Views

A council divided: The story “Differing views cause ill feelings among CCSS Council members” in our March 18, 1996 issue painted a picture of a Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) divided. “They are coming crying to the school newspaper that they have been treated unfairly but I think they should take a look at themselves […]

On March 8, when provincial health officer Bonnie Henry said that post-secondary institutions can and should prepare for a full return to in-person learning in September, I was a bit put out. I was conflicted. I checked my sources, did some digging to make sure this was, in fact, what she had said. It’s true. […]

It’s hard to believe that we are almost in the spring of 2021. In so many ways, it feels like a matter of weeks have passed since mid-March of last year, when our entire lives were pulled out from under us by a threat we barely even knew. But, in other ways, I’m reminded constantly of […]

International Women’s Day (IWD), which takes place annually on March 8, is the epicenter of the women’s rights movement, and has been since 1908, when over 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York City seeking shorter work hours, fair wages, and the right to vote. Don’t let the 1900s timestamp fool you—this was […]

The name remains the same: The story “CCSS Constitution – Changing the Rules” in our March 4, 1996 issue talked about how the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) almost became known as something else that year. Writer Jody MacFarland reported on how several changes were being proposed at the CCSS’ upcoming AGM, one of which […]

When I drive down Fort Street at 7 am, it’s light out now. It’s nice to know that even if the COVID situation isn’t changing, something is. Why, you may ask, am I driving around town at 7 am? Because it preserves my sanity if I leave the house before work, even if the place […]

Don’t forget to scream: Our February 19, 1996 issue featured the cover story “Thousands rally against cuts,” which talked about the events of a protest on the lawns of the Parliament Building downtown. The rally was to speak up against government cuts to education—over 3,500 students were in attendance. Keep your eyes focused on what […]

Time just rolls forward. There’s no stopping it, and when we’re frozen in time to different extents because of the pandemic, that can create some really odd sensations. There are certain times of year that are checkpoints for me and always have been: the start of spring, the first Christmas shopping stress, or the first […]

In October 2015—just as I was finally starting to feel settled into my classes at Camosun after a year of being that guy who always sat in the back, never raised his hand, and darted off campus as soon as class was done—I was working a graveyard shift at a take-out sushi place downtown. I […]

It’s freezing cold in my apartment today. Warm tea and a blanket can only do so much. I can all but see my breath, shiver, and bundle up some more, blowing warm breath into cupped hands. For almost a year, the days have been like this. Sometimes it’s freezing; in the summer months, sweat stains […]