News Briefs: March 6, 2024 issueNew post-secondary minister appointed On Tuesday, February 20, BC premier David Eby announced that Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, will assume the role of provincial minister of post-secondary education and future skills. The former minister, Selina Robinson, stepped down from cabinet on Monday, February 5 after facing backlash due to comments she made […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: La noire de… (Black Girl)The white-painted walls are prison bars in Ousmane Sembène’s 1966 film La noire de… (Black Girl). They are adorned with African face mask ornaments—wooden trophies of post-colonialism. The promises of freedom will never be found here, and identity will be only lost. This is Diouana’s shared story. In 1966 Dakar, Senegal, Diouana (played by M’Bissine […] Continue Reading |
Takwak Comics: February 21, 2024 issue |
Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Calories and open hipsIn my last column, I touched on healthy, readily available snacks like nuts and seeds and chopped fruit. Despite the nutritional benefits of “healthy” easy foods, it’s important to be mindful of their varying caloric density. Not to count calories, but for the purpose of illustrating volume, let’s use the measure of what 100 calories […] Continue Reading |
wildthings: February 21, 2024 issue |
Listen and Learn: Camosun student Keu taps into unique soundLocal musician and Camosun College student Keu dropped So This Is It, a six-song mixtape, on January 31; I discovered him on the Camosun Spotify playlist. He’s a student in Camosun’s Music Creativity and Performance Foundations program, which takes place at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Keu’s music is chill and fits well into a […] Continue Reading |
Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: The importance of sleepAt this point, we all know that sleep is essential. We’ve heard countless lectures from parents, professors, coaches, and maybe even friends on the importance of getting quality sleep. But when college life gets busy and the assignments start piling up, sleep is the first thing to go to the wayside. This is counterintuitive. Work […] Continue Reading |
Gord Hill to discuss contribution of art to social movements at lectureKwakwaka’wakw author, artist, and political activist Gord Hill has been involved in Indigenous decolonization and anti-globalization movements since 1990, with an aim to advocate through a variety of mediums. His books, The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book, The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book, and The Antifa Comic Book, focus on the history and colonial […] Continue Reading |
From recovery to helping others recover: Camosun alumnus Fred Cameron tells his taleFred Cameron was at Camosun College from 2017 to 2022, but it was a long road for him to get here. Cameron put his education to work quickly when COVID turned his part-time job at SOLID, intended to give him money for coffee at school, into a full-time career. And now he’s using his education […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Selina Robinson’s bias inappropriate for positionNDP MLA Selina Robinson was, until very recently, also the provincial minister for post-secondary education and future skills, but she showed her bias and was asked to step down. This is something that as a college student I 100 percent approve of. I would not want Robinson to be in charge of any ministry again, […] Continue Reading |
