The great depressionAbout 10 years ago, the counselling staff at Camosun College began to notice a disturbing trend. A larger portion of students at the college began suffering from fatigue, an inability to concentrate, thoughts of worthlessness, and insomnia. All of these things are symptoms of depression, according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical […] Continue Reading |
Under One Flag: How the CBC and cultural identity intersectThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is approaching its 75th birthday. The CBC was born out of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission on November 2, 1936. A whole campaign with a refreshing colour palette has been launched to celebrate and highlight some of the content that has reinforced and connected us as a nation. Even the Royal […] Continue Reading |
A deadly silence: the epidemic of missing and murdered BC Aboriginal womenThousands of Canadian women have been murdered over the last four decades, and hundreds, if not thousands, more are missing. Walk4Justice, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness of this epidemic, says the number of missing and murdered women is as high as 4,200, with a disproportionately large percentage of Aboriginal women represented. Although the […] Continue Reading |
