Volume 19 Issue 10

January 21, 2009

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Camosun’s Student Voice in food quality on campus. with gnarly Jesus beards. Fact! sandwiches and pretty girls.
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Publisher: Nexus Publishing Society Islanders are the worst. Not We look like pansies.
only do we talk about the weather We’re supposed to live
NE XUS PUBLISHIN G S O C I E T Y too much, but the entire island also
ST U D E N T B OA R D M E M B E R S shuts down at a mere glance of the in igloos, remember?
Kyla Ferns fluffy white stuff.
Kelly Marion This winter was a brutal one, but
Liz McArthur I’ve seen students walk to school in The City of Victoria needs to
Andrea Moir four feet of snow in Grande Prairie, look at this winter as a warning.
Jason Motz Alberta with more snowballs than We need more money put towards
Chris Pal us. In Victoria the cab companies our snow budget—we’re the capital
Miriam Putters put their busy tones on instantly, city, for Pete’s sake. Some major
M A N AG I N G E D I TO R and most family-run restaurants roads weren’t even plowed and
Jason Schreurs go on vacation. volunteers with bags of salt were
L AYO U T E D I TO R There’s nowhere to go for food, seen everywhere. At least we’re a DrAWINg: ADrIAN bINAkAJ
Laila Brown pizza boys go on strike, buses refuse city that has a lot of nice folks with
ST U D E N T E D I TO R to drive, and people call in sick to bags of salt.
Tessa Cogman work because they have all-season We’re going to look pretty silly
CO P Y E D I TO R tires and no snow shovel in sight. if 10 centimeters of snow shuts 10 times that amount fell. the city to put aside some more
Alan Piffer Stop the whining and be down Vancouver during the Winter Yes, far too much emphasis is time and effort, and buy some bet-
E D I TO R I A L A S S I STA NT prepared! We look like pansies. Olympics. If New Brunswick was put on the weather, and I realize ter tires for ourselves, then maybe
Kait Cavers We’re supposed to live in igloos, hosting the games, it would find a I’m being a hypocrite by writing we won’t have to dig ourselves out
STA F F W R I T E R S remember? way to keep traffic moving even if about it, but if we all complain to next year.
Guy Alaimo
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Find happiness by rejecting consumerism
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1-800-265-5372 CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr happiness? How long does it take less you’ll desire. who live a life of moderation would
D I ST R I B U T I O N Our world is filled with conven- before you get tired of your new be the unhappiest. In my experience,
Adrian Binakaj iences. Almost any object we desire cell phone, pair of shoes, or latest this isn’t the case.
Ashley Moore is available to us after a quick trip to video game? I recommend a life of simple
CO N T R I B U TO R S : the shopping mall or corner store. Is all the work you put in to get Do all the latest pleasures. We’re surrounded by
Guy Alaimo Globalization has given us your latest object of desire really them on Vancouver Island. We’re
Adrian Binakaj cheap products from all over the worth it? In most cases, it’s not.
gadgets, new clothing, blessed to live in a place with beauti-
Michael Brar world. And it’s not hard to get a Normally the fun and novelty and silly accessories ful scenery to enjoy and interesting
Courtney Broughton source of income to buy these cheap of something new quickly goes people from all different back-
Breanna Carey
goods; student loans, bursaries, away and we’re left with a desire for
really give us that grounds to socialize with.
Kait Cavers
Tessa Cogman
rich relatives, and employment something else. Start the process much pleasure or By enjoying the simpler pleas-
on and off campus are available over again and go shopping. ures in life, we can stop our desires
Zan Comerford
to those who want to spend a bit Desiring objects can be like an
happiness? for object acquisition. That way,
Shannon Graham
Maelina de Grasse
of time applying, searching, or addiction, and feeding this desire we won’t have to work as much to
Samantha Doney
begging. just leads to a stronger addiction. It afford all these things, leaving us
Michael Duncan But do all the latest gadgets, seems the Buddhists were right— If this weren’t true, then people more time to find other things to
Christopher Gillespie new clothing, and silly accessories the more you have, the more you’ll with the most stuff would be the make us smile.
Toya Grieve
Brendan Kergin
Donald Kennedy PISE facility the temple of sport Help build
Keltie Larter
Kelly Marion MicHaEl BRaR And that was neither the first nor committed men and women come our team
Chloe Markgraf
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr the last time I was lucky enough to train and talk shop with other,
Jason Motz
By the time exam week rolls to watch world-class athletes train similarly minded individuals.
Shane Scott-Travis around each quarter/semester, at PISE. Victoria has no shortage of
Rhea Smilowski most of us are either totally out of At least once a week, I am people like this, and yet I spend
Alan Piffer gas or are barely hanging on for that treated to the workouts of elite most of my time there training in
Nathan Stam last, painful final. rowers, volleyball players, body silence with no one around to talk
Joel Witherington I, most assuredly, am no ex- builders, soccer players, and to other than the friendly PISE staff
ception. Our coping techniques seemingly everyone in between. and the occasional Olympic-level
are all quite different, but noth- Which begs the question, why athlete.
the views and opinions expressed herein are ing works better for me than is it always empty in there? PISE is an under-appreciated
those of the authors, not of the Nexus Publishing
Society. one copy of Nexus is available per issue, an hour or two in the gym. The PISE prides itself on being gem located right next to Interurban nexus needs
per person. Nexus is printed on a mixture With four out of five exams yet the best athletic training facility Campus.
of 100 and 40 percent recycled paper.
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Please recycle your copy. thanks!
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nexus@nexusnewspaper.com NEWS 
Iggy lays out Canadian foreign policy NEWS BRIEFS
by Kait Cavers

By Sam Norris with the Green Shift. It was a good testors greeted the Liberal leader, Bored? GAMES!
The Peak (Simon Fraser University) idea . . . [but] we couldn’t get it banging pots and chanting pro- If you’re interested in col-
VANCOUVER (CUP)—In through,” said Ignatieff. “Every- Palestinian slogans. lectable miniatures, trading
a recent appearance before sup- body who ran a tractor, everybody Ignatieff, who told reporters last cards, role-playing games, board
porters in Vancouver, new Liberal who ran a boat, everybody who week “Canada has to support the games, video games, demon-
leader Michael Ignatieff laid out drove a truck for a living, said right of a democratic country to de- strations, contests, information
a muscular vision for Canadian there’s only one thing I understand fend itself,” was asked to denounce sessions, vendors, or anything
foreign policy. about this—’You’ve just added to Israel’s attack on Gaza. else related to games, gaming,
“It’s unfamiliar for Canadians my cost of living.’” Instead, he maintained “there nerdy stuff, or having fun,
to understand how powerful the But Ignatieff vowed not to jetti- are no military solutions here,” then you need to check out
oil sands make us,” he told the son former Liberal leader Stéphane and reiterated his support for the Gottacon. The three-day conven-
crowd. “We don’t like to play the Dion’s environmental sensibilities two-state solution, with Canadian tion, which takes place at the
power card, but it’s very important from the platform. Liberals are humanitarian assistance and a pos- Pearkes Recreation Centre Feb.
with the United States, even with 6–8, promises to deliver a high-
expected to adopt a cap-and-trade sible United Nations peacekeeping
quality and exciting environ-
a Democratic administration, to be system as part of their platform. force.
ment that will mark Gottacon
as tough as hell.” Ignatieff also warned the audi- “The rocket attacks on Sderot
as an annual destination for all
Ignatieff cited sovereignty over ence of the national unity implica- and Ashkelon and Ashdod have gaming enthusiasts. If you’re
the Northwest Passage and the re- tions of oil sand policy. to stop; they’ve just got to stop,” one of the many gamers who
negotiation of the North American “The dumbest thing you can he said. agree Vancouver Island has a
Free Trade Agreement as two situa- do—and no Liberal must ever do “Israeli civilians have been killed, huge void where quality gaming
tions where its role as the largest “The dumbest thing it—is run against Alberta, make Israel has a right to take actions should exist, then this conven-
supplier of energy to the United Alberta the enemy, isolate Alberta,” in self-defense,” he later told the
States would increase Canada’s you can do—and no he said, perhaps referring to the crowd inside.
tion was developed specifically
for you. Get gaming!
clout at the bargaining table. Liberal must ever do discontent spawned in the prov- When pressed for clarification
“[The oil sands] changes every- ince by former Prime Minister after the event, Ignatieff said it The polar opposite
thing about our economic future; it it—is run against Pierre Trudeau’s National Energy wasn’t the Canadian government’s of ecstasy
changes everything about Canada’s Alberta, make Alberta Program. “place” to say whether or not Israel’s He thought he was making a
importance in the world,” he said. The program legislated a below- response to Hamas had been pro-
Although Ignatieff called for
the enemy, isolate market price for Canadian oil and portional, but that Canada should
super stellar drug deal, but what
an 18-year-old Victoria university
increased effort towards cleaning Alberta.” funneled oil dollars into federal concentrate on providing humani- student actually received was a
up oil sands projects, which have coffers, both primarily at Alberta’s tarian and medical aid. court date from Saanich Police.
been criticized by environmental Michael Ignatieff
Liberal leader
expense. The BC Young Liberals-spon- On Jan.7, an undercover officer
groups for their high carbon emis- The most contentious subject of sored event, which was Ignatieff’s made a purchase from a student
sions, water use, and environmental the night, however, was Ignatieff’s first youth event since becoming who was selling the psycho-
despoliation, he ruled out either make oil sands projects unprofit- position on the recent fighting in Liberal leader, was so well attended tropic drug thylenedioxymeth-
shutting them down or adopting a able and slow development. Gaza. that an overflow room had to be amphetamine, which is more
carbon tax, which could potentially “We got killed at the doorstep Upon arrival, anti-war pro- opened. commonly known as MDMA,
Ecstasy, X, E, or caps. The
student was arrested without
Mature student policy increases college accessibility incident and taken directly to
the Saanich Police Department,
where after being printed,
Zan Comerford more flexible approach in that if a puter Engineering Technology, affairs executive for Camosun Col-
photographed, and interviewed,
Contributing Writer ‘mature’ student gains access to a Applied Business Technology, Sport lege Student Society, predicts the
he was released on a “Promise
The good news is a new trial program, then there would not be policy will attract more students to Appear” for a court date in
policy at Camosun will make select the need to meet individual course and help the college avoid drop offs early February. In the student’s
programs at the college more ac- requirements,” says Pooni. in enrolment. defense, he claims to have been
cessible for students who are 23 or The policy will enable the col- A committee of chairs “I suspect the pilot programs selling a pure substance in a
older. The only drawback? Younger lege to allow admission to programs and deans will were chosen based on their levels drug market that has recently
students will now be referred to as based on an individual assessment of provincial funding to ensure rep- seen a wave of substances cut
“mature students.” process, where both life and work carefully monitor the resentation from Camosun’s variety with chemicals potent enough
“It’s better than immature stu- experience are valued, instead policy to ensure of schools,” says Gillepsie. to send users to the emergency
dent,” jokes Lansdowne student of traditional entrance require- A committee of chairs and deans room with symptoms similar to
Miles Patterson, who is now classi- ments. academic standards will carefully monitor the policy to an overdose or, worse, death
fied as a mature student under the While many other post-second- and student ensure academic standards and (real good argument there,
developing policy. ary institutions have had mature student participation levels are buddy). Play it safe and avoid
In the past, the college didn’t student policies for some time, participation levels maintained. the whole scene.
have a mature student policy and students usually still have to fulfill are maintained. The committee will be meeting
What’s 10 grand
prerequisites were required for prerequisites in order to access regularly over the next academic
students of all ages. The new policy, programs. year to design a framework for plus 40 grand?
presented at a recent Camosun “We are looking to offer some- the policy and eventually create Any accounting student
Education Council meeting, will be thing more substantial [than other Management, Exercise and Well- a standardized procedure for the can tell you it’s the amount
more accommodating than policies institutions] which needs to be ness, and Community Support expansion of the policy into further raised for the Certified General
at other institutions, according to modeled with a pilot,” says Pooni. and Educational Assistant, some programs. Accountants Program here at
Vice-President of Education and The pilot programs that will of which are still in development Maybe being called a “mature the college. When account-
Student Services Baldev Pooni. introduce the policy include Crim- themselves. student” does have its benefits ing students, business faculty,
“We are hoping to develop a inal Justice, Electronics and Com- Christopher Gillepsie, external after all. Continued on page 4

If you could rule the world for one day, what would you change?
By Keltie Larter

Jay Ellis Mike Bandy and Tiffany Buttler David Kjollesdal Rainey Becker Hilary Russell Elise McCaugherty
I would make Mike: I’d make people trade in their cars for I would make the I’d just blow it all up End world hunger! I’d make it so everyone
government duty like bicycles—no more cars on the roads! military-industrial and save us all plenty wasn’t so oblivious to
jury duty and everyone Tiffany: I’d organize a massive potluck so, for one complex utilize of grief! the fact that we are
would have to spend day, no one in the whole world would go hungry. their resources for destroying our world!
time making the “big” And it’d be a sweet party! constructive rather than
decisions. destructive harmonious
projects.
4 NEWS January 21, 2009

Riding the rails of global economic crisis NEWS BRIEFS

By Kait cavERs
alan piffER “The volume of trade between
StAFF WrItErCanada and the US is actually the and the Camosun College
We all see the doom-and-gloom largest volume of trade between any Foundation came together in
headlines about the global eco- two countries in the world,” says December, they celebrated
nomic crisis in the news. You know, Denchev. “We will be affected with a fundraising accomplish-
big financial companies going demand in the US going down; our ment that supports the CgA
program’s success. Jennifer
broke and government bailouts in exports will suffer.”
Smith, vice-chair to Southern
the trillions of dollars. But what As for our local economy,
Vancouver Island CgA, officially
do all these numbers and figures Denchev notes Victoria is better
cut the ribbon to the Centre for
really mean to students? What are situated than a lot of other parts of business and Access’s class-
we going to see happen in the long the country, but won’t escape the room 286 and titled it the CgA
run, and how will it affect us in our economic mess unscathed. Classroom. College Foundation
day-to-day lives? “The labour market in Victoria is Development officer Sandra bitz
probably still better than the aver- notes the money will support
age for the country, but I think that Camosun Accounting students
the unemployment rate is growing,” with scholarships and bursaries.
“We will be affected says Denchev. “We will see less
with demand in the uS and less job creation in the next Calling all
going down; our few months.” ex-gamblers
So are we going to see those Are you an ex-gambler who
exports will suffer.” long lineups for soup kitchens has won the fight against the
and hobos riding the rails cross- life-ruining addiction that afflicts
yolina DEncHEv country in search of work like those thousands of people annually?
CAMoSuN CoLLEgE
old photographs from our history PHoto: NAtHAN StAM
or do you consider yourself to
books? How hard will Camosun students be hit by the global economic crisis? be dynamic, outgoing, friendly,
According to Denchev, gov- approachable, not shy about
Whatever does happen, we’ll ernments have learned from the ment programs that are in place, economic crisis, there’s not much connecting with other students,
probably be knee-deep in it for a mistakes made which led to the and they work automatically to of a demand in the labour market; or have strong communication
while. depression in the 1930s. help stabilize the economy,” says on the other hand, we still have skills? the bC government,
“There are [economists] who “We have had, already, a lot Denchev. “There was no Bank of this longer term demographic along with the responsible
think we’re probably going to see of government economic policy Canada during the Great Depres- transition, which actually works gambling Council, needs
the worst of it in the next six months directed to deal with the economic sion. It was established in response to create jobs,” says Denchev. your help! they are looking
or so, and then after that, we’re situation, and this is the differ- to the Depression because it was felt Considering the current eco- for people to work the inter-
going to go into a recovery,” says ence we did not have during the that we need a central bank to deal nomic situation, Denchev says it’s active display on preventing
problem gambling located in
Camosun Economics professor great depression,” says Denchev. with situations like that.” crucial for students to make the
the Lansdowne Campus Fisher
Yolina Denchev. “When it comes to “Governments now have a lot more But while many job prospects most of their education.
building Foyer, Feb. 2–5. At 14
how the recovery is going to unfold, experience with using monetary may be drying up, a massive demo- “I had one student who said, ‘I
bucks an hour, you’ll be making
there are analysts who think it’s and fiscal policy to stabilize the graphic shift is taking place which was studying part-time before; now a shit-load more than you would
going to be a long one—it might economy.” may provide relief to younger I choose to come full-time because at slots. For info, or anonymous
take a few years for the economy Much of our current system job-seekers. With the baby boom there aren’t that many good oppor- help, you can check out www.
to get back on track.” of social programs is another key generation now retiring, job op- tunities in the job market anymore. knowthescore.ca/bc/jobs.cfm
And, says Denchev, since we difference from what was around portunities are opening up for new Now, it’s much better for me to
have such strong economic ties to in the 1930s. generations to fill. This may help to focus on my studies so that when Visual satisfaction
the US, Canadians will certainly feel “We have the employment in- balance out the job losses brought things get better, I will be ready the university of Victoria
a lot of the strain of the economic surance system, we have the social by the current recession. with a degree in hand to go and get Visual Arts is hosting a campus
situation. safety net, we have many govern- “On one hand, because of the a job as a professional.’“ community art show and silent
auction that will showcase the
talent of budding local artists.
President search to cost college at least $0,000 this exciting event is not only a
way for local artists to receive
guy alaiMo the school find a new president in namic, somebody who has a strong velopments at Interurban. recognition and critique for their
StAFF WrItEr time for Liz Ashton’s retirement interest in the education system CUPE union representative work, but also for members of
As the search for a new Camosun in May. and a strong understanding of the on the board of governors, Max the community to check out
president continues, new details some of the insane amounts of
According to Robin Adair, chair college system,” says Adair. Sternberg, says the search is going
have emerged regarding the status talent that exists within Victoria.
of the Camosun Board of Govern- Adair says Camosun’s expan- well, but would not elaborate.
the show will display something
and cost of the search. ors, the college is paying Ray & sion plans will likely envelop a big “The work that’s being done is
for everyone, with a focus on the
An executive search firm based Berndston $50,000 for their efforts, chunk of the future president’s time. being done in an extremely pro- mediums of photography, sculp-
in Vancouver, Ray & Berndston, which includes finding the right Interurban campus, in particular, fessional manner,” says Stern- ture, painting, recycled art, and
has been hired by Camosun to help candidates for the job based on has many building projects in the berg who, along with the rest of more. the art show is currently
certain criteria that the school is works. the board, was advised by Roy seeking artists to submit pieces,

Dunlop
Dunlop looking for. There will also be some
additional costs to be determined,
& Berndston to assign a spokes-
person (Adair) to speak to the
and is calling on all enthusiasts
to pass the word along! For more

House
House
HPUB
ouse
says Adair.
“We want someone to maintain
NIGHT the things that are working well
with the college and who can look
at the ongoing challenges that the
college will face,” says Adair.
Challenges like program fund-
ing, a common problem for many
schools, is one of the things Adair
hopes prospective presidents will
“they should just take media about the search.
an ad out in the paper.” Christopher Gillespie, CCSS
info, or to submit a piece to the
event, e-mail creative@uvic.ca
Roy HEltay
external affairs executive and
student board rep, also wasn’t able Generousi-Tee
CAMoSuN StuDENt to comment on the task force and back in December,
confirms board members were Camosun’s golf Management
told by the company not to talk students took to the olympic
“We would like to see a residence to the media or anyone else about View golf Course to raise money
on Interurban Campus,” says Adair, the search. for student financial assist-
also citing the health and human Most Camosun students have ance. With the help of a few
generous donors, and a couple

ge
be willing to take on. services building and a student little knowledge of the current
of sultry swings, the students

i l l a “We want someone who is dy- union building as upcoming de- search, but one student voiced his
were able to raise more than

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$1,000 in proceeds for the
ba ple
is spending.
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Camosun College Foundation of
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“It’s pretty silly,” says first-year
general arts student Roy Heltay.
Professional golf Management
(PgM) bursary. the PgM bursary
n. 2 Ja
“They should just take an ad out
in the paper. [Roy & Berndston]
golf tournament is an annual
event in which 25 sponsors
are just like middlemen. You give and prize donors participate to
them the money and they do the continually help make it win-
job for you.” win. olympic View hosted the
According to Adair, a decision tournament for the third year
-BTU will be made on a new president in a row. Camosun’s two-year
UIF

ZQVC
PG
sometime in the spring. golf Management program puts
FBS “The hope is that the task force its focus on management and
will have at least two choices [for marketing skills, and is the only

Off 4–6 PM
Of f Lansdowne
Lansdowne Road
Rcampus,
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president] to present to the board program in bC fully recognized
At the of governors by April, but no later by the Canadian PgA.
beside the sta ff par
parking
behind the Wilna Thomas kingbuilding
lot
than May,” says Adair.
nexus@nexusnewspaper.com
Student crusades for good food on campus
Jason Motz
Staff Writer
There has been much ado about
the cafeteria recently. Some might
say too much. Camosun’s food
services contract with the previous
provider lapsed in the summer.
What followed was a bidding
process between an array of po-
tential providers, both local and
international. When the decision
was made, Aramark Corporation
was the lucky winner of a brand new,
eight-year deal with the college.
Hooray, right?
Not so fast. Not everyone is
pleased to see Aramark on campus.
Matteus Clement is one Camosun
student at Lansdowne who makes
no bones about his issues with
Aramark and has even started an
anti-Aramark Facebook group for
Camosun.
The student’s concerns
about Aramark
magnified when he
began to research the
corporate structure
behind the grill.
“I feel that the place is being
macro-managed. We need to micro-
manage a facility of this size,” as-
serts the 26-year-old who looks and
sounds a lot like Vin Diesel.
It becomes abundantly clear
when you meet Clement that he’s
a passionate advocate for an al-
ternative to cafeteria cuisine. Food
has significance for Clement that
extends beyond mere health and
wellness.
“Food creates a sense of com-
munity,” says the former personal
trainer. In conversation, he’s a verit-
able question machine. A Texas
Instrument with muscles.
Clement has grim recollec-
tions about Aramark’s first days at
Camosun. A coffee junkie, Clement
was appalled by the inconsistency of
the black blood he required to fuel
his mornings. The coffee area was
“a disaster,” he says. Cream-slopped
counters, spilt sugar glistening in
puddles, and an undersupply of
lids had Clement questioning the
efficiency of Aramark.
“If you can’t keep the basics
down, your straws and your sticks,
then I don’t understand what you’re
doing,” says Clement.
Donna Burger, food service

director for Aramark, admits the
company’s arrival on campus was
not without some turbulence. “The
issue was staffing,” she admits.
“We had a lot of things to do.”
Informal chats with other stu-
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dents about cafeteria food and
service stoked Clement’s inquisi-
tive nature. So, he began to ask
questions.
He communicated with Kath-
ryn LeGros, director of ancillary
services at Camosun. He also spoke
with Burger and addressed his
concerns to both of them. These
included pricing that was unfair to
students, the lack of greens, and the
dominance of wheat on the menu.
This last point was key to the wheat-
intolerant Clement.
“And that’s when I started to see
that my options were very limited.
If it wasn’t pizza, it was baguettes,”
says Clement with frustration.
That frustration is easy to find
in the cafeteria. For the average
student, the Caf is just the Caf, not a
monolithic corporate entity. In fact,
the Caf is a Mecca of indifference.
And that makes it a holy place
for students like Valerie Lesage, Photo: Courtney Broughton
Lansdowne student Matteus Clement has started an anti-Aramark Facebook group for Camosun students.
who are lulled into eating there
every day. The convenience is
seductive. Le Gros, who negotiated the
“I’m too lazy and disorganized,” contract with Aramark, says a se-
says Lesage, offering no enthusi- lection committee researched the
Getting to know Aramark
asm for either the Caf or its prod- company before deciding on them Jason Motz
ucts. “The salads are quite big, but and was aware of its track record. Staff Writer
they are not particularly affordable,” There are a few things you need to know about the corporation Camosun College
“Camosun did its due diligence
she says with disappointment. with the company management and saw as the best fit to provide its students and faculty with food services.
Clement initiated contact with qualifications,” says LeGros. A multinational corporation, Aramarks’ duty is to provide food services to post-
LeGros via e-mail, but he says the The college’s director of ancil- secondary institutions, hospitals, retirement homes, prisons, military installa-
replies he received did not satisfy lary services isn’t an employee tions, and offshore oilrigs throughout the world.
his concerns. Clement was politely of Aramark, but she chooses to Aramark operates globally in 20 countries, employing a force of 245,000 people.
brushed off. accentuate the positives about the In Canada, 15,000 people have their cheques signed by Aramark.
A planned interview with Bur- multinational company, stressing
Aramark is a stud in the business sector, whose roots go back to 1959 and the
ger was scuttled abruptly not long “what should be acknowledged and
formation of the Automatic Retailers Association.
afterwards, says Clement, whose pointed out are the national and
queries were passed on to the international achievements that But Aramark is not only responsible for fried eggs, pizza, and coffee. Aramark’s
Camosun College Student Society have been awarded to Aramark.” other endeavors include catering, housekeeping, and laundry, as well as the
(CCSS) and the CAMFOODCOM manufacturing of a line of products specifically for all of your law enforcement,
Meanwhile, CCSS External
(Camosun Food Committee.) surveillance, and hazardous material needs. A personal favourite—the chemical
Affairs Executive Christopher Gil- and flame-resistant coveralls . . . with hood!
Clement has ambivalent feel- lespie says the student society is
ings about the commitment the only peripherally interested in A perennial Fortune 500 company, Aramark, whose Canadian head office is
CCSS is willing to make, but is opti- Aramark’s dirty laundry. situated in Toronto, has amassed a fortune for its shareholders.
mistic he will have their support. “We have not investigated this In 2008, Aramark was ranked number 1 by Fortune magazine in a survey of
“I think the CCSS is doing directly,” admits Gillespie, “but “America’s Most Admired Companies.” Businessweek Magazine called Aramark
the best that they can,” he says we are always concerned with one of the “Top 100 Places to Launch a Career” in 2007. Mighty impressive
cautiously. worker’s rights and the quality of stuff!
Still, Clement admits he’s no products and services offered to But with success comes controversy. Oodles of it! Aramark has seen its corpor-
martyr and is not leading an armed our members.” ate image challenged on various Facebook groups, including one started by a
charge against Corporate America. The last CAMFOODCOM Camosun student.
“I don’t expect that everyone will meeting came and went without
Tales of Aramark’s workers’ rights violations frequent messageboards all across
have the same level of passion as Clement’s concerns about the qual-
North America.
I do.” ity in the Caf being addressed.
Clement’s concerns about Ara- “What do I need to do to be Shouts of union-busting, health code infractions, and fines levied against vari-
mark magnified when he began to heard?” he asks. ous Aramark businesses blot the landscape of the information superhighway.
research the corporate structure “Boycott Aramark” is a call heard across the 49th parallel.
Clement sees the next CAM-
behind the grill. Fraud cases in FOODCOM meeting, scheduled Aramark’s mission statement is carried out with a militaristic view of capitalism.
Florida Prisons, a nasty contract for sometime late in January, as the The company website is a corporate cum-shot of suit-and-tie warriors, a multi-
termination with MIT, accusations battleground in what is becoming ethnic Utopia of smiling faces, the phony, “people-helping-people” vision of
of union-busting in NYC, and all for him a personal fight. America where little girls give daffodils to police officers.
manner of accusations of violations “I just want to fight this,” says Some would say it’s the kind of hogwash synonymous with corporate juggernauts
against workers’ rights and health Clement, “to the bitter end.” such as West, the US Army, and, well, Scientology.
code infractions were all under
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own group can be found by search-
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 LIFE
Costa Rica Mermaid makes
environmental splash
Jenna Sedmak
Contributing Writer
Clad in her bathing suit, Renate
Herberger, known as the Costa Rica
Mermaid, intends to swim the trop-
ical country’s coastline within three
months at a rate of eight hours per
day. Environmental activists have
developed many positive ways to
showcase their cause and create
more awareness among the general
population. This Victoria resident
is a notable example of this.
“Swimming the length of the
coast of Costa Rica is akin to the mi-
grations that we usually associate
with marine life, such as humpback
whales. By placing myself in this
environment I will become one
with their world and will be able to
experience the interconnectedness
of ocean life,” writes Herberger at
costaricamermaid.net
While she is increasing her own
awareness, Herberger is also trying
to appeal governments and speak
with environmental organizations
about the preservation of the mar-
ine ecosystem.
“The need to promote marine
sanctuaries is more urgent than
ever. Only one hundredth of one
percent of oceans worldwide is
under protection currently,” says
Herberger.
This journey is a passion and
for a great cause. But it’s not an
easy course.
“I am promoting her
cause because I think
that protecting our
oceans is something
that is not taken
seriously enough.”
Roxanne Smillie
Camosun College Student
Society
Herberger fell 70 kilometers
short of her goal to swim Costa
Rica’s full shoreline in April of last
year, so she’s attempting the swim
again and will continue with her
busy agenda.
“To this end, I will once again
be teaching workshops in coastal
communities in order to increase
awareness of and compassion for
the plight of the sea and its crea-
tures,” she says.
One board member of the
Camosun College Student So-
ciety (CCSS) found out about
Herberger’s journey through the
Camosun Students for Environ-
mental Awareness committee
and decided to let other students
know about it.
“I am promoting her cause
because I think that protecting
our oceans is something that is
not taken seriously enough. Most
people don’t know how important
oceans are to human life,” says
Roxanne Smillie, CCSS Lans-
downe Director.
By completing this swim, Her-
berger hopes to create an aware-
ness that the oceans and marine life
are extremely important and need
to be taken care of and protected.
“I hope that Renate’s swim will
cause even more awareness to the
issues revolving around our oceans
and why it’s so important to take
care of them,” says Smillie.
Herberger is currently in Costa
Rica beginning her journey. For
more information, go to costari-
camermaid.net
when we understand something.”
“Flow charts, concept maps, and
Train your brain to
reduce exam strain
Breanna Carey
Contributing Writer
It’s true what they say when
it comes to memory—use it or
lose it.
Students are getting back into
the swing of things this semester,
which is why they need some men-
tal support. People can improve
their memory and retain capacity
in a number of ways. Memory is
very similar to exercise; if the brain
is nurtured and properly utilized, it
will remain strong and healthy.
According to Darryl Ainsley
of Camosun’s Learning Skills
department, success with mem-
ory has three different stages—
understanding, organization, and
repetition.
“One of the best ways
to learn something is
to teach it to others.”
Stephen Bishop
Camosun College
“First, you must understand
information,” says Ainsley. “We’re
poor at learning disconnected in-
formation, so it is key that we know
This is why teachers demand
students pay attention in class and
take notes, so they actually acquire
the learning material. Concentra-
tion for extended periods of time
allows the mind to store informa-
tion in the long term so it can be
recalled during an exam.
Before the exam, it’s very im-
portant to keep track of the material
in an organized way.
“Information is much easier to
recall if it’s organized,” says Ainsley.
course outlines are all examples of
organized information.”
Finally, repetition and rehearsal
is the only way to successfully recall
information. But Ainsley suggests
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avoiding memory tricks. “Students
should only sparingly utilize asso-
ciative devices such as mnemonics,
songs, and creative sentences,” he
says.
Ainsley also suggests when
people prepare for exams they
should mimic what they actually
have to do on the test.
Camosun Nursing Chair Ste-
phen Bishop says knowing material
well enough to teach it to other stu-
dents is an excellent way to learn.
And Ainsley agrees. “Recogni-
tion is not enough; to look at the
material and think that you know
something doesn’t mean you do,”
he says. “One of my recommenda-
tions to students is that they study in
small groups and take responsibility
for teaching sections of a course to
their partners.”
Students can pick up informa-
tion more easily if it’s related to
something they already know, says
Bishop.
“The benefit to the ‘teacher’ is
that they have to really learn the
material and think about how to
present it creatively,” says Bishop.
“The benefit to the ‘students’ is
that they have the material pre-
sented differently than was done
in class.”
Bishop also admits a large por-
tion of successful studying depends
on whether or not fellow students
will do their work well and pres-
ent the material accurately and
effectively.
In order for the brain to remem-
ber, it has to travel a pattern that has
been created. The more often that
path is utilized, the stronger it is.
Naturally, regular exercise and
a proper diet help feed your mind so
your brain performs regular func-
tions at ease. And since students
have many different styles of learn-
ing, there’s no perfect universal
technique.
Finding a learning style that
suits you, whether it’s flash cards,
goofy acronyms, or studying with
a friend, will make recollection that
much easier.
If you’re still
a kid at
heart…
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Camosun’s sports teams all over the spectrum
Guy Alaimo
Staff Writer
After defeating rivals Vancouver
Island University (VIU) 61–55 on
Jan. 10, the Camosun Chargers
women’s basketball team is the
number one ranked squad in the
country.
They slipped past Fredericton’s
St. Thomas University, who has a
9–0 record but a weaker point dif-
ferential than the Chargers. So far
the Chargers women have scored
522, only allowing 302.
The undefeated Chargers had
a 7–0 record going into their next
game against the number two
ranked in the province (and eighth
in the country) Capilano College
Blues on Jan. 16.
Meanwhile, the men’s basket-
ball team is searching for answers
after being destroyed by the number
one ranked VIU Mariners, 81–48,
on Jan. 10, their record falling to
1–6. Making matters worse, new
recruit Maceio Justice, out of De-
troit, Michigan, won’t be playing in
a Chargers uniform this semester,
despite what was reported in Nexus
last issue.
According to Bonita Joe,
Camosun’s recreation and athlet-
ics assistant, a “glitch” in Justice’s
registration process is the cause.
Head coach Craig Price says
a few factors caused Justice to be
ineligible.
“A number of things had to come
through in order for Maceio to come
play for us,” says Price. “He needed
a student VISA, funding from his
government, and funding from
us. All three of those things never
came through, and as much as I’d
like to see him here, it just didn’t
work out.”
“We’re not at all
unhappy with where
we’re at and where we
can go from here.”
Dan Casey
Camosun Chargers
One bright spot for the men is
the play of forward Jeff Krawetz,
who continued his stellar season
with 19 points against VIU.
But the men’s squad needed to
work hard in practice before their
game on Jan. 16, when they hosted
the Capilano Blues at PISE.
The Blues were ranked third
in the province with a 4–3 record,
while the Chargers were ranked
second last, and were already six
SPORTS 
points out of a playoff spot, mean-
ing they would have to win every
game and hope for the best if they
had any hope of playing in the
postseason.
The men and women’s basket-
ball teams both played against Capi-
lano at PISE on Jan. 16. Results
were not available by press time.
In volleyball land, it’s the same
story for the women’s team, who
can’t seem to get anything going,
getting absolutely obliterated by
VIU on Jan. 9, 25–15, 25–7, 25–17,
while watching their record fall
to 2–6.
Laura Ouillete continues to be
the only player on the team show-
ing any signs of promise, scoring
seven kills and seven digs in last
week’s loss.
“We’ll find and take the positives
from tonight and get back to work
to prepare for another pair of im- Photo: Samantha Doney
portant matches against Capilano Camosun’s Aleks Saddlemeyer and Chris Abra block an opponent’s spike.
University and Douglas College,”
says Ouillete. improve, so we’re not at all unhappy teams played their next games in
Meanwhile, winning close with where we’re at and where we Vancouver vs. Capilano College on
games is not the mantra for this can go from here,” says assistant Jan. 16. Results were not available
year’s edition of the Chargers men’s coach Dan Casey. by press time.
volleyball team, as they dropped With the loss, the team drops to The last time the Chargers
another nail-biter to VIU, 20–25, 4–4 on the season, but still retains played against Capilano was in
25–23, 25–22, 23–25, and 15–13. their fifth place standing, after sixth week one of the season. The men
“We just lost by two points to place Capilano lost their recent lost in a close, five-set match, while
the number one team in the country games. the women lost quite easily in three
and we believe we still have room to Both the men and women’s sets.

Chargers to watch for By Samantha Doney

Kendall Allen—#14
Team: Women’s basketball
Year: 3
Position: Wing/Point
Height: 5’ 8”
Hometown: Victoria
High school: Lambrick Park
Camosun program: Associate Arts
What are your personal goals this year?
To contribute to the team’s goals of winning the
provincials and making it to the national cham-
pionships!
Highlights so far in a Chargers uniform?
Being a part of the Camosun women’s basketball
team’s turnaround has been a big highlight for
me. Making the playoffs in my first year and
winning the league in the second year was really
exciting, as well as traveling to Prince George for
the provincials last year. Even though we were dis-
appointed about the second place finish, it gives
us something to work towards this year.
How are you feeling this year with some new
players, some injured players, and a new gym?
The thing that makes us different from the other
teams in the league is the depth we have on this
team, and the new players have definitely helped.
They add to the talent we have and they are also
fun to be around. We have had a bunch of injuries
in the first half of this season, but hopefully we can
get everyone healthy and back for the second half.
It is nice to finally get our own home gym! PISE is
an excellent facility.
What is your role on the team?
Because it’s my third year, I feel like I can bring
some experience to the team by knowing what
to expect.
How is it looking for the playoffs?
We have a challenging second half of the season
coming up, with a lot of tough teams to play, but
we have been working really hard over the winter
break, so that should help us while we work to-
wards the playoffs.
Ultimately, my goal for this season is to win na-
tionals. But there are some steps to be taken to
get there—we need to beat the top teams during
league play this semester and work hard to keep
improving.
Highlights so far in a Chargers uniform?
I am enjoying being a leader. I am attacking bet-
ter than I ever have and I am really enjoying that.
I think better highlights are yet to come . . . at
nationals, knock on wood.
How are you feeling this year with some new
players and a new gym?
Most of the younger players are not reaching their
potential yet. Some of them were lacking work
ethic early in the season, but they are coming
along as they adjust to the level of play. The new
Brent Hall—#5 gym is fantastic. It took a while for us to get in
Team: Men’s basketball
there, but it was worth the wait.
Year: 4
Position: Right side What is your role on the team?
Height: 6’ 1” My role on the team is to provide a lot of leadership
Hometown: Red Deer, AB and energy, and to put the ball on the floor when
Camosun program: Exercise/Wellness we need a point.
How is it looking for the playoffs?
What are your personal goals this year?
We need to work hard to beat the teams in league
I strive to continually better every aspect of my
play in order to be seeded well going into prov-
game. I want to become a better leader and help
incials. I believe we can win nationals, but in BC
my teammates reach their potential. I want to be
we contend with many of the best teams in the
a big part of determining the level of success that
country. There’s only room for one or two of us
we have this season. Another big goal of mine is
to go to nationals, so we need to play well. We’re
to excel in my classes.
good enough to win it all and we’re climbing the
What are your team goals? leader board.

Chargers to watch for is written by Samantha Doney, a second-year Sport Management student and Sport Information and Promotions Intern for Camosun Chargers Athletics. Check out
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Cameras offer powerful tool for Pale
Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers have combined forces to produce an e
documentary channel and empower Hebron citizens
TORONTO (CUP)—It’s a city of ghosts. “We can use the cameras not only to document hu-
Empty streets. Stores boarded shut. Vacant apartment man rights violations, but also to try to show what life
buildings. is like in a place like Hebron, which has a very specific
This is Hebron, a city in Israel’s occupied territories. and extreme situation, but that’s never really shown
Home to about 166,000 Palestinians and 800 Jewish elsewhere, and that’s impossible to access from the
settlers, what was once a bustling downtown shopping outside,” says Zupraner.
district is now a lifeless reminder of the violence and Amro further explains the reasons why life in Hebron
desperation that grips the second largest Palestinian is so different from life everywhere else.
city in the West Bank. “The settlers who are living inside Hebron are the
“Hebron is the utter failure of the concept of co-exist- most radical, the most fanatic settlers in the whole strip,”
ence,” said Mich’ael Zupraner, 27, an Israeli who par- he says. “And they have this ideology where they want
ticipated in Voices Forward, a Toronto festival about life to transfer all the Arabs out of Hebron. They look at it
in Palestine and Israel. This year’s theme was Hebron: as their land, and believe that the Arabs don’t have any
In the Eye of the Storm. rights to stay there.”
The festival included screenings of over a dozen This is a recipe for disaster.
films, musical performances, book launches, readings, “It’s come to the point where Jews and Arabs are
multimedia presentations, and discussions. separated to such a degree that the downtown area
The festival’s focus surrounded the reality of life in has become a ghost town,” says Zupraner, who visited
Hebron, the only city in the West Bank that has a Jewish Hebron two years ago for the first time and was struck
settlement in its midst, and the only city where Jews and right away by what he saw.
Palestinians share adjacent house walls.
“If you want the worst possible scenario for what could
happen in the rest of the country, eventually, God forbid,
Hebron is that,” says Zupraner at the festival.
y
Unfortunately, Zupraner isn’t exaggerating.
e ra s not onl
A single horizontal line divides the city of Hebron,
n u s e the cam hts
“We c a ig
uman r
known as El-Khalil in Arabic, into two sections—H1 is
home to most of the Palestinian population and under
d o c u m e n t h
to t r y to show
Palestinian jurisdiction; and H2 is home to Jewish settlers to but als
o they started believing in the effect of the camera.”
and is controlled by the Israeli government.
i o l at i o n s ,
a p l a c e like
v
For Palestinians who live in H2, this means being
t l i fe i s like in very specific
forbidden from walking or driving on main roads, forced wha h has a
, w h i c ut that
Hebron
to climb ladders to enter their homes from the rooftops , b
a t i o n
me situ
where,
because Israeli soldiers have welded their front doors
e x t r e l s e
shut, and being prohibited from leaving home except and n e
for a few short hours a week to buy groceries and other
e r re a lly show to access
nev ss i b l e
’s impo
necessities when Israeli soldiers impose a curfew. One
such curfew lasted 500 days between 2002 and 2003. d t h a t
an t side.”
Zupraner gathered with Palestinian Issa Amro at
h e o u
XEXE Gallery to present their project—the creation of from t H ’A E L Z U P R A er
MIC film
an experimental documentary channel that broadcasts Israeli
out of Hebron.
This is no typical television channel. Zupraner and
Amro distribute video cameras to Palestinian families
living in hot spots—near Jewish settlements or Israeli
military checkpoints—so they can document their lives “The logic of what’s happening in Hebron, the logic
and highlight the human rights violations that occur in that the Israeli army is imposing and the way it’s dividing
their surroundings. the city, the way it’s preventing Palestinians from using
The footage from these cameras is then collected by the main roads where Jews are . . . that logic is basically
the two of them, edited, and broadcast over the Internet saying that Jews and Arabs can’t live together, and if
at www.heb2.tv they do, the result is this kind of ghost town, which is
The project, run in collaboration with an Israeli hu- what the downtown area of Hebron has become,” says
man rights organization, B’Tselem, has been in effect for Zupraner.
a year and a half. It offers a perspective on life in Hebron For him, it was that feeling that prompted the idea
that’s rarely, if ever, shown elsewhere.
“The project started from giving out cameras to ordin-
for the project.
“It’s like walking on the moon,” he says slowly.
ary people,” explains Zupraner in the small, brightly lit
gallery, before the audience of 19 people arrived. “Most
Footage from www.heb2.tv made headlines all over
the world in the summer of 2006, when a particularly
of them have never had a video camera, never used one, troubling incident took place with the Palestinian Abu
and the kind of footage you get back is very strange sorts Ayesha family, whose house has a fence around it to pro-
of home movies because people will use the camera, and tect them from bottles and stones that were sometimes
we encourage them to use the camera, not only to film hu- hurled at them by neighbouring settlers.
man rights violations, but to also film their daily lives.” They had frequently been attacked by settlers, but
were always unable to prove this to police, who were
“That means that we get back video tapes that have,
say, a wedding, a family celebration, and then the tape sympathetic to the Israelis. That is, until they were pro-
jumps to, let’s say, soldiers searching the house or some vided with a video camera.
“One major incident involved a neighbouring settler
kind of confrontation with settlers, and then the tape
will jump back to baby pictures,” he says. “And so this woman by the name of Yif’at Alkobi,” recalls Zupraner.
kind of reality where this is daily life, where these things “One early summer day, there was an argument with her
outside their house, and she forced the family back into
can happen, right after the other, almost, is what kind of
launched the idea for the project.” the house yelling at them, ‘Go back into your cage!’”
“The settler woman continued to curse at the camera
The project has the potential to cross over political
borders, according to Amro and Zupraner. calling them—these two daughters and their mother—
FEAtu
pacintHE MattaR
ryErSoN FrEE PrESS (ryErSoN uNIVErSIty)
whores,” continues Zupraner.
Being that both women involved in the altercation
were religious women, this kind of exchange was very
disturbing to watch once it made its way to Israeli
television.
“People were horrified. Israelis were horrified, I think
because for the first time they saw these things from the
eye of the Palestinian. Not a journalist, not an Israeli, but
you’re seeing it as a Palestinian, having someone curse at
you and at the camera, directly into the lens, with such
conviction . . . It shook people,” he says. “It was shown
internationally, all over the world . . .”
The tape had an effect.
“It started a committee in the Israeli parliament, the
Israeli prime minister said he was ashamed of what he
saw, Condoleeza Rice mentioned this video clip. This
coming out of a 14 year-old Palestinian girl with a cheap
video camera. So that kind of shook things up and helped
the project along,” says Zupraner.
Currently, there are 150 cameras in the West Bank
and 25 in Hebron City, and Zupraner and Amro move
the cameras around based on the levels of violence in
certain areas and families’ willingness to take part in
the project.
Its effects, says Amro, are priceless.
“The families, before the cameras, they were acting in
a violent way, you know, to throw back stones,” he says.
“They had nothing to react with. But with the cameras,
on
“We consider it is a non-violent tool to react to the
violence of the settlers,” says Amro. “The people now, w
’s
anytime there’s any violence, even to their neighbours, ho
they take the camera, they pull it out and they just start ac
filming. And they don’t give in to their emotions, they se
just keep filming, not fighting. It’s a very good method
of empowering the society.” th
Zupraner agrees. “Kids throwing back stones do on
so out of frustration, because you’re not gonna change yo
NER anything,” he says. “When you can’t do anything else, gr
you throw stones. But the moment you have a camera
mak
and you have a sense that that can be helpful, that that wo
could provide evidence. And cameras deter people, most
people, from doing anything too stupid.” “H
The project is also causing changes in the Israeli side W
of town. Is
“Settler violence has gone down, because now they
realize a Palestinian 10 year-old who’s filming you with an
their video camera, that’s something that can be shown
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It’s in the news again. Palestine and Israel are is
not getting along. they have a dispute over who th
should live on a tiny piece of land, the gaza Strip, fro
and a larger chunk called the West bank. rig
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zones are not connected. though the entire area is on
small by Canadian standards, Israel has effectively hu
blocked off both sections.
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this has created a little mini-nation inside Israel, th
though both the West bank and gaza Strip border Ju
other countries.
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Strip, a slice of land on the Mediterranean Sea of
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the middle of nowhere outside of your society where no
do one can really see you. No. Your parents will see what
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trip,
from the rest of the world unless they have the
right documentation and rock-solid nerves.
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this violence is nothing new. the area has been
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one of the most blood-soaked regions throughout
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human development.
Israel is the current country in control of land which
rael,
three major religions—Christianity, Islam, and
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Judaism—consider extremely important. While
this region was the target location of the Crusades
aza almost a millennia ago, Christians have pulled out
Sea of the region, military-wise.
After World War II the region was unstable with
some borders unclear. Jewish people were look-
ing for a land of their own after the Holocaust in
germany. European countries held most of the
power in the Middle East as conquerors or allies,
helping to determine the arbitrary borders.
Except the area was already being lived in with
traditional boundaries. An agreement was struck
with the Palestinians already living on the land to
split it with the refugees founding Israel.
In the end, after much conflict and debate, Israel
was created on the eastern coast of the Mediter-
ranean Sea, included Jerusalem, the red Sea port
of Eilat, and bordered Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and
Egypt.
In other words, it’s right in the middle of the Middle
East with important trade routes and religious
centres.
Since the middle of the 20th century, it’s been a
contentious issue as to who gets to live where. the
uN has tried declaring peace and safe zones, but
the neighbours aren’t quite seeing eye to eye.
Egypt has backed off after fighting a lot in the ’50s
and ’60s and has a relatively peaceful relationship.
Syria, who is quiet right now, had taken issue with
the Jewish state, but Lebanon, with Hezbollah as a
major influence, often sends rockets into Israel.
but the organizations causing the most difficulties
are the militant groups like Hamas. Many Muslim
extremists can be found in the region and Pales-
tine is a hotbed for so-called “freedom fighters.”
Since Israel came into power they have had a
varied relationship with these groups, from an
unstable peace, especially when Palestinian leader
yasser Arafat was around, to military occupation
and open ground battles, such as now.
the unrest shows no signs of stopping. Part-time
peace accords are often discussed and sometimes
signed, but so far no long-term deal has been
agreed to, leaving battle as an option every few
years.
With global pressure, the Israeli/Palestinian con-
flict flares up every so often, instead of constantly
burning. but, since time immemorial, this region
has always been a battleground.
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After a very successful first year,
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Crawl in March. The crawl will
be showing at different galleries
from March 5–18, with a gala
opening night and gallery walk on
March 13.
“The crawl is a celebration of
the diversity and aesthetics of ab-
original contemporary art,” says
facilitator Marlaina Buch.
The gala will mark the opening
of the displays with the artists pres-
ent, as well as some live presenta-
tions and performance-based shows.
Also, the Community Arts Council
of Greater Victoria (CACGV) will
also be hosting an accompanying
film series, presented by Media-Net,
at 7 pm. Submissions for the screen-
ing will be accepted until Jan. 31.
This year’s crawl will feature
many returning artists, as well as
some new talent from both Victoria
and the mainland.
Buch and co-facilitator Juli
Steemson were inspired to create
the crawl last year when some
friends from the local Aboriginal
community expressed they had
been having a hard time convincing
galleries to show their work.
Buch and Steemson felt they
could help bridge the professional
gap between the galleries and their
friends, as well as create an event
where Victoria residents would
have the opportunity to connect
with Aboriginal artists in their
communities and celebrate their
art and culture.
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Cara-Lyn Morgan’s Elevator, in acrylic and beeswax on canvas.
“[The crawl] fosters profes-
sional and personal dialogue among
artists, curators, galleries, and
the public with the intention of
sustaining genuine understand-
ing and relationship over time,”
says Buch.
This year, the crawl has come
up against a few obstacles, one of
which has been finding space for the
artists to show their work.
“[There are] concerns from
curators that they are being asked
to host a specifically identity-based
project,” says Buch.
Although some local galleries
like the Fifty-Fifty Arts Collective,
the Eagle Feather Gallery, Alcher-
inga Gallery, and the CACGV have
happily agreed to be part of the
event, organizers are still waiting to
hear back from some other venues
and are expecting to be working
with some unconventional spaces.
“Full exhibition schedules and
strained resources at small, art-
ist-run centres have contributed
to difficulties in securing show
spaces,” says Buch.
January 21, 2009
Although the roster is quickly
being filled, those wishing to be
included in the show, either as
visual or performing artists, can
contact marlainabuch@gmail.com
before the submissions deadline
of Feb. 10.
Media-Net is also accepting
submissions for the Art Gallery of
Greater Victoria’s show Assume
Nothing: New Social Practice.
Short film and video works of
up to 10 minutes about interesting
people from the community will be
accepted.
Inspiration for the project comes
from Harrell Fletcher’s website,
Some People (www.somepeople.
com). Deadline for submissions is
March 15 with the screening taking
place April 30.
Aboriginal Art Crawl
March 5–18 (gala on March 13
at 6:30 pm)
At various galleries, free
www.media-net.bc.ca
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Noise Addict Curtain Call

“Black” is the new “Wolf”
MicHaEl Duncan
Love. . . what is it good for?
be Stoppard’s reply to criticisms
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr that his plays lack an emotional
From Wolf Parade to Superwolf, context. This play definitely plucks
and to the now-seemingly extinct your heartstrings.
Wolfmother, the packs of bands The Real Thing follows the rela-
with the world wolf in their names tionship of Henry and Annie as they
were everywhere. But recently, the leave their former lovers, and work
colour black has seen resurgence in on building a lasting relationship
many band names. So with black together. Male and female perspec-
back behind so many bands, here tives on fidelity and commitment
are three distinguished bands with JoEl WitHERington are explored through the ups and
the darkest shade in their names. CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr downs of Annie and Henry’s rela-
The Black Keys (myspace.com/ “Exclusive rights isn’t love—it’s tionship. This is not your traditional
theblackkeys) are the blues-rock colonization,” is a quote from the romantic play but Henry says it best,
duo of Patrick Carney (drums) and Belfry Theatre’s new play The Real “I love love. I love being a lover and
Dan Auerbach (guitar) who came Thing. The play is a deep explora- I love being one.”
out of Akron, Ohio in 2002 with tion into honesty, love, loyalty, and The Real Thing has a beauti-
their first album, The Big Come Up. artistic creation. The Real Thing is ful changing set design including
The Black Keys
Since then they have released six the first play to be produced at the scenes from the character’s homes
albums, their most recent album be- fuzz-tone guitars, extended jam- The Black Lips (myspace.com/ Belfry Theatre from the Czecho- and even a train car. The music is
ing Attack and Release. This latest ming, etc. With their latest album, theblacklips) are often referred to as slovakia-born playwright, Tom diverse and wonderful, from clas-
recording has them expanding In the Future, the Vancouver band, one of the hardest working bands. Stoppard. sical symphony to oldies rock, lots
from their previous basics of self- fronted by lead singer/guitarist Many styles are encompassed in Stoppard has written many of songs about love—surprise,
produced, fuzz-riffing blues tracks Stephen McBean, maintains a their music, including blues, punk, successful plays; including Ros- surprise. The play runs until the day
and it features full-time production rambling fervor throughout the country, and surf, all of which is encrantz and Guildenstern are after Valentines Day. It is an ideal
and added organ, banjo, and piano recording in place of the strung-out combined with their high-energy Dead, Shakespeare in Love, and occasion for more mature couples
instrumentals. From the opening monotony of many psychedelic garage vibe. The sounds have been Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. who want to look at the truth of
track, “All You Ever Wanted,” with jam bands. The album’s beginning slightly refined on the newest album, His plays try to look at the different devotion and commitment, not
its whirling organ climax, to the track is the appropriately titled Good Bad Not Evil, but only for the point of view on various situations. star-struck lovers caught up in the
eerie guitar lines of “Lies,” and “Stormy High,” led by a heavy guitar better. “Bad Kids” is a song featured Stoppard has always been an advo- excitement of a new relationship;
the final track, “Things Ain’t Like and drum combination. Among midway though the album with an cate of freedom of speech and the an entertaining play to celebrate an
They Used to Be,” the Black Keys other notable tracks, there’s the instant hook and, alongside the themes of his plays have often been anniversary, not a first date.
stay true to their blues roots while acoustic and falsetto sung “Stay re-recorded “Cold Hands” and the controversial in different parts of
fleshing out an original sound. Free,” as well as the album’s closer, boisterous “Veni Vidi Vici,” sounds the world. The Real Thing
Black Mountain (myspace. “Bright Lights,” a 16-minute odys- as relentless as is it refreshing. Look This play isn’t just a love story, Until Feb.15, 8pm
com/blackmountain) has the es- sey, which, like the album itself, out for the next Black Lips album, it also examines the role of a play-
Belfry Theatre
sential sounds for a ’70s psychedelic strikes at quiet and chaotic at all 200 Million Thousand, dropping in wright, and what makes a good artist.
riff-rock band, i.e. layered organs, the right times. mid-February. The Real Thing is rumoured to www.belfry.bc.ca

Slumdog Millionaire Sex, drugs, and a machete

Doubt
★★★★★
sHanE scott-tRavis
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr
At the crux of Doubt, the brilliant
new film by John Patrick Shanley,
are accusations of child molestation
at a Catholic elementary school.
It’s 1964 and Sister Aloysius
(Meryl Streep in top form) suspects
Father Flynn (the brilliant Philip
Seymour Hoffman) of having done
the unthinkable to a young African
American student.
Holding her own against these
acting juggernauts is the very im-
pressive Amy Adams (Junebug)
as Sister James, a well-meaning
but naive teacher caught in the
middle.
At first, the film’s characters
worthy of Hitchcock as Doubt shifts
into a subtle thriller.
Adapted from Shanley’s Pulitzer
and Tony-winning play, this film
graciously sidesteps theatrical trap-
pings to become a truly cinematic
experience. With the brilliant cine-
matographer Roger Deakins (No
Country for Old Men) at his side,
Shanley deeply embeds the camera
and totally affects our responses to
what we see.
And what do we see? There’s
uncertainty at every turn. But there
must be uncertainty in a film that
looks at the relativity of truth, and
the subjectivity that goes with it.
The camera follows the charac-
ters, but also goes beyond them—
suggesting the real-time sympathy
of an observer and a supernatural
foresight of when and where.
And the ambiguity of what ul-
★★★★★
MicHaEl BRaR
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr
India boasts one of the world’s
largest populations, at over one bil-
lion people. Naturally, this means
India also has one of the world’s
largest populations of movie fans
and, as such, leads the world in
films produced on a yearly basis.
To be frank though, Bollywood
seems to adhere to the “quantity
over quality” credo, resulting in
thousands of bad movies being
circulated, and me becoming excep-
tionally gun-shy around them.
Slumdog Millionaire didn’t
necessarily change my opinion of
Bollywood cinema, but it did prove
that foreigners are capable of mak-
ing Indian films as well as anyone
else, as long as they are willing to
fully commit themselves to captur-
ing the essence of the country and
its people.
The narrative focuses on young
Jamal, a former slumdog, as he
manages to become a contestant
on India’s version of Who Wants
to Be a Millionaire? The story of
how he actually gets to the hotseat,
however, is a complex and emo-
tional rollercoaster ride through
time and memory.
Walk Hard: The Dewey
Cox Story
Starring: John
C . Re i l l y, Ti m
Meadows, Kristen Wiig
Runtime: 96 minutes
What can be said about Dewey Cox?
Quite a lot, apparently, but the real
question is, is it all worth listening
to? Well, not really.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox
Story is a frenzied display of the life
of Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly), as
remembered by the old and retired
Cox himself.
After years of drug abuse, Cox
suffers some serious damage to a
brain that was likely off-kilter to
begin with, and so his story un-
folds with an extreme exaggeration
that loses interest about halfway
through.
The film starts off in a bizarre
way. Cox has a life-changing con-
versation with the top half of his
brother, whom he has just sliced in
half with a machete.
Dewey then vows to be every-
thing his very talented brother could
have been, had he not been put on
the chopping block. But with his
father constantly reminding him
“the wrong kid died,” he decides
he can never make it big with his
an unsupportive wife, who kindly
reminds him every day he’ll never
make it.
But somehow he does make
it. From here, the movie just gets
stranger and the characters madder,
until every possible clichéd downfall
of a rock star is not only reached, but
pushed beyond the extreme to come
crashing down somewhere between
pathetic and absurd.
About an hour in, when Cox
becomes an unemployed hippie
running around town in his tighty-
whiteys, this Columbia Pictures flick
officially declares itself a bust.
But the failure can’t be blamed
on the actors, who do a surprisingly
believable job at being the world’s
thickest individuals.
Admittedly, there’s some really
funny content hidden amongst all
the crap, but Walk Hard goes in
directions only someone incredibly
stoned could take it.
It’s an unfortunate disappoint-
ment, because what could have been
a strange yet successful musical
comedy is taken too far.
Oh, and the extended edition—
just 25 more minutes of stupid.
Ratings
Complete disaster . . . . . . . . . . . . .

seem more like caricatures and timately transpires will have you Slumdog Millionaire is an Os- parents holding him back. Unfortunate malfunction. . . . . . . .

clichés than real people, but as the guessing and debating for quite car-calibre triumph truly deserving So Dewey flees the clutches A solid stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
plot develops, so do they. Shanley some time. Doubt is a small master- of all the hype and acclaim it’s of his unsupportive parents only Freakin’ fabulous . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
advances the story with a deft hand piece and a stunning success. receiving. to find himself in the clutches of
12
toya gRiEvE
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr
Got ’til It’s Gone
By Larry Duplechan
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
Got ’til It’s Gone is a supposed
romantic comedy, but this novel
certainly isn’t comedic.
Romantic? Maybe, but it’s def-
initely rated R. If graphic, homosex-
ual lovemaking isn’t your bag, this
novel isn’t recommended.
The book takes place in LA
before, during, and after the South
Asian tsunami and Hurricane Ka-
trina in 2005. Both of these events
are used as metaphors for the life-al-
tering trials that affect author Larry
Duplechan’s alter-ego, Johnnie Ray
Rousseau.
Got ’til It’s Gone is Duplechan’s
fourth book following the life of
Rousseau, a promiscuous, black,
48-year-old homosexual who is
deacon at the First Assembly of
Love Church.
In the tsunami of Rousseau’s
life his mother is hit with the un-
fortunate diagnosis of a growing
brain tumor, definitely a somber
start to the novel.
Continuing along, Rousseau
watches his loved ones around
him, most of them HIV-positive,
become either sick or die. He re-
flects on people he’s lost and tells
their stories, including those of his
late husband and father.
See, it’s clear this novel falls
short of comedic.
Despite his promiscuous
nature and refusal to fall in love
again, Rousseau does find romance
amongst all the pain. His lover turns
out to be a former meth addict/call
boy/ porno star named Joe Callahan,
who is also HIV-positive.
Rousseau’s life is stable until
his “hurricane” arrives, introdu-
cing knowledge of an unknown
biological father, domestic troubles,
a surprising love affair, death, and
eventually an engagement.
Got ’til It’s Gone provides an in-
sight in to experiences most people
won’t encounter, and gives the read-
er a realistic depiction of the homo-
sexual lifestyle of the last 30 years.
Duplechan has created a piece that
provides a broader cultural perspec-
tive and understanding.
ArtS
sHannon gRaHaM
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr
Scrapbook of My Years as
a Zealot
By Nicole Markotic
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
This semi-autobiographical
novel covers the usual trials of child-
hood (weird parents, not fitting in,
boys, woe), with the added twist
of the female star being a devout
Mormon in a family that doesn’t
do religion.
The young heroine, feeling
stifled by her godless family, reb-
els by opting for the even more
rigid lifestyle of a Latter Day Saint.
This “phase,” as her parents con-
sider it, lasts all the way to her late
teens, when she meets a boy, and
it becomes time to throw it by the
wayside.
The boy isn’t worth much, but
he seems to be a vehicle for a change
that was coming anyway. She be-
comes as hardcore an atheist as
she was a Mormon.
The viewpoint shifts smoothly
throughout the book between the
religious youth and the self-de-
scribed “heathen” adult.
Aimed at a thoughtful, and
probably female, reader, this story
gives us a look at the life of a Canad-
ian youth prison guard, the inside
of a frigid relationship, and the dif-
ference between wonky childhood
friends and real adult friends.
If you’re looking for a plot, it
won’t be found here, but there are
many stories, each showing a differ-
ent facet of a fascinating life.
The appeal lies in the glimpse
at someone else’s “normal.” Situa-
tions the characters dismiss as
everyday occurrences seem pro-
foundly odd to someone who hasn’t
grown up that way—for instance,
amid an indoor jungle of potted
plants.
Toward the end, there’s a story
hinted at throughout the book—a
full account of what happened to
the hero’s aunt in Nazi Germany.
It’s both disturbing and enlighten-
ing to read, but one has to wonder
why it was tacked on at the end
like a bunch of racing stripes on a
Honda Civic.
With a few laughs, some good
adventures, and a friendly cast, My
Years as a Zealot is by no means a
waste of time.
January 21, 2009
Arena Rock
Sam Roberts
McPherson Playhouse, Jan. 8
MicHaEl Duncan
CoNtrIbutINg WrItEr
Are the golden years under attack? In
Sam roberts’s eyes they are, and judg-
ing by his recent performance in Victoria
he’s out to hunt them down.
the hour-and-a-half set was no half-
baked exercise, but the culmination of
a now-older roberts fighting for the
integrity of a rock ‘n’ roll that nears
extinction.
the set opened with the title track of
his latest album, Love at the End of the
World, and rumbled on to include music
from all of his major recordings.
there were the obvious crowd-pleasers
throughout with hits like “Hard road,”
“bridge to Nowhere,” and “brother
Down.” the latter song featured saxo-
phone, an instrument that was also
played later in the set.
A few missteps did occur during the
concert, like mistiming and gear glitches,
but that’s no surprise considering this
is the band’s first gig on a cross-Canada
tour. there was even an Eric Clapton
moment via “the Last Waltz” where
roberts’ guitar strap failed him.
the crowd may have also been slow
at first in taking to the new material,
such as “up Sister” and “Lions of the
kalahari,” but the songs kept on and
the crowd seemed to get in tune with
robert’s feverish energy that accompan-
ied every track.
Finishing the show was an extensive,
five-song encore that included the piano
blues-inspired “Detroit ’67” and was
rounded out by the hallucinatory jam,
“Mind Flood.”
the golden years may well be under
attack, but roberts has hedged all his
bets on taking them back.
nexus@nexusnewspaper.com COLUMNS 13

Sex Toys
By Keltie Larter
GIVING IT UP: old habits di
By Kelly Marion
hard
The other day, a girlfriend asked me if I would go with her to a sex shop and help
her pick out her first toy. That might seem like a strange thing to ask a friend
(“Excuse me, but could you please help me choose a prosthetic penis so I can
masturbate with it later?”), but having previously worked at sex shops, it wasn’t
my first time helping out a first-timer. I was surprised at how nervous she was and
how little she knew about the toys. It got me thinking a lot of people out there
might be yearning for a good sex aid, but just need a little help.
Ladies have the widest range of sex toys to choose from. Dildos are penis prosthet-
ics with no vibration, good for those lucky ladies who can reach orgasm through
simple penetration. Then there are vibrating dildos, good for clitoral stimulation
or penetration, but not at the same time.
Bullets are small, spherical vibrators that are great for clitoral stimulation and
perfect to use on your own or with a partner. There are also G-spot vibrators,
usually a bit slimmer than regular vibrators, but curved upwards and pointier at
the head for precise stimulation.
And there’s my favorite toy, the dual-action vibrator dildos with clit stimulators.
They simultaneously provide penetration, clitoral stimulation, and G-spot action,
Photo: Courtney Broughton
all while rotating. Seriously girls, this one’s sure to put a smile on your face.
The selection for guys is a little more limited, but worth checking out. There are My Right Hand I’ll be damned if I’m late because of an article that isn’t
three main categories of toys for boys. Prosthetic vaginas, called pocket pussies, even helping my GPA.
are soft plastic or silicone tubes shaped like different parts of the female anatomy. The challenge Day 7: Serving isn’t an easy task as it is, but throw in
The funniest one is Titty Blow, a seductive pair of lips set on top of a big pair of I’ve spent 22 years using my right hand for almost restricted use of your dominant hand and you’re calling
breasts with a hole in the middle. everything I do. I write, eat, throw, and scratch my butt for a recipe for disaster. This was ever so apparent last
Similar to pocket pussies are toys called slabs. Yep, that’s right, slabs. Just like with my right hand, and now, for the first time in my life, night at work. I broke three plates trying to balance a
a piece of meat. Bigger than a pocket pussy, they allow the user to mount the I’m attempting to rely solely on my left hand—living tray on my left hand, got caught muttering to myself
toy instead of just using hand motions to masturbate. Picture that scene from life the “wrong” way, if you will. over my stupid left hand, and missed a customer’s
American Pie where Jason Biggs tries to hump a pie on his kitchen counter. And, of The research glass completely while attempting to fill it with water.
course, there are also a wide variety of love dolls ranging in quality and price. The small percentage (roughly 10 percent) of left- I’m just glad I don’t work in the kitchen. After a few
For those of you who are part of a couple (or a threesome), a trip to the toy store handed humans are, according to some studies, more not-so-pleasant remarks on my service, it’s no wonder
could be just what the doctor ordered to spice up an evening! The most popular likely to be schizophrenic, delinquent, or have mental my boss confronted me at the end of my shift. I had
toy for couples is called the Erection Master, a silicone cock ring with a strategic- disabilities. On the contrary, they’re also said to hold to explain to her that I’ve been out of sorts lately and
ally placed vibrating nodule to allow for hands-free clitoral stimulation during higher creative and sporting prowess. Both Leonardo even shed a little tear just to save my butt from getting
penetration sex. And, because a cock ring restricts blood flow to the penis, it da Vinci and Babe Ruth were lefties. These assets may fired. Unfortunately she now thinks I’ve lost my mind,
gives men more control over their orgasms. be because lefties are forced to use other regions of the switching my shifts to less busier nights until I’ve had
But, remember, the most intimate sexual relationship you’ll ever have in your life brain in order to function properly, as well as become time to “work things out.”
is the one you enjoy with yourself. adaptable to things like right-handed scissors, stick Day 9: As I typed my paper today, I felt like I was
shifts, and sports equipment; after all, it’s not often you 10 again and was still typing with one finger, the dif-
So, next time you’re in the mood, consider taking a trip to your local pleasure
provider and let the good times roll, or pulsate, or vibrate. Go forth, fellow stu-
find a left-handed hockey stick at your local gym. ference being I was even slower because it was my left
The rationale index finger and not my right.

A Anything
dents, and masturbate!
Being a minority sucks; everybody knows that. Day 11: You know that drinking game where you
While you should be thought of as something rare can only drink with your weak hand and if someone
and unique, you’re simply labeled an oddball, facing catches you using your other hand, you have to drink?
a plethora of limitations and obstacles to overcome. Well that’s how I feel right now; except it’s 24 hours
By Breanna Carey Having been ignorant to this fact, and having the a day . . . and I don’t have a drink, which sort of takes
novelty of right-handed tools at my disposal my entire the fun out of the whole game and makes it more of a
Q: When I go out on dates I pretend I’m someone I’m not, either out of lack of self-esteem
or confidence. I’ve often attracted the wrong type of person. Now I know what I want
life, I decided to live life alternatively and stop using my
right hand completely.
pain in my ass.
Day 12: I failed. I quit; I just can’t hack it. If you
in a partner, but how do I make this happen? thought hot water would be hard to give up, imagine
The trial
A: I can understand why you put up a front while on the dating scene. It’s your protective
seal to prevent you from getting hurt. But if you aren’t being true to yourself, then how
Day 1: It’s a strange feeling; like I have to think in
a foreign language just to convince myself I don’t have
trying to give up something attached to your own
body! After slapping my wrist an endless amount of
can you expect to develop something with a person who likes you for who you are? People times because I kept trying to use my right hand and
aren’t mind-readers; during the first impression, especially, they take things for face value. a right hand. I’ve pretty much decided in order for this
begging people to watch my every move, I’m calling
Take this as an opportunity to be you for all the right reasons. In the future, be blunt if you to work, I have to imagine I’ve been in a devastating ac-
this challenge off.
must, so that you don’t look back and say, “Oh, I wish I hadn’t said that.” You’re only going cident (let’s pretend my hand was eaten by a crocodile)
to get what you want if you avoid what you know doesn’t work. By now you should have an and am now an amputee. That’s basically how I got The result
idea of what personality types mix well with yours. Keep in mind that everyone has faults
through the day, by playing a silly game with myself. Had I completed this challenge, I would still have
they don’t feel like sharing initially, but those faults make people who they are. chosen to continue being right-handed. To me left-
Day 3: Today I tied my hand behind my back to
avoid failing this challenge. After instinctually using handedness is just plain silly, and those lefties should
Walk, bike, save your ass my right hand for everything, it’s hard to simply tell
myself “left, left” instead of using my right. Everyone
just convert to right-hand-ism and make retailers’
lives simple—right-handed products only. Screw
can be a very fun way of getting at school thought I was a weirdo once again, but by the fact that three of the last four US presidents have
Joel Witherington
CSEA Member around; you don’t need a license or now everyone in my program expects me to behave been lefties; if George Bush Jr. can beat the odds and
Choosing your insurance, just a helmet. You’ll be this way, having been here through all of my Giving It break the pattern then I certainly stand a chance at
mode of travel has a surprised at the amount of adven- Up experiences. making it big.
great impact on the tures you can get into while heading Day 6: It took me an extra 25 minutes to get ready Next issue
environment. Most of CSEA from one place to another. for work this morning; two extra minutes brushing my I’m giving up negative thoughts and feelings and
us have probably heard If exercise isn’t your thing, then teeth, seven eating my cereal, 11 making my lunch, two living like a hippie, following the mantra of peace,
of the air pollution caused by motor take advantage of our wonderful buttoning my blouse, and three tying my bloody shoes. love, and harmony.
vehicles. Car exhaust from North public transportation system. I
Americans account for a good por-
tion of the greenhouse gases that
are warming our planet, and it
come from a small town that had
about three buses running on five
routes; Victoria’s system is far
Putting the Y back in womyn
causes acid rain, ice cap melting, superior. Chloe Markgraf alteration of this word relates to neutral supportive and egalitarian
flooding, and a lot of other environ- It normally doesn’t take more Contributing Writer reclaiming this title. It’s acknow- one.
mental disasters. than 30 minutes to get to any des- This isn’t a typo, it’s an ledging the uniqueness and indi- Although changing the spelling
We should be very concerned tination within the city. The best alteration of the word—one vidual aspect of the female gender, of a gender may seem radical, the
with rising sea levels in Victoria; I part is that you’ve already paid for a that enhances it, setting the allowing it to stand alone, as it is, process can be empowering. My
can see the ocean from my house bus pass with your student fees. stage for a new perspective as womyn. point is, let’s take charge of this
and I don’t own a sailboat. If you have a bike that isn’t in of womyn in society. Womyn is a statement. It says to word, for it’s part of a long history
We don’t have to be a part of the good shape or are looking to buy a Womyn . . . isn’t it beautiful? I any reader, here I am, I am a femin- of social consciousness, one that
problem. There are a lot of ways to cheap one, don’t worry, Camosun find it quite visually pleasing,–yn, ist, and I am disassociating myself rallies men and womyn in specific
get around Victoria without jump- Students for Environmental Aware- like in gynecologists or synchon- from the traditional concept of the ways.
ing in a car and driving everywhere. ness (CSEA) is working to host a drosis. But, besides the asthet- dominant man. So if you want to discuss the
Why would you want to pay all bike workshop on campus to get ics of it, this spelling of the word Y, however, can be considered spelling of this word, or simply
those astronomical parking fees everyone riding. comes loaded with socio-political a tribute to men as it displays the hang out, come to the womyn’s
anyways? For more info about CSEA, visit connotations. Y chromosome necessary in deter- centres, located on both campuses,
If you don’t like walking, try www.camosunstudent.org/csea As we are all aware, women mining the male sex, bringing the in the Richmond House at Lans-
something with wheels but no or e-mail camosunsea@hotmail. have been subjugated for centuries spelling of womyn from a far-rad- downe and in Campus Centre at
motor. Riding a bike or skateboard com by patriarchy. Part of the simple ical feminist standpoint to a more Interurban.
14 CoLuMNS January 21, 2009

Talking threads By toya gRiEvE

Worth the Trip?
The battle of on and off-campus eats
Name: Joel Dampier By Donald Kennedy and guy alaimo
Program: Welding Apprentice Aramark Campus Caf
What are you wearing?
Lansdowne Campus
I’m wearing a red onesie with feeties!
Genoa Baguette
Where did you get it from?
$6.59 plus tax
I got it for Christmas from my mom. She had to order it from Vegas
because apparently it’s hard to come by a 6’ 7’’ onesie.
What’s your favorite thing about it?
I really like the feeties and the butt flap!
Have you ever used it?
What, the butt flap? Of course! Presentation and service
Donald: My god, the possibilities here are endless! Ever been to Subway and
That’s pretty gross . . . thought to yourself, “god, how I crave a more European sandwich!!!” Well, the
Yeah, but super versatile. Campus Caf is the place for you! get your sandwich cut into three little pieces,
go sit by the fountain, and pretend you and your friends are having a delightful
Name: Tyler Gibbons French Mediterranean picnic!
guy: Imagine how many authentic Italian families have screamed at each other
Program: Mechanical Engineering over dinner about the caf’s “genoa” sandwich. “It is a not real Italiano sand-
What’s keeping you warm this winter? weechaaa! gaetano! I can make dis one better for you, eh?” the salami had little
My Browning jacket with a white Hurley sweater and a sweet red bite to it, but at least the provolone cheese was good. Aramark does offer pesto
hat with optional earflaps. as a topping option, so I guess that’s a bonus over other sandwich huts.
Where did you get your hat from? Taste
I stole it from a friend of mine and I’m never giving it back! D: Every day in high school I’d eat a salami and cheese sandwich for lunch.
What’s the favorite thing about your outfit? Sometimes I’d change it up with some primo Parmesan-fringed stuff, or really blow
I really like my Hurley sweater. It’s super warm with down padding my mind on some black forest ham—but for the most part I was in a sandwich
on the inside. rut. this baguette tastes exactly the same as every sandwich I ate in high school.
the only difference is now I have the foresight to get my sandwich toasted. I don’t
What about your footwear?
want those asshole cucumbers turning my bread soggy later.
These are Circa skate shoes. They totally suck in the snow, but they
g: the whole-wheat bun was narrower than george Harrison’s coronary artery.
look pretty sweet. And the whole-wheat bun was as tasteless as that terrible joke. Maybe if
Can you tell us anything else about your outfit? Aramark stopped trying to cut corners with lame buns then I wouldn’t make
PHotoS: toyA grIEVE I think the hat says it all. terrible jokes.

Time for change in the new year The Little Piggy

cHRistopHER gillEspiE
EXtErNAL AFFAIrS EXECutIVE
Happy new
year and welcome
back to Camosun
College for 2009. I hope you’re well
rested and ready to continue your
educational journey.
For those of you just joining
us on campus, welcome! I know
these will be some of the best years
of your life.
2009 has the potential to be
a year of change. In May, British
Columbians will head to the polls
and clearly inform our government
what they think of their perform-
ance over the past four years. As
students, we need to ensure our
voices are heard.
Back in March, the provincial
government announced a 2.6 per-
cent base funding cut for every post-
secondary institution in BC and the
money was to be redistributed into
“priority areas.”
This has left Camosun College,
as well as every college and univer-
sity in BC, in dire financial straits
for this entire academic year.
We need your help in May to tell
this government what we think of
these cuts. Education must become
the primary issue of this next elec-
tion and we’ll need your help. I hope
we can count on your support.
Stay tuned for our student cam-
paign plans. Can students make a
difference in 2009? Yes, we can!
1019 Fort St.
Club Sandwich
$6.75 plus tax
Presentation and service
D: Despite the constant staff rollover, the quality of service here is always excel-
lent. I swear I’ve had a crush on at least half of the female staff at this place.
g: there was an array of fresh desserts being showcased behind the glass that
I just couldn’t help but try, especially considering they were fairly priced under
two dollars. So after starting with dessert, I was pleased to find a freshly made
sandwich on freshly made bread presented to me, after quickly finishing my
excellent dessert.
Taste
g: I liked how they used real cooked turkey cut into fairly uneven and thick slices,
placed under sweet bacon with some sort of tasty orange mayonnaise smothered
on the bread. there was no denying how fresh everything was, and the fact I didn’t
have to break my bank account to get good, quality food made me even happier.
this was my first visit to the Little Piggy, and it won’t be my last.
D: I wish girls were honey-cured. If I ever met a girl who was honey-cured; I’d know
exactly what to do. First I’d let her soft aroma waft into my nostrils. As her subtle
smell enveloped my nasal cavity, my desire would eventually get the better of me.
Suddenly, she’d catch me daydreaming about shoving her between two pieces of
fresh bakery sourdough, teaming her up with some nice, thick turkey, and then
slathering her sweet, supple frame in savoury red pepper aioli. Her eyes would
gaze at me knowingly, and she’d tacitly say, “It’s okay, baby, take a bite.”

And the winner is . . .

Honey-cured bacon and a revolving door of apron-ed beauties.
Verdict
No other sandwich perfectly exposes the holes in Aramark’s pricing rhetoric than
the Little Piggy Club.

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eye on
campus
By Kait Cavers
Wednesday Jan.21
Nexus Pizza Day
two bucks a slice, unless you have the
answer key to any of my midterms, or
you buy me a case of beer. In which
case, it’s free, pending the beer is not
Pilsner, Pipers, any brand that starts
with or tastes like P, and you didn’t
whip up an answer key to the exams
that will somehow make my multiple
choice answers spell out racial slurs. 12
pm until it’s totally devoured, outside
the Fisher building at Lansdowne
Thursday, Jan. 29
Pride Meeting
Camosun Pride is hosting a gay pride
meeting to host pride events in the
Pride Lounge. So if you’ve got pride,
know somebody who’s got pride,
or just like saying the word pride,
then come check it out! Everyone is
welcome. Check out the Camosun
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rSVP or request more info at pride@
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Sticky Vicky By Rhea Smilowski
Phlegm By Shane Scott-Travis
Thursday, Jan.22
Employer Info Session
Also known as “places I go to get free
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if you’re interested in anything to do
with employment opportunities at the
Ministry of transportation and Infra-
structure. And if there are free snacks,
you better get there a solid three
minutes before I do. 12:30–1:20 pm,
CbA 209, Interurban. Email employ@
camosun.bc.ca for more info.
Mondays–Thursdays
Drop-in hockey and
soccer
If you’re anything like me and you’ve
broken your leg hopping parking
meters, received several stitches
after petting a swamp rat, or been
recommended for several months of
therapy caused from being stalked
by a bear on the Juan de Fuca trail,
then you know that things that take
place indoors are just better. So be
like me, and avoid the outdoors at all
costs. Start with inside sports, and
work your way up to indoor camping,
canoeing, and, finally, biking through
an orange pylon obstacle course (not
suitable for carpeted rooms). Hockey
on Mondays and Wednesdays, 7–9pm;
Indoor soccer on tuesdays and thurs-
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Info: 250–370–3602.
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Thursday, Jan. 22
The Clipse featuring
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SUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $32
It’s time again for Victoria’s bi-
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have been around since you were
knee-high to a hip-hopper.
Saturday, Jan. 24
Jon and Roy, Acres of Lions
UVIC SUB, SHOW AT 10 PM, $15
Come check out the island’s
best-known talent, Jon and roy,
with the island’s best-kept secret,
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Covers for a Cause
LUCKY, DOORS AT 9 PM, $5
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oscar collide on stage for a night
of epic covers to provide support
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Since most of the Nexus staff was away at the Canadian university Press (CuP) national
conference in Saskatoon, it was decided to do an overheard there. With four nights of
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at the CuP conference:
“guy, I have to
sleep with you
again.”
“Doesn’t Jesus
turn you on?
that beard is
fantastic.”
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and rock out . . . for charity!
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Jeff Andrews with Crows at
Midnight
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Jeff Andrews presents the re-
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& Wastrels. Come check out this
inventive spin on the folk genre,
while simultaneously getting high
off quadruple shot Americanos.
Friday, Jan. 30
The Switchblade Valen-
tines, with guests
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