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Kelly Marion While the opt-out deadline is an- prescription drugs, massage ther- out to begin with? such a plan.
Liz McArthur nounced via posters on campus and apy, chiropractor, dental accidents, It’s all about money. Even Out of 8,404 students enrolled
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Courtney Broughton Contributing Writer the tiger was on the Bennett’s prem- a new home for Suzy at a sanctuary, grass and want to run and play.
Ashley Moore Suzy is a big, friendly girl living ises before the bylaw was enacted but Bennett is worried it will be a Sure, she has Bennett’s dog to play
CONTRIBUTORS: in the Highlands with her owner, doesn’t matter; the bylaw is still much smaller area that she will have with, but it’s not really a proper life
Guy Alaimo Dave Bennett. She’s caused a lot enforceable if the council chooses to share with other tigers. Accord- for a tiger.
Jeff Baldry of buzz and has gotten into trouble to do so. But until they find Suzy a ing to Highlands Mayor Mark Car- Bennett invited municipal
Adrian Binakaj
with the Highlands city council. The new home, the tiger stays. dinal, the council is not interested councilors and the general public
Courtney Broughton
problem is, Suzy’s a 350-pound If Suzy escapes, she would be in having Suzy euthanized. to see Suzy in her enclosure and
Breanna Carey
Siberian-Bengal cross tiger. the one to pay the price. Raised in prove how safe it is.
Kait Cavers
Bennett purchased a $15,000 captivity, the tiger doesn’t know Meanwhile, the Save Suzy
Tessa Cogman
Peter Gardner
enclosure for her to live in, complete how to hunt and doesn’t show any Foundation is a Highlands group
Maelina de Grasse
with a wading pool, oversize dog- signs of aggression. But even if she Until they find Suzy a that agrees Suzy doesn’t belong
house, and tree to perch in. is friendly, people are not going to as a pet. They are working towards
Christopher Gillespie
While Bennett was kind taking
new home, the tiger
Jared Gowen react favourably to having a tiger relocating her to a sanctuary where
Christi Kay her in after learning her possible loose in their area. stays. she can roam and play with other
Brendan Kergin fate when another party wanted A 1500-member Facebook tigers.
Donald Kennedy to buy her and sell her body parts, group states “Suzy should be wel- The overall consensus is that
Keltie Larter he isn’t a tiger expert. He’s just a come in the Highlands.” Bennett while Bennett believes he can con-
Alissa Lauren man caught up in trying to do the created the group to gain public I went and saw Suzy the tiger tinue to care for the tiger, his good
Kelly Marion right thing. support and help with court costs first-hand. There’s no doubt she’s intentions need to shift towards
Liz McArthur A new District of Highlands in the upcoming battle against the a beautiful creature, and her pen finding Suzy a more appropriate
Andrea Moir bylaw states no exotic animals can Highlands council. appears to be adequately sized. home.
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Aramark caf underwhelms students
Liz McArthur
Staff Writer
Something sounds familiar
around Camosun’s cafeterias—
the audible rumble of student
dissatisfaction.
Aramark, the current food ser-
vices provider for the college, has
had since late August to put its best
foot forward and win the student
body over. But students are piping
up with unhappiness over pricing,
food quality, and lineups. And some
are wondering if there’s any real
difference between Aramark and
the former food services provider,
Chartwells.
At press time, the cafeteria still
had two full-time positions unfilled
and had yet to open its World’s Fare
section. Donna Burger, Aramark’s
director of food services, says staff-
ing is their biggest setback.
“We’ve had high turnaround
with cashiers,” says Burger, add-
ing it’s hard to find staff to fill the
hours needed.
Camosun’s Director of Ancillary
Students okay with college settlement
Liz McArthur
Staff Writer
How does it feel to be caught in
educational limbo? The first stu-
dents to finish Camosun’s Exercise
and Wellness Diploma know.
Last fall, many of the students
in the second year of the new sport
health program expected their
qualification to translate into
the first two years of one of two
proposed degree programs for
Camosun. But as it turned out, ac-
creditation issues with the program
kept that from happening.
“Based on information we were
given at information sessions, we
were told it was two years in the
diploma, and then we directly trans-
fer into the athletic and exercise
therapy degree,” says Khore Elliott,
an Exercise and Wellness Diploma
graduate. “Last September, we
were being told differently.”
After an official complaint
launched by the students, Camosun
College Student Society Services
Coordinator Michael Glover helped
the students negotiate a settle-
ment with the college. According
to Glover, the process was quite
involved.
“I was negotiating for a good
outcome for the students,” says
Glover. “It took some time to resolve
By Keltie Larter
Marc Dion Alex Morrow
Get high marks, the rest I’d sell one of my kidneys.
should take care of itself.
Services Kathryn Le Gros says there
won’t be an ultimatum from the
college regarding the unfilled staff
positions and unopened section.
Students are piping up
with unhappiness over
pricing, food quality,
and lineups.
“We consider ourselves a partner
in this,” says Le Gros. “We need
clear communication, and meetings
build a relationship. You don’t build
a relationship with ultimatums.”
As far as the college stepping
in to ensure what’s expected in
the services agreement between
Camosun and Aramark, Le Gros
says they look at any shortcomings
in the data, then work together to
address them and decide how to
move forward.
Meanwhile, students are busy
it and find some packages that
would satisfy the students.”
Once the settlement was
reached, the students agreed to
individual learning paths. Students
transferring into degree programs
were offered a bridging option, with
their first four university transfer
classes tuition-free and up to 20
more courses offered at half price.
For those staying at Camosun, costs
such as ancillary fees and parking
were covered by the college.
Three of the 26 students opted
not to transfer, and had tuition for
two labs reimbursed, plus 50 per-
cent of their external certification
covered by the college.
Although the accreditation mix-
up could cost the college thousands
of dollars per student, the settle-
ment will keep the majority of the
students at Camosun and continue
to bring in revenue and fill seats
in the degree programs, says Vice-
President of Education and Student
Services Baldev Pooni.
Exercise and Wellness students
Khore Elliot and Jen McKinnon
were satisfied with the results of
the settlement and had no major
concerns about the negotiation
process.
“I understood that [the degree]
was always in the process of getting
How far would you go to make sure your tuition gets paid?
Luke Kozlowski
I’d go through the gates
of hell.
NEWS
complaining about the cafeterias.
The biggest issues seem to start at
the wallet.
“Why can’t they remove the
unpopular food items?” asks Uni-
versity Transfer student Nicole
Papadoulis. She says she under-
stands prices are higher because
of local products and the costs of
eco-containers, but her personal
budget doesn’t allow for more
spending on food.
Fellow University Transfer stu-
dent Amanda White agrees the
cafeteria prices are too steep. “We
don’t make more money than we
did last year.”
And what are Aramark’s finan-
cial responsibilities to the college?
The exact details are blacked out on
a services agreement made available
to Nexus between Aramark Canada
Limited and Camosun College. A
full version of the agreement and
subsequent contract is pending in
a Freedom of Information request
made by Nexus on Sept. 17.
Aramark has exclusive rights
accredited, that it wasn’t already up
and going,” says McKinnon. “They
kept us posted every step along the
way. I was just going to focus on my
current studies.”
The settlement will
keep the majority of
the students at
Camosun and continue
to bring in revenue
and fill seats in the
degree programs.
According to Elliott and Mc-
Kinnon, some of their peers were
angrier than others at first, but
this seemed to stem from miscom-
munication between the students
and the college.
They feel that most of the stu-
dents affected were satisfied with
the settlement’s outcome.
“The college was pretty accom-
modating as far as the entire situa-
tion goes,” says Elliot. “There were
some bumps in the road being
the first group through with that
Callum Ashby Ashley Brown
I’d go to class naked for I’d shave my head.
a week.
to providing food services on both
campuses for the next eight years
with a two-year renewal option, and
will pay the college a commission on
the gross food service income gen-
erated. The amount of commission
the college receives is also blacked
out on the document provided.
“It’s safe to say the college relies
on that revenue as part of the overall
college budget,” says Le Gros.
Recently, the Camfood Commit-
tee met for the first time this year
to allow Camosun College Student
Society (CCSS) reps and other stu-
dents to discuss food services with
Aramark and the college.
Burger says the meeting was a
way for Aramark to introduce their
service plan. She says Aramark let
the rest of the committee know what
their goals are and how the com-
pany intends to move forward.
The CCSS have heard some
complaints from students regard-
ing pricing and they want to work
with Aramark to improve service.
CCSS External Affairs Executive
diploma, and they forewarned us
about that a little bit.”
According to Program Director
Peter Rehor, the college is deliver-
ing what they promised to students.
“We just couldn’t make that state-
ment a year ago,” he says.
“It was a struggle for them and
all of us. With something like this,
you either grow apart or grow closer.
We grew closer from those experi-
ences,” adds Rehor.
Elliot and McKinnon are cur-
rently taking University Transfer
courses that should be integrated
into the Athletic and Exercise Ther-
apy Bachelor program when it
becomes a reality at Camosun.
Currently, the college is waiting
for the accrediting authorities to
sign off on the degree.
No one knows when this step
will be finished, as several agencies,
including the provincial govern-
ment, have to sign off on it.
Meanwhile, Glover blames the
vague language of the academic
calendar for misleading the stu-
dents. This is something that has
been changed as a result of the
settlement.
Pooni says, in hindsight, the
language needed to be cleared up
and the course calendar was a good
place to start.
Tom Gurney
How far? I’d go to Ottawa
and back crawling.

Christopher Gillespie, one of the
student reps on the committee, says
the student society hasn’t formed
a firm opinion yet on Aramark’s
services.
“The CCSS had a good relation-
ship with Chartwells, especially
given their support of student soci-
ety endeavours like the Walk Safer
program, and we hope to be able
to form a similar partnership with
Aramark in the near future,” says
Gillespie.
Le Gros co-chairs the commit-
tee and says timelines and expecta-
tions were established. “Our role
now is to help with the transition,”
says Le Gros.
For the unsatisfied students, Le
Gros says specific concerns sent to
her or Burger at the cafeteria will
be addressed, and a survey will
take place in January for the entire
student body.
Also, interested students are in-
vited to join the Camfood Commit-
tee by emailing legros@camosun.
bc.ca
NEWS BRIEFS
by Kait Cavers
Car-hold update
Students who have been stuck
behind the wheel in the campus
parking lots, 10 minutes late for
class, with their middle finger out
the window can take solace there
may be a light at the end of the
tunnel. Camosun is well aware
of the congestion, spillover, and
increasing transport costs that
students and staff are facing each
day, and is currently committed
to organizing a planning process
to identify new solutions for
transport and parking problems.
A series of upcoming workshops
through October will address the
issues and try to find solutions. For
more info, go to www.camosun.
ca/gettinghere
Strike? Syke!
If you’ve caught a glimpse of a
poster circulating around campus
saying, “Strike preparation and in-
formation meeting” that conjured
thoughts of the ongoing UVic SUB
strike, don’t get your panties in a
twist. The meeting that happened
on Oct. 7 was simply to inform
Camosun CUPE support staff
members what to do if a strike was
to happen. Currently, no strike is
being planned. So chill!
Continued on page 4
Satoko Sotochi
I’d work two jobs for a
year . . . but in Japan.
4 NEWS
Camosun wins soapbox derby
Guy alaiMo
Staff Writer
A team of students and instruct-
ors from Camosun’s Mechanical
Engineering Program won top prize
at this year’s Red Bull Soapbox
Derby in Vancouver, but not before
a whole lot of drama.
Instructors Jeffrey Stephen
and Imtehaze Heerah and students
Don Sproul and Andrew Johnson
of the Camosun Aggressors spent
months designing, building, and
testing their race cart before head-
ing to Vancouver with high hopes,
having finished on the podium the
two previous years.
“The experience was amaz-
ing. We had a blast,” says Heerah.
“We literally had no time to eat
because everything was happening
so quickly.”
“This is a huge victory,
not just for us, but for
Camosun as well.”
Jeffrey sTePhen
Camosun CoLLege
But the experience quickly
turned sour for Heerah and the
rest of his crew when the winners
were announced and Camosun was
left off the list.
“It was horrible because we
were really pumped after we raced,”
says Heerah. “We were very dis-
appointed. So many teams were
telling us we got ripped off on the
way back to our car.”
According to a score sheet that
Red Bull sent Camosun a few days
after the race, the Aggressors fin-
ished in 25th place, far behind
where they expected to finish and,
according to video footage captured
CEO of brand new sport institute quits
Guy alaiMo
Staff Writer
Just days before the grand open-
ing of Interurban’s new $28 million
sports facility, the CEO of the Pa-
cific Institute for Sports Excellence
(PISE) has resigned.
Michael Wright worked with
IMG, a US sports and entertain-
ment giant, for almost 20 years
before joining PISE, but he left his
post in late September as a result of
what PISE chair of the board Jim

The Camosun College Aggressors dressed as Batman and friends for a recent
soapbox derby in which they had to fight for a first-place finish.
at the event, behind where they
should have finished.
“There was no way it took us
60 seconds from start to finish,”
says Stephen. “At the time I wasn’t
really sure how fast I was going,
but I know I was faster than 60
seconds.”
Upset with the results, Stephen
emailed Red Bull on behalf of his
team on Sept. 18, requesting they
review the results and correct the
mistake based on the video footage
clearly showing Camosun clock-
ing in well under the official score
sheet’s 60.88 seconds.
The Aggressors diligence seems
to have paid off. Red Bull replied
to Camosun the following week,
saying they would look into the
complaint and review the time
footage.
About a week later, Gillian Sala-
zar, project manager for Red Bull
Vancouver, called Stephen and
confirmed Red Bull made a mistake
in the scoring. Camosun was indeed
entitled to first place.
Reed called a “mutual parting.”
“[Wright] exercised a clause in
his contract to give his notice that
he would like to move on to other
things,” explains Reed, who says at
the current time they are not look-
ing for a new CEO. “[Wright] felt,
as a day-to-day operator, he wasn’t
interested.”
Taking over for the day-to-day
operations as the General Manager
of PISE is the former 15-year pres-
ident and CEO of Tennis Canada,
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Red Bull’s communication dir-
ector Lubor Keliar offers a possible
explanation to the error. “There
may be a third party involved with
regards to the scoring, so at this
time it would be premature to lay
blame,” says Keliar.
The third party in charge of
keeping score was Vancouver-based
company Hangman Productions.
“We’re red in the face over this
whole ordeal,” says Andrew Markey,
president of Hangman. “Red Bull
is an excellent client of ours and,
in all honesty, our equipment mal-
functioned during a couple of runs.
Since then we’ve gone back and
reviewed the races and corrected
the times with Red Bull. My main
concern right now is that Red Bull
is not taken in a negative light. They
are not to blame for this.”
The Camosun soapbox team has
accepted its victory and is currently
deciding what prize to accept.
Originally, the choices were
$7,500 or a trip to Montreal to
watch a Formula One race, but since
Bob Moffatt.
“I’ve been involved with the
facility for some period of time
now,” says Moffatt. “[PISE] is a
very unique facility, with a mix of
high performance athletics and
education. I’m looking forward
to working with a number of very
fine people.”
Moffatt has an impressive re-
sume, overseeing development of
the $45 million Rexall National Ten-
nis Centre that opened in Toronto
MLA Victoria-Beacon Hill
then the race has been cancelled.
For Stephen, the event win
means more than money and prizes.
“For us, it’s not even the money or
the trip that’s as important as the
bragging rights,” explains Stephen.
“This was one of the biggest events
in the world. Hundreds of teams
applied and didn’t even make the
cut to race. This is a huge victory,
not just for us, but for Camosun
as well.”
He also feels although Red Bull
has acknowledged the mistake by
offering financial compensation,
they still haven’t made an honest
effort to provide the Camosun team
with the recognition they deserve.
“[Gillian Salazar] was hesitant
to update the Red Bull website and
she was going to pass us off, but I
said we still want to be recognized
for what we accomplished. I mean,
at the event we were getting spoon-
fed Red Bull all day, so we were
really amped up and full of anticipa-
tion. The letdown was huge when
we got the results.”
As of press time, Red Bull had
not updated their website with the
correct winners.
An estimated 35,000 spectators
cheered on the Aggressors as they
earned themselves a strong second
place finish in the showmanship
category, using a Batman and
Batmobile theme, but because of
the time mistake during the speed
category, they were unable to bask
in the glory of a boisterous crowd.
That was discouraging for the
Camosun squad, but it won’t slow
them down at next year’s race.
“We are looking forward to
finishing in first place next year,”
says a confident Heerah.
Until then, the Aggresssors
are still waiting for a formal award
ceremony to go along with their
prize, something they are discuss-
ing with Red Bull.
near York University in 2004.
He will take over day-to-day
duties from Wright, such as hir-
ing and startup operations for the
PISE. But the title of CEO will not
be bestowed upon anyone until
further notice.
“We are content with what Bob
offers as General Manager and we
are not looking for a new CEO,”
says Reed.
As to whether it was possible
that Moffat would eventually take
over as CEO, Reed replies, “That
would be something we would have
to discuss with Bob, but I don’t
think he has the kind of long-term
aspirations that the position would
require.”
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NEWS BRIEFS
by kaiT cavers
Later Liz, hello
hopefuls
With the upcoming retirement
of Liz Ashton a mere hop, skip
and a jump away, the Camosun
College Board of Governors is
working on a comprehensive
recruitment process in order
to hire a new president. Board
Chair Robin Adair has appointed
a search task force that will work
with a search agency (yet to be
decided) to find the most ideal
candidates for the college. Input
from the college community
is not only welcomed, it’s en-
couraged, as the board says it’s
entirely committed to keeping the
community updated during the
process. Keep your eyes peeled for
updates.
A step in the right
direction
On Sept. 2, Camosun’s
Indigenous Business Leadership
program, the only one of its
kind in BC, opened its doors to
students. The college developed
the two-year diploma program
with Aboriginal leaders across
the province. The courses offered
are based on Indigenous per-
spectives, with business courses
from Camosun’s Business
Administration diploma program.
“Meaningful community involve-
ment is what makes this program
unique. Camosun is listening when
they tell us what has not worked
in the past and what will work in
the future,” says program leader
Susanne Theissen. For more info,
call 250–370–4165.
Cha-chinnngggg
Camosun could soon be
seeing some fancy-schmancy
new equipment around campus.
Due to the generosity of many
ongoing donors to the college,
the Camosun College Foundation
now has a Technology Equipment
Endowment Fund for the purchase
of any equipment related to
teaching and improving student
life. To date, $5,500 has been
made available for distribu-
tion this year and applications
from different departments are
being accepted for amounts up
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Student group encourages true democracy
alan Piffer
Staff Writer
In the turbulent culture of 1960s
America, an organization called
Students for a Democratic Society
(SDS) was formed to bring to light
the various social issues of that time.
Although the group disbanded by
the end of that decade, the current
political turmoil in America has
inspired the SDS to return. Led
by new students with new issues
to face, a major obstacle has been
the general lack of political interest
among younger generations.
Cameron Brown, a political
science student at Camosun, helped
found a chapter of the SDS in Vic-
toria last winter.
“We wanted to get more political
participation in our community,”
says Brown. “To try and get more
social, political, and economic
awareness of what was going on,
and try and stimulate more action in
getting the people’s views heard.”
SDS focuses on a lot of issues
affecting Victoria, but emphasizes
national and international issues
as well.
“We do focus quite a bit on the
local issues, but then we try to bring
the comparison of the bigger picture
into it,” says Brown. “For the Nov.
5 Day Against Commercialization
Looking for safer ways home
Photo: Courtney Broughton
alissa laurin
Contributing Writer
A problem facing students who
party downtown is once bars and
clubs close the buses have stopped
running and hailing a cab can mean
 – 
a very long wait.
Besides the lack of late-night
 î
transit, only approximately 250
ì Draws take place monthly
taxis are in Greater Victoria to
serve a potential bar crowd of
thousands.
“I remember a time I left the club
half an hour before last call because
I thought it would increase my
chances of catching a taxi but, no, I
waited three hours,” says Camosun
student Erika Chan.
Fellow Camosun student Jas-
mine Moorehouse commonly sees
of Education, we’ll be focusing on
local issues that are going on, such
as raising tuition fees, but the idea
is that it’s an international day to
focus on that global issue.”
“We’ve found that
people seem to be
alienated from their
political structures,
where they don’t really
feel like the
government
represents them.”
caMeron brown
StudentS for a deMoCratiC
SoCietY
“Because it’s not in the news, they
At its information booth set up actually going on.”
on campus earlier this year, the
SDS took the opportunity to tell upcoming protests. On Oct. 18,
students about controversial stories SDS will be participating in World
under-reported by the mainstream Against War, which is targeting
media. People were often surprised the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts;
by what they learned.
“When we were handing out in the International Day against
information on the Security and Commercialization of Education.
Prosperity Partnership integra- Brown feels this kind of grassroots
acquaintances leave downtown
with intoxicated drivers.
“They simply can’t catch a taxi,
are drunk, and don’t want to wait
downtown,” says Moorehouse, “so
they make stupid decisions because
they don’t have the resources to get
home safely.”
“[Students] make
stupid decisions
because they don’t
have the resources to
get home safely.”
JasMine
Moorehouse
Camosun student
Last February, student societies
from Camosun, UVic, Royal Roads,
and the Canadian Federation of
Students were successful in lob-
bying the provincial government to
increase the local gas tax to be put
towards extended transit services.
The student groups then lobbied
the transit commission to increase
transit services for students, includ-
ing late night bus routes.
But where exactly is this fund-
ing students fought for going?
Some new daytime routes were
added by BC Transit this September,
but most bus routes still end by
12:30 am at the latest. BC Transit
did not respond by press time to
requests for an interview.
Last fall, the Victoria Bar and
Cabaret Association (VBCA), along
with the Business Association of
Victoria and the Victoria Police
Department, proposed the idea of
a late-night shuttle bus to get stu-
dents close to Camosun and UVic
campuses. They were unsuccessful
in finding a private bus company
NEWS 5
Victoria Students for a Democratic Society got creative for their BC Day protest banners this summer.
tion between Canada and the US, political involvement is crucial for importance of people making their
a lot of the public, we found, was society to function. voices heard through political
completely unaware of the policy “We’ve found that people seem involvement.
and what it will affect,” says Brown. to be alienated from their political “You look at voter turnout
structures, where they don’t really across the board; it’s down, and
assume that we’ve gotten it off of a feel like the government represents the comments I hear from people
conspiracy website—that it’s not them,” says Brown. “We want to are ‘it doesn’t matter; the par-
allow people to understand the ties are all basically selling us the
SDS Victoria is planning two influence they do hold, and the same thing’—that view needs to
change they can make through change,” says Burnett. “We need
direct action and participating, to to start getting more active. If you
try and break down this idea that don’t make an effort, then inevit-
they’re somehow apart from it, ably you won’t have a say, because
and on Nov. 5, they will take part instead of a part of it.” you’re not exercising your right to
Fellow SDS member Cynthia have a say.”
Burnett, also a political science For more information contact
student at Camosun, stresses the sdsvictoria@gmail.com
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Surfing the beaches for garbage

Jenna Sedmak
Contributing Writer
As the sun sets behind the
Olympic mountain range, a light
wind picks up and the ocean waves
crash against the gravelly shore. It
would be a perfect scene if it weren’t
for the pile of garbage gleaming in
the fading light. A tire, some Styro-
foam packing, and fishing nets
have washed ashore, while cans,
cigarette butts, and food wrappers
are left behind by beach users. This
kind of pollution is one of the many
issues that Danny Amato, chair-
person for the Surfrider Foundation
Victoria, has set out to tackle.
Surfrider focuses on resolving
local issues regarding delicate
coastal regions. With over 80 chap-
ters worldwide, the foundation
was formed by surfers who are
“dedicated to the protection and
enjoyment of the world’s oceans,
waves, and beaches for all people,
through conservation, activism, re-
search, and education,” according
to their mission statement.
Growing up on the west coast
and wanting to be a part of a grass-
roots organization is what got
Amato motivated to start the Vic-
toria chapter of Surfrider with
co-founder Brooke Finlayson four
years ago.
One challenge for Amato and
Finlayson was to lower the pollu-
tion levels at Jordan River. “There
was diesel coming out of the river
mouth,” recalls Amato.
Aside from the river and ocean
pollution, the pair faced other
issues, such as watershed protec-
tion, beach litter removal, and
public beach access. Some of these
problems have improved because of
awareness and education, but many
are recurring problems. Surfrider
members are constantly working on
ways to better the marine environ-
ment and educate local residents.
Some of Surfrider’s current
goals are to maintain public beach
access, have a monthly beach clean-
up, and start the Respect the Beach
program. The surrounding area of
Jordan River, owned by Western
Forest Products, is in the prelim-
inary stage of land subdivision,
despite the local residents’ oppos-
ing views.
“There was diesel
coming out of the river
mouth.”
Danny Amato
Surfrider Victoria
photo: Jenna Sedmak
“Our main focus right now is
making Jordan River a park, main-
taining public beach access, and cleared from Vancouver Island
preventing urban sprawl in such a beaches.
delicate area,” says Amato. Respect the Beach, a universal
Amato and other Surfrider program throughout Surfrider
members, such as Camosun civil Foundation chapters, will be im-
engineering student Corisande plemented this year to help raise
Creba, support local Jordan River local awareness about beach
residents in stopping the area’s preservation.
unsustainable growth. Creba, who Volunteers from the foundation
designed an information poster on will travel to schools, educating
the issue, says she doesn’t want cor- students about marine life, fragile
porations to damage such delicate ecosystems, and how to reduce their
communities. environmental footprint. Amato To be a part of Surfrider Victoria cerned, whether you’re a surfer, a
Many local members continue hopes this will cause youth to be (other chapters include Tofino and scuba diver, or simply walking your
to participate in monthly beach aware of their surroundings. Vancouver), it’s not necessary to dog along the beach.”
cleanups. These have proven suc- Helping the marine environ- be a surfer. The next Surfrider beach clean-
cessful so far, but Amato says it’s ment on an individual level includes “Water quality affects every- up takes place 11 am on Oct. 26 at
an ongoing issue. Among the usual “picking up trash when visiting the one—all life. Even if you don’t Sombrio Beach.
trash, large objects such as refriger- beach and using environmentally see the ocean, it affects you,” says For more info, visit www.
ators and tires are also getting friendly products,” says Amato. Amato. “Everybody should be con- surfridervictoria.org

New taxicab cameras What’s in a slice?

Ed Sum es buy fresh ingredients, preparing

raise privacy concerns Contributing Writer

Miriam Putters
Contributing Writer
Students in Victoria should
get used to smiling when they hop
into a taxicab—they’ll soon be on
camera.
The local taxi industry, along
with BC’s Passenger Transporta-
tion Board (PTB), are planning to
install digital cameras into their
cabs that will take photographs of
passengers and drivers.
“We hope the cameras
will deter attacks on
drivers or passengers
and assist police with
tracking criminal
activity.”
Michael McGee
BC Passenger
Transportation Board
Over 25 Lower Mainland taxi
companies currently use cameras
in their vehicles as a crime deterrent
after a successful pilot project in
June of 2005. By March 31 of next
year, the installation of cameras into
all Victoria taxis will be required.
“The history behind the cameras
began with provincial compan-
ies requesting additional protec-
tion. Serious incidents, including
murder, have occurred,” explains
Michael McGee, PTB policy and
communications manager. “We
hope the cameras will deter attacks
on drivers or passengers and as-
sist police with tracking criminal
activity.”
Photographs are received at a
rate of one per second and certain
actions, such as starting the meter
or opening the vehicle’s door, trig-
ger a higher rate of photos.
The price of the new technol-
ogy has led to some concerns, says
McGee, such as the possibility of be-
ing unable to hold an entire night’s
worth of images on a cheaper stor-
age drive. Also, passengers will
initially be charged an extra nickel
per trip until the cost of the program
is paid off.
“There is a chance images could
be written over in a single night, but
larger flash cards and equipment
runs a high cost and the recent
surcharge will only cover a portion,”
says McGee.
With the inside of taxis being yet
another location where the public
can be caught on camera, privacy
concerns are being raised about
the initiative.
“Privacy was a large concern for
clientele,” says McGee. “It is the
main reason the board was involved.
We needed to support the industry
and work conditions involved with
basic camera performance and
security procedures.”
Only Victoria police will have
access to the cameras’ images, and
they will have to follow official crim-
inal law procedures before camera
images can be observed.
Passengers will be reminded of
the prominently displayed cameras
with every vehicle bearing a new
decal reading, “You are on camera
for driver and passenger safety.”
Initial reactions to the cameras
by students around campus have
been positive.
“Cameras are acceptable in pub-
lic situations for lots of reasons.
Safety is an issue and you should
be aware of your behaviour,” says
Camosun nursing student Elise
Arsulnant. “If done correctly, it’s
not an intrusion.”
A typical pizza pie is high in fat,
calories, and salt. Consumed on
a regular basis, the popular food
could be a health concern. But
pizza is usually the first food that
comes to mind when students want
something fast, convenient, and
tasty, even though many of them are
aware of healthier food choices.
“It’s pretty bad with all the oil
and stuff . . . and the cheese,” says
University Transfer student Daniel
Smith.
In a survey of 100 Camosun
students, the majority said they
order pizza based on personal tastes
with flavour counting more than
nutritional value.
Most pizza operations only
inform customers of their pizza’s
nutritional content when asked.
Very rarely do pizza vendors post
this information online or advertise
it, even though some store oper-
ators understand the importance
of doing so.
“Promoting healthier food is bet-
ter for everyone,” says Asya Brillon,
manager of Hillside Mall’s Villages
Pizza. The Hillside Mall location
sees heavy student traffic during
lunch hour as Camosun College
and other students wander down
for a quick bite.
Instead of trucking in frozen in-
gredients, most local pizza franchis-
everything in-house, unlike some of
the larger chains that use prepack-
aged and frozen ingredients.
Locally owned pizza places are
trying to strip away the fast food
stigma, but that’s how most stu-
dents still perceive this food.
“A lot of food places are making
takeout food healthy, but they’re
hard to trust,” says Philosophy
student Gary Davis.
Ali Baba’s Pizza owner Mark
Murr says pizza remains as popular
as ever, but customers are looking
for ways to make it healthier.
“It’s all about choices,” says
Murr. “Nowadays, people are re-
questing thin crust and light on the
cheese. And soon we’ll be offering
a multigrain crust.”
Despite pizza’s bad reputation,
tomato sauce and olive oil both
have cancer-fighting abilities. And
researchers for the US Depart-
ment of Nutrition and Food Service
recently found a way to increase
cancer-fighting antioxidant content
in whole-wheat dough. For those in
need of fiber, whole-wheat dough
is better than white.
Making pizza from scratch is an
even healthier option. Toss some
veggies on top of flatbread with
tomato sauce and sprinkle it with
cheese. After 10 minutes, bang, it’s
a pizza. For healthy recipes, go to
www.the-pizza-gourmet.com
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Online learning an alternative to the ordinary
chrisTi kay
Contributing Writer
Everyone should have the op-
portunity to receive post-secondary
education. Unfortunately, other
commitments can make coming
onto campus difficult for many
students. One solution is to take
online courses where the student
can decide when and where to
work.
Taking a course online follows
a different format than a trad-
itional classroom. Courses are
taught from a website that can be
accessed by anyone with an Internet
connection.
While all courses are different,
students can expect to utilize forum
boards, podcasts, blogs, and power
point slides, as well as regular writ-
ten materials.
At Camosun College, the online
platform is called Desire2Learn
(D2L). Students might only meet
classmates and the instructor face-
to-face once each semester, but
there’s still a sense of community.
“I tend to get to know my online
students better than my regular
students,” says online Camosun
English instructor Raj Mehta. “We
are in touch daily through e-mail.”
Mehta’s classes all meet at the
beginning of the semester at an in-
class orientation where contacts are
made and questions are answered.
He suggests more and more stu-
dents are being forced to work full-
time to afford to go to school.
“Online learning offers a con-
venience and flexibility that a
traditional class can’t offer,” says
Mehta.
Most online classes are not
self-paced and there are project
deadlines and papers due just like
any other class. But each student
can choose when to complete the
work and read the material, as long
as they meet the deadlines.
Kelly Woodward is currently
taking her first online course at
Camosun. She chose to do online
learning due to her busy life.
“I have a family; my partner and
I have three children between us,”
says Woodward.
Woodward has found that
picking a specific day to do her
online course has helped to keep
her deadlines.
“The main challenge, in addition
to the course material, is I had to
learn how to do the course online.
There was a huge learning curve in
the first week,” she says.
Online learning is an oppor-
tunity for people from all different
backgrounds to learn in a non-judg-
mental environment.
“In my traditional classes my
age really sticks out, online I don’t
at all. It is a level playing field,” says
Woodward.
Debbie Gascoyne is an online
English instructor at Camosun
College with 15 years of experience.
Gascoyne has seen online learn-
ing work for a variety of students,
including single parents, students
with visual or hearing disabilities,
students who live in isolated areas,
and those who simply choose to
LIFE 7
learn online.
Although the discussion in an
online course isn’t as spontaneous
as in a traditional classroom, it’s
generally better, says Gascoyne.
“An advantage is you can take
your time while formulating re-
sponses. Everyone has the chance
to speak, even if you are shy,” she
says.
“Online learning offers
a convenience and
flexibility that a
traditional class can’t
offer.”
raJ MehTa
Camosun CoLLege
Royal Roads University offers
most programs online. The Next
Photo: Courtney Broughton
Mode Learning model it uses is
broken down into two parts. The Students who take courses online can do their studies from practically
first is an intense, on-campus resi- anywhere.
dency that’s between two and four years, he says. Haven, Connecticut offers free
weeks, depending on the program. “The whole learning model is in- online courses. These courses are
After the residency, students go tended to facilitate learning together accessible to anyone and no enrol-
back to their lives and continue to as a group,” says Hamilton. ment or registration is required, ac-
do course material online. Classes are set up so the stu- cording to the Yale website. While
Doug Hamilton, chair of the De- dents are together with the same the student doesn’t receive credit for
partment of Faculty Development at people throughout their stay at the taking the course, they do receive
Royal Roads, explains the majority university. There’s both pressure the benefit of higher learning.
of students attending are already and support from learning with the Other institutions are following
in the workforce. The average age same group of people. Yale’s example by posting courses
of an undergraduate student is 30 In an effort to make education online through the Open Course
years, while those completing their available to anyone wishing to Ware Consortium at www.ocwcon-
masters have an average age of 41 pursue it, Yale University in New sortium.org

Get out those pasties, Halloween is coming

PeTer GarDner
Contributing Writer
Gaelic culture believed that on
Oct. 31, the boundary between the
alive and the dead ceased to exist.
People would wear costumes to fit
in among horrible creatures and
make evil spirits comfortable. If we
are still following this frame of mind
today, there must be a whole lot of
at-ease, scantily clad strippers.
In many ways, Halloween is a
night to be something different for
one day. For younger children it’s
often more about being someone
of great admiration. If a little boy
wanted to be Stone Cold Steve
Austin, for instance, he could do
that on Halloween. If a girl wanted
to be the princess of some faraway,
magical land, she could rule them
all for a single day.
But for adolescents and young
adults, Halloween has become an
excuse to dress in as little clothing
as possible. Gone are the days of
dressing in a full red gown with a
black overcoat to be the devil. The
devil now dresses in fishnets.
“It’s the one night where you can
get away with dressing provocative-
ly,” says Camosun student Claudia
Bachman. “Not that I would dress
like that every day if I could, but
once a year is fun.”
This trend is nothing new, but it
continues to grow. More costume
shops are carrying a selection of
revealing costumes. And some
places have even stopped carrying
kids costumes altogether.
In Character’s Fright Site cos-
tume shop at Hillside Mall is one
of those shops. This year they’ve
Halloween shopping made easy
anDrea Moir reputation for being the place to buy
Contributing Writer Halloween costumes. Its Halloween
Tired of throwing together a Hal- section is fully stocked with masks,
loween costume at the last second? accessories, and full outfits. But
Here are some of the best places to don’t limit yourself. Something more
original can be found by spending
buy a costume that won’t have you
frantically removing Facebook photo time in other sections of the store.
tags on Nov. 1. The prices are reasonable (entire
costumes for 10 bucks!) so it’s good
in character’s fright site (Hill-
for students on a budget.
side Mall)
Garden of eden (Douglas and
This temporary store offers a large
Johnson)
Photo: Peter gardner
selection and features a wide variety
stopped carrying children’s cos- Camosun student Leah Davis tries of costumes, from the short and sexy If you’re going for a more provoca-
tumes to focus on a more adult-ori- to separate herself from the average Leg Avenue line, to the everyday tive approach, this is definitely the
ented selection. A store employee half-naked girl. scary witch and devil outfits. While place. Items such as barely-there
describes Leg Avenue, their most “It always disappoints me when I you may not be the most original dresses and fishnets won’t leave
person at the Halloween shindig, much to the imagination. These
popular line of costumes, as “short see a girl who is dressed in a typical
there will likely be something here costumes could strain your budget
and sexy.” provocative costume,” says Davis.
you’ll be happy with. Full costumes though—they range from $59-$150.
“It seems as if I am the only one who run around $50-$90. Also, costumes can be tried on,
is actually interested in the spirit of which is a major bonus if you’re
Halloween!” value village (Store and Herald)
“It’s the one night going to be shedding some serious
Davis even goes the extra step There’s a reason this store has a dough.
where you can get to make her own costume instead
away with dressing of buying one. “Although it is an
incredible amount of work to make
provocatively.” my own costume, I prefer to have
clauDia bachMan something unique and quirky to
Camosun student wear, rather than having something Rob Fleming, MLA
store-bought,” she says.
Still, on Halloween night, the
Victoria – Hillside
Even adults-only stores like general amount of skin showing
Garden of Eden have gotten in on will probably resemble that of a 1020 Hillside Avenue
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the provocative, but it’s not exactly for Halloween costumes. It was
the best place to pick up a costume once common to wear large cloaks
to help fight the cold Halloween to hide from evil spirits, but now
night. it’s the opposite—show everyone,
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 FEATURE October 15, 2008

Working in the sex trade

A former Camosun student bares all
Keltie Larter
Contributing Writer
She gets good grades, loves her
dog, plays guitar, and jogs for half
an hour every morning.
Ashley (not her real name)
transferred to UVic this fall after
spending three years at Camosun
studying liberal arts. She looks like
an average student; a little tired
around the eyes, wearing jeans,
and carrying a book bag and cof-
fee mug.
What her fellow students
wouldn’t guess about Ashley is that
at the end of the school day, when
the rest of us go home to eat dinner
and cram for exams, she trades in
her binders and textbooks for stil-
etto high heels, fake eyelashes, and
sexy lingerie. As a means to finance
her journey through the hallowed
halls of the Young and Clearihue
buildings, Ashley works nights as a
call girl for a local escort agency.
Now 28, Ashley has been work-
ing as an escort since she was 20.
Before that, she worked as a cashier
in a retail store, but had a hard time
making ends meet. She heard trad-
ing sexual favours for money could
be very lucrative. She didn’t feel
uncomfortable with the idea, so
she decided to check it out.
in society and hiding what they do
can cause emotional stress.”
Despite Ashley’s initial fears,
the money was great. “I’d never
made so much money in such a
short period of time before, and I
thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea
to go back again,” she says.
But not everyone agrees being
an escort is an ideal way to earn
a living. Camosun student Josh
McKinnis feels it’s a degrading way
to make money. “I don’t think they
should do it,” says McKinnis. “I
know it’s hard out there to find jobs,
for men and women, but it’s some-
thing that is not appropriate.”
Fellow student Fletcher Evans
agrees. “It should be illegal. It’s un-
safe and demoralizing for a woman;
she’s like an object. You pay to rent
a car; you pay to have sex with
a girl. You can try to justify the
situation by paying to go to school,
but there must be a better way to
get money.”
Some women’s rights advo-
cates, such as the Camosun College
Women’s Centre, take a different
stance on Ashley’s career choice,
saying each person has a right to
make a living how they choose,
as long as they are not harming
anyone.

Ashley has on more than one occasion provided

sexual services for Camosun College professors.

Ashley looked up escort agen- “It’s not a route I would choose,

cies in the phone book and set up
interviews with each one to find
out how it all worked. Then she
chose the agency that best suited
her needs.
On her first day Ashley was
extremely nervous. “The first time
[having sex with a client] was scary,”
she says. But her co-workers helped
to put her at ease. “The people there
were really nice to me; after the first
day it became pretty routine, like a
normal job.”
Ashley says her clients are re-
spectful and kind, and in eight years
she has never found herself in a
position where she felt unsafe.
Although Ashley’s situation
is not unusual because she works
indoors and not on the street, the
dangers associated with working in
the sex industry are very real.
According to research done by
Simon Fraser University criminolo-
gist John Lowman, women work-
ing as prostitutes are are at much
greater risk of violent crime than the
mainstream public. Also, the Public
Health Agency of Canada states
that sex workers are especially
vulnerable to sexually transmitted
infections.
But therapists who work closely
with women in the sex industry say
emotional impact and social stigma
can also have a lasting effect, even
after exiting the profession.
“There are many things that can
be dangerous for workers,” says
local therapist Leah MacInnes. “It
can affect how you feel about your-
self, but it’s different for different
women. There’s a lot of judgment
but if you feel good in your body and
you feel comfortable sharing it, then
I don’t see any problem with that,”
says Natalie Schlogl, Women’s
Centre support staffer. “Of course,
being safe and using protection is
important.”
Many wonder how escorts and
escort agencies manage to oper-
ate in Victoria without having to
answer to the strong arm of the
law. The answer is they operate
within a legal grey area. Technically,
prostitution isn’t illegal in Canada,
and never has been. What is illegal
is for a sex worker or her client
to verbally discuss the exchange
of sexual acts for money or other
material possessions.
So escorts can sell their bodies,
but they can’t solicit customers or
set a price for their services. It’s
also illegal to operate a brothel (an
establishment dedicated to prosti-
tution), profit from someone else
selling sexual services (commonly
known as pimping), or tell someone
where to find sex for money.
But here’s the loophole—es-
corts don’t sell their bodies, they
sell their time. And what goes on
between two adults during that
time is, well, nobody’s “business”
but their own.
As to what actually does go on
between an escort and her client
behind closed doors, there are dif-
ferent scenarios. The escort can
either go to the client (out-call),
or can be visited at their agency
(in-call).
Some escorts will provide a
GFE (girlfriend experience), which
means different things for different
people, but often includes kissing
on the lips, cuddling, or “dining
at the Y” (oral sex)—things usu-
ally done with a more emotionally
intimate partner. Some escorts do
duos with other escorts (a very
popular choice). There are also
CBJs (condom blowjobs), nude
massages, fetish scenarios (use
your imagination, but it’ll cost
more), and Greek (anal sex).
And what about the Johns
(customers)? Who are the people
whose hard-earned dollars fuel
the growing sex industry in North
America?
Lauren Casey is a former sex
worker who has been living in Vic-
toria for five years and is the former
executive director of the Prostitute
Empowerment Education and
Resource Society (PEERS). Casey
also put herself through school
working as an escort, earning a BA
and later an MA.
In Casey’s experience, the men
paying for the services of escorts or
other sex workers are just normal
guys, many of whom are married
and have families.
“They’re not little trenchcoat
guys running around Johnson
Street, flashing people,” says
Casey.
Casey explains that because
sex work sees a lot of turnover,
it’s hard to say exactly how many
workers are in the Victoria area.
She estimates at least five local
escort agencies and somewhere
around 1,500 sex workers working
in agencies, as independents, or on
the street.
“Society tends to cast the whole
net on the workers and little atten-
tion is paid to the fact that [the sex
industry] is not going to go away,
because, well, there’s always the
buyer,” says Casey.
Speaking of the buyers, privacy
is always a concern for those work-
ing in the sex trade, but Ashley is
not really concerned with her two
worlds colliding. She protects her
secret well.
Occasionally, she crosses paths
with one of her clients in a public
place. Usually it’s understood that
both parties behave very discretely,
photo: Courtney broughton
but she admits there have been un-
fortunate occasions where a client
has approached her in public.
Ashley says while she has never
had a fellow student as a client, she
has on more than one occasion pro-
vided sexual services for Camosun
College professors. She says, al-
though they weren’t her professors
at the time, they were aware she was
a Camosun student.
“I’ve had profs from Camosun
come to the agency to see me; if it’s
awkward, I always ask if they want
to see someone else,” she says, “but
usually they’re more than willing to
hang out with me for that time.”
And Ashley’s situation is not
uncommon. She estimates about
one-quarter of the girls she has
worked with over the past eight
years have been post-secondary
students.
“Contrary to the image that so-
ciety portrays, most of the girls are
pretty normal, come from middle-
class families, and choose to be
working in this industry,” says
Ashley. “We are not the victims that
society makes us out to be.”
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Scalpers get the upper hand

Andrea Moir $45.50 to $95.50, they’re now Internet, and made quite a bit of
Contributing Writer posted on TicketExchange from money on that—a couple hundred
Remember the days of standing $250 to $450. dollars—and then pretty much all
in line for hours and staking a claim Demand for sold-out tickets my friends went for free, or for $10
with a foldout chair to purchase has one Camosun student getting or $15.”
tickets for a band’s concert? Well, involved in the multibillion-dollar While some students feel scalp-
great news! Lineups are passé, and industry. ing is okay if people are willing to
so is buying tickets in person. “You know [the event] is com- pay the higher price, some ques-
Popular concerts like the up- ing online at this part of the day, so tion the moral aspect of ticket
coming AC/DC show at GM Place you’re there refreshing the page scalping.
in Vancouver sold out in four min- every 30 seconds to try to get as
utes, and the Metallica concert in many tickets as you can,” says
December didn’t take much longer. Computer Science student Shaun “If people are buying
Because of this, students often Nagainus.
have to seek alternative methods Nagainus scalps tickets for mass quantities of
of buying tickets. many Victoria events, using a web- tickets in order to sell
Two new websites offered by site similar to Ticketmaster called
Ticketmaster—TicketExchange selectyourtickets.com. But he them at a higher price,
and TicketsNow—have become a doesn’t consider himself a scalper or disadvantage other
popular resource for buying tickets in the true sense of the word. “Any
to previously sold-out shows. Here, concert that I’m going to be buying people, that’s kind of
fans can sell tickets they’ve already tickets to, I’m going to myself,” says crappy.”
bought for up to 10 times the price Nagainus.
they paid for them. Think of it as an Nagainus will be going to the Kristin
online way to scalp tickets. upcoming Nine Inch Nails show Zajaczkowski
“It’s weird that [scalping] in December. He bought eight Camosun student
is part of their actual website,” tickets for the show, the largest
says Camosun student Laura amount someone can purchase
Swanson. on selectyourtickets.com, and was “If people have tickets that they
The reason Ticketmaster pro- disappointed when he couldn’t go are not going to use because of an
vides this service is because they back and buy more. unforeseen circumstance, it’s okay,”
profit again when people buy the “You can use the same credit says Camosun student Kristin
resold tickets. Their policy states card; you just have to go back and Zajaczkowski, “but if people are
that they retain a seller fee. This go through the same process again, buying mass quantities of tickets in
means Ticketmaster gets the profits but you’re only allowed to buy order to sell them at a higher price,
from the original sale of the ticket, eight tickets per payment and then or disadvantage other people, that’s
plus more money when someone you have to go back,” explains kind of crappy.”
wants to resell. Nagainus. “Usually on the bigger While Nagainus understands
AC/DC tickets originally concerts they’re already sold out by this point, he has his own opinions photo: Peter gardner
selling for $99.50 are now priced the time you go back.” on the issue. online and be there. But if you’re not in the Canadian Criminal Code that
on TicketExchange from $400 all Nagainus recalls his most suc- “I don’t like ripping people off, going to do that, then you have to states ticket resale is illegal. Maybe
the way up to $1,145 per ticket. cessful scalping moment. “I bought but if you want to pay what the web- expect you’re going to pay inflated this is why Ticketmaster is getting
Metallica ticket prices skyrocketed 15 [tickets] for Tragically Hip, sold site asks you to pay, then you can prices,” says Nagainus. in on the action. If you can’t beat
as well; originally priced from six to my friends and nine on the get up and get the tickets and wait Ethical or not, there’s nothing them, join them.

Dreamboat’s dreams not about to sink

Peter Gardner
Contributing Writer
Aaron Bergunder is a 2007
graduate of Camosun’s Applied
Communication Program. When
he’s not thinking about typefaces
and publishing, he’s Dreamboat.
Dreamboat is Bergunder’s solo
music project. He also plays in two
other bands in town—indie-rock
band Colourbook and pop-rock
band Nail Salon. But Bergunder de-
scribes Dreamboat as “more synthy,
more dancey, more gay, and just
putting myself into the spotlight,
because I like that sometimes.”

“The next thing I knew,

I was walking through
the mall and one of
my songs was playing
out of Quicksilver.” photo: Peter gardner

Aaron Bergunder
Dreamboat
Dreamboat has been an odd
success story in Victoria. In a town
often reluctant to embrace new
musical acts, Dreamboat’s popular-
ity continues to grow.
“I’ve given away a lot of my
music for free,” says Bergunder.
“When I started, I would make mp3s
and send them to my friends, then
they sent them to friends, and so
on. The next thing I knew, I was
walking through the mall and one of
my songs was playing out of Quick-
silver. It was a weird moment.”
But someone listening to your
songs in the mall doesn’t always
bring people to your shows. Dream-
boat took a while to catch on in
Victoria’s live music scene. “When
I started, everyone was super con-
fused because no one else in town
was doing what I was doing,” says
Bergunder.
Because of this, Bergunder is
reluctant to take Dreamboat on the
road. “It would be a month of me
playing to six kids who don’t get it, good dance albums out there that get co-produced. It’s totally exciting
but will just maybe get it by the end are really well- written, and I’d like for me, because you get bored of
of the show. It’s one of those things to do something like that.” hearing your own music over and
where I feel my album needs to get Bergunder’s self-criticism has over again.”
properly released first, because of him looking for a little help. He’s As far as when to expect a new
the kind of music it is.” bringing in DJ Longshanks and release, “It depends on how soon I
Bergunder has been working Sean Evans of I’m Fat You’re Fat can write words,” says Bergunder.
on the new Dreamboat album with and Cheers in the Belfry to give him Bergunder hopes a more care-
a very focused attitude. “My last a hand on a couple tracks. fully constructed record will bring
release is pretty pathetic; how little “I’ve probably started about 30 in new fans this time around.
care I put into it, and the lyrics songs and I’m happy with around “A lot of people write me off as
are just fluff,” says Bergunder. “I seven of them,” says Bergunder. being just a big gay joke and, yeah,
mean, that’s probably the fun of “I’m trying to take the five or so maybe that’s how it started out, but
Dreamboat—that it’s just fluff others that maybe have something, now I want to do something big gay
music—but there’s a lot of really and those are the ones I’m trying to serious.”
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Camosun students encourage the
spontaneous for on-campus improv group
Maelina De Grasse
Contributing Writer
Do a child making sandcastles,
a woman with toilet paper art, and
a psychotic Italian chef have any-
thing in common? Nope. But ask
Michelle Chowns, a University
Transfer student at Camosun, and
she will undoubtedly find a way to
tie them together.
“I want to provide an
outlet for people to
actually get out and
perform.”
Michelle chowns
Camosun student
First created in 1989, Victoria’s
Impromaniacs are a group of en-
thusiastic and committed perform-
ers who have made improvisation
an active part of their lives. Similar
to the previously popular show
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, actors
from the community come together
to form a team of learned and ex-
perienced improvisers.
With approximately 20 rotating
members, the group holds weekly
practices and monthly shows and
members who have been attending
for a long time have learned to
Religulous
★★★★★
brenDan kerGin
Staff Writer
Bill Maher ups the ante in
controversial documentaries with
Religulous.
If Michael Moore stirred up
emotion with gun laws in Bowling
for Columbine, imagine what kind
of response an intelligent left wing
comedian will have, traveling the
world and essentially attacking the
three major religions.
As Maher puts it, “For society
to survive, organized religion has to
die.” Throughout the film he looks
at the absurdity and stupidity caused
by blind faith and literal interpreta-
tion of ancient books.
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But Chowns dedicates even
more time to her passion by run-
ning community workshops that
are a way to introduce people to
improv.
“We explore improv in its many
forms,” explains Chowns, who
hopes to bring an extension of the
workshop to Camosun along with
fellow student D’Arcy Briggs.
“I’d like to groom a team for the-
atre sports, a Camosun team [that
would] come and perform and
compete.”
Theatre sport is a competitive
style of improv that transforms
the standard and fun living room
games into something with a little
more purpose.
“I want to provide an outlet
for people to actually get out and
perform,” says Chowns.
The Camosun team would be
open to any students who wanted
to give it a try, with absolutely no
experience necessary.
All that is asked is members be
comfortable (or learn to be comfort-
able) being on stage in front of an
audience.
So far, Chowns’ only challenge
with the workshop is trying to ar-
range a time that will be convenient
for as many people as possible.
She hopes many students will
want to get involved, but knows it
at first, but most quickly fumble
as their blind rhetoric is directly
questioned.
The people Maher really lays
into are those who believe totally
in their religion, those who un-
questioningly follow the literal
teachings.
And for the most part they re-
peat the same lines and deny any of
his points. As the film continues, it
turns into Maher essentially bang-
ing his head against religion. Those
he disagrees with have no solid, in-
telligent debate; only blank stares.
Like any other documentary,
Religulous is seen through the lens
of the filmmaker.
Keeping that in mind, this is an
excellent look at the irrationality of
organized religion that currently
leads nations such as Iran and the
US.
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Camosun students Michelle Chowns (front, kneeling) and D’Arcy Briggs (far right) hope to start an improv group at
the college.
will be tough to sort out people’s
school and work schedules.
“It’s not something you can just
show up [to] for half an hour,” she
says. The workshops will be for
a minimum of two hours, once a
week, though she’d love them to
be more.
Every two years, the Impro-
maniacs hold an international im-
Ghost Town
★★★★★
eD suM
Contributing Writer
Ghost Town is a comedy-ro-
mance that highlights British ac-
tor Ricky Gervais’ characteristic
witticisms.
Gervais plays Bertram Pincus,
a prudish New York dentist who
avoids being the life of the party.
Pincus’ attitude towards life soon
changes when he emerges out of a
routine surgery with the ability to
see ghosts.
The spirit of Frank Herlihy
(Greg Kinnear) haunts Pincus,
wanting him to ensure his wife,
Gwen (Téa Leoni), finds happi-
ness. The story meanders at first,
not really developing until Leoni’s
character finally graces the screen.
This film deserves credit for the
message it sends—don’t leave life
behind, live.
Written and directed by David
Koepp (Spider-Man, Indiana Jones),
this film shows a different side of his
talents that’s refreshing to see.
With a brilliant supporting cast,
Gervais delivers his trademark
humour throughout the film. The
comedy isn’t physical or slapstick,
and for audiences who enjoy his
work in The Office and Extras, Ghost
Town is recommended.
To those looking for a Halloween
flick, it’s best to save the popcorn
for later.
prov festival that runs for three
nights in the Victoria Events Center.
This year’s festival was held on Oct.
2-4 and it was just as much of a hit
as it has been in previous years.
The main Impromaniacs group
are also looking for new members
Auditions will be coming up this
fall for anyone interested in getting
involved with more than just the
Spielberg
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DVD reviews by Maelina de Grasse
Saving Sarah Marshall?
Saving Sarah Cain
Starring: Lisa Pepper,
Abigail Mason, Soren
Fulton
Running Time: 87 mins
What I intended to rent was
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a com-
edy about a guy trying to win back
his TV star girlfriend. What I acci-
dentally rented instead was Saving
Sarah Cain, a drama/comedy about
a Portland newspaper columnist
who brings her five Amish nieces
and nephews to the city. (Note to
self—Pay very close attention to
the title of a film when it’s referred
to you, so you don’t go picking out
the wrong stinking movie.)
Although I knew very little about
the actual storyline of what I was
renting, I was expecting some kind
of foolish slapstick with a simplistic
plot.
So, to say that Saving Sarah
Cain was a shock to the system
would be an understatement.
Lisa Pepper plays the self-in-
volved Portland Times writer who
goes to her Amish sister’s funeral,
only to find out that she has been
left legal guardianship of her now-
orphaned nieces and nephews. Not
wanting to stay in Pennsylvania to
raise the children, and refusing to
let them be separated by the foster
care system, she decides to bring
them back with her to the city.
October 15, 2008
pHoto: MaeLina de graSSe
planned Camosun team.
Chowns encourages people
to try it out, even if they have no
improv experience.
She says it’s about taking risks,
being spontaneous, and just going
for it. “It’s nice to see people adapt
and grow.”
For more information, go to
www.impromaniacs.ca
As you can see, not exactly what
I was expecting.
As it turns out, the film is sur-
prisingly intriguing. The story fol-
lows the different experiences of
each child as they are thrown into
a world they know nothing about,
and how they respond to it.
The youngest, Hannah, feels
comfortable in kindergarten right
away; 15-year-old Caleb discovers
that, after years of wrestling pigs
(I’m not kidding), he’s talented
enough to make it onto the wrest-
ling team; and his twin, Anna Mae,
steals Sarah’s clothes and lets her
hair down to escape being labeled
as the vintage freak with the weird
bonnet.
Saving Sarah Cain is a beautiful
mixture of comedy, compassion,
and consequence, and will have
you laughing and crying as the
touching story progresses. With
award-winning performances, this
Michael Landon Jr. flick has incred-
ible warmth and, most importantly,
a happy ending.
I would certainly rent this
DVD again—and, this time, on
purpose.
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IslandKidz attempt to
make partying safe
caMDen wriGhT
Contributing Writer
In the midst of Vancouver
Island’s rave scene, IslandKidz
is there to look out for those who
get a bit too carried away when
they party.
Established in 1999, IslandKidz
volunteers have been providing
drug education and safety services
at dance parties all over Vancouver
Island.
“A group of partiers saw a need
for a harm reduction group on the
island,” says IslandKidz Promo-
tions Coordinator Amanda Farrell.
“There was a group in the US called
DanceSafe that was doing similar
stuff; and the founders of Island-
Kidz decided to model this group
after them, but with a distinctive
island flavour.”
“We realize that, like it
or not, people are
going to use [drugs at
parties], so we try to
make sure they have
access to accurate
information.”
aManDa farrell
iSLandKidZ
Once IslandKidz shows up at Ecstasy, as well as a few other sub- could be presented in schools or
an event, two of the volunteers set stances,” says Farrell.
up a booth while two more hang
out in the crowd.
“We do what we call ‘vibe pa- IslandKidz website has info on the more of a presence at parties,” says
trol,’ which is just cruising around description and names of pills in Farrell.
and making sure everyone is hav- circulation, so people who do use
Curtain Call
ing a safe and happy night,” says drugs will be able to know what book them for an event, or to help
Farrell.
Legoland a laugh riot
Joel wiTherinGTon
Contributing Writer
A combination of prescrip-
tion drugs, rap music, and puppet
shows is a good way to sum up
Legoland, now on stage at UVic’s
Phoenix Theatre.
Legoland has won many awards
in different fringe festivals across
North America, including Best New
Play, Critics’ Choice, and Pick of
the Fringe. The new season at the
Phoenix debuts with their Spotlight
on Alumni, and Legoland gets it
started on the right foot.
This highly entertaining play
began as a Directed Studies project
in UVic’s Writing Department,
eventually playing in cities across
Canada and the US. Don’t miss it
now that it’s here in Victoria.
Celine Stubel and Amitai Mar-
morstein play siblings Penny and
Ezra Lamb who make a presenta-
tion on juvenile delinquency for
their social worker. The pair of
actors keep the audience laugh-
ing hysterically as they share their
adventures.
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Once the booth is set up, the “Drugs will always have some
volunteers hand out nonbiased info sort of a connection to music,” says
on the drugs that are commonly Camosun student Graham Cannon.
used at parties, just to make those “The need for information about
in attendance aware of them. what is circulating out there, and
“We realize that, like it or not, what you should know about it, will
people are going to use, so we try never fade away.”
to make sure they have access to ac- IslandKidz is a non-profit or-
curate information,” says Farrell. ganization and all of its members
Another service IslandKidz of- are volunteers. Growth and expan-
fers at these booths is pill testing. sion are an option, but recruiting
“We can take a scraping of a pill and, new help can be a challenge.
using a special kit called a Marquis “There’s been talk in the past
Reagent, test for the presence of about designing workshops that
communities, but right now we’re
For anyone who wants to know just focusing on trying to get more
what kind of pills are out there, the volunteers trained, so we can be
For info about IslandKidz, to
they’re getting into. out, go to www.islandkidz.org
Arena Rock alan Piffer
Staff Writer
When I was younger, I wanted to
be a great guitar player—if not in
my own band, then someone else’s.
Lacking discipline to get really good
at guitar, I never became a profes-
sional musician.
After going to the Sheryl Crow show
on Oct. 5 at the Save-on-Foods Me-
morial Centre, I saw what that career
might have been like.
I sat to the left of the stage, about
30 feet away. The lead guitar player
stood closer to me than anyone else
in the band, and two technicians
Funded by selling Ezra’s Rit-
below the stage did nothing but
alin and fuelled by McDonald’s
tune guitars all night. The guitar-
Happy Meals, this coming-of-age
ist played a different, cool-looking
tale follows the two young teens guitar on every song.
on their adventures seeking out
Getting paid to rock out every night
Penny’s favourite pop star.
is a great lifestyle, but I wonder if
A simple set design, great light-
this guy feels like he fell a bit short
ing, and musical interludes of every
of his dream.
style help take the audience on
I mean, it’s not like he’s roofing or
a road trip across the continent.
working at McDonalds, but he prob-
If you want a good laugh, check
ably wanted to be Eddie Van Halen
it out.
or Keith Richards at one point in his
life. And he’s not going to be.
Legoland Just a guy playing guitar parts on
Sheryl Crow songs to an audience
Until Oct. 18
Phoenix Theatre waving cell phones in the air instead
$12-$22
of Bic lighters. Not that there’s any-
thing wrong with what he’s doing;
250–721–8000
hell, I’d do it. I’m just saying.
11
L ocal music mindfuck
The Opera Club
by Chantelle Mussell and Liz McArthur
The Opera Club unwittingly
entangled itself with the writers of
your new favourite music column
this issue. Accordion newbie Lys
Hermanski tackles the big ques-
tions and lets us know what band
member she would eat first if her life
depended on it.
Chantelle: I’m going to go ahead
and assume you are hip-hop rap
artists.
Lys: Incorrect. Basically I’d say
we’re along the lines of a pre-
soft-core, post-modern, folk-
indie revival slash . . .
C: Fantastic. What was that last
word?
L: I was going to say gypsy tones.
We’ve got an accordion.
C: How long have you played it
for?
L: I’d say a total of three weeks.
C: If The Opera Club was stuck
atop a snowy mountain, I’m talking
Alive style, who would you eat first?
You can say yourself if you would
sacrifice yourself. Would you?
L: Oh, definitely. But, if I were to
eat somebody, I would eat Chris
Lamb [band leader] because he’s
so sweet. He’s pretty much a
bear. He eats honey nonstop.
C: So, you would eat Chris.
L: Or Casey.
C: You could eat them at the same time. No, you’d want to conserve.
If I threw a clarinet at you, what would you do?
L: I’d grab it and play it, because that’s exactly the instrument we
need right now.
C: So what would you throw back at me?
L: A pumpkin.
C: Well, it’s festive. So when is your next gig?
L: At the Hillside Black Stilt on Oct. 18. We start at 7:30 pm and we
have an opener called the After Midnights.
C: Are the After Midnights part of the Midnights?
L: I don’t know.
Liz: I think I saw the Midnights at the Saanich Fair. There’s a lot of
them.
C: If you could be a flower, what kind of flower would you be?
L: In keeping with the general vibe of the band—our poster has a big
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flowers that are everywhere around Victoria.
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L: Oh man, can I scrap that flower and say honeysuckle instead?
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Mountain website for students, by students

Jeff Baldry
Contributing Writer
Students who ski or snowboard
may find their habit too expensive
to maintain, between travel costs,
accommodations, and lift tickets.
But two local students are offering
a service to satisfy those jonesing
for the slopes.
Camosun student Jared
Skoreyko and UVic student Mark
Milburn have been putting their
hard work into designing an easier
way for students across BC and
Alberta to enjoy winter sports.
“We want to provide students
with opportunities and make alpine
sports more easily accessible,” says
Skoreyko, owner of mountainu.
com, which launched in May.
The high cost of skiing and
snowboarding last year kept many
students home all winter. The web-
site is free to join and provides
post-secondary students a variety
of discounts and opportunities for
different mountain resorts across
western Canada.
“[Lift passes are] just too much
for a full-time student to be paying
on top of the costs of travel,” says
Camosun Computer Science stu-
dent Shaun Nagainis. “If Mountain
U is offering us discounts for free, I
don’t see any reason not to [check
it out].”
The website also allows mem-
bers to post their own carpools and
interact. “Mountain U is ‘for stu-
dents, by students,’” says Skoreyko.
“It’s just a way to help students get
up on the hill.”
Skoreyko and Milburn have
been traveling across western Can-
ada promoting their business to
ski and snowboard resorts such
as Mount Washington, Whistler
Blackcomb, Revelstoke, Big White,
and Kicking Horse.
Discounts offered on the site
can include deals on rentals, trans-
portation, accommodation, and lift
tickets. “The discounts are always
changing and unique to each re-
sort,” says Skoreyko.
For Skoreyko, running a busi-
ness is much more than a part-time
job. “Mark and I put a lot of our lives
into it. It doesn’t take a break.”
But it isn’t just Skoreyko and
Milburn keeping Mountainu.com
alive. UVic student Stuart Kinnear
also lends a helping hand, helping
coordinate various ski and snow-
board club relations.
“It’s just a way to help
students get up on the
hill.”
Jared Skoreyko
MountainU.com
The guys plan to keep growing
and branch into summer sports
in 2009. They would also like to
contribute to the growth of other
student clubs and organizations.
Mountainu.com will also be
hosting a premiere party for the
new Claim ski video at Felicita’s in
the UVic SUB on Nov. 6.
For more info, go to www.
mountainu.com

Golf team has disappointing finish to the season

Guy Alaimo
Staff Writer
The provincial golf season has
ended in disappointment for the
Camosun Chargers. After finish-
ing the last tournament in fourth
place, the golf team’s chance to
win a medal faded, but the season
wasn’t a total waste.
Camosun’s rookie golfer Matt
Hennick capped off a fabulous year,
shooting a 74–70 at the last BCCAA
golf tournament in Chilliwack,
while finishing in eighth place on
the final league leader board for
the season. ished below their expectations. The former Golf Magazine “In- to Seattle so we’ll be able to get that
“He had a good year,” says vet- “All in all it was a four-team race structor of the Year” won’t be able whole team bonding thing going,”
eran Charger Phil Kondrack on this year and at the start of the sea- to take his team to the Canadian says Kondrack.
Hennick, who finished the best son there was a lack commitment Championships in Prince Edward Kondrack is currently com-
out of any Camosun golfer. “He and work ethic,” says Kondrack. pleting his final year in the Golf
was almost a leader out there, even “After the end of the second event, Management program and most
though he is a rookie.” we started spending more time on “At the start of the likely will not return to the Chargers
Kondrack, who has seen his fair our game, and we started compet- next year. But he’s not ruling out
share of success on the green having ing much better.” season there was a a return to the links in a different
won consecutive provincial titles According to Kondrack, Head lack commitment and uniform.
with Camosun, also fared well on Coach John Randle also did a fine “It would be nice to play for
the course this year finishing 11th job in his first year. “[Randle] spent work ethic.” another school once I finish here,”
place in the league. a lot of time with us on and off the Phil Kondrack says Kondrack. “I haven’t decided
He points out some reasons as course. He was an awesome coach Camosun Chargers where yet, but it won’t be in the
to why the Chargers as a team fin- and an awesome guy.” States.”
Having played golf since he was
14 years old, Kondrack’s love and
Island this year, but they will be at- inspiration for playing golf is simple.

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Talking threads Ask Anything by kelly Marion By Breanna Carey

Name: Chelsie Aichelberger

Program: Criminal Justice
How would you describe your style?
I would consider myself trendy and open to new
Q: I’ve been finding that certain foods make me more randy than others. Is it
possible I may be eating some aphrodisiacs? And will they make me fat?

looks, but I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself

a trendsetter. If I see something on a mannequin
that I like I’ll give it a shot, but I don’t watch fashion
shows to find the new craze. I don’t like to show a lot
of skin and I’m conventional in that I opt for solid
colors over crazy patterns.
Where do you do most of your shopping?
Most of the stores in the Bay Centre downtown. I
like Smart Set, Sirens, and American Eagle because
they keep their look fresh and up-to-date.
Do you have a personal style icon?
Mischa Barton. She always looks so well put to-
gether. She has a comfy, relaxed look to her while
maintaining the starlet image. She knows how to
dress up as well as dress down.
What’s your fashion pet peeve?
Ugh, definitely cardigans with button-ups under-
neath. There’s something about that combination
that just irks me.
How about some key pieces for fall?
Scarves, knee-high boots, and leggings with sweat-
ers. Stuff you’ve been seeing around for a while. The
’80s trends are still making their big comeback.
A: Some foods will have more of an erotic appeal than others. For some people
this has to do with the shape and texture. For others, it has to do with taste
and digestive response. Aphrodisiacs are named after the Greek goddess
of love, Aphrodite. They are used to stimulate sexual urges and desire. The use of
aphrodisiacs increases male erection and enhances female lubrication, resulting in
longer, more satisfactory sex. Cacao (chocolate), asparagus, pomegranate, oyster
meat, and cayenne pepper are all types of aphrodisiacs. Chocolate especially is
known to get blood flow going and relax the smooth muscles in the genitalia. Chili
or cayenne pepper speeds up the metabolism and increases circulation, responses
that are similar to those experienced when having sex. Squash is another great
aphrodisiac; the seeds contain fatty oil, protein, and vitamin E, all of which are
important for healthy sexuality. If you’re looking to rev your engines, maintain a
healthy diet and incorporate plenty of healthy fats. Don’t let the word fats scare
you—healthy fats are essential to supple skin, assisting the respiratory system,
and joint lubrication. Bad fats from foods like potato chips (and other items with
simple carbohydrates) plug up your system, make you lazy, and diminish desire.
It’s wise to work up a sweat by running, yoga, or even having more sex, as the
improved circulation causes sexual desire to spike. It only makes sense when the
body feels better that it can move better. If you take care of your body and take
notice when you feel more aroused, your body will take care of you permitting
better positions, better stamina, and better sex.
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How would you describe your style?
I like comfy clothes in earthy colors. I wear a lot of

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browns and oranges but also like purple, just to mix
it up. Pretty much anything comfy flies with me.
ightly at 7 pm
Playing N
What was your look five years ago?
Hmm, five years ago I’d be wearing baggy jeans and
an Airwalk t-shirt. I was a victim of the generic t-shirt
trend, but I’m happy to say I’ve gotten over that.
What’s the tackiest thing you’ve ever worn?
Vertically striped corduroy jeans in four shades
of brown, topped with a horizontally striped
sweater. It was tacky, but I’d probably wear it again
anyways.
Should your style reflect your personality?
I guess, in a way. You should just dress how you feel
and who you are. Don’t dress punky if you’re not a
punk. It goes with anything—don’t be a fake.
Where do buy most of your clothes?
Value Village, Winners, and secondhand stores. I
don’t follow trends; I just go out, browse the store,
and walk out with something cheap. I can’t justify
spending a lot of money on clothes. I’d just spend
the day worrying that I might wreck them.

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The External Voice: News from the CCSS
Kudos to student voters
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eXternaL affairS eXeCutiVe
With the federal election coming
to a close, I felt it would be appropri-
ate to write thanks to all of those
that took part in the election.
To the hard-working candidates,
staff, and volunteers from every
party across Canada . . . thank you.
It’s because of your hard work and
dedication that Canada’s demo-
cratic system continues to be one
of the best in the world.
And to you, the voter—thank
you. Thanks to everyone that took
the time out of their busy schedule
to go down to the ballot box and
cast their vote.
Centres provide comfy home
for women on campus
naTalie schloGl
WoMen’S Centre Support Staff
The semester is
well underway and in
Camosun’s Women’s
Centres we’re plan-
ning events and
enjoying meeting new
faces.
I’m told many students may be
unaware of what we have to offer
at the Women’s Centres, so let’s
clear this up.
A Women’s Centre is located at
both the Interurban and Lansdowne
campuses. These are comfortable
places to hang out, study, and meet
new people. Comforts like wireless
Internet and a fridge are also at
students’ disposal.
A women’s director and a sup-
Composting is easy
Joel wiTherinGTon
Csea memBer
Composting is a great way to re-
duce waste in landfills. Biodegrad-
able paper products (including the
cafeteria’s food packaging and
utensils) and food waste help create
rich soil for farmers and gardeners,
as long as it goes in the compost bin,
not the garbage can.
The Camosun Students for En-
vironmental Awareness (CSEA)
are working to get more compost
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Elections are a time where your
voice and opinion really matter to
politicians of every creed, so for
those who took the opportunity
to make their voice heard, thank
you.
As the hype of one election dies
down, now municipal candidates
will be gearing up their campaigns.
On Nov. 15, all municipalities will
go to the polls and elect their school
boards, councilors, and mayors for
the next three years.
These elections are perhaps
the most important, as municipal
politics affects everyone’s daily
lives. So whether or not you voted
in the federal election, I would
port staff work in the centre on a
part-time basis. We’re here to talk,
organize, and play a support role
for students.
I’m told many students
may be unaware of
what we have to offer
at the Women’s Centre,
so let’s clear this up.
We also have a library that
people are welcome to look through
and from which they can borrow
books.
At Interurban, the Women’s
Centre is located on the first floor
bins on campus. Right now, there’s
compost bins in the cafeterias, so it
doesn’t take a long walk to properly
dispose of your apple core. Also,
the paper towels in the Lansdowne
Fisher Building bathrooms get
composted.
Composting is important on
campus and easy to do at home.
All it takes is separating things like
fruit and veggie scraps, biodegrad-
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Municipal politicians have a lot
of say over what gets built where,
transit, or whether your neighbour
is too noisy.
If you’ve got some local beef,
now is your time to express it and
elect the people you feel will best
represent you in city hall.
Again, thank you to everyone
who contributed to the federal
election and, with the municipal
election on Nov. 15, I look forward
to hearing how Camosun students
will be making a difference in their
municipalities.
of the Campus Center building. At
Lansdowne, the centre is in the
Richmond House, behind the Fisher
Building on Richmond Road.
If you’re looking for a place to
hang out and make tea, or to study
and take a nap, stop by and check
it out.
The centre is stocked with tea,
coffee, milk, and sugar that you can
enjoy. We are in the process of plan-
ning exciting events, workshops,
and bringing in guest speakers.
An events board will be posted
soon and we welcome your feed-
back and ideas as to what you’d like
to see in the centres. Bring friends
and make use of these spaces avail-
able to you on campus.
Pop over and see what the
Women’s Centres have to offer!
Camosun Students for
Environmental Awareness
tainer from regular garbage.
Then you can start composting
for yourself or take advantage of
another person’s compost pile or
bin. There are even organizations
who will pick up your compost.
CSEA will be working to edu-
cate students on everything that
can be composted and easy ways
to compost at home.
For more info on CSEA, go to
www.camosunstudent.org/csea or
email camosunsea@hotmail.com
October 15, 2008
Worth the Trip?
The battle of on and off-campus eats
by Donald kennedy and Guy alaimo
Fairway Market
Quadra at Hillside
Breakfast Special
Price: $2.99 (served until 11 am)
Presentation and service
Guy: This is a great hangover spot. Most of the people who buy breakfast
from this place look like shit, so you shouldn’t feel that uncomfortable
while you eat in Fairway’s unique dining area. Remember, you’re in the
Hillside/Quadra area, so always pack a gat, ignore the heroin junkies
shitting in their slacks near the window, and look straight ahead when
you walk past someone.
Donald: Well, at least the staff here smiles, but where’s the humanity?
You’d be hard pressed to get the Fairway staff to tell you if they prefer
white or brown toast. Dear Fairway, we’re all friends here; I promise I won’t
think you’re racist if you choose white.
Taste
G: Excellent value for under three dollars. You got your eggs, you got
your sausage, you got your buttered toast, and you got your 80-year-old
men shuffling down the aisles reading Cantonese newspapers while
their wives stock up on fish sauce in the Asian food section—a Fairway
Market exclusive!
D: Definitely bottom-of-the-barrel bacon in this package. Pretty genius
little scheme Fairway has going here actually—take the old bacon no one
buys off the shelf and repackage it as a blast-from-the-past value meal. Dye
the bacon pastel colors and every scarf-wearing asshole in town would be
here for ’80s breakfast. Bacon aside, this is pretty good for the price. The
toast was toasty and the eggs were eggy; what more do you want?
Aramark Campus Caf
Lansdowne Campus
The Legendary Big
Breakfast
Price: $5.59 (served until 11 am)
Presentation and service
G: The turnstiles you walk through before entering add a touch of class to
this up-and-coming college eatery. The food is laid upon gorgeous paper
plates, and the cook kindly asks if you would like any strawberry jam with
your toast. The lady at the till is a tad depressed, but a simple smile will
sparkle the eyes of this generous woman.
D: Well, la-de-da, look at me eating real sausages! I can see the penetrating
glance of my peers as they think to themselves, “There’s ol’ high society
Kennedy eating his fucking nugget potatoes again. What’s the matter,
Kennedy? Too good for hashbrown patties?” Aramark has definitely
given the big breakfast an upgrade. Finally, a breakfast as inviting as the
chummy cook who serves it.
Taste
G: Actual sausage links instead of patties is a vast improvement over last
year’s edition of the Big Breakfast, which often caused me to diarrhea with
reckless abandon in the staff washroom on the Young Building’s third floor.
The hashbrowns, also served in patty form last year, are now wonderful
chunks of seasoned potato. The elimination of food in patty form has
etched the Big Breakfast into the stone of campus dining excellence.
D: Wow! This is almost as good as breakfast at the Glen Lake Inn! I had
no problem with the old patty-based breakfast, but the upgrades the
cafeteria has made are certainly welcome. The nugget potatoes do a
Nancy Sinatra all over the patties the caf used to serve. I’ll always have
a place in my heart for sausage patties that are saltier than a miner’s
forehead, but the links served here aren’t bad. You just may redeem this
cafeteria yet, Aramark.
And the winner is . . .
Aramark: Hoity-toity taters and extroverted grill-cooks.
Verdict:
It’s not worth the trip. Treat yourself to real Camosun class! Go ahead; eat
some potatoes with meat seasoning.
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By Kait Cavers
Mondays to Thursdays
Drop-in hockey and
soccer
Balls, balls, balls! Intrigued? If that got
you excited in a new and confusing way,
we can’t help you. But while you’re con-
templating that, why not come on out
and knock some balls around? Hockey
on Mondays and Wednesdays, 7–9pm;
Indoor Soccer on Tuesdays and Thurs-
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Info: 250–370–3602.
Tuesdays
Psychology Club
If you like money, cars, big houses,
charity, flowers, leather, the colour blue,
Dave Grohl, summertime, baby lion cubs,
or free stuff, then there’s a one-in-five
chance you also enjoy psychology. I’m
not a mathematician, but I’d say the odds
are in your favour. So why not come check
out the club devoted to all things psych?
Guaranteed to leave you thinking. Like
this. Tuesdays at 3:30 pm, Fisher 210,
Lansdowne.
Wednesdays
Debate Club
Do you find yourself looking for any ex-
cuse to debate? Do you debate as soon
as you wake up? Do you debate in the
shower? Do you sit in class wishing you
were somewhere else debating? Do your
friends refer to you as a master debater?
Why debate alone when you can debate
in front of a room full of people? Sign up
for the debate club! Wednesdays 5:30 pm,
Library Room A (2nd floor), Lansdowne.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Nexus Pizza Day
Only $2 a slice, from 12 pm until it’s totally
devoured. In front of the Fisher Building,
Lansdowne.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Look baunch
Ignore the random title, and pay attention
to what you’re about to read. Camosun
College and Harbour Publishers invite
you to celebrate the launch of Victoria
Underfoot: Excavating a City’s Secrets
with editors and contributors Brenda Clark
and Nichol Kilburn from Camosun’s Social
Sciences department. If that isn’t enough
to convince you, the presentation will be
followed by refreshments and socializing.
If you’ve ever wondered what historical
secrets exist on this island we call home,
you should check this out! 7:30 pm, Wilna
Thomas Cultural Center, Lansdowne.
Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct. 22–23
Elections!
Those who think elections are about as
much fun as a bag of dead kittens have
yet to experience Camosun’s student
body elections. They definitely take the
zzz out of electionzzz. Candidates are
campaigning until Oct. 21, so find them
around campus and get your questions
answered before you vote. Check out
www.camosunstudent.org for more info.
Voting polls are open from 8 am-7 pm,
Fisher Foyer, Lansdowne, and Campus
Centre (2nd floor), Interurban.
Friday, Oct. 24
Election results
announced
The campaigning ends, the champagne-
ing begins. Hold onto your butts ‘cause
the results are in. For more info, contact
elections@camosunstudent.org
By Kait Cavers
Friday, Oct. 17
Italian Edition, Sunday
Buckets, Hey Hey Heys
SUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $8
Italian Edition is set to play one of
their last shows (cue the tears) at
this nature-themed party. If you
haven’t had a chance to see this
lovable Victoria-based band before,
now’s your chance. If you need
convincing, note the fact that these
guys have been on MuchMusic and
played alongside big boys Tokyo
Police Club and Three Days Grace.
The Hey Hey Heys bring nothing
but style for their first island show,
and Sunday Buckets neatly ties up
the package.
Saturday, Oct. 18
DJ Jazzy Jeff, T-Bone the
Barber, DJ Speedy Shoes
SUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $15
Calling anyone and everyone who’s
still emotionally attached to the
’90s. DJ Jazzy Jeff, a.k.a. Jeffrey A.
Townes, a.k.a. Jazz, Will Smith’s
best friend on Fresh Prince, is ready
to rock you right back to the era of
Pogs and Tamagotchi. Alright, so
he’s in his forties and he’s ditched
the neon, but he’s still the same
dude who threw out the signature
handshake we all tried to copy in
middle school! (Swinging mid-
five, point-back/snap, and say,
“Pshhh.”) Yeah, you know what I’m
talkin’ about.
Thursday, Oct. 23
Jell, Acidwash, 12 Steps,
Anout
SUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $10
If you’re wondering how much it
would cost to wallpaper Victoria
with band stickers, why not pop
by Sugar and ask Jell. These dudes
know good advertising. Although
initially stemming from influences
like Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in
Chains, and Oasis, this long-run-
ning band has gradually developed
a unique sound to call its own.
Drop in to check out the full lineup
and pick up some stickers.
Thursday, Oct. 23
Doura Barry, Alpha Yaya
Diallo
VICTORIA CONFERENCE CENTRE, DOORS AT
7:45 PM, $30
If rockin’ out to local bands isn’t
exactly your bag, and you’d rather
spend your evening with a thought-
provoking musical act from afar,
then this is right up your alley. The
golden voice and electrifying guitar
of Guinean artist Doura Barry,
alongside three-time Juno-winning
Alpha Yaya Diallo, is sure to leave
you in a state of worldly bliss. Two
truly unique acts, not to be missed.
That rhymed.
Friday, Oct. 24
Matt Mays and El Tor-
pedo, Arkells
SUGAR, SHOW AT 9 PM, $20
Fresh from their Nanaimo show
and on their way to Vancouver,
Matt Mays and El Torpedo take a
timeout during their Canadian tour
to stop into Victoria and rock your
socks right off. These Halifax boys
know how to impress. You’ve heard
them on the radio; now see them
with your own two eyes. Cocaine
cowgirls welcome but not encour-
aged. The Ontario-based Arkells
open up.
Saturday, Oct. 25
Black Lotus, Evil Survives,
Rotterdam
LOGAN’S, DOORS AT 9 PM, $10
If you’re a huge fan of metal/punk
rock and also really enjoy dressing
up as the undead, then boy have
I got a show for you. The 2008
Zombie Walk after-party takes
place at Logan’s with a huge lineup
of creepy acts that’s sure bring out
your dark side. Eight bucks if you’re
done up in zombie attire, so start
ripping your pants and rolling in
dirt. Or down a pint of rye and let
gravity do it for you.
Monday, Oct. 27
Pink Floyd Laser Tribute
ROYAL THEATRE, DOORS AT 6:30 PM,
$27.50/$29.50
High Tide Entertainment presents
the world’s largest touring laser
3-D concert. Count me in. Pink
Floyd and frikken’ laser beams? If
they play “Money,” I might piss my
pants.
For a full list of concert listings
go to wwww.livevictoria.com