Volume 19 Issue 2

September 17, 2008

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College President liz ashton What makes the interurban campus Poetry night has performers
announces she will be gonzo by this tick? exploring the myths and truths shedding their clothes and getting
Camosun’s Student Voice time next year. of ol’ int-U. down to bare emotions.
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Let students decide own stance

Editorial
Nexus
on military recruiters
A new school At Camosun, the military can the military is a corporation and mandates against recruitment.
season has sprung, set up a table on campus, as long should be allowed the same rights After a series of disruptions, re-
which means getting as they fill out the necessary forms as any other. cruiters cancelled their planned tour
Next publication date: Oct. 1, 2008
up early, staying up late… and sign- like other vendors. If the event is of Quebec colleges in early 2008.
Deadline: noon Sept. 24, 2008 ing up for the military? suitable, the table isn’t disrupting Operation Objection now works
Many schools across the country students, and there’s security on to oppose both recruitment and
Address: 3100 Foul Bay Rd., Victoria, BC,
have career fairs every year and duty, military recruiters are free to On one hand you have military research on campuses.
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some form of the military usually distribute information. images of the evil It’s impressive an organization
Location: Lansdowne Richmond House 201 has a table along with the other On one hand you have images of such as this has formed, but banning
Phone: 250-370-3591 vendors. the evil military corporation stealing military corporation any organization from campus, if
Email: nexus@nexusnewspaper.com Some may recall a protest at young adults and throwing them stealing young adults they are operating in accordance
the University of Victoria last year into war. On the other you have with Canadian law, and with uni-
Website: www.nexusnewspaper.com
that led to the UVic student society freedom of speech.
and throwing them versity policy, is an infringement on
Publisher: Nexus Publishing Society banning active Canadian Forces And it’s true military recruiters into war. On the other the rights of students to make their
recruiting at events in their building. may tell you more about incentives own decisions about their futures.
NEXUS PUBLISHING SOCIETY Recently, the ban was lifted. of joining than the psychological
you have freedom of Not to mention that little thing we
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS
Many students didn’t want effects of combat. Full benefits, speech. call freedom of speech.
Kristian Dart
recruiters in their student union paid tuition, and a higher wage are We trust Camosun students
building bothering them, while just some of the incentives, but they are smart enough to resist a sales
Kyla Ferns
others felt the military had every never go into the downfalls of being Operation Objection was pitch from a military recruiter. And
Kelly Marion
right to be there. involved with the military. launched last year against military for those who are interested, the
Liz McArthur
So the question still remains, Military commercials can be recruitment in schools. At the mo- information is still available.
MANAGING EDITOR should military recruitment be al- misleading, but what commercials ment, 25 student unions and organ- So think thrice before you
Jason Schreurs lowed on school premises? aren’t? When it comes down to it, izations in Quebec have adopted protest.
L AYO U T E D I T O R
Laila Brown Open Space accepts submissions from Camosun students. Submissions to Open Space should be
STUDENT EDITOR Open Space 400 words or less. Responses to previous articles in Nexus should be 250 words or less.
Tessa Cogman E-mail submissions to nexus@nexusnewspaper.com and include your name and student number.
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E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T
Kait Cavers Welcome to the (parking) jungle, baby!
S TA F F W R I T E R S Breanna Carey is two-hour parking, unpaid. But who may not live on a frequent bus for parking already, loosen up on
Guy Alaimo ContriBUtinG Writer this means that on a day off drivers route, parking attendants should the parking tickets, or at least lower
Brendan Kergin It’s free to park your bike or have to move their car every couple be obliterated. the price.
Liz McArthur scooter downtown, so why is it that of hours to avoid getting a ticket. Enraged after getting her fourth The city of Victoria promised
S TA F F P H O T O G R A P H E R cars get slammed with unreason- ticket of the day, my sister sug- that new meters would provide us
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Big, bad parking attendants do Why are parking job.” The attendant took a picture expire. They are still nowhere to be
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Courtney Broughton really will just be a minute, or you might be different if the fellows on empty-handed. And, besides, if
Ashley Moore do in fact plug those silver knobs, those dinky scooters were a little too many ticket-ers are roaming
CONTRIBUTORS: the meter-maids are bound to get Why are parking attendants kinder, or only gave tickets to repeat Victoria’s streets, it wouldn’t take
Guy Alaimo you at least once. traipsing around our streets look- offenders. Do they have to meet a much to bring them down.
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Courtney Broughton a nice place, just outside the core. order to make it fair for people who in a day? there being a speed bump there
Breanna Carey The only parking near her building choose to drive, especially those If they’re going to make us pay before...”
Kait Cavers
Tessa Cogman
Christopher Gillespie help build Bookstore product mocks mental illness
Jared Gowen
Alexander Jones
our team sheila porteous compulsive figure highlights some
Brendan Kergin ContriBUtinG Writer of the dysfunction of this particular
Donald Kennedy Camosun College proudly disorder with statements like, “As
Liz McArthur
states in its vision statement that soon as he finishes counting those
Alan Piffer
its “strengths are many and varied ceiling tiles, he can get started on
with regards to serving diverse alphabetizing the canned foods,”
Sheila Porteous
communities.” but the male nurse’s packaging
Jason Schreurs
As a person with a disability who boasts, “These men are blazing the
The views and opinions expressed herein are those has fought mental illness, imagine trail as role models and mentors for
of the authors, not of the Nexus Publishing Society. my chagrin as I happened upon generations to come.”
One copy of Nexus is available per issue, per person.
the Obsessive-Compulsive Action I can only imagine how they are
Nexus is printed on a mixture of 100 and 40
nexus needs Figure prominently displayed in the promoting a plastic Jesus.
percent recycled paper. Please recycle your
copy. Thanks! student college bookstore. Inaccurate and dehumanizing
volunteers I have taken many courses at comments and attitudes create a
Camosun that teach students the figures on display, such as Jesus, negative perception of mental ill-
Editorial meetings skills to diffuse stereotypes while Freud, and Male Nurse. She also ness. These misconceptions result
Come out to our weekly Nexus editorial Nexus is looking for a few
good students to join our
educating themselves and others. stressed it would be impossible in reluctance to seek mental health
meetings, where all Camosun students Compassion for people with dif- to have stock that didn’t offend
team. If you would like to care and contribute to discrimina-
can get involved in their student news- write, take photos, or just ferences and disabilities, including someone. tory practices.
paper. Meetings take place every Tuesday want to help out with the individuals living with a mental Her statements sounded akin Selling an action figure that
at 11:30 am in the Nexus office, Richmond newspaper, get in touch
with us asap! illness, is repeatedly emphasized to the action-figure manufacturer’s perpetuates stereotypes of a per-
House 201, Lansdowne. Call 370-3591 or
in Camosun’s Health and Human rationale—“In a diverse and free son with a disability in a college
e-mail nexus@nexusnewspaper.com for
more information.
Services Programs. society, it is only to be expected bookstore is reprehensible. This
I spoke with three separate that some people may fail to see item, at best, belongs in a joke shop
employees at the college bookstore the humour and positive side to with other tasteless and offensive
Send a letter 250.370.3591 before a staff member begrudgingly our product.” items—at least I can choose not to
Nexus prints letters that are 250 words nexus@nexusnewspaper.com
summoned a supervisor for me. Mann mentioned the male nurse shop there.
or less in response to previous stories. Gillian Mann, the bookstore’s action figure may be offensive to Selling these derogatory prod-
www.nexusnewspaper.com
Nexus reserves the right to refuse publi- manager, addressed my concerns some people as well. I took the time ucts on campus may indicate
Richmond House 201,
cation of letters. Letters must include full in the middle of the busy store. She to compare the two products. Camosun has failed to embrace the
Lansdowne argued that there were other action The packaging on the obsessive-
name and student number (not printed). concept of “global citizenship.”
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Ashton announces retirement
Liz McArthur
Staff Writer
Liz Ashton, Camosun College’s
president for the past 14 years, is
stepping down next year. Her cur-
rent contract is up on Sept. 30, 2009
and she will not be seeking another
term as president.
“Liz Ashton has made a
tremendous impact
upon Camosun
College.”
Christopher
Gillespie
CCSS
“It is with mixed emotions that
I have decided to retire next year,”
says Ashton. She adds her years
at the college have been exciting,
challenging, and rewarding.
Ashton was instrumental in the
construction of the Pacific Institute
for Sport Excellence (PISE). Robin
Adair, chair of the Camosun College
Board of Governors, says her boots
will be hard to fill.
Not everyone will mourn her
loss, however, including Jerry Oet-
ting, president of CUPE Local
2081.
May makes Green Party education
announcement at Nova Scotia university
Danielle Webb
CUP Atlantic Bureau Chief
ANTIGONISH (CUP) – Eliza-
beth May, leader of the Green Party,
unveiled her party’s platform on
post-secondary education in a cam-
paign announcement on Sept. 11.
May was at St. Francis Xavier
University in Antigonish, Nova Sco-
tia—located in her riding—when
she revealed her party’s intention
to cut student debt in half and
provide more financial support to
those who choose to continue their
education.
“The most exciting piece of our
policy is to cut all student debt in
half on completion of a diploma,
including existing student debt.
That’s based off a carbon-tax holi-
day from our tax-shifting plan,”
says May.
Katelyn Musto Christina Atherton
“It’s expensive, and “I’ve noticed a change
there’s not a lot of over last year; there
vegetarian options.” seems to be more
variety.”
“We’re hopeful that it will mean
a change in policy and direction for
the college. Liz has spent a lot of
time on developing PISE and it’s
taken away from the other parts of
her job,” says Oetting. “She has
done some good for the college, but
I think it’s time for a change. We’re
looking for somebody who will take
a stronger role in labour relations.
More of a people person is what we
are looking for.”
Meanwhile, the Camosun Col-
lege Student Society wishes Ashton
well on her future endeavours. “Liz
Ashton has made a tremendous
impact upon Camosun College. The
student society has worked with Liz
on a wide range of student issues
over the years,” says Christopher
Gillespie, CCSS external affairs
executive.
Ashton caught fire from
Camosun students and staff last
spring for comments she made at
a staff Connections Day. “Initially,
they’re not the best and not the
brightest in terms of their academic
standings,” said Ashton about
Camosun students. Local media
outlets picked up on a Nexus story
about the comments, and Ashton
later appeared on Chek TV to de-
fend herself.
La Sim, a university transfer
student who finished his account-
ing diploma at the college, says he
Reducing tuition, providing
students with more bursary options,
and reducing the interest rate on
student loans are a few of the other the other is the financial burden
promises May has made regarding
post-secondary education.
“Education is a
fundamental priority the kind of education that should
of a healthy society.” exist.
Elizabeth May
Green Party
May believes a quality education
should be available to all, regard- sors who aren’t working towards
less of finances, but that today’s tenure are weakening post-second-
students still face obstacles.
“There’s two parts to the prob-
What do you think of the new cafeteria?
Kurt Jackson
“The food wasn’t bad,
but the baguette I had
didn’t have cooked
mushrooms.”
NEWS
doesn’t know much about Ashton,
and can’t judge her, but doesn’t
think she should be lauded for her
work with PISE.
“I think that’s crap. It doesn’t
feel like our gym, it’s just another
facility we can use if we pay the right
amount of money,” says Sim.
When next September rolls
around, Ashton says she will miss
the dedicated individuals she got
to know and work with. “Most of
all, I will miss the students; their
enthusiasm, their zest for life, and
desire to learn and succeed.”
lem of ensuring excellence in educa-
tion. One part of the problem is the
financial burden on students, and
on the universities themselves,”
says May.
She says the quality of educa-
tion is decreasing at a lot of universi-
ties in Canada because institutions
don’t have the funds to provide
May further states the de-
creasing quality of education is a
“diminishment of the opportunity”
because young people aren’t able
to realize their full potential.
May says underpaid new profes-
ary education in this country.
“There’s a really disturbing trend
Nina Boncajes
“It’s getting better than
last year, but the pizza still
tastes the same!”
The 100-grand club
Camosun College recently released its
annual statement of employee wages
for their fiscal year, ending March 31,
2008. As has become tradition around
here, we thought we’d list the em-
ployees that belong to the esteemed
100-grand club. So here are the college
employees who make the most green.
Liz Ashton, President, $185,979 plus
$11,873 in expenses.
Paul McGeachie, Vice-President, Busi-
ness Development, $146,191 plus
$6,526 in expenses.
Baldev Pooni, Vice-President of Educa-
tion and Student Services, $135,630
plus $7,038 in expenses.
Peter Lockie, Chief Financial Officer/
Bursar (now Vice-President Admin-
instration/Chief Financial Officer),
$126,463 plus $1,935 in expenses.
Denis Powers, Executive Director, Hu-
man Resources Division, $126,319 plus
$8,744 in expenses.
Richard Olesen, Dean of Business,
$109,663 plus $3,842 in expenses.
John Borass, Dean of Access and First
Nations Education, $109,603 plus
$35,859 in expenses.
Heather Lewis, Dean of Arts and Sci-
ences, $109,603 plus $3,786 in ex-
penses.
Barbara Herringer, Dean of Health and
Human Services, $107,448 plus $8,950
in expenses.
Dawn Sutherland, Director, Camosun
College International, $102,394 plus
$69,653 in expenses.
Susan Haddon, Director, College and
Community Relations and Executive
Director, Camosun College Foundation,
$100,121 plus $1,424 in expenses.
where newly minted Ph.Ds are es-
sentially a pool of cheap labour for
universities that can’t afford to
give people a real job to get on that
tenure track,” she says.
She also touched on the misap-
propriation of federal money given
to the provinces for post-secondary
education, promising any feder-
ally transferred funds would be put
towards education and not moved
anywhere else.
“Education is a fundamental
priority of a healthy society and
every Canadian who wants to go
to university should be able to do
so,” says May.
“It’s just really important that
Canadians across the country do
not leave university with a huge
debt load and that universities have
enough money.”
Corey Burger Rob Shanks
“It would be nice if they “The food is tasty; there
brought back the wraps.” was lots to choose from.”

NEWS BRIEFS
by Kait Cavers
Spare some change?
Camosun has been busy
welcoming new members to
the College Board of Governors.
The new changes include the
addition of Robin Adair to the
role of chair and Lynda Farmer
to the position of vice-chair.
Other new members of the
board include Scott Marshall,
who was appointed through a
recent Provincial Government
Order in Council, and new
Camosun student representative
Christopher Gillespie, who joins
current student representa-
tive Matthew de Groot. Leaving
us this year is former Chair Kim
Hesketh and David Johns who
completed a six-year term on
the board.
Flex your film skillz—
win 10 grand!
The Fraser Institute is hosting
a Student Video Contest where
students are eligible to win
$10,000 in cold, hard cash. The
topic? “Incentives Matter—Fixing
Health Care in Canada.” Students
must submit a short concept
paper by Sept. 30 and then
post their videos on YouTube by
Oct. 31. All students are eligible
to enter! For more info, visit
www.fraserinstitute.org/stu-
dentsandlearning/forstudents/
Video_Contest.htm
Speaking of film…
Those looking for something
to inspire their filmmaking skills
should check out the Antimatter
Film Festival. The 11th annual
festival features over 160 films
from 25 countries to be screened
at Open Space Gallery. If you
really want to dip your toes into
the medium, there will be artist
talks, panel discussions, and
hands-on workshops offered
throughout the festival, taking
place Sept. 19–27. For info and a
full schedule, visit www.anti-
matter.ws
Need a sass outlet?
Cheesecake Burlesque is
recruiting female performers to
join their saucy, award-winning
burlesque team. Ever wanted
to learn the secrets behind act
creation, costuming, and pickup
artistry? Wrap up in your favour-
ite feathered boa and strut your
stuff on camera for a chance to
be a part of this unique sister-
hood! The closing date for
audition tape submissions is Oct.
3. For more info and guidelines,
check out www.cheesecakebur-
lesque.com
By Alexander Jones
Jake Wale
“I think those new
television screens are
awesome.”
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Drinks for all... in good time
liz MCarthur
Staff Writer
Those in need of a stiff drink on
campus have few options. Other
than a quietly concealed hip flask,
there’s little on the beverage land-
scape, except for the weekly stu-
dent-run Dunlop House Pub at the
Lansdowne campus.
The college will look at
opening a pub on
campus in the next
couple of years as
student housing and
other campus facilities
are developed.
Here, students in the Hotel
and Restaurant Management
Program’s beverage operations
course break into three groups and
take turns running the two-hour a
week pub on Thursdays during the
fall semester.
It’s a campus pub that provides
a service to students and teaches
students at the same time. But
what about the other four days of
Canadian universities look to
environmentally sustainable buildings
Carl Meyer
CUP ottaWa BUreaU Chief
With so many ways to go green,
no nationwide standard for en-
vironmentally sustainable cam-
pus buildings has been agreed
upon by universities and colleges
in Canada.
Energy, water, and heat effi-
ciency, land and biomass use, and
composting and biodegradable sys-
tems are just some examples of the
options developers face. Campuses
must also take costs and financing
into account.
So many methodologies exist,
says Alison Aloisio, sustainable
buildings adviser at the University
of BC, that the public’s know-
ledge of green buildings is being
confused.
“If you’ve got an organic sticker
on your apple, there’s a lot of in-
formation packed into that little
sticker,” says Aloisio, drawing a

the school week, or the remaining
hours on Thursday when Dunlop
Pub is not open? That’s a lot of
drinking hours going to waste.
Karen Nightingale, Hotel and
Restaurant Management Program
instructional assistant, says starting
a full-time campus pub is not an
option for the program.
“Who’s going to run it?” says
Nightingale. “This is just one class
in an otherwise full schedule of
business classes. There just would
be no time in their schedule.”
Camosun Director of Ancillary
Services Kathryn Le Gros says a
permanent pub is something that’s
on the horizon for the college.
“It’s talked about and generally
people think, ‘Wow, this could be a
great idea.’ We just haven’t taken it
to the next step,” says Le Gros.
The college will look at opening
a pub on campus in the next few
years as student housing and other
campus facilities are developed,
says Le Gros.
“We’ll probably engage students
in a formal way of what kinds of
things would they want to see and
support, and what they think that
could look like,” she says.
Putting infrastructure in place is
only the first step. The answer may
not be the same for both Camosun
campuses, and Le Gros says even-
parallel with the struggle the agri-
cultural industry faces in defining
organic products.
The Association of Universities
and Colleges Canada confirms there
are no nationwide standards, but
pointed to a number of options in
the field for campus greening.
One way campuses are going
green is by using the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) certification method.
LEED is a third-party sustain-
ability certification program based
out of the United States and run
in Canada by the Canada Green
Building Council. It applies a points
system with each point represent-
ing an environmental factor or
methodology.
There are four levels of certifica-
tion—Certified, Silver, Gold, and
Platinum.
Lakehead University recently
announced their new Orillia, On-
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Students on campus hope the future brings less empty cups and more
drinking time.
tually they will get to the planning
stages and start looking at different
options.
“It’s just so premature. It’s just
an idea of what could contribute
to campus life. Well, a pub always
comes to mind,” she says.
Current space issues on both
tario campus would be built entirely
to LEED Platinum standards.
“We wanted to go to the high-
est standard because we wanted
to make a statement,” says Fred-
erick Gilbert, Lakehead’s pres-
ident. “We’re dealing with issues
of sustainability, not just nation-
ally, but globally, and we should be
doing everything we can to work
within the constraints of environ-
ment and save energy. It’s pretty
straight-forward.”
Although dozens of campus
buildings across Canada are LEED-
certified, Lakehead is claiming
rights to the first platinum campus
built from scratch.
“It’s a big leap in terms of funds.
That’s part of the reason why it
hasn’t been done; you have upfront
costs,” says Gilbert. “What we can
do as a model, as we build out this
campus, is to show very clearly that
although there are higher upfront
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campuses mean the college will
also be looking at where a pub
could be located.
As for when students can expect
a full-time drinking establishment,
Le Gros says the issue just hasn’t
made it to the top of anyone’s
priority list yet.
costs, the return on investment is
compensating for that in a short
period of time.”
Lakehead’s financing for the
new project comes from the uni-
versity as well as contributions, a
capital campaign, and a funding
commitment through mortgaging,
says Gilbert. He says students will
not be charged higher tuition.
Aloisio congratulates Lakehead
on building the sustainable cam-
pus. “Lakehead’s position is very
compelling and powerful, a very
strong leadership position.”
The Canadian Federation of
Students (CFS), Canada’s largest
student lobby group, also recently
weighed in on campus sustainabil-
ity at their latest general meeting
in May.
An adopted policy preamble
suggests, “Students should not
be forced to pay for environmental
upgrades through additional user
or ancillary fees.”
The policy also supports
“zero emissions standards for all
new buildings built on Canadian
campuses.”
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NEWS BRIEFS
continued
Taking it a bit too far
UBC has recalled 7,000
student handbooks—worth
$20,000—for using comments
found to be “inappropriate.”
Apparently the book contains
an over-the-top amount of
references to the construction
cranes being used on campus
for a massive development. One
statement even takes a jab at
UBC president Stephen Toope
by mentioning the location of
his “$15 million house.” The
book also questions why UBC is
celebrating its 100th year, when
classes weren’t taught at UBC
until 1915. About 100 handbooks
were handed out before the
recall, and requests to keep
these copies confidential have
been made. Goes to show what
a little proofreading can do!
Do you ride? We ride!
Rescued by one of the
new bus routes added to the
schedule this fall? Thank the We
Ride campaign and the Camosun
College Student Society. Last
winter the committee delivered
12,000 signatures to Minister of
Finance Carole Taylor, which in
turn allowed them to express
the demands of students and
put them into the 2008 budget.
This year, the campaign hopes
to lobby the transit commis-
sion to put an extra $3.5 million
towards early morning and
late night trips, trips to the
western communities, express
routes, and linkages between
campuses. For more info, visit
www.weridetransit.ca
The roof, the roof,
the roof is on fire!
Fire safety in a school resi-
dence or apartment isn’t exactly
the first thing students prepare
for when they head off to
college or university, but every
year fire continues to claim the
lives of young adults. For those
who don’t already have them,
smoke alarms and fire extin-
guishers should be at the top of
the grocery list. Learn how to
protect yourself and your room-
mates from the worst-case
scenario by visiting www.pssg.
gov.bc.ca/firecom
SUB standard
Those planning on dropping
by UVic’s student union building
to try out some of the UVic
Student Society-run businesses,
forget about it. Well, at least
until the student society and
the United Steelworkers Union
can come to a collective agree-
ment over contract negotia-
tions. Until that happens, most
of the SUB will remain closed.
For more info on the strike, call
250-721-8370.
Group Rates Available
(250) 642-1911
WWW.bcfirstaid.com
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Video contest asks students for

Camosun-iest home videos
Guy Alaimo to create a one-minute video on the
Staff Writer theme of “My Camosun.” Videos
Ever wanted to express deep will be posted on the college website
love, appreciation, and gratitude for and winners will be announced after
Camosun College, but could never the Oct. 31 deadline.
properly convey your feelings? Three finalists will be chosen
Well, suck-up, “My Camosun” is with third place winning $250,
the video contest for you! second place $500, and first place
“We want to tell the complete $750. The winning submissions
story of Camosun College through will be aired on the A television
diverse voices,” says David Sovka, channel’s news hour.
associate director of College and There will be four judges—one
Community Relations. “Camosun from the college, one from the
is a diverse community college. Let- Victoria Film Commission, and
ting people tell their story through one from A Channel. The fourth
video is a way to paint a vibrant judge will be a Canadian Idol-style
tapestry of who we are.” people’s vote. Everyone can go
online at camosun.ca/mycamosun
to watch the videos, then make
comments and vote online for their
favourite.
According to Sovka, judges will
be choosing videos that showcase
Camosun’s diversity as a school and
a community.
“We know that Camosun is an
incredibly diverse place with over
100 programs,” explains Sovka.
“[Camosun] draws people from all
over the world. We want people to
showcase this in their video through
any means. Animation, emo poetry,
documentary style, Rick Mercer
rant, anything… Be creative.”
“Camosun is a diverse Creative, yes. But don’t be racist
community college. or homophobic. Or, in Sovka’s
words, “Don’t be creepy.”
Letting people tell “There are only two rules for
their story through the video contest,” says Sovka.
video is a way to paint “One, create a one-minute video.
Two, don’t be creepy. The rules are Photo: Courtney Broughton
a vibrant tapestry of purposely vague, yet meaningful, A new video contest will highlight the trials and tribulations of all things Camosun.
in order to encourage as wide an
who we are.” interpretation and participation
David Sovka as possible. We would never want
College and Community anything racist or homophobic.”
Relations So leave those flaming white
crosses in the garage but, still, try
to be creative!
Starting this week, Camosun Videos can be uploaded to the
is encouraging current and future camosun.ca/mycamosun website
students, staff, faculty, and alumni between Oct. 1-31.
 CAMPUS
Finding the pulse of Interurban
Liz McArthur
Staff Writer
What do you think of when
you hear the words Interurban
Campus?
Perhaps it’s groups of male
trades students talking shop, or
business students plotting graphs
in the computer labs?
Myths abound when it comes
to Interurban. So, what is fact and
what is fiction about the Camosun
campus?
It’s hard to know where to
look for some student culture at
Interurban.
But the courtyard in front of the
Campus Centre is a good place to
start. The open area has basketball
courts, picnic tables, and a grassy
area where students can relax.
Second-year mechanical engin-
eering students Ken von Schilling,
Megan Audley, and Kali Little toss
a Frisbee around the courtyard
when they’re not in class. Von Schil-
ling admits students are segre-
gated on campus in their different
programs.
From the centre of the court-
yard, he sweeps his arm toward
the buildings explaining where
the trades, technical, and business
students spend their time.
It’s hard to know
where to look for
some student culture
at Interurban.
“Occasionally a business student
that’s lost comes into our building
by accident,” says von Schilling.
When it comes to interaction,
Little says she socializes the most
September 17, 2008
Photo: Courtney Broughton
with her fellow students. in the courtyard and meet people,” Megan Audley says with only
“I don’t go around other build- says Smeltzer. three women in her Mechanical
ings to meet students,” says Little. Alan Poole is the Camosun rec- Engeneering class, she can plainly
She would like to see a lounge set reation assistant at Interurban. see there are more men than women
aside for students, and mentions the Working in the small gym in the at Interurban.
Engineering Students Society at the basement of the Campus Centre, “But it’s not for lack of trying.
University of Victoria. “They have he sees a cross-section of students They are trying to find ways to bring
games and foosball. That would be coming through the fitness stu- more women here,” says Audley.
good to see here.” dio, movement room, and cardio And as for segregation of the
Aaron Smeltzer is doing aca- room. The gym offers free access to different programs, Elisa Greenway,
demic upgrading at Interurban for Camosun students and is one of the a sports management student, takes
Kinesiology at UBC. A major draw perks of the Interurban campus. classes in the new PISE.
for him was the Pacific Institute for “I hate to phrase it like this, but “We’re a little removed from the
Sport Excellence (PISE). He lives in it’s very much a man’s world out main campus,” she says, adding
James Bay, but makes the commute here,” he says. there’s some interaction between
to Interurban and loves the campus “Bullshit,” replies Graham Wil- the sports programs at PISE, but
for the class and gym sizes, new son, a first-year business student. even they are still segregated.
buildings, and things to do. “I think people make it what they Though it’s hard to find students
Smeltzer says he checked out want. If people see it as unequal, in different programs socializing to-
the Lansdowne campus and finds they should look harder.” gether, culture on campus is grow-
it kind of boring in comparison. He Wilson says he likes having ing. The courtyard and cafeterias
doesn’t think meeting people on facilities like the gym available. He are a good place to start making new
campus is difficult. wants to see a beer club on campus friends, and Interurban students are
“I’ve talked to a few people in the and admits he tried to start one last making efforts to get out and enjoy
gym. You could totally chill outside semester, but no one showed up. the services provided.
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8 September
September 17,
17, 2008
2008 FEATU
Our day in the inst
Upon arriving at the Pacific Institute for Sport
Excellence (PISE, for the regulars), it’s easy
to see the architects of the building were
gunning for a modern feel. Also quickly apparent is, well, it’s not finished
S
th
an

yet. Construction equipment and an unfinished entrance were our first co

impression, though our eyes were quickly drawn to the gymnasium. co
“Ooh, shiny,” remarked Courtney Broughton, Nexus staff photog- m
rapher.
The gym is where PISE CEO Michael Wright and Program Assistant sa
Lindsay Player found us.
Wright is eager to show us around, and despite only promising 15 re
minutes, we squeezed at least half an hour out of him. an
We start with the double gymnasium, recently polished, hence the sp
shininess. Our Camosun Chargers sports teams’ new home court is in
massive! And it’s not even done. It’ll grow up to be a triple gym, or a
competition court with stands on both sides. ot
As a college taking part in national sports competitions, it’s always ro
been a little embarrassing to host visitors at a high school, so this new
facility is big for our sports teams. ab
The gym, and entire institute for that matter, is more environmentally lin
friendly than similar sites. With windows in the top for light during the m
day and vents at the bottom instead of turbines at the top, measures to
cut down on energy use can be spotted in many areas. ge
“It’ll be quieter, except for the cheers,” says Wright. b
The downside is the Chargers will still have to pay fees to use the site. fa
Since Camosun doesn’t exactly own the facility (it’s a three-way partner-
ship), there’s no extra money for an equipment and uniform budget.
We move over to a wall of windows, overlooking the all-weather soc-
cer field outside. Camosun doesn’t have a footy team quite yet, but a
Chargers soccer team could be in the future now that there’s a facility
to use.
Wright points out that the field has been engineered, not grown, and
is the top level of a multi-layered platform. Therefore, it’s playable 350
days of the year, even in Victoria’s rainy climate. In other words, the play-
PISE is a partnership project split between for the Camosun Chargers, with courts ers are more likely to get rained out than the field. And it’s apparently
flat—very, very flat. Unnaturally flat. th
three groups, with Camosun College ob- finally up to competition standards.
Here, Wright mentions the LEED gold design. This is a certificate given
viously playing a large part. This is great for friends, family, and hard- out by an American building council to sites reaching a certain sustain- b
The college teamed up with PacificSport core fans of the college’s sports teams, but ability level in construction and management.
Victoria, a group representing local athletes it’s unlikely to get Lansdowne students out With gold being one of the higher levels of this certification, PISE is th
not only a leading-edge sports institute; it’s also one of the most sus- a
and their supporters, and Canadian Sport in droves. It’s a fair drive out to Saanich, and
tainable. And the energy savings weren’t the only steps. Much of the
Centre Pacific, an organization working an even longer bus ride. construction supplies are of a more environmentally friendly type, such p
across BC providing high-performance Camosun students also get a reduced fee as reused or recycled material. in
athletes with a support system. for use of the community section of the On the other side of the building a project for phase two of the de- d
velopment is marked out… a beach volleyball court. With its popularity
PISE also has three main demographics. gym, but since students already have free
at the Beijing Olympics and the fact that Canada probably has the most na
One is the high-performance athletes, access to the on-campus gyms, personal beaches of any country, it’s time we had a training facility for beach vol- w
such as Rugby Canada and some Olympic finance will probably win out over premium leyball, though this one will be on the side of a hill on Interurban Road
hopefuls. Then there are the students learn- fitness. instead of a beach. cl
ing about physical education and fitness. Camosunites get a discounted rate for Back inside, we move down to the tech room. Here is where the sci- ro
Finally, there’s the community, who will ence of sport really gets going, which is where the high-performance
passes, but a three-month pass for $73
have access to parts of the institute not athletes will be, and most college students will not (unless you’re a top ex
is still a good chunk of the budget for a level athlete or trainer). The nation’s rowers, though, and others, will ti
being used by the first two groups. student. Community members will have to gladly move in.
For those of us not in the Sport and Exer- fork out $77-$128 for their chance to use As one of the world’s strongest rowing teams, it’s been said the rowing U
cise Education programs, there will only be the top-quality equipment. facilities out at Elk Lake are appalling, so this should give the national in
moderate benefits, such as a proper home team a boost. With VO2 machines, which measure oxygen volumes and
ergs, specially built to train rowers, this is where the cutting edge equip- h
ment could make a difference to how Canada fares on an international
level. an
“This will provide new ways to train athletes with new programs,”
says Wright. fr
We continue down the hall into the LifeMark section of the building.
LifeMark is a national health service provider specializing in physio- al
therapy and sports medicine. They’ll be dealing with any damage the ti
athletes do to themselves while training or competing. There are also o
plans to have them work with Camosun and lend their expertise to our
students, which could lead some directly into jobs. en
“Any kind of injury you receive can be treated,” says Wright. We don’t st
intend on testing that theory.
As we’re led downstairs, our retinas take a hit for the team. The in
walls are flaming red. Eventually, we’re told, they’ll be toned down to b
Canadian red, the same as on our flag. Right now though, they’re still
too orange. sp
We make it down to the main workout area, which, according to our w
guides, is on par with two top-flight sports centers in the world; the U
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nstitute (of sport excellence) Story: Brendan Kergin

Photos: Courtney Broughton

ort South Africans have one, and the Aussies have the other. This is where
sy the different groups at PISE will mingle and where Matt Fisher, strength
ere and conditioning co-ordinator, shows us around.
ed The workout equipment is split into three different areas—one for
rst community, one for education, and one for the high-level athletes. The
community area is probably largest, with a lot of top-of-the-line equip-
og- ment.
“We’re trying to get the kids as well as the high-performance athletes,”
nt says Wright.
PISE is also working towards getting staff, students, and other PISE
15 regulars to think fitness and sustainability, with a reduced parking lot
and more bike racks. This seems like a good idea, though with possible
he spillover from the Interurban Campus and a few rainy months, good
is intentions could get some grumbles from drivers.
ra A smaller, glassed-off section is for classes with a white board and
other educational-type things. It’s fairly basic, looking more like a coach’s
ys room than a classroom, but it looks good for hands-on learning.
ew On the other side of the student tank is the high-performance area,
about the same size as the community area. This is where the top-of-the-
lly line equipment is, directed towards new theories in sports training. But
he most of the stuff is in boxes, under boxes, or still in packing wrap.
to A short walk ahead is the next frontier of sports training, in the re-
generation room. It sounds Trek-y, but the specially built showers and
baths help the high-performance athletes work out their kinks a little
te. faster and better. When you’re one of the elite, a little bit might mean
er-

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ta
ity
PISE is not only a leading-edge sports institute;
nd
50
it’s also one of the most sustainable.
ay-
tly
the difference between first or eighth place. The downsides of PISE
en It’s time to head upstairs to where most of the Camosun students will
in- be. As we head up, we pass the food provider for PISE. • Using land set aside for an agricultural land
reserve. These reserves were created with
Instead of a giant multi-national corporation providing the fodder,
the intention of growing food locally. While
is the athletes and other PISE people will get food from Geffen Catering,
the site wasn’t ideal for crops, it was the
us- a local business.
original plan for the land.
he Luckily for PISE, they get to escape the encompassing reach of cor-
ch porate tongs. The aim is to provide a more nutritional diet for everyone • The support staff at PISE is not CUPE, or
even unionized, despite it being at least
involved. The vending machines have even been stocked with healthy
partially owned by Camosun College.
de- drinks instead of sugar-infused sugar water.
This caused friction between CUPE 2081
ity Getting back to the brand-spanking new classrooms, four are desig- (Camosun support staff ) and the college.
ost nated for the Sport and Exercise Education programs, all stocked up
• Instead of passes to the gym included
ol- with crazy new chairs.
in the cost of tuition, students will have
ad That’s really the coolest part of the rooms. They’re just nice, big, open
to fork out to use the high-tech workout
classrooms with high-tech chairs. Other lectures will take place in these
centre. While some may find it worthwhile,
ci- rooms, but students were the ones in mind for this place. most will probably find the money better
ce Also on the top floor are the offices of the teachers and other PISE spent on rent.
op executives, like Dr. Peter Roher, director of the Sport and Exercise Educa-
• The location is great for Interurban stu-
will tion programs, whom we run into.
dents, but it’s very inconvenient for Lans-
“In addition to the innovative programs, we aren’t copying programs at downe students and not an ideal place
ng UBC or UVIC. They are unique,” explains Roher. “The students are learn- for Chargers games. Since it’s not in a
nal ing in a practical setting. It’s a bridging of education and industry.” student-dense area, walk-ins will prob-
nd At this, Wright and Roher move on to the business of the day and we ably be rare, leaving the shiny new gym
p- have a few minutes to chat with Player. sparsely populated until the Chargers gain
nal Player recently graduated from Camosun with a Diploma in Exercise momentum.
and Wellness, which led her to her job as program assistant at PISE. • The Chargers still have to pay fees to use
s,” “It’s a dream to work at a place like this,” Player tells us. “Especially their new home gym. Since a separate
from the get-go.” board runs the PISE, they’re charging the
ng. We finish our tour with a quick walk through the executive area where home teams rent.
o- all the offices are, but not much is going on compared to the construc- • The media’s introduction to the PISE was a
he tion and unpacking on the lower two floors. We take our leave and head three-minute video filled with stock photos
so outside. of athletes and maps of the site, while not
ur It looks like PISE is as classy as can be, with all the equipment and explaining or showing much of the actual
enthusiasm it needs to start a place of this caliber. Now it’ll be up to the facility.
n’t staff and athletes to meet the expectations placed on them. • It’s not done yet! The completion date had
As sports fans, we’re hopeful for good results coming out of the new been set for June 2008. WTF?
he institute. As students of Camosun, we’re a little unsure how this will
• Phase 2 hasn’t been fully planned out yet
to benefit us. and its start date still isn’t decided.
till Yes, it will put Camosun on the map for athletes, but prestige in the
• It feels as if Camosun President Liz Ashton
sports world doesn’t make a school. The students who do get to use it
pushed this one through, and with her
ur will appreciate it, but the rest of us might be looking at PISE as a Student
upcoming retirement it doesn’t dispel the
he Union Building or student residences lost.
rumours.
 10 ARTS
Poets reveal their feelings, bodies
alan piFFer
Staff Writer
Most people would be terrified
enough at the thought of having
to do anything in front of an audi-
ence—but doing it naked? No
way! But that’s just what happens
at Poetry in the Raw—reading
poems in front of an audience,
sans clothing, and apparently it’s
not as much of a nightmare as one
might think.
According to Missie Peters and
Danielle Ayotte, two performers
in this year’s event, it’s actually a
pretty cool, liberating thing to do.
For Peters, the idea originated
from watching a fellow poet read
nude at a party. “I realized that,
speaking this poem, his whole body
was poetry,” says Peters. “And I
wanted to do that; I wanted to have
that experience. It changes how
you perform the poem, and you
become more aware, as a performer,
of your body.”
“Naked, it’s like you’re
totally out there;
there’s no hiding at
all.”
Danielle ayotte
PartiCiPant
Originally, Peters only enter-
tained the idea of doing the show
with a bunch of her friends in her
living room, but was persuaded to
take the idea further.
“I thought it would be fun to get
a bunch of folks together and each
have the challenge of standing up
and performing naked,” says Peters.
“And it was like, ‘Well, why don’t
you just do it as a show?’ and I was
like, ‘Yeah, okay!’”
The main thrust behind organ-
izing the first event was to make it a
fundraiser to send the local poetry
slam team to a national competition.
It turned out to be a success beyond
Photo: CoUrtney BroUGhton anyone’s expectations.
“When I talked to people, people
said, ‘Wow, that would be really
hard, but I’m down, I want to do
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it,’” says Peters. “So we put it on
the at Solstice [Cafe], and we sold out
before we opened our doors. We
nex u s had people lined up into Market
Square, and we had to turn people
onl i n e away.”
According to Peters, the huge
positive response from the first
Poetry in the Raw show was more
than just the fact that people were
nude.
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what we were saying when we were
naked,” says Peters. “Someone
talked about having been a bully
as a child, and how they come to
terms with that now; someone
talked about being a racist. I talked
about my mother’s chronic illness
and how I’m coming to terms with
that.”
For fellow participant and
Camosun Creative Writing stu-
dent Danielle Ayotte, nudity cre-
ates a new dimension in creative
expression.
“I write because it’s very honest,”
explains Ayotte. “I think with other
writers, too, it’s hard to lie when
you’re doing poetry. It’s always
your own style, and naked, it’s like
you’re totally out there; there’s no
hiding at all.”
Peters found it refreshing that
the audience was able to get into the
intended spirit of the event.
“I was amazed last year at the
incredible thankfulness of the audi-
ence,” says Peters. “They under-
stood what was being done; they
totally got it. And they were open
to it.”
Ayotte says the event allowed
people to see a sense of beauty not
shown in mainstream media.
“It’s so rare that we get to see
real beauty and real people with
freckles and pale skin and dark skin
and stretch marks,” says Ayotte.
“If you can speak beautifully and
put your whole body into it; that’s
perfect.”
At Poetry in the Raw, many
audience members felt compelled
to remove their clothes as well.
“I think it’s because we created
a respectful, safe environment: we
are all in this together, this is a safe
space,” says Peters. “And when an
audience member decides they are
going to take off their top, they sud-
denly have no shield for the words
that are being said. And people
cried. The audience will be invited
again this year, in a respectful way,
if they would like to participate.”
If anyone wanted to try step-
ping outside of their comfort zone,
they’d be hard pressed to do it more
effectively than by performing at or
attending Poetry in the Raw.
“You can do anything after that,”
says Ayotte. “You’ll move moun-
tains, I think.”
Poetry in the Raw
7:0 pm, Sunday, Sept. 2
Victoria Events Centre (141
Broad)
$1-$18
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The Stolen Minks go crazy onstage
alan piFFer
Staff Writer
For Halifax band The Stolen
Minks, rock and roll has always
been all about raw energy.
“That’s definitely how we go
about it,” says bassist Tiina Johns.
“We’re really just into the energy of
it, having that sort of punk thing
where it’s loud and fast.”
Besides the Ramones, who have
an obvious impact on the trio’s
sound, a quick glance on YouTube
at their other influences, like Link
Wray and Bo Diddley, reveals that
a similar rawness can be found in
music written half a century ago.
So even though they’ve grad-
ually morphed into a punk/indie-
rock band, it makes sense that they
were once a rockabilly band.
And since the Stolen Minks’
style draws so much from original
rock and roll, they find their sound
appeals to more than just younger
audiences.
“As much as for some of it I feel
like we’re just a punk band which
has a very niche demographic, I
also think that because there is that
old sound, it does appeal to [older]
people,” says Johns. “When we play
something that has that raw energy
or has that old influence, it kind of
piques their interest and they really
get into it.”
Johns feels the songs appeal
just as much to children, and she
explains how much her young
nieces enjoy the music.
“We have songs that are really
ARTS 11
dumb and silly and appeal to any-
one,” says Johns. “With some of the
songs, it’s totally like a kids’ song;
you can easily sing along to it.”
Despite more light-hearted
songs with titles like “Batman
(You’re the Sex),” the Stolen Minks
aren’t afraid to tackle more serious
issues. The track “Viola Desmond”
deals with a little-known instance of
racism in Canadian history, where a
black woman in Nova Scotia went
through a long court battle over
being denied a seat in a theatre.
The song was written with the
intention of making her story more
well-known.
“We have songs that
are really dumb and
silly and appeal to
anyone.”
tiina Johns
the Stolen minKS
“That’s what we were hoping—
that people would hear the song or
maybe see the name on the album,
and find out about her,” explains
Johns. “There is a lot of this stuff in
Canadian history, and specifically in spontaneous energy they put into enjoy watching when I go to shows;
Nova Scotian history. It’s important their live shows. I can definitely appreciate a mel- The Stolen Minks
for people to see that, historically, “That’s kind of the best part low singer-songwriter show, but Monday, Sept. 0
these things were going on.” about it for us, being able to go up when someone’s up on stage going Logan’s Pub
But the highlight of being in a and give it everything that we’ve crazy, that’s what makes me feel
band for the Stolen Minks is the got,” says Johns. “That’s what I the happiest.”
12
Noise Addict
Van music scene kicks our ass
The decrepit, shuffle-walking curmudgeons in
this town must be influencing me because I really feel
like taking a cane and shattering the shit out of some
teenage kneecaps. While the young, dumb, cum-filled
kiddies of Vancouver are building a formidable freak
scene, their island counterparts juggle with tough
decisions like, “Should I do coke or Ketamine tonight?”
Considering Victoria’s history as a punk/hardcore
hotspot in the early ‘80s, and the amount of dipshit
deviants in this town, it’s disappointing our punk
scene is so small/nonexistent. Camas Bookstore has
done a great job of providing punks with a cheap, reli-
able meeting place and venue—but you can count the
number of regularly gigging local acts on one hand.
It’s hard not to be jealous of
Vancouver right now.
Perhaps the lack of trashy, teenage noise can be at-
tributed to the fact that you can’t get your dick sucked
in this town unless you prance around pretending to
give a shit about Vampire Weekend. Whatever the
reason, it’s hard not to be jealous of Vancouver right
now. As Victoria’s would-be punks fed their festering
boredom with sex and drugs, their Vancouver peers
built a rock and roll scene reminiscent of the Masque
(you’ll remember the Masque as the infamous shit-show
that spawned the Germs). Over the last two years, an
outstanding outsider punk scene has flourished at The
Emergency Room, a studio, jam-spot, and concert
venue in the downtown eastside. At least half a dozen
great acts have been conceived at the Emergency Room
(ER), and that has led to a small boom in the number
of independent record labels in Vancouver.
Grotesque Modern (www.myspace.com/grotesque-
modern) was the first label to start documenting the
ER scene. The label’s first release was a sort of ho-hum
Nons/Live Girls split (two bands that have recorded at
the ER, but only have a loose affiliation with the place).
They picked up the pace with 45s from Modern Crea-
tures and label-creator Justin Gradin’s own band, the
Mutators. The Mutators are best described as a Tunnel
Canary reincarnation. Tunnel Canary were an early
Vancouver noise act that strived to create soundscapes
resembling the cathartic screaming of teenage girls.
Modern Creatures are a groovy little dark-wave band
that should have an LP dropping pretty soon.
Nominal Records (www.myspace.com/record-
snominal) busted onto the scene in early ’08 with
Vapid’s critically acclaimed “Do the Earthquake”
single—a near-perfect, disaffected little punk anthem
ARTS September 17, 2008
By Donald Kennedy L ocal music mindfuck
by Chantelle Mussel and Liz McArthur
Oh Snap!
This week have a good old perv
on our phone conversation with
Gord McGladdery from Oh
Snap!, the band formerly known
as Sanijav, which is vaginas
spelled backwards, but with a J.
The band is a year old this month
The Mutators and McGladdery talks about the
featuring the gleefully sung line, “could be today, could band’s name change, pooping,
be tomorrow—sure to cause lots of pain and sorrow.” and upcoming gigs.
The initial pressing of approximately 300 sold out in Chantelle: What are you up to?
two months, and the second pressing ain’t doing too Gord: Um, washing my hands. Snap!?
shabby either. The latest releases from Nominal have C: Why are you washing your G: [Guitarist/vocalist] Mitch
been two singles from Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll faves hands? What did you do? [Vinet] came up with it. It was the
The Defektors, and a full-length from the Mutators. G: Pooped. only thing our band could really
Disco Fizz (www.myspace.com/discofizz) is a tiny C: Huh? collectively agree on. We’ve got a
bedroom label run by Nic of Cosmetics/Ice Cream. G: Yes? lot of different personalities in the
So far, its only release is a split CD-R by his own C: I said, “Why are you washing band, and a couple would love this
Italo-disco/minimalist, electro-worshipping group your hands, what did you do?” name, but others would hate it, but
Cosmetics, and another act called Reflektionss (a You said, “Yeah.” we were all cool with Oh Snap!.
similarly-minded project from Jesse of Twin Crystals). G: Nope, I said, “Pooped.” C: Who would wind up in rehab
Disco Fizz is the perfect name for this label. Listening to C: Oh, pooped! Good stuff. How is first?
this music is like drinking Creamsicle floats and having life, how are you? Have you guys G: Uhhhhh… I don’t know,
the little carbonated bubbles float around giving you been playing lots of shows? probably not anybody. Probably
disco daydreams. Another Cosmetics release should G: We have, actually. We’re [drummer] Sean [Russeau]. I’m
be coming in the summer, as well as something from playing Saturday, then we’re play- going to say Sean because he’ll be
Nic’s other group, Ice Cream. Ice Cream carry some ing the Saturday after that, and the the one that wants people to think
of the same day-dreamy grooves of Cosmetics, but Saturday after that. he’s going to end up in rehab.
with more of a new-wave/art-punk edge. In addition C: What are we going to ask him C: What’s a question you want
to having a CD-R release forthcoming on Disco Fizz, while he’s washing his hands? to answer?
Ice Cream should show up on the second Emergency Liz: How does being in a band G: How about, “Do you have an
Room Compilation. Expect to see that as a Grotesque help you with the ladies? upcoming album?”
Modern/Nominal joint release sometime next summer G: Well, we’ve all got girl- C: Do you have an upcoming
(if we’re all lucky). friends, but it helps with that. A album?
lot. But we’re not just in it for the G: We do have an upcoming
ladies; we’re in it for the music. album! It’s recorded; it’s just hit-
You know? ting the printing presses probably
C: Why did you switch your within the month. It should be sell-
name? ing by the end of the month.
G: No one could remember C: That’s fuckin’ sweet. I’m so
Sanijav. As much as we thought excited.
it was original, there’s no point G: It’s called Flap Harder. We’re
being original if you have to tell playing the Red Jacket for the next
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Men’s volleyball team aims for championship
guy alaiMo
Staff Writer
Their record was below .500
last season, but that’s no reason to
write off this year’s Chargers men’s
volleyball team.
After starting last season 0-7,
the Chargers rebounded, going 8-3
during the final stretch under the
guidance of Head Coach Charles
Parkinson.
“When I took over at Christmas
last year, we had smaller numbers,”
explains Parkinson, regarding the
lack of players on last year’s roster.
“I’m pretty excited about this year’s
team. It’s the first time we’ve had a
group this big. My philosophy is you
need 12 guys on a team because it
makes things more competitive.”
Parkinson took over coaching
duties last year from Linda Hen-
derson, who left the team to take
a job in Alberta after coaching the
Chargers for almost 15 years.
This summer, Parkinson was
busy recruiting players from all
over Canada, including Marty Adey
and Derek Twomey of Winnipeg,
and middle blocker Dennis Boyd
from the Yukon.
Local newcomers Spencer Sal-
mond from Reynolds High and
Carston Penner from Oak Bay
High will also be joining this year’s
squad, along with setters Sam
Hillier and Blaine Balron from the
Local Mainland.
Former Chargers player Gran-
den Harrison will be back after play-
ing the last two seasons at College of
New Caledonia in Prince George.
Team captain Dan Goodburn
will be back for a fifth season, and
will bring some much-needed ex-
perience and stability to a Chargers
team with huge aspirations.
“I’m not interested in winning
the league, or the province,” says
Parkinson. “Our goal is to win the
National Championship. Our target
is to be the best.”
Also returning to this year’s
team are Chris Abra and Aleks
Saddlemyer.
“In total, we’re going to have
about five or six returning players,
along with eight new guys,” says
Parkinson. “We have a nice blend
between veterans and rookies.”
Despite all the roster activity,
Parkinson says team positions are
still up in the air.
“I don’t have a starting line-up
right now,” says Parkinson. “Every
guy has a chance to contribute.”
To succeed this year, the Char-
gers will have to compete with
teams such as UBC Okanagan,
Fraser Valley, and Malaspina in
Nanaimo. All three teams will be
fighting alongside Camosun for
SPORTS
top spot in the division.
If Coach Parkinson’s 8-3 record
with the Chargers is not enough to
convince people they are serious
contenders, hopefully his experi-
ence this summer at the Beijing
Olympics will at least impress
them.
Parkinson worked as a volley-
ball analyst/commentator for CBC
Sports during the Olympics, some-
thing he has done since 1990.
“It’s always a treat to watch
the best teams play,” says Parkin-
son about his time at the Olym-
pics. “The added bonus for me is
I get to interview the coaches and
athletes.”
Being able to pick the brains of
the world’s best volleyball minds
may come in handy this season for
the Chargers.
Now back home, Parkinson is
currently focused on building his
Chargers roster for the upcoming
season.
His experiences in Beijing this
summer will ultimately have an ef-
fect on his coaching style, and may
offer his players some insight into
the sport that many other coaches
simply cannot offer.
The men’s volleyball team opens
its season at the Pacific Institute for
Sport Excellence against Capilano
College on Oct. 24.
1
Dan Goodburn is returning for his fifth year on the men’s volleyball team.
Coach reflects on Beijing
Chargers head coach Charles Parkinson’s of Beijing. I really got a feeling the city was
experiences this summer as an Olympics alive and energetic.”
commentator/analyst made a serious im-
And Parkinson couldn’t believe his eyes
pact on his life and outlook on coaching.
when faced with the enormity of the
Captain of the Canadian National Vol- Beijing Games.
leyball team during a brief period in the
“The scale of the Olympics was phenom-
1980s, Parkinson knew he had a knack
enal,” says Parkinson. They had 500,000
for analyzing volleyball, even before
volunteers. The size of the venues was
he started working for CBC at the 1990
Olympics.
amazing. Olympic Green was just massive.
This was China’s coming out party.”
One of the things that made this Olympics
Parkinson’s experience took a dramatic
so special for Parkinson was the sheer size
of Beijing.
turn when Team USA’s men’s volleyball
team head coach, Hugh McCutcheon,
“Everything there was just massive,” says suffered a family tragedy.
Parkinson. “The number of cars, the num-
“[McCutcheon’s] father-in-law was mur-
ber of people, the number of apartments;
dered by a fellow who committed suicide,”
it’s a city of almost 18 million people. It was
explains Parkinson. “[McCutcheon] left
unbelievable.”
the team for three matches while he was
Parkinson says the people of Beijing came dealing with the tragedy, but the team kept
alive, unlike any other Olympic city. playing while he was gone. He came back,
rejoined the team, and they won gold. It
“Just standing in the city at night, you got
was a very moving experience.”
a sense of the energy through the people

Canucks ready to rock

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Jason sChreurs than the odd highlight goal here

Staff Writer
The upcoming NHL hockey
season could make me an imagin-
ary rich man. You see, I have this
little fantasy that for every time
the Vancouver Canucks forwards
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hit somebody, I get a $20 bill. If I
had my way I’d be richer than Mats
Sundin donning an Orca.
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and there. And I’m sure Roberto
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this could be a season where the
Canucks finish the majority of
their checks.
Problem was, with last year’s Even Ryan Kesler has been
squad of floating veterans and known to throw his weight around
corner-shy Swedes (ahem... cough… and forecheck hard when he’s not
Sedin twins), I wasn’t seeing too locked into his shutdown role. Let’s
much imaginary money. hope he bodychecks a few more
This season should be differ- guys into the opposing team’s
ent. New General Manager Mike bench this year.
Gillis has followed through on his And say what you will about
Call, email, stop by.
promise to sign more grinders and former Canuck Matt Cooke, but the We want to hear your story tips.
bangers and the Canucks ought to Cooker finished every single hit on What are students talking about?
be going back to old-time hockey. every single shift while he played in What is new on campus?
Hopefully it’s old-time hockey Vancouver. If all of the forwards on
with guys who can actually put the the Canucks could apply this simple
puck in the net, but I’ve always been brand of hockey, I’d be swimming in
a big believer of rushing in, knock- imaginary twenties. And we might
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The External Voice: Ask Anything

Worth the Trip? News from the CCSS By Breanna Carey

The battle of on and off-campus eats

By Donald Kennedy and guy alaimo Knowing the federal Q: I recently got out of a long-term
relationship that capped off
three years of back-to-back
Whatever the fuck
Aramark is calling our
new cafeteria
election candidates long terms. Now I’m happily enjoying
the single life—the independence, the
extra time for friends... Now, this guy
is interested. He’s super built and a
Lansdowne Campus Christopher gillespie Gordon, CEO of an Internet com- good guy, but he’s 16 years older than
eXternal affairS eXeCUtiVe pany, will also challenge Martin.
Bacon Cheeseburger The next nine months are going A review of major party prom-
me. I’ve committed to the date, but he
keeps texting me daily. I don’t want him
Price: $3.79 plus tax (add $1.59 for to be abuzz with election anticipa- ises is needed to make an informed to get his hopes up. What do I do?
cheese and bacon respectively) tion as excited, wannabe politicians decision on election day. Post-sec-
Presentation and service:
Donald: Is this seriously the brave new era of dining at Camosun? The grill cook is
the same dull fellow he was last year, and the till jockey is just as morose. As I paid
for my meal I stared into some of the most depressed, defeated looking eyes I‘d
gear up for public support. The
first event is the federal election,
called by Prime Minister Stephen
Harper on Sunday. This means
ondary education is only listed
on the NDP’s platform. But, over
the past two-and-a-half years, the
Conservative government has re-
A: I understand how awkward
this situation can be for you.
The timing of this date is un-
fortunate because he may have lots
ever seen. Your flashy LCD screens and jovial typefaces don’t fool me Aramark—this that all Canadians will be heading moved the Millennium Scholarship to offer. You should be flattered an
is little more than Chartwells part deux. older man is interested in dating you;
to the polls on Oct. 14. A number Foundation and replaced it with
Guy: Why did Camosun think Aramark was a better fit than Chartwells? It’s just the of parties will be running in your Canada’s first National Grants he’s putting himself out there knowing
same old shit, well, less old shit. You can no longer order a BLT on demand. This
riding this election. program. there’s a good chance he could be shut
place is more like a concentration camp than a college cafeteria. down. Older people typically possess
The NDP’s platform states they
greater intellect, wisdom, and, at the
Taste: would pump more money into this
risk of sounding shallow, wealth than
D: How naïve I was to think a company responsible for feeding Olympic athletes infant program. They also created the average 20-something. But if you
would instruct its staff to cook fresh bacon. How intensely idiotic to assume $1.59 A review of major income tax deductibles for bus feel like you’ve just escaped and are
would buy me bacon that doesn’t resemble a fucking fossilized scab. You think an
eight-year contract means you can get away with this bullshit? party promises is passes and textbooks, lowering ready to be totally devoid of relation-
income thresholds and pushing ships, don’t mess with his feelings. You
G: Aramark, why do you store the bacon in a little pile on the grill? It’s bad enough needed to make an tax-free day to an earlier date of probably realize you have many more
you cook food on that burnt piece of metal. The taste of this shit was more offen-
sive than goalie Kevin Weekes being pelted with bananas at a Montreal Canadiens informed decision on the year. options than he does for dates. But,
game. The Conservative Party and by the sounds of it, he’s a pretty sweet
election day. NDP appear to be the only parties package—if you’re into hot bods and
Floyd’s Diner 2 working towards lowering the attention-givers. You must acknow-
2915 Douglas costs of education for students. ledge he’s looking for a potentially ser-
In the Victoria riding, the Con- Meanwhile, the Green Party and ious relationship. He’s looking to settle
First Kiss Burger servative Party candidate, Jack Liberal Party appear to be working down and isn’t into playing games,
Price: $9.95 plus tax McClintock, a former conserva- together towards a national carbon which might work out well for the both
tion and police officer, and Liberal tax plan. of you. So give it a shot, because you
Party candidate, Anne Park Shan- have nothing to lose. Be straight up
So what is important to you?
with him and tell him your situation.
non, a veteran public servant, will Elections Canada will have non-
He will appreciate your honesty and, at
Presentation and service: challenge New Democratic Party partisan information and employ- worst, you’ll end up with a new friend.
G: Floyd’s Diner was the hippest place to eat breakfast in 2005. Still, Floyd’s ex- incumbent Denise Savoie, an adult ment options available. See www.
panded their 1950s-style eatery to include a second location conveniently located Good luck with whatever you choose
educator. The Canadian Action elections.ca for more details. to do, but remember to keep your best
near prostitutes. After throwing pennies at hookers, I made a few turns, entered
Floyd’s, and was greeted by an extremely friendly waitress. Just a really nice gal, Party will be running Jeremy Ar- And don’t forget, your vote can interests at heart.
this waitress fucked up on purpose, just to apologize! I wouldn’t be surprised if ney, a salesperson, truck driver, make a difference. Send your questions to
she apologized to the prostitutes for me, too. and heavy equipment operator.
nexus@nexusnewspaper.com
D: They said the smiles were complimentary, but I paid for mine anyway. Smiles Victoria’s Green Party candidate
weren’t the only off-menu item we enjoyed at Floyd’s; chummy conversation was is Adam Saab, a former provincial
flowing like free refills at Boston Pizza. Will you ever understand the regret, timidity, political staffer.

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and desire in our waitress’ voice when, arriving late with libations, she self-dep- The Saanich–Gulf Islands rid-
recatingly said, “I’m sorry, you must think I’m so stupid and useless.” Don’t be so
hard on yourself, baby. Sometimes life gets hard, sometimes you wish someone
ing, held since 1997 by Conserva-
would earn your smiles once in a while. tive Gary Lunn, a lawyer, will be
challenged by Liberal candidate
Taste: Briony Penn, a businessperson and
G: Floyd’s served up a glorious First Kiss Burger. I’m not sure what a first kiss is like, professor. NDP candidate Julian
but the burger reminded me of the first time I saw Electric Circus on TV; so many
things going on at once you don’t know what to think, but eventually you fall in love
West, a teacher, and Green Party
with the girl with the huge mouth who interviews all the dancers. A good tasting candidate Andrew Lewis, a land-
whole-wheat bun is a rare accomplishment, but Floyd’s manages to pull it off. scaper, will also challenge Lunn
D: I remember my first kiss. It was about three years too late, and I had some catch- for this seat.
ing up to do. Maybe that’s why I also let her give me an awkward handjob. Why do The Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca
we always seek as much pleasure as possible in life? Why does Floyd’s think it’s a riding, held since 1993 by Liberal
good idea to put chipotle mayo and barbecue sauce on the same burger. I can tell Keith Martin, a physician/general
you one thing—barbecue sauce may be a burger no-no, but at least Floyd’s doesn’t
use bacon that’s old enough to get a congratulatory letter from the queen.
practitioner, will again be chal-
lenged by Conservative candidate
And the winner is… Troy DeSouza, a local lawyer. NDP
Electric Circus and teenage hand-jobs—a.k.a. Floyd’s.
candidate Jennifer Burgis, an exec-
Verdict: utive assistant and public servant,
If Aramark and Floyd’s had a chicky run, Aramark would turn the wheel before
even punching the gas.
and Green Party candidate, Brian

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