling with poverty. Unfortunately, many working within postsecondary education feel that the factors at play are much more complex than that. It’s more than just waiting for the economy to get better: […] Continue Reading |
Floating on the surface: one student’s experience overcoming more than just waves at TofinoI have not been much of a risk taker in my 26 years of life. Nothing I did was ever to the extreme, and like most sane people, I avoided putting my life in danger. For some reason, I did not classify surfers in the category of “adrenaline junkies.” It might have been because I had […] Continue Reading |
Why students should care about Bill C-51Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood proudly in front of the Canadian flag at a Conservative party rally in January. There, in front of his supporters, he introduced Bill C-51 as anti-terrorism legislation in response to the October shooting on Parliament Hill. Despite many debates as to whether the event was in fact a terrorist attack […] Continue Reading |
Camosun has a sports team?: A Camosun student athlete looks at the Chargers’ challengesWhen Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball setter Vitor Macedo’s block looped up over his opponents and landed inches within the end line during men’s volleyball championships, my Facebook newsfeed exploded. Pictures of gold medals in mouths, a white banner reading “National Champions Canadiens,” and the wooden trophy that took two hands to carry were posted everywhere. […] Continue Reading |
CRD clears the air on the new clean-air bylawsSmoking in Victoria is about to become a lot more difficult. The Capital Regional District (CRD), in collaboration with Island Health (VIHA), has updated the existing Clean Air Bylaw, which currently prohibits smoking three metres from businesses, patios, and bus stops. The CRD is a government-regulated organization comprised of elected members representing the multiple municipalities […] Continue Reading |
Breaking isolation: Victoria’s gaming community is no longer hidingWalking into the recent GottaCon gamer convention held at the Victoria Conference Center, I’m immediately shocked by the severe volume and variety of people. Moms and dads with tiny babies, women in full body armour, teens, tweens, adults, seniors, children, a woman dressed as Sailor Moon… and everybody has a gaming device of some kind […] Continue Reading |
The cheque’s no longer in the mail: what will happen to Canada Post as it struggles to remain relevant?At Canada Post’s Victoria sorting plant, manager Kevin Pearson strides onto the huge facility floor and says, “This is where it happens.” At 3:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, “it” means quite a lot. Long, shiny conveyor belts snake from laser-scanning machines into the caverns of trucks and suck up packages of all shapes and sizes. […] Continue Reading |
Why Victoria mayor Lisa Helps matters to studentsIf you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new mayor in town. Students in particular should heed this development with interest. Victoria’s new mayor, Lisa Helps, is making a concentrated effort to address the questions and concerns of the student body through initiatives and promoting youth involvement. Sworn in on December 4 after defeating previous Victoria […] Continue Reading |
Rain boots and fireflies: a dramatic telling of common eventsBits and pieces of memory spark inside my head like fireflies on a humid Ontario evening. The thoughts drift by, harmless and content, fluttering against the dark backdrop. The bioluminescent twinkles in the darkness show me innocent flashes of random moments: ironing my best friend’s hair on her bedroom floor before school, skidding down a […] Continue Reading |
The other lives of Camosun staff: what you don’t know about these mild-mannered college employeesTo some students, teachers are those people who stand at the front of a class for hours and blab on and on when the students would rather be at home watching Netflix and petting their cat. And to others, they are their mentors, the people who can teach them invaluable skills. But those who think […] Continue Reading |
