Penguin & Peacock: November 16, 2016 issue |
November 16, 2016
Musical celebrates the work of Canadian folk legend Joni MitchellGiven that Canadian folk singer Joni Mitchell had her career peak in the ’70s, why would Camosun College students care about I Think I’m Fallin’, a new musical playing at the Belfry? I Think I’m Fallin’ director Michael Shamata says the time is right to talk about Mitchell, with Bob Dylan recently winning the Nobel […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students represented on Victoria Transit CommissionCamosun College students will have a say on the Victoria Transit Commission (VTC) board this year. Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) external executive Rachael Grant currently holds the student representative position on the VTC board; last year, the position was held by Kenya Rogers, then University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) external executive (the two […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Chris Avis on post-secondary for work or for pleasureKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions to get to know them better. If you have an instructor you’d like to see interviewed in the paper, but perhaps you’re too busy to ask them […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 16 to 29, 2016Until Tuesday, December 6 Typos maybe acceptable Camosun students will have their work on display at Typologies, an exhibit in which photography students were assigned to create a 100-photo typology of something. Check it out in the Lansdowne library mezzanine and beside Young 111 at the Lansdowne campus. Thursday, November 17 Bringing back comedy Comedy […] Continue Reading |
A connected campus: How technology is changing the classrooms of CamosunWe’re in the midst of a technological revolution that is changing the way we communicate, think, and, perhaps of most relevance to Camosun students, learn. People are glued to their electronic devices more than ever; in some ways it’s replacing face-to-face communication. Life in the classroom has changed, too, with more and more students ignoring […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 16, 2016Bound with surprising claims: Here in 2016 we’re used to seeing news stories about people being offended about, well, everything; a news story, for example, about someone claiming a toy sexually harassed them barely registers as being absurd anymore. But maybe it’s not that new of a thing: in our November 12, 1991 issue, we […] Continue Reading |
Brewing Revolution goes down easyI don’t normally read memoirs or biographies; I find they tend to be insipid and vain. However, when my editor asked me if I like beer—I do—and asked me to review Frank Appleton’s Brewing Revolution (Harbour Publishing), I made an exception. I’m glad I did. Starting out as a microbiologist in England, Appleton came to […] Continue Reading |
To See or Not to See: Crumb a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigmaCrumb (1994) 5/5 The world of Robert Crumb, the reclusive and reluctant counter-culture comic visionary of the 1960s and ’70s, is a fiercely fascinating microcosm of idiosyncrasies including sordid perversion, familial dysfunction, and the pressures of unwanted fame. Crumb (1994) is the microscope that documents it all, and in doing so it shows us the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College contributes $10,000 to student society Walk Safer programCamosun College recently contributed $10,000 to the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) Walk Safer program. The program assists students who want to be escorted to or from their car or between Camosun’s buildings; Walk Safer staff also patrol the campuses in the evenings. Walk Safer is staffed primarily by work-study students and volunteers. “We asked […] Continue Reading |