What’s Going On: November 20, 2019 to January 5, 2020Until Saturday, December 14 Praying to the masses Local artist Leah McInnis is presenting her multi-disciplinary exhibition, Mass, at Open Space until December 14. Mass is a totally new work that is tied around the multiple meanings of the word “mass.” On Friday, November 22, McInnis will hold a reception for her work from 7 pm to 9 […] Continue Reading |
Lovebirds: November 20, 2019 issue |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Physics instructor Julie Alexander breaks it downKnow 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 in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Learning to let go“Let go” might be the mantra of my life. Long before I entered recovery for sex and love addiction I was aware that my mind was like a bear trap: once I decided I wanted something I was absolutely bent on getting it. This was not ambition. I was not simply going to do what […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: Reconciling climate change with the needs of the peopleThere’s been talk of separatism in Alberta and Saskatchewan recently due to the outcome of the federal election, amongst other growing concerns. The oil and gas industries are huge in these provinces—this causes concern surrounding the carbon tax. Therefore, there is growing resentment toward the federal government for not doing enough to protect the interests […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: November 20, 2019 issueCamosun to stop accepting cash for tuition As of January 1, 2020, Camosun College will stop accepting cash payments for tuition. The decision is a result of the provincial government’s anti-money-laundering initiative, which was launched in May of this year. The college said in an email that it has no reason to believe any money […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Business Study Group column: Building a mentorWhy do we need a mentor? In the last issue I raised the concern of faking it until you make it, showing the hazard of confusing false confidence with true skill. A mentor is someone who can help us obtain the right skills and confidence to succeed, and we perceive them as being paramount to […] Continue Reading |
Saanich school strike impacting Camosun students with childrenPublic schools in the Saanich School District have been closed since Monday, October 28 as part of a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 441 wage parity strike. This has resulted in over 7,000 children missing school, and some of those children have parents who go to Camosun. Second-year Marketing student Serena Cizmecigil has […] Continue Reading |
