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Don’t know, don’t care: Camosun students aren’t as engaged politically as they were in years past. Why?

Fred Cameron, features writer

January 23, 2019

Students inherit the responsibilities of the generation before us, and as a post-secondary institution Camosun College is responsible for fostering new ideas while students develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to bring them to fruition. Considering the recent student council elections on campus and municipal elections across the capital region, as well as the […]

Post-elections post-secondary: Now that student society and municipal elections have passed, what does 2019 hold in store for post-secondary life?

Fred Cameron, features writer

January 7, 2019

The fall of 2018 was a time of political change for students here at Camosun. Elections have come and gone for both the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and municipal councils on the lower island. We’ve also been given an option to reform our provincial electoral system with the proportional representation referendum. The referendum is […]

Anxiety, accessibility, and athletes: A look at the ten most-read stories on our website in 2018

Fred Cameron, features writer

November 21, 2018

In the fall of 1995, there was a municipal election in Edmonton. My tenth grade Social Studies class received a visit from two of the candidates running in my ward. Alderman candidate and leftist character Tooker Gomberg was always entertaining, but, unfortunately, he had to save time for some schmuck who gave us no reason […]

Burst bubbles: How Victoria’s housing crisis impacts Camosun students

Fred Cameron, features writer

November 7, 2018

On September 15 of this year, a letter from a Camosun College instructor was published in the Times Colonist; in the letter, the instructor told of a “dedicated student” who had been evicted from Saanich’s tent city and faced challenges that most of his peers likely haven’t considered. My initial response was strengthened gratitude for […]

Post-secondary poltergeists: Is Camosun haunted? We hit the ground to find out

Fred Cameron, features writer

October 24, 2018

As always, October snuck up on me. I wasn’t quite ready to let go of the summer, but midterms have come and gone and the turkey dinner has been slept off, which means that Halloween is upon us. For most, Halloween is simply a spectacle of consumerism, consisting of sweatshop-produced disposable costumes and pumpkins that, […]

Cannabis confusion: What does the legalization of marijuana mean for Camosun College?

Fred Cameron, features writer

October 9, 2018

Last June, Justin Trudeau announced the official date for recreational marijuana legalization in Canada, as he promised in his election platform. Fast forward a few months, and government officials are still scrambling to make sense of it all and to find the answers before the legalization date of October 17. What does it all mean […]

Freedom of speech on campus in 2018: The Ontario government is forcing post-secondary institutions there to put free-speech policies in place. What does it all mean?

Fred Cameron, features writer

September 26, 2018

Post-secondary institutions should be a place for free expression and the open exchange of ideas. That’s an idea that has spanned civilizations. In a global community, with information at our fingertips around the clock, why is that concept in question? Days before the current semester began, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced that funding for post-secondary […]

Levelling the playing field?: A look behind the scenes of Camosun’s new equity, diversity, and inclusion policy

Fred Cameron, features writer

September 12, 2018

Last spring I received an email from Camosun asking me to complete the college’s equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) survey. I opened it up and read through it. Of the questions in the survey, the most notable asked what the terms “equity,” “diversity,” and “inclusion” mean to me as a student, and what more the […]

Where do we go from here?: What the future holds in store for the national student movement

Adam Marsh, student editor

August 29, 2018

It wasn’t that long ago that each student at Camosun College paid $2.25 a month to the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) in membership fees for national and provincial student organizations. The CCSS would give half that amount to the national student organization the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and half to the provincial student […]

Redefining the F word: What it means to be a feminist Camosun student in 2018

Katy Weicker, staff writer

August 8, 2018

10 years ago, I was sitting at the dining-room table with my stepmom, and I boldly proclaimed that I wasn’t a feminist. I can’t even remember what prompted me to make such a statement, but what I can remember is the reaction I received from the normally even-tempered accountant sitting across from me: she got angry. […]