Volume 19 Issue 6

November 12, 2008

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 VIEWS November 12, 2008

The 2010 Olympic evictions

Editorial
Nexus
Tessa Cogman The Vancouver homeless have people in BC, 2,000 in Vancouver, by the City of Victoria, is propos-
Staff Writer nowhere to go, and many are giving and 1,500 in Victoria. In 2005, Vic- ing to construct a new emergency
Into conspiracy Victoria a try because of the new toria only had 700 without homes. shelter with transitional housing in
theories? Well, here’s tenting bylaw. Three years later, it has doubled. Burnside/Gorge.
Next publication date: Nov. 26, 2008 a local conspiracy When 2010 hits, the entire The new facility will better
theory for you. world should know our govern- house and support clients that
Deadline: noon Nov. 19, 2008
Many people have been left ment has chosen the Olympics over currently stay at the much smaller
Address: 3100 Foul Bay Rd., Victoria, BC, curious as to why, after years of More than 800 people helping the homeless. Streetlink shelter, plus create the
V8P 5J2 debating, there’s been a ruling on have lost their homes The $4.5 billion used to host the region’s first shelter units for home-
Location: Lansdowne Richmond House 201 a tenting bylaw so close to the 2010 Olympics could have made almost less families.
Phone: 250-370-3591 Olympic games. in the downtown 2,800 housing units for the poor. The scary thing is if at least
Email: nexus@nexusnewspaper.com This judgment, which allows eastside of Vancouver The government keeps telling 50 percent of your income goes
Website: www.nexusnewspaper.com people to camp in public places in everyone they don’t have the finan- towards rent, you have a very high
Victoria, demonstrates how many since the 2010 cing to get rid of the homeless crisis, chance of being without a home
Publisher: Nexus Publishing Society
homeless people there are after Olympics were but a new Skytrain line is being built yourself.
years of cuts to social programming to the Vancouver International Air- The Olympics should bring ex-
NEXUS PUBLISHING SOCIETY
and housing programs. announced. port, the Squamish Highway is in citement to our province, but until
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS
But why now? the works, and condos are shooting more shelters are built, prepare to
Kyla Ferns
More than 800 people have lost up everywhere. see anti-Olympic groups rallying on
Kelly Marion
their homes in the downtown east- Seems quite convenient that Although the government might the streets, a large amount of tents
Liz McArthur
side of Vancouver since the 2010 Victoria is being so accommodating not be doing a whole lot to help the in public parks around Victoria, and
Andrea Moir
Olympics were announced. The to the homeless right around the homeless, there’s some hope for Olympic ticket holders pretending
Jason Motz
Chris Pal
Olympic forced evictions include Olympics, doesn’t it? It’s almost as the future. to see none of it.
Miriam Putters
cheap hotels closing down to make if the homeless are schools of fish The Victoria Cool Aid Society, If the homeless had an Olympic
way for overpriced condos that even being attracted by Victoria bait. with funding from the province’s category, maybe someone would
MANAGING EDITOR
a full-time worker can’t afford. There are 10,000 homeless BC Housing and land supplied notice.
Jason Schreurs
L AYO U T E D I T O R
Open Space accepts submissions from Camosun students. Submissions to Open Space should be
Open Space
Laila Brown
STUDENT EDITOR
400 words or less. Responses to previous articles in Nexus should be 250 words or less.
Tessa Cogman E-mail submissions to nexus@nexusnewspaper.com and include your name and student number.
C opy E D I T O R
Alan Piffer
E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T
Kait Cavers
Victoria’s gender-biased rental options
S TA F F W R I T E R S
Adrian Binakaj say “female only.” I’d think, “Okay, “the owner of the accommodation seen definitely belong to girls.
Guy Alaimo Contributing Writer maybe the room available is pink,” will share a bathroom or kitchen But it is understandable why
Brendan Kergin For the past couple months which has happened to me before. with the tenant.” some people would be hesitant to
Liz McArthur I’ve been looking for a suitable Maybe, at worst, the landlord was rent to men. And the fact remains,
S tA F F P H O T O G R A P H E R place to live. simply sexist. I didn’t dwell on it it’s very hard to find a place if you
Courtney Broughton My primary source has become and kept looking. are a guy.
ADVERTISING SALES UVic’s off-campus housing page, More and more, I came across Maybe, at worst, the I have found success at one
Breanna Carey
Jason Schreurs
advertising by far the cheapest and this “female only” requirement, landlord was simply place, however. A Craigslist search
most locally available suites for with more info added to it, like found no mentions of male or fe-
250‑370-3593 UVic and Camosun students. “mature female cat lover only.” It sexist. male preference anywhere in ads
Campus Plus NATIONAL Usually, the rental listings I became harder and harder to ignore. involving rentals. This is where I’ve
1-800-265-5372 filter through would be places with Eventually, after counting how found accommodation in the past.
DISTRIBUTION ridiculously high rent. But every many females-only ads there were, Having heard stories about male So, to my fellow male students look-
Courtney Broughton once in a while, I’d stumble over I decided to investigate. tenants and their kitchens from hell, ing to rent and finding doors are
Ashley Moore an ad that looked perfect. The Residential Tenancy Act I was inclined to agree with the shut on your gender, don’t get a sex
CONTRIBUTORS: But then I’d get to the end of states landlords can’t discriminate stereotype, but, on the other hand, change just yet—search Craigslist
Guy Alaimo
the ad, where a final note would against the tenant’s gender, unless the grossest bathrooms I’ve ever for a welcome, affordable home.
Jeff Baldry
Olivia Bertrand
capital investment, they needed to be assured years and it creates the nemesis of burnout,
Adrian Binakaj
Cafeteria
Letters

Allie Bowman they would be able to recoup that investment because I thought I could “fix” the problem . . .
Courtney Broughton services better over a reasonable period of time. Eight years it didn’t happen, because along with the popula-
Chris Burnett was that term. tion of the city growing, so too did the existing
Breanna Carey this year, says Overall, the variety and food offered in our problem.
Daniel Carranza
Kait Cavers
college Campus Caf and Urban Diner has increased this
year. We see this not only on the “shelves,” but
People arrive here because of the west coast
climate, they end up staying, thus creating a big-
I have received some questions
Alisha Charmley through increased sales. Aramark is committed ger “homelessness” population. There are some
Tessa Cogman
and comments from students following an article
that appeared in Nexus [Aramark underwhelms to continual improvement on the service, quality, who make their best effort to move forward in
Samantha Doney and variety. life, creating positive change for themselves and
Maelina de Grasse students, Oct. 15 issue].
I would like to share excerpts of my responses, Donna Burger, Aramark’s Food Service Dir- the world around them.
Christopher Gillespie
to broaden the understanding of the college’s ector for Camosun, would be pleased to address Then there are those who are among the
Jared Gowen
relationship with Aramark. specific comments or concerns (250–370–3650, disadvantaged, possibly because of their own
Brendan Kergin
Prices: Food prices in the last six months have or in person in the Campus Caf). The college will upbringing, and escape to the island fearful. One
Donald Kennedy
Keltie Larter been affected by rising fuel costs, grain costs in undertake a survey of the food services early in does not choose to be disadvantaged; it results
Kelly Marion Asia, and general food cost increases. The prices the new year. from many forms of abuse.
Liz McArthur for food in our Lansdowne Caf and at the Urban Kathryn Le Gros In the end, many valuable lessons can be
Jason Motz Diner at Interurban are pretty competitive, and Director, Ancillary Services learned, and hopefully a harmonious community
Chantelle Mussell with lots of choices at different price-points. Camosun College can be created within the city. To shatter the old
Alan Piffer Lineups: Aramark is aware of the congestion “us versus them” adage, any one of “us” could
be “them.”
Shane Scott-Travis
Jenna Sedmak
and lineup issue and is trying different strategies
to address it.
No easy solution for The most valuable lesson we can all take
Rhea Smilowski
Nathan Stam
Wages: The staff is paid a wage above the homeless from this is to treat everyone with the dignity
and respect they deserve.
industry standard. Aramark has attracted a chef In response to Christopher Gillespie’s column
Ed Sum from the Fireside Grill (at Urban Diner) since [Students should speak up about homelessness, Nicole Borthwick
Joel Witherington Camosun Student
the conditions are so good here (decent hours, Oct. 29 issue], homelessness has been a city issue
Camden Wright
decent wages, and benefits)! for what seems like forever.
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Call 370-3591 or e-mail nexus@nexusnewspaper.com for vider included, among other important food ser- You do what you can to temporarily allevi-
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Elections a chance for students
to affect local municipalities
Liz McArthur
Staff Writer
So many elections, so little time.
Canadians already voted in our
federal election, and our American
cousins recently voted in their new
president. And BC has its provincial
election in May.
But next up for Victorians is the
Nov. 15 municipal election. Typ-
ically the elections with the lowest
voter turnout, municipal elections
may be the one with the most direct
impact on people’s lives.
Students make up a big part of
Victoria’s population, but it can be
difficult to sift through the candi-
dates to find something of value.
With a whopping 35 candidates
running for a seat on Victoria coun-
cil, not to mention people running
for mayor, what are the important
issues in Victoria, Saanich, and
Oak Bay, the three municipalities
encompassing Victoria’s major
educational institutions?
Affordable housing is at the
top of municipal candidate and
Camosun political science student
Christopher Gillespie’s list of the
big issues for Victoria.
“City hall has been spending an
overly large amount of time working
on rezoning, instead of working
with community associations on
Plan includes raising parking prices again
Guy Alaimo
Staff Writer
Camosun College is implement-
ing a planning process they hope
will solve transportation issues
linked to the college.
Problem is, some students and
faculty don’t agree with the plan,
which outlines significantly rais-
ing parking prices as one of its
strategies.
The Camosun College Trans-
portation and Parking Management
(TPM) Plan is a 26-page document
put together by the Victoria Trans-
port Policy Institute.
The plan outlines some of the
problems and challenges Camosun
perceives it will encounter over
the next few years with regards to
transportation issues such as traffic
congestion, limited parking spaces
and greenhouse gas emissions.
Camosun Transportation and
Parking Planner Shannon Craig has
By Keltie Larter
Cory Christiansen Taylor Southin
Scary. I was a little Hilarious; everything
panicked. looked like I’d drawn it.
Kind of like the movie A
Scanner Darkly.
neighbourhood planning,” says
Gillespie. “There has been no vision,
no plan, just reactive measures.”
The way city hall is run is one
of the reasons he decided to throw
his name into the election. Gillespie
says more homelessness, a shrink-
ing economy, and lower budgets are
in store for Victoria in the face of
the economic turbulence affecting
the world.
The changing face of Victoria’s
downtown also poses some challen-
ges to city hall. “Developers should
be held accountable to their com-
munities and be forced to create
affordable housing spaces within
their residential and commercial
developments,” says Gillespie.
What about Saanich? With no
downtown core posing major issues
like in-your-face homelessness and
urban growth problems, municipal
council hopeful Dean Murdock says
the most common issue Saanich
faces is transportation.
“That includes a light rail transit
system, better sidewalks and bike
lanes, and expanded trails and
greenways,” says Murdock, a UVic
poli-sci graduate who spent his first
year in post-secondary education
at Camosun.
He says working with the com-
munity and listening to their ideas
been involved with the parking plan
for the past five weeks, and helped
facilitate a series of workshops held
by the college in October with the
purpose of addressing any concerns
people may have with transporta-
tion issues around the school.
“The response at the workshops
was generally really positive,” says
Craig. “Overall the turnout was
very small, but it was a very diverse
group with neighbors addressing
their concerns about traffic and
students parking on residential
streets. Some faculty members
were there, as well as some external
stakeholders.”
Craig estimates only 40–45
people attended the six workshops;
a very low number that may have
been a result of underexposure.
But only a handful of students
attended.
“We didn’t know about the
workshops,” says Michel Turcotte,
What was it like the first time you smoked pot?
Kris Matheson
I went to math class and
couldn’t stop laughing at
the chalkboard. I thought
it was the funniest thing
ever.
NEWS
will help council come up with the
best policies.
“Another big issue I hear about
from residents is affordable hous-
ing. Parents are concerned that their
children cannot afford to live in the
community and will have to move
up island to find affordably priced
housing,” says Murdock. “That is
not how you sustain an economy or
community.”
“There has been no
vision, no plan, just
reactive measures.”
Christopher
Gillespie
Camosun student
An aging population tops the
list of challenges for the Oak Bay
municipality, according to Corey
Burger, a Camosun geography stu-
dent running for a spot on council.
Replacing aging infrastructure and
combating climate change are other
priorities, he says.
“Oak Bay has an aging popu-
lation and aging infrastructure,
meaning more money has to be
spent while keeping taxes low so
CCSS director of operations. “If
we had known, we would have
sent some representatives to the
meetings.”
Not knowing about the work-
shops isn’t the only thing Turcotte
is upset about.
“It kind of hurt us when we were
not formally asked to be involved
with the development of the TPM.
All in all, we think this proposal is
all about getting students to pay
more.”
Perhaps up to 10 percent more,
according to page 19 of the TPM,
which also suggests scaling the
cost of parking so people who park
closer to the school pay more, while
parking on the edge of the campus
would cost less.
Central lot fees could increase
to $5 per day while outer parking
lots could stay at $4.
The plan also outlines two pos-
sible options for faculty and staff.
Clare Lannan and Megan Oliver
Claire: I was terrified my parents would find out so I
refused to leave my room and made my brother stay
with me all night.
Megan: I looked high, acted high, but didn’t feel high;
so the first time was a bust. The second time, however .
. . hoo boy!
photo: Courtney broughton
as not to hurt fixed-income seniors,”
says Burger.
In preparation for the election,
municipal websites have posted
lists of all the candidates running
for mayor and council. And many
of the candidates have blogs, Fa-
cebook profiles, or websites just a
Google away.
To vote in the election you must
be 18 years or older and a resident
of your municipality for at least six
months leading up to election day.
One is paying for parking out of
their pocket instead of receiving
a subsidized parking pass, and
the other is having the option to
cash in their parking passes for a
bus pass.
Both are efforts to reduce
the amount of staff that drives to
school.
“The teachers and faculty won’t
agree with having to pay to park,”
says Turcotte. “[The subsidized
parking passes] are in their collect-
ive agreement with the college.”
Camosun says the reason for
increasing parking prices in the
plan is to encourage people to use
alternative modes of transporta-
tion, such as public transit and
carpooling.
They say by convincing people
to use alternative methods, they will
reduce traffic and lower greenhouse
gas emissions, a goal outlined in
the TPM.
Fernando
Fernandes
I ran around in circles for
15 minutes.

NEWS BRIEFS
by Kait Cavers
My Camosun winners
A-Channel hosted an awards
ceremony for the My Camosun
video contest winners on Nov.
6. The judges had a hard time
coming up with the winners, so
they created a fourth and fifth
place, along with 10 honorable
mentions. Fifth place was Applied
Communications Program (ACP)
student Kyla Ferns with a dancing
rendition of Camosun; fourth
place was ACP’s Alexander Jones’
homage of The Dark Knight; third
was Patrick Vaughn O’Keeffe’s
view of Camosun as a 40-year-
old student; second was the
action-packed film by student
Matteus Clement; and first place
was the very emotional piece by
student Andria Young. The winning
film showed images of Young’s
internship in Uganda. She won
the grand prize of $750. ACP took
home seven out of 10 honorable
mentions. Also recognized was a
charming music video by Home
Support student Wenling about
her daily college routine that won
Nexus’ hearts. To view the films, go
to www.youtube.com and search
“My Camosun.”
We’ve said it once;
we’ll say it again
Transit to and from school
sucks, and so does the cost of
student housing. How much do we
need to bitch before we’re heard?
With BC’s municipal Election
Day coming up, the Canadian
Federation of Students (CFS) is
jacking up its volume in hopes that
student concerns about the lack of
affordable housing and the deteri-
orating quality of public transit will
be heard loud and clear. The CFS
has launched a website and sent
out questionnaires to over 500
municipal candidates, demand-
ing to know their commitment to
solving key student issues. Check
out www.StudentsVote.ca to see
how the candidates fair, and then
make an educated vote when the
day comes.
Tear ’em a new one
Or, let them know what a
kick-ass job they’re doing. The
bookstore needs student feedback
in order to improve their style. The
best way to do this is with a seem-
ingly redundant end-of-semester
survey. This is your chance to quit
huffing under your breath, and
finally get your voice heard. The
forms are brief and anonymous;
so don’t be afraid to tell it like it is.
Find out how by calling 250–370–
3081, or pick up a survey at the
bookstore.
Continued on page 4
Mark Verhulst
It was on Halloween when
I was a youngin’—I ate all
my candy!
4 NEWS November 12, 2008

Late-night eatery bylaw a by-flaw, NEWS BRIEFS

By Kait caVers

say Camosun students Holiday craft fair

aLLie Bowman
Contributing Writer
Students at Camosun College
are questioning the effectiveness of
a controversial city bylaw that could
force small downtown Victoria
eateries to close by 1 am.
Victoria City Council believes
“It won’t solve the
problem. People will
still wander the same
areas after the bars
close.”
marin Gaddes
CamoSun Student
the proposed bylaw would reduce
inappropriate behaviour downtown
after bars close by removing late-
night establishments as a place for
bar-goers to congregate.
The restriction of operating
hours would target vending carts
and smaller restaurants such as
Second Slice, The Joint, and Pita Pit.
With serving areas of 300 square
feet or less, these businesses have
the most dense and noisy post-bar
activity.
According to some students, the
council’s intention to reduce dis-
turbances and complaints through
the bylaw may result in the opposite
outcome.
“It doesn’t make any sense; if
anything, it will cause more fights,”
says student Dave Baulieu. “I don’t
think there is anything they could
do to stop the noise and crowds.”
Fellow student Marin Gaddes
agrees the bylaw will likely prove
ineffective. “It won’t solve the prob-
lem. People will still wander the
same areas after the bars close.”
Some students believe the
closures will cause late night bar
patrons to simply flock to alterna-
tive venues.
“If they close all the good places
close to the bars, we’ll be forced
to search for food elsewhere,”
says Camosun student Brittany
Starling.
The larger 24-hour businesses
unaffected by the bylaw could be
possible destinations for the drunk
and hungry masses.
Starling also believes the poten-
tial increase of intoxicated drivers
could result in more problems for
downtown residents.
“If our only options are far away,
more people are going to want to
drive there,” adds Starling. “After
drinking and partying all night, I
sure don’t want those people be-
hind the wheel.”
Victoria City Council members
acknowledge the bylaw’s potential
flaws. They are considering a short-
term trial for the bylaw, making
smaller eateries close at 1:30 am.
Student Aandarra Roper sug-
gests increasing transportation
options downtown would be a
better solution.
“I can never find a cab after
the bar,” says Roper. “People stay
downtown making noise because
they can’t get home.”
Student Joanna Pyke would
like to see bus routes running later
at night. “Keep buses running late,
at least until 3 am.”
A public hearing will be held
photo: nathan Stam
Small downtown cafes like The Joint
and Pita Pit could be affected by a
new city bylaw forcing them to close
by 1 am.
prior to implementation of the
bylaw. For more info, go to victoria.
ca/cityhall
In December, a unique col-
lection of gift-giving ideas from
local artisans and crafters will
be set up in the Young Building
at Lansdowne. Th e admission
to the event will be free with a
donation of a perishable food
item for the student food bank. If
you are of the crafty persuasion,
you still have time to reserve a
table to display your talent, and
maybe even earn a couple of extra
spending bucks for the holiday
season. Th e cost is $15 per table
and is open to Camosun employ-
ees, students, and friends. Call
250–370–3299 by Nov. 20 to
reserve a table.
Get a Grip winner
And the winner is—drum roll
please . . . Chad Nogler! Th e Arts &
Science student at the Lansdowne
campus came up with an energy-
saving idea that earned him a
$50 gift certifi cate. Nogler’s idea
was to change the showerheads
in the men and women’s wash-
rooms to eliminate excess water
loss. Th e Physical Resources
department is now looking into
low-fl ow showerheads that can
off er as much as 30 percent water
savings. You can still win! Entries
for the monthly competition will
be accepted at the bookstore until
Dec. 31.

College monitors campus job recruitment Show me the

Liz mcarthur
Staff Writer
Most students need a way to
subsidize themselves while going
through post-secondary education.
But searching for work is time-con-
suming, so having job recruitment
on campus can help reduce the
stress of searching through ads or
handing out resumes.
But can students always trust
the companies that recruit on
campus?
“We are open to promoting a
wide variety of employer opportun-
ities, whether they are part-time,
summer, or career employment,”
says Irene Wallace, employment
facilitator with Cooperative Edu-
cation and Student Employment
at Camosun. “As long as the em-
ployer respects our fundamental
operations, they are welcome to
recruit on campus.”
Not knowing the recruiting
company can sometimes make
following up on job leads a gamble
for students.
After finishing Camosun’s Ap-
plied Communications Program,
Taylor Martin worked briefly with
Vector Marketing, a company that
sells knives and cutlery, who re-
cruited on campus until they were
recently banned for not paying
their bills.
Martin says working for Vector
was an unusual experience.
“I agreed to attend training be-
cause I had nothing else going on,
and at the very least I knew I would
learn about knives,” says Taylor. He
claims the ads were misleading as
far as informing him how much
money he would make.
Emeka Ossai, a Vector sales-
person who has recruited on
campus in the past, says the com-
pany is careful to follow national
regulations.
“As far as pyramid schemes or
anything like that, that is definitely
not going on,” says Ossai.
Shortly after interviewing him,
a representative from Vector’s na-
tional office called to say Ossai was
not authorized to speak on behalf of
the company.
Vector’s national office did not
respond to further interview re-
quests as of press time.
The Camosun College Student
Society (CCSS) looks out for stu-
dents’ interests when it comes to
job recruiting on campus.
“The college is certainly not
about allowing people who are
scamming students on campus,”
says Glover.
According to Wallace, the
Cooperative Education and Stu-
dent Employment department has
recently updated their marketing
materials to clarify the services,
fees, and processes for employ-
ers interested in recruiting on
campus.
Employers are limited to two
bookings per campus per aca-
demic year.
Recruiters on campus who
don’t respect the rules and regula-
tions will not be granted permis-
sion to recruit on campus, says
Wallace.
Wallace also says the college is
working with the CCSS to promote
job opportunities for students,
monetary funds
Camosun College Foundation
has recently set aside a
donation by the Allen and
Loreen Vanderkerkhove Family
Foundation to create bursaries for
students in the new Indigenous
Leadership Program. So far 20
students have directly benefi ted
from their assistance over the past
four years, and the foundation
has contributed over $100,000
to provide fi nancial assistance
to aboriginal students in health
care programs. In order to receive
the $2,000 scholarship, can-
didates must demonstrate an
academic standing, with com-
munity involvement experience
and capacity to become a strong
Indigenous business leader.
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CCSS Student Services Co-
ordinator Michael Glover says if
they discovered one of the recruit-
ers was misleading students they
would turn the issue over to Campus
Safety who would likely consult
the police.
while also trying to further develop
on-campus job recruitment.
“We are working toward cen-
tralizing our student employment
services,” says Wallace, “to pro-
vide a consistent offering for all
employers.”
Blood Services offi
ce, located at
3449 Saanich Road. Camosun
participates in the Partners for
Life program. All you have to
do is donate, and then sign in
Camosun’s name in the binder
located at the CBS offi
ce. Info:
1–888–2-DONATE.

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Vote Jon Valentine
for Victoria City Council
on Nov. 15

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Secret tunnels under Lansdowne Campus

Ed Sum
Contributing Writer
Most students and staff at
Camosun College don’t know it,
but there are tunnels beneath the
chiseled bricks and mortar of the
Lansdowne campus’ historic Young
Building. Since the ’50s, their pur-
pose has been shrouded in mystery.
Only a handful of people really knew
what lurked underneath, and why.
There’s an answer to what lies in
those dark tunnels, albeit a simple
one. Denis Humphries, supervisor
for Camosun Physical Resources,
identifies the underground pas-
sageways as a conduit connecting
the Young and Ewing buildings.
They have pipes and wires that
bring heat, water, and electricity
to both structures.
But Ralph Stanbridge, a Visual
Arts instructor, sees this service
tunnel as more than utilitarian.
“The idea of something people
don’t know about [underneath any
building] is an interesting thing all
by itself,” says Stanbridge.
Film students have used the pas-
sageway for their projects because
of its eerie environment. Visual Arts
alumnus Judee Stevenson even
made a film about a mock ghost
who lived in the Young Building’s
clock tower and tunnels.
But when students go down into
the passageway, they may not real-
ize they are walking into history.
According to Martin Segger,
contributor to a new Young Build-
ing history book, The Lansdowne
Era, the tunnels were simply used
as heating ducts when he attended
classes here in the ’50s.
Donny Stubbs, a maintenance
technician at Camosun, says huge
circulation pumps move heating
throughout the two buildings.
Stubbs says there’s a lot of history
to this tunnel.
“It’s a great old building,” says
Stubbs, cautious about the rodents
scuttling about the tunnel.
“A couple of times rats have
shown up in the office; they use it
as a traveling point between build-
ings,” says Meghan Lambeth, Rec-
reation and Fitness Centre assistant.
She believes the hollows were used
Film students
as an emergency go-between for have used the
creatures big and small.
Human-sized beings visiting
passageway for
the tunnel would have a difficult their projects
time passing through it. As it gets
closer towards the Ewing building,
because of its
it narrows. At this point, “one has eerie
to crawl on his hands and knees,”
says Stubbs.
environment.
When looking around the tun-
nel area, remnants of the building’s
Photo: Nathan Stam
original construction and varied
artifacts can be found. Stubbs ing construction plans located in the ing. When the Ewing Building was
identifies an old belt-driven chalk BC Archives, blasting was required added to the campus in the ’50s the
cleaner, and a dark crawlspace to remove Mount Tolmie’s rocky tunnel had to be expanded to heat
contains masonry left behind from outcropping that jutted into the both buildings.
the Young Building’s late-’90s Lansdowne Campus landscape. Perhaps a better answer to the
reconstruction. On the west side After it was cleared in 1913, the mystery of the Lansdowne tun-
of the tunnel is bedrock and a water schoolhouse’s foundations, sewer, nels is it’s one of the remaining
pipe that feeds the current plumb- and water lines were built. The Daily parts of the Young Building that
ing system. Colonist was the first to report that still functions as it was historically
According to the original build- the tunnel served the Young Build- intended.

Camosun group raises awareness for Africa

Jason Motz
Contributing Writer
Dr. Francis Adu-Febiri doesn’t
use the word “charity” when speak-
ing about initiatives of the African
Awareness Committee (AAC) at
Camosun College.
To equate charity and the AAC
is a misnomer, he says. According
to Adu-Febiri, “Charity is not our
objective at all.”
Co-founded in 2003 by
Camosun professors Adu-Febiri,
Francis Yee, and Brenda Clark,
the AAC is a non-profit, volunteer-
based group working to promote
African awareness and education
in Victoria.
Under the stewardship of Adu-
Febiri, the committee supports “the
development of strategic resources
so that [African] people can change
their own lives.”
Inspired by Stephen Lewis,
whose foundation focuses on AIDS/
HIV charities in Africa, the AAC
was formed to allow Camosun’s
faculty and students to do their
part in helping Africans afflicted
by famine, illness, and crumbling
educational systems.
For Seth Finlayson, a Camosun
business student, participation in
the AAC has been an eye-opening
experience. “It’s an opportunity to
have a positive influence in a place
that could use a lot of help,” says
Finlayson.
The AAC draws a mix of aca-
demic interests and personalities;
the unifying desire to affect change
brings the volunteers closer togeth-
er. “A lot of us are really different in
many ways, but what we all share
is a desire to make a difference in
the world for people who are less
fortunate,” says Finlayson.
For Adu-Febiri, a Ghana-born
sociologist, AAC fundraising pro-
jects have a significant and personal
meaning to him. “I am African.
I understand the issues and the
continent. I understand the needs
of the continent,” he says.
Africa is a continent with a
laundry list of needs. Supporting
and promoting sustainability in
Africa through the “development
of strategic resources that will help
the poor” is not only the AAC’s
mandate but a vision which Adu-
Febiri hopes to see fulfilled in his
lifetime.
“It is so important and close to
my heart, I will do whatever I can do
to make it happen,” he says.
Though the AAC raises funds,
photo: Courtney broughton the greater goal is to create a system
of education within Africa that will
impact generations to come.
Some small steps towards ac-
“I am African. I complishing this were met last year
understand the needs when the AAC’s volunteers col-
lected 80 computers, 90 monitors,
of the continent.” and over 1,000 books earmarked
Francis Adu-Febiri for schools in Ghana.
Camosun College Presently, the AAC is still seek-
ing the funds to mail those comput-
ers to their desired destinations.
Not content with mere altru-
ism, the AAC has more ambitious
designs. Specifically, “to change
the leadership of Africa,” says
the soft-spoken, but impassioned
Adu-Febiri.
Blaming decades of corrupt and
compassionless governance for the
current hardships ensnaring the
continent, Adu-Febiri envisions
a sea of change that will create
a new crop of leaders who have
compassion for themselves and
their country.
“We have to start something
new, and that is why we are raising
funds,” he says.
The ambitions of the AAC are
commendable, but are they realis-
tic? Adu-Febiri believes so. “Yes, it
is ambitious that we want to create
a holistic education for people, but
I think it is doable.”
To find out more about the AAC,
go to africa.disted.camosun.bc.ca

Got no PHD? No problem The municipal election is on Nov. 15th;

Olivia Bertrand
Contributing Writer
Many post-secondary institu-
tions require their professors have
a doctorate. But this isn’t the case
at Camosun College. Some might
question if this means students at
the college are missing out on the
best possible learning experience,
but according to the college that
couldn’t be further from the truth.
Although Camosun doesn’t
require a PhD of its profs, students
can rest easy knowing they usually
require at least a Master’s Degree
(in all relevant departments), as
well as significant field and/or
teaching experience.
“For faculty of Arts and Science,
the emphasis is more so with the
education and expertise in the area
of study,” explains Denis Powers,
executive director of Camosun’s
Human Resources Department.
“Most schools [within the college]
require a teaching degree and three
years teaching experience, or a com-
bination of teaching and directly
related experience.”
Let’s work together for a better Victoria!
In the case of applied or trades While Chamberlain may be
programs at the college, there’s closer to retirement than some Sonya Chandler, RN Philippe Lucas is an
“more emphasis on the experience,” profs, he says he’ll continue to teach was elected to Victoria city educator, a Master’s candidate
says Powers. “There is no absolute beyond retirement “if I enjoy teach- council in 2005, and contin- in UVic’s Studies in Policy and
on these, but usually each applicant ing as much when I’m 60.”
ues to work as a nurse Practice programme, and
is rated on experience, teaching, Nicole Kilburn, a Camosun
and education.” anthropology professor, says her at the Victoria a Graduate Research
What this boils down to is experience with fieldwork in Mezo- Youth Clinic, an Fellow with the
Camosun is putting its students America and the American South- outreach clinic Center for Addic-
in the hands of profs who have west played a huge role in being for high risk tions Research
completed a certain level of post- hired as a professor at Camosun. youth. of British
secondary education, but who have “I had my graduate degree, I Columbia.
also benefited from years of relevant had a lot of relevant work experi- “It has been
field or teaching experience. ence, and that certainly became a pleasure “Philippe
To many, this translates to a important for people deciding to representing Lucas is
classroom more successfully than give me a chance on the teaching our shared intelligent,
an instructor who may have a PhD front,” says Kilburn. values at City fast on his feet
but lacks in actual experience. Camosun professors may not Hall and I look and has some
That’s the case for Camosun have the same credentials as teach- forward to an- great ideas. His
English Professor Tim Chamber- ers at other institutions, but they are other three years working energy and commitment
lain. “To get interviewed and to rich with fieldwork and teaching together towards a green, would make a dynamic,
work here, I needed the experience,” experience. safe and family-friendly responsive councillor.”
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Student organization builds future leaders

Daniel Carranza
Contributing Writer
The ultimate goal of a college
or university education is to have a
good career after graduation. One
way students can help their career
develop to its fullest potential is to
join Aiesec, a student-run organ-
ization which focuses on providing
members volunteer experiences in
other countries.
“Essentially, what we do is
provide leadership opportunities
through volunteering opportun-
ities,” explains Jimmy Nguyen,
Aiesec Victoria’s coastal conference
organizing committee president.
Andrea Duke, Aiesec’s vice-
president of talent management,
says volunteering experiences
abroad give students a more worldly
perspective. “By creating these
cultural exchanges, we can better
understand each other and cre-
ate global concepts,” says Duke.
“We’re developing students into
global leaders.”
Nguyen says Aiesec specifically
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targets youth for its membership.
“Late teens, early twenties is basic-
ally the group we’re developing.”
Members from the Victoria
Aiesec chapter have visited places
like Norway, Australia, and Nigeria.
Internships range from working
at software companies to working
with Non-Governmental Organ-
izations on AIDS and HIV aware-
ness campaigns in third-world
countries.
According to Duke, one of the
most important aspects of inter-
national internships is “challenging
your world view and proving your
leadership.”
Aiesec is situated in 1,100 uni-
versities in 130 countries, providing
over 4,000 international intern-
ships every year.
Members go through a self-
paced working environment and
are assigned a certain job through
a catalogue provided by Aiesec.
Students then meet with their
respective working group mem-
bers once a week to divvy up the
workload so everyone works for a
few hours each week.
Many students feel like volun-
teering would be too difficult to
balance with a heavy course load.
“Aiesec sounds interesting, but
I just don’t have the time to do it,”
says Stephanie Baker, a second-year
University Transfer student.
But Duke explains the program
is “very flexible,” since Aiesec,
being entirely run by students, is
very understanding about students’
schedules.
“We provide leadership
opportunities through
volunteering
opportunities.”
Jimmy Nguyen
Aisec Victoria
She adds one of Aiesec’s mot-
tos is, “It’s up to you,” referring to
getting things done through the
self-paced learning experience.
Nguyen admits he didn’t put Photo: Nathan Stam
that much effort initially into the Aesic member Jimmy Nguyen says the student group helped him improve in
work and didn’t gain much from it. many areas of his life.
Now, when Nguyen puts time and
effort into getting things done, “the with numerous career advantages to be an up-starter in a lot of other
reward will be that much greater, through its guidance. “It has really things.”
that much sweeter in the end,” he helped me to sell myself better as a
says.
For more information, visit
member of the workforce, as well as www.aiesec.ca or e-mail victoria@
Aiesec has provided Nguyen giving me that much more potential aiesec.net

Driving to school hits hard on

students’ wallets
Alisha Charmley
Contributing Writer
Gas prices in Victoria have de-
clined rapidly since the start of the
semester, but most students are still
concerned with the cost of driving
to school.
A survey of 100 students at
Camosun and UVic showed 42
drove to school and 58 found other
ways to get to class.
Walking, riding, carpooling,
and taking the bus are more cost-
efficient ways to commute, and
4–6 PM
Off Lansdowne
Lansdowne Road,
more students are getting out from
behind the wheel.
At the campus,
beside
behind thethe sta Thomas
Wilna ff parkingbuilding
lot “Between the gas prices and
insurance costs, it has become
increasingly difficult to justify the
cost of driving to school,” says Jill
Thibadeau, a UVic English major.
The cost of driving not only
affects summer savings, it can
determine whether or not students
actually make it to school.
“If it comes down to a day when I
don’t have enough money to put gas
in my car, I don’t go to school. The
worst thing is gas prices, combined
with the price of parking,” says
Nicole McFadyen, a Japanese and
literature student at UVic.
Ashley Nelson, a UVic student
and employee of the Keating Co-op
gas station for the past three and
a half years, gets a more accurate
look on how gas prices truly affect
people’s driving habits.
“When people know the gas
is going to go up they will come
in and top up their vehicles, even
though it will only save them 30 station for so long she’s used to
cents,” says Nelson. “But generally saying, “That’ll be $100, please.”
people don’t buy less gas when it “It’s the norm,” she says.
goes up, they just complain more. Camosun Interurban Busi-
People are like, ‘Oh, it sucks,’ but ness student David Hiborn is a
you have to drive.” perfect example of someone with
few choices but to take his truck
to school.
Coming from Brentwood Bay,
“If it comes down to a walking and biking are hardly an
day when I don’t have option, and transit is extremely
difficult and hardly worth the time,
enough money to put he says.
gas in my car, I don’t “I take the bus sometimes, but
go to school.”
nine times out of 10 I drive. I work
two days a week, I don’t have money
Nicole McFadyen to pay for gas,” says Hiborn.
UVIC Student Despite the growing concern
for gas prices, the reality is some
post-secondary students will con-
tinue to drive.
Nelson is affected by driving And they will continue to watch
costs as much as every other stu- the gas prices fluctuate while being
dent, but she’s worked at the gas able to do nothing about it.
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The changing face of pornography

camden wriGht
Contributing Writer
With pornography so readily
available online, ideas about human
sexuality are constantly evolving.
What’s now considered normal and
acceptable has expanded from what
it was prior to the rise of the Internet.
This change in social norms has also
led to the mainstream acceptance
of pornography.
Camosun sociology professor
Helen Lansdowne believes tech-
nology has shaped young peoples’
attitudes towards pornography.
“It’s a progressive thing that has
happened with the globalization of
the marketplace, and then marrying
that to the Internet,” says Lans-
downe, comparing today’s avail-
ability of porn to the pre-Internet
days. “When [boys] hit puberty, it
was not uncommon to look at Pent-
house or a Playboy magazine. You
could argue that in those days, that
was probably pornographic. It’s no
longer pornographic anymore, but
the effect [of today’s pornography]
is the same.”
Nowadays there’s no need
to steal a porno magazine from
an older brother or sneak a peek
at magazines in a corner store.
All people have to do today is go
online and a world of porn is at their
fingertips. Or they can just turn
on the TV and watch a body-wash
commercial.
Camosun sociology professor
Peter Maidstone says mainstream
acceptance of pornography has
led to inevitable changes in social
behaviour.
All people have to do
today is go online and
a world of porn is at
their fingertips. Or
they can just turn on
the TV and watch a
body-wash
commercial.
“For many people there is a
kind of casualness to sex, a lack
of intimacy, and also the failure to
be able to make a commitment,”
says Maidstone. “The main sort
of people who consume pornog-
raphy in excessive amounts, or to
a greater degree, would have a kind
of dehumanized view of women in
that they’re incapable of seeing their
actual sexual partners in anything
other than ways that are portrayed
in pornography.”
The detrimental effects pornog-
raphy can have raises concerns for
how it’s affecting younger, more
impressionable people.
“There is a probability that it
has affected students attending
school today, though more in-
directly than directly,” says Marv
Boncajes, a UVic microbiology
student. “Because it’s so easily ac-
cessible, students, especially boys,
are more prone to the problems
excessive amounts of pornography
can bring.”
Based on discussions held in
Lansdowne’s first-year sociology
classes, pornography’s effects may
be carrying over to other aspects of
young men and women’s lives, such
as social interactions and dress
styles, she says.
“[Young women] are reacting in
that they are sexualizing themselves
to fit what the market is demanding
they do,” says Lansdowne, “to the
point where if I ask them, ‘Do you
have to dress sexually for your job;
you’re in the service sector, are you
being pressured to wear a shorter
skirt?’ they haven’t even thought
of what’s happening, because they
can’t look at it objectively. They’re
living it.”
Maidstone stresses people, es-
pecially young women, need to be
aware of the power of the images the expectations of their partners,” society, negating the efforts that
presented to them through main- says Maidstone. have gone into promoting sexual
stream media. Maidstone says efforts to sup- freedoms in the last few decades.
“Unless they begin to think press pornography by limiting According to him, “The bad
critically about what’s going on, expressions of sexuality itself would gives rise to a shutting down of that
they’re going to probably live up to likely have a detrimental effect on which is good.”

Things to know when shopping for HDTVs

jeFF BaLdry
Contributing Writer
Pressured by word of mouth
and fancy ads, students may make
the easiest decisions instead of the
best ones when it comes to buying
a new TV. Many consumers might
become so confused with the fancy
numbers and technical lingo in the
electronics department that they
leave the store with a microwave.
“There is so much detail behind
new televisions these days that you
really need to do your homework
or you could easily get ripped off,” televisions these days
says Camosun economics student
Jason Carter. “Obviously size and
price are the first things you think
about, but now you have to think,
‘Do I want an LCD or a plasma? Do I
want one video input or eight?’“
Those who are interested in this
new technology should be aware
of some basics before making the
big buy.
Standard analog TVs display a
resolution (number of dots on the
screen) of about 704 x 480 pixels, sive scanning, where each frame
with a ratio aspect of 4:3. This gives of video is an entire image. The
a square look with a low-quality “i” means interlaced scanning, the
picture.
High Definition Television an image. With interlaced scanning,
leaves behind a ghost image on
the screen.
Something else to watch out for
is interlaced and progressive scan-
ning. Scanning refers to how the
images are displayed on the screen.
A television’s information package
might say 1080p or 1080i.
“There is so much
detail behind new
that you really need to
do your homework or
you could easily get
ripped off.”
jason carter
CamoSun Student
The “p” represents progres-
classic analog method of displaying
half the image is scanned and a
sixtieth of a second later, the other
half is scanned, giving the illusion
of one whole image.
On larger HD screens, inter-
laced images can have a flickering
effect. Broadcasts using progres-
sive scanning don’t flicker, but their
signals require more bandwidth.
Keep in mind in order to display
true high definition on an HDTV, a
digital signal and an HD transmitter
is needed. “You’ll have about the
same [quality] as what you saw on
your old tube TV, but in order to get
the [full] potential out of the TV you
need to have an HD cable box,” says
Kevin Timmer of Victoria’s Atlas
Audio Video Unlimited.
Also be aware of Canada’s
switch to all digital broadcasting in
August, 2011. All analog televisions
will then require a converter box
to display Canadian over-the-air
broadcasts.
A good thing to do before decid-
ing on a TV is to research promo-
tional deals offered by the company,
either in-store or online. Some com-
panies offer special rebate deals,
gift cards, or extra merchandise
with the TV.
Some must- know HDTV terms
Analog TV lows uncompressed digital the pixel size, the lower the
The traditional way of broad- video and audio signals to resolution, and vice versa.
casting television. All analog be transmitted from one Plasma Display
signals are broadcast in component to another. Thousands of tiny cells used
interlaced format. LCD to produce images. Each
Bandwidth Liquid Crystal Display. Uses cell, or pixel, is actually
The frequency in which in- liquid crystals to block or three sub-cells containing
formation, such as picture redirect light sent from the a plasma gas. Depending
and sound, is transmitted. rear of the television. Best on the cell’s phosphor coat-
HDMI for use in a bright room. ing, an electrical charge
High Definition Multimedia Pixel will cause the cell to prod-
Interface. A digital video
connectivity standard de-
Short for “picture element.”
A pixel is a small dot of col-
uce a red, green, or blue
light. Best for use in a dark
signed after DVI. HDMI al- our on a monitor. The larger room.
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Smith has walked the walk and toked the toke. He’s
also spent time in court for his beliefs after raids in
2002 and 2003 of the Cannabis Buyers Club of Canada
(CBCoC).
The CBCoC is a group Smith runs providing “can-
nabis products to people with permanent physical
disabilities or diseases since 1996,” according to their
mandate.
The cannabis activist and Hempology 101 instruct-
or took the Nexus team on a trip, literally and figura-
tively, as we rolled a few joints, hot-boxed my car, and
visited a couple of Smith’s favourite hangouts.
What follows is a hazy recount of the afternoon’s
events.
Alaimo and the others pick up Smith from his
downtown CBCoC headquarters and return to a street
near Camosun’s Lansdowne campus where they wait
for me in the car. After class, I catch up to them already
blazing, smoke filling the car.
I meet Smith through the window of the car,
and can barely make out the giggling Nguyen in the
background.
After packing my stuff into the trunk of the car,
t
which is also filled with smoke, I squish into the back where he was a proponent of the school’s drug culture. t
seat beside Nguyen and formally introduce myself to After deciding to leave that scene and move out west
the famous (or infamous) activist and ask him about in 1996, he began meeting sick people and decided to ste
our first destination, Sacred Herb. start up the buyer’s club. no
“When I started all this I lived in a van, and the CBCoC now has 2,400 buyers and continues to go
guy who owned and founded Sacred Herb let people strong, despite being busted multiple times by police. abo
smoke pot upstairs, so I hung out there a lot,” says Technically, the CBCoC is illegal, but authorities or.
Smith. now tolerate the club. A number of court cases have the
We continue to spark up as the car fills up with sided with CBCoC due to poorly structured medical
smoke. Our camera won’t focus on anything anymore. marijuana legislation. had
There’s a logjam as one joint chases down another in Health Canada’s own pot programs are inad- shi
our circle. equate, according to Smith, so the group simply tim
“Ted’s probably thinking, what a bunch of light- provides what the official programs can’t.
weights,” giggles Nguyen. Due to his business and the Hempology 101 lec- spo
“This is kinda what I do. Most people can’t keep tures he runs at the University of Victoria, he works all
up with me,” says Smith. “It’s funny, even when over 50 hours a week, which keeps his schedule busy.
[marijuana activist] Marc Emery came over here last At this point, we all decide to bus downtown and aw
year, he brags all the time, but at one point he said that the fresh air snaps us back a bit. Smith and I chat some ser
he’d smoked more pot than anyone in the room, and more as Nguyen spits up something nasty—some- rad
he actually stopped and looked at me and goes, ‘Well, thing very nasty.
maybe except for Ted.’ I was totally honoured, because I follow that up by asking Smith how he got in- his
usually he’d never give anyone else credit.” volved with the activism side of ganja. bly
Smith recalls going to high school in Ontario “It was, I guess, a progression. I realized in uni- sho

Pot virgins: Nexus team reminisces about their first times Ea

Guy Alaimo, Staff Writer and I was too naive to realize I wasn’t After awhile I figured I wasn’t doing
When I was 13 I smoked a nugget of eating normal cookies. Funnily enough, it right, so I decided to go back to the
weed without even busting it up, using this wasn’t the only drug-loving party I hostel to grab something to drink and
a pop can that I poked holes into. I used naively showed up to in my early days in find the others in our group. As soon as
the mouth of the can to suck in the smoke. Victoria. I actually ended up going to an I stood up I guess my heart decided to ing
It’s possible that I did some permanent “E” party once because I thought the “E” start pumping again, because it hit me. mo
brain damage after inhaling aluminum, stood for electronic. Little did I know I I meandered back to the hostel, enjoying des
but it’s a fun experience to think back would spend the night drastically sober, the new shades of green the park sud-
on. My friend and I wandered around having an unfortunate looking woman denly had to offer. Once back at the hostel bye
Cadboro Bay, stoned out of our minds, rub my shoulders and tell me how beauti- I realized I had forgotten my key and went sur
running into old people buying their ful I am, as people snorted Ritalin in the to find the other room of friends. Their cam
groceries and stuff. other room. That party was enough to door was locked, but I could hear party- do
close any gateway that pot may have ing inside, so I banged my head against
Donald Kennedy, Contributing tried to open up for me. the door a couple of times and then sat can
Writer down, leaning against the door. When po
The first time I smoked pot I was Brendan Kergin, Staff Writer my friend opened the door I promptly the
19. I was at a party where I didn’t know When I was an exchange student in fell back and giggled maniacally at her. Jap
anyone, and I felt like doing something Germany we went to Strassbourg on a From that it goes blurry, I’m pretty sure
to fit in. Coincidentally, I also ate pot class trip. Sitting in the sun, one of my I started drinking low grade vodka and in t
cookies for the first (and only) time at this friends mixed tobacco and hash together. referencing schnoz berries. Ted
party. I ended up eating about 10 of them It seemed like a good proposition at the sm
because they tasted really fucking good, time and we passed the joint around. Nexus fraternity of weed smokers with Ted Smith (top left).
ATURE nexus@nexusnewspaper.com 

e Nexus team talks pot with Ted Smith

gin
ter
versity I wanted to be a writer and help the world
evolve, I guess you could say, through writing,” he
says. “And so when I first came across Hempology
101 in Vancouver it seemed a perfect place to put my
skills. The theme ‘legalization by education’ seems
totally feasible in many ways.”
Kennedy, Nguyen, and Alaimo start cracking up
at this point, completely undermining the journal-
istic integrity of the piece. How are two stoned guys
supposed to carry on a conversation while some-
thing possibly hilarious was occurring behind us?
But Smith is a trooper, he continues on about
the moral obligation he felt to make hemp legal. He
looked at his activism as a way to work for farmers
who could make money and wares from cannabis
products.
Another point to his work is the help he’s able
to provide to people using marijuana as a medical
product. Used as a muscle relaxant and pain reliever,
marijuana products could be considered a pharma-
ceutical drug as much as an illicit one.
We discuss his textbook, The Hempology 101
Textbook. While it lacks a creative title, it’s a fairly
non-traditional textbook.
After describing the physical attributes of the
book, such as hemp paper and a non-glossy cover, he
moves onto what it contains information-wise. It’s
mostly a history of the weed in different cultures and
societies; the book is a continuing work for Smith.
By now we have reached the bus stop. After an
awkward stutter-step by a passing student, trying
not to get caught up in this smelly, loud group of
guys, Alaimo almost pushes a cyclist into traffic.
We would like to apologize to both, especially the
poor biker. We never meant to let you fall onto the
road.
While on the very public #14 bus, the conversa-
tion continues. Many passengers are obviously lis-
re. tening to us as we talk about our parents and drugs.
Smith wasn’t caught red-handed with weed; in-
o stead his mother found his stash, in which he had left a
note for her asking if she wanted some.
o As we pull up to the downtown core, city hall looms
. above us. This brings us to Smith’s 2002 run for may-
or. It was more of a publicity move and chance to meet
the likely city council than a serious shot at the seat.
“It got me to talk about a bunch of issues I really
had nothing to do with,” says Smith, “where dogs can
shit isn’t really something that should be taking a lot of
time in civic politics.”
“They got to see me in a shirt and a tie, talking re-
sponsibly, not being some pot activist coming up with
all these flaky ideas,” reflects Smith.
. The resulting election had a council much more
aware of Smith, a group who viewed him more con-
me servatively than before, since he believes he’s not so
radical.
As we wander down Johnson Street he talks about
his activism with pride. This is a man who’s hum-
bly proud of his work. He’s held conventions, game
shows, and other events with hemp-related shops.
We finally make it down to the alley that leads to
Sacred Herb and the resident cat runs up to meet us,
obviously a fan of Smith’s as well.
Walking into the store, Smith greets the guy be-
hind the counter with a friendly “Hey, what’s up?”
The store carries a variety of hemp products, such
as clothing and soap, as well as smoking parapher-
nalia like pipes and some enormously tall bongs.
They also have some text on ganja, such as books
with tips and advice, magazines with the latest news,
and local publications, such as Smith’s own Cannabis
Digest journal.
Smith chats about his costume, an 11-foot leaf,
dubbed Herb, which he wears at local events. He also
shows us some of the products from the store.
Kennedy enjoys petting the alley cat, which is now
warming on a light table.
“At one point [marijuana activist] Marc Emery said that he’d
smoked more pot than anyone in the room, and he actually
stopped and looked at me and goes, ‘Well, maybe except for
Ted.’”
A product in the store that should definitely be
mentioned is the 420 Soap. “One of the stupidest
things the company did is call it 420 Soap, because it’s
amazing hemp seed soap,” says Smith “and the name
makes a lot of stores not sell it.”
“A lot of people don’t know about it,” calls the guy
from behind the counter. “Partly because of the stupid
name!” Smith pushes his point.
It is a stupid name. “People think it’s bong clean-
er,” replies the shop-keep.
Smith goes on to list off all the things he’s cleaned
with the hemp-seed soap. Apparently the biodegrad-
able stuff works on hair and floors equally well.
Smith is active across all of Victoria when it comes
to cannabis, and it’s proven by the donations he can
list off for Reach for the Pot, the world’s only mari-
juana-based game show.
This year the fourth annual Reach for the Pot tour-
nament was uploaded to Youtube where the winners
picked up the award bong. Ideally, Smith would like to
expand this concept to a travelling show of some sort.
Alaimo wanders past at this point to buy an Ad-
busters Magazine that he’ll never read.
The conversation moves on to the legal issues
Smith has faced. As an activist, he’s had a lot of media
coverage and some face-to-face time with the cops.
They have made a number of visits to the CBCoC
headquarters, where we head to next.
Our visit is much more conspicuous than the
undercover cops who have been turned away in the
past, but it helps to have Smith vouch for us on the
way in.
The CBCoC has around 35 full and part-time staff
in a variety of roles. We meet a few of them as we get a
grand tour of the site.
A relatively large area for what it is, it’s as much a
clubhouse or community gathering place as anything.
A meeting will be taking place later, with discussions
on the activities of the upcoming International Med-
ical Marijuana day coming up on Nov. 15.
Before things get too hectic though, Smith gives a
grand tour. The first room we go to is a small, closet-
sized box with a few posters covering the pasty walls.
“The box,” announces Smith, “the most popular
closet in Victoria. There’s people in here pretty much
all day.”
Ted Smith
Cannabis Buyers Club of Canada
We move on to the little back room of the head-
quarters where the pot is.
A man behind a counter looks a little concerned to
see four young guys with a camera and digital record-
ers enter the room. Smith had forgotten to tell him
who was visiting this afternoon.
We move on to a back storage room, another hide-
out to smoke out. Posters are on the ceiling for those
moments of relaxation.
It’s here Smith mentions the CBCoC goes through
about 40 pounds of weed a month, providing medi-
cinal marijuana to approximately 2,400 people.
“You’ve never seen a pound before?” Smith asks
us.
“Is it like a brick?” asks Alaimo.
“I’ll show you,” replies Smith
That perks up all of our ears. We follow him over to his
office, where his Herb costume sits. Smith pulls out
two large baggies.
They’re light, despite their size—a half-pound
each. We each pose with the bags, like they’re
celebrities.
Our time with the activist and this leafy topic are
up though, as there is a meeting starting soon.
With a friendly wave to Smith, we take our leave.
Rumour has it there’s a Japanese buffet on tonight,
and we just spent hours getting stoned with a pot
activist and haven’t eaten any food.
Hi ho, munchies away!

Eating food after getting high

Guy Alaimo
Staff Writer
Spending an entire afternoon and even-
ing smoking marijuana can leave even the
most hardcore chronic with an insatiable
desire for a gluttonous feast.
So right after the Nexus team said good-
bye to local pot activist Ted Smith, it was no
surprise contributing writer Donald Kennedy
came up with an idea as we were walking
down Blanshard.
“Should we hit up Yokohama’s all-you-
can-eat deal?” After a nanosecond of op-
position from staff writer Brendan Kergin,
the group quickly agreed on all-you-can-eat
Japanese food.
After entering the restaurant, it finally set
in that I just smoked weed with motherfuckin’
Ted Smith, arguably the most hardcore weed
smoker this city has ever seen.
The all-you-can-eat menu at Yokohama
isn’t bad. There are numerous sushi and
sashimi choices, and plenty of traditional
appetizers.
And the price of $23.95 per person seems
reasonable for all-you-can-eat Japanese food,
until you realize a waitress has not graced you
with her presence in over 40 minutes.
I still think our combined three-dollar
tip was too much.
But what does Ted Smith like to eat?
Well, while we hung out with him he said
his favorite place to dine in Victoria is Lotus
Pond. And when he isn’t scarfing down the
Pond’s gourmet vegetarian cuisine, he’s
munching on any kind of nut mix he can get
his hands on.
As for favorite fast food place, Smith
says he doesn’t support any major corpora-
tions, but if he had to eat fast food, he would
choose Subway because they offer “vegetar-
ian choices.” Nexus Staff Writers Guy Alaimo (left) and Brendan Kergin (right) pose with a pound of weed.
10 ARTS November 12, 2008

War movies bring realism and reflection

chris Burnett
Contributing Writer
Learning the history of World
War II can be boring. Not many
students get excited about listening
to the monotone voice of a professor
blabbing on about something that
happened over 60 years ago. The
antidote Hollywood found was
war films.
Since the early 1940s, war films
have brought viewers a small glance
at the battles and occurrences of the
Second World War.
A couple of more
recent films went
beyond the call of
duty in bringing the
realism and horror of
war to the viewers.
Some movies are accurate in
their tales of heroism and defeat,
while some are so inaccurate it’s
hard to understand who is fighting
against whom.
But a couple of more recent
films went beyond the call of duty
in bringing the realism and horror
of war to the viewers.
First off, the 1998 blockbuster
hit, Saving Private Ryan. This movie
introduced a brilliant and new
idea to war films that connected
the viewer more intensely—the
handheld camera.
The beginning of the film is
set at Omaha beach, the bloodiest
and most heavily fortified beach at
Normandy on D-Day. As the bul-
lets begin to fly by the heads of the
surrounding soldiers, the camera
jostles and jolts like it’s one of them
ducking for cover.
The sudden and severe camera
movement gives the viewer a hu-
man perspective of what it was like
to climb out of the ocean and head
towards the beachhead, while hell
is unleashed all around.
The idea of the handheld camera
is credited to director Steven Spiel-
berg, who is now world-renowned
for his efforts in making his movies
militarily accurate.
For the Omaha beach scene,
Spielberg hired 1,500 extras; most
of them trained soldiers from the
Irish Army Reserve. Spielberg even
went as far as to hire 20–30 real
life amputees to portray maimed
soldiers.
Another idea Spielberg had was
to give the film an early 1940s look.
To do this he teamed up with cine-
matographer Janusz Kaminski.
The team wanted the film to look
more like color newsreel footage
from the ’40s, de-saturated and
low-tech, instead of a Technicolor
extravaganza, said Speilberg as the
film was being edited.
Also, Kaminski took the pro-
tective coat off of his cameras to
have them work and feel like they
did in the 1940s. Without the coat-
ing, the light could come in and
bounce around, making it diffused
and softer while still being in focus,
said Kaminski at the film’s New
York premiere.
In the end, the film won Best
Picture at the Academy Awards and
Spielberg went home with the Best
Director award.
Another successful and accur-
ate World War II film is Band of
Brothers, a television miniseries
of Easy Company in the 101st air-
borne division that fought its way
through France, Holland, Belgium,
Germany, and Austria.
For this series, Spielberg hired
Dale Dye, a retired Marine Corps
captain. Dye ordered the actors to
go through the exact same train-
ing Easy Company went through
60 years before, so they could get
a better feel for what they were
getting themselves into.
Spielberg even had some of the
Easy Company men visit the set to
help out the accuracy of the film.
When it came to weaponry,
Spielberg had it covered.
HBO (who financed the series)
hired Simon Atherton, a weapons
master. Atherton corresponded Saving Private Ryan is widely regarded as one of the most authentic war
with veterans to help better match films ever made.
the weaponry used in World War
II with plastic models he was rifle to the devastating MG 42 Ger- And, sure, war movies are made
creating. man machine-gun was covered. to make money, just like any other
By the time Atherton was fin- When all was said and done, film. But it’s nice to think directors
ished, he had recreated every single Band of Brothers ran away with like Spielberg make their war films
piece of weaponry used by Easy two Emmy awards, one for Best to remind society of the massive
Company in the war. Directing and the other for Best debt they owe to the veterans of
Everything from an M1 Garand Miniseries. war.

Spielberg
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W
★★★★★
shane scott-traVis
Contributing Writer
Oscar-winning Platoon director
Oliver Stone takes yet another look
at aspects of American presidencies
with his new film, W (the others
being JFK and Nixon).
Stone is a director at the height
of his considerable powers; this
well-cast biopic is like a throwback
to Hollywood’s golden age.
Josh Brolin (No Country for Old
Men) inhabits George W. Bush with
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rapher Phedon Papmichael, whose
artistic flourishes add depth and
texture to the proceedings.
Particularly well done are early
flashbacks of Bush’s time at Yale.
It’s in these strikingly shot sequen-
ces that Papmichael revisits his
roots (he used to be independent
director John Cassavettes’ camera-
man), treating us with hand-held
flourishes, dimly lit smoke-filled
bars, and close-ups that frisk with
discomfort.
Though a grand climax cul-
minating in a display of madness
never materializes, W is a brave
and pressing tale with consider-
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DJ duo gets ‘er done
jenna sedmaK
Contributing Writer
Funky beats, techno, electro
house, and a lineup of female DJs
make up Get Er Done: Round 2.
The Canadian tour contains mainly
female artists with many years of
combined musical experience and
a wide variety of musical influences
and tastes.
“We are always
challenging each other
when we play, which
makes for an ever-
changing selection of
music.”
Kenzie cLarKe
bitChin’
The show headlines Violca and
Bitchin’-great female DJs ready to
bring their unique sounds to the
Victoria audience.
“This is the music I would want
to hear if I was in the audience, so
why not have some fun?!” says Ken-
zie Clarke, one half of Bitchin.’
Bitchin’ is made up of two art-
ists with over 16 years of combined
musical experience—Clarke of
Victoria and her musical partner,
Mama Miche, from Calgary, AB.
Though they don’t live any-
where near each other, the two are
able to be diverse, collaborate their
musical tastes, and create music
that appeals to a wide audience.
Curtain Call
Their distance doesn’t create a
problem; it challenges their crea-
Bewitching love at Phoenix
joeL witherinGton
Contributing Writer
UVic continues its Focus on
Alumni series with another great
play at the Phoenix Theatre. Dark
of the Moon, by Howard Rich-
ardson and William Berney, is a
love story set in the Appalachian
Mountains near North Carolina.
Loosely based on an old European
folk song, “The Ballad of Barbara
Allen,” the play was written and
first performed in the ’40s, directly
following the Great Depression and
World War II.
The story follows John, a witch
who decides to turn into a human
so he can marry his love-at-first-
sight, Barbara. Unfortunately, John
doesn’t quite fit in with the small
North Carolina community where
he tries to settle down.
The play explores individuality,
marriage, love, and what happens
when these things clash with small
town religious ideology.
Dark of the Moon features a
live band with banjo, fiddle, piano,
and guitar, playing traditional Ap-
palachian music that makes the
audience feel at home.
The play includes everything
ARTS 11
L ocal music mindfuck
Aegis Fang
by Chantelle Mussell and Liz McArthur
We discovered this week that
Aegis Fang named themselves after
a fantasy battleaxe. Also, the band’s
lead singer and songwriter, Mike
Ferguson, gives us a glimpse into
his dating life. Since David Bowie
keeps rejecting us, we try to play
matchmaker and find out that we
aren’t the only ones who would like
to take Bowie out on the town for a
good time.
Chantelle: How was the experience
of getting your driver’s license?
Mike: I was pretty stoked. The
first song I ever cruised to by
myself in a car was “Ghetto Bird”
by Ice Cube.
C: Did you pick up any ladies?
M: There might have been some
ladies.
tivity and allows them to create “and we are always challenging each C: Did you ace the parallel park?
something new every time they other when we play, which makes M: Yeah, that was actually one of
play together. for an ever-changing selection of the things I was good at.
Everything Bitchin’ spins is music.” C: How about the worst date you’ve ever been on?
improvised and different each Instead of just performing one M: Nothing comes to mind. I’ve been on a couple of stale dates.
time. They combine Miche’s slower, style, these women cross over as C: Have you ever had bad dates as a result of being in a band and pick-
funky breaks with Clarke’s techno many genres as they can. ing up crazy chicks?
influence. This creates “the Bitchin’ “I love how different styles are M: Not yet. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
saying of beats and bass, with grits, evolving and bringing in different C: Just waiting for that special someone, eh? What was the most
style, and grace,” says Clarke. aspects of genres that you would memorable moment of this Halloween for you?
The pair is able to have a lot of never expect to go together,” says M: We decided to rent a limo and try to hit as many house parties as
fun and express creativity on this Clarke. “It’s a way of bringing we could find in Victoria.
tour, says Clarke. “There’s a sense people together through conver- C: Unannounced, random parties?
of comfort when you’re around ging music.” M: No, at least one of the people out of the group would have heard
other people who enjoy the same of them. We packed way too many people into the limo and smashed
types of music.” some of the glass . . . The day after that, we had our first round of
With this sense of comfort, the Get Er Done: Round 2 Battle of the Bands in Victoria, so we tried to keep it pretty cool with
girls love to get creative and wild the alcohol and partying.
Nov. 1
with their sets. They dress up and C: If Master Splinter and the giant fire-breathing dragon from Lord
Hush (12 Government) of the Rings had a fight, who would win?
really dive into their DJ personas.
www.hushnightclub.ca M: As ferocious and terrifying as a gigantic fire-breathing dragon is, I
“We are firm believers in dan-
cing while we play,” says Clarke, would say Master Splinter would win. He would use three things—his
head, his brain, and his mind.
C: I thought I was interviewing guy from a band, not a poet. Have you
seen the movie Labyrinth with David Bowie?
M: No.
C: But can you picture him and could you see yourself dating him? He
kind of looks like Jamie Lee Curtis.
M: I can honestly say I would take David Bowie out for a nice seafood
dinner.
C: And it wouldn’t be an awkward, stale date. You could serenade
each other.
M: And I’d probably call him again afterwards.
For more info, go to www.myspace.com/aegisfangmusic
from witches flying in the forest, to
a church service, to a lively square
dance. And the whole cast delivers
brilliant performances.
After over 60 years of being per-
formed, Dark of the Moon continues
to be a hit, and shouldn’t be missed.
It’s a bit of a sad story but, then
again, most love stories are.
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12 SPORTS November 12, 2008

Highland Pacific quite the cup of tee

Tessa Cogman
Staff Writer
The Nexus team was invited to
hit some balls around at the new
Highland Pacific Golf course and,
boy, did we ever take advantage
of that.
While the group behind us was
impatiently waiting for us to move
on to the next hole, we were busy
trying to hit a ball straight. It didn’t
help that the 60-year-olds behind us
were shouting at us to “put it on the
f’ing green!”
Jason Schreurs, managing
editor, was up first. He did a few
practice swings before attempting
to hit the ball.
Schreurs took a deep breath, hit
the ball, and it went soaring through
the air. Nathan Stam, one of our
volunteer photographers, and I had
our jaws dropped in amazement.
Then, as if the golf gods were
playing a trick on Schreurs, the ball
veered to the right and nearly went
in the carefully sculpted pond.
I laughed, and immediately
regretted it, because I knew I would
have a similarly, if not worse, ama-
teur swing.
While we were all swearing in
frustration at our lack of talent, and
cheering when we had a great fluke
swing, the scenery around us was
more than breathtaking.
Speeding around in our golf
carts, we could see the many hill-
tops, luscious trees, and a gorgeous ance, and management of Highland
sunset. The smell of freshly cut Pacific.
grass and the sound of crickets all While affordable courses are too
formed an enjoyable time. far out of town, the closer ones are
The nine-hole course, soon to be too expensive for students. With
18-hole, is owned by the Plasterer Highland Pacific’s rates and close
family and has taken over two dec- proximity to Interurban campus
ades to build so far. and downtown, Camosun students
are a natural fit there.
“It’s a great all-around facility
because it has all the amenities of
“You can do your a high-priced course, but it’s more
laundry there and hit affordable, closer to town, and is
fully public,” says Kyle Domes, a
some balls at the Golf Management Program gradu-
driving range or even ate from Interurban. “Plus, you can
do your laundry there and hit some
drink a beer while you balls at the driving range, or even
wait.” drink a beer while you wait.”
The course also has Internet
Kyle Domes access in the cafe, heated driving
Camosun Graduate
stalls lit until 9 pm, a meeting room
that caters to 80 people, and its own
water supply.
“It’s taken over 20 years to get “Highland Pacific has not used
to where Highland Pacific is today one drop of municipal water,” says
because every aspect of design and Fagan. “Our water is supplied
construction is carried out to exact- onsite, and collected and circulated
ing standards, rather than rushing back through the property. Runoff
to finish by a set completion date,” that escapes from the property
explains Anney Fagan, marketing is filtered through an ecological
coordinator at Highland Pacific. wetland that removes nutrients Photo: Nathan Stam
Herb Plasterer bought the land from the water.” A determined Tessa Cogman, who sometimes seemed to be putting to an
20 years ago, but passed away Weather permitting, Highland imaginary hole, led Team Nexus on a recent golf expedition.
before the course was built. His Pacific could be opening their full
children have taken up the chal- 18 holes by the end of 2009. balls, have something to eat, have a to me!”
lenge and now they manage all the But, in the meantime, Fagan beer, and watch the Canucks game For more info, go to highland-
aspects of construction, mainten- explains students can, “hit some in the cafe. Sounds like a good night pacificgolf.com

Chargers to watch for By Samantha Doney Camosun volleyball teams

What are your personal goals
this season?
This year I am looking to take a
leadership role on the team. I’d also
like to improve my defense.
Highlights so far of being a
Charger?
The highlight has definitely
been the friendships I have made
with my teammates. The fact that
we finished second in the province
last year made it that much more
memorable.
What are your goals as a
team?
Coming together as a team. We
have struggled this year in playing
photo: Courtney broughton for a full four quarters, so we are
hoping to do that, and also to cut
Carmen Lapthorne—#13 down on our turnovers and missed
Team: Women’s basketball lay-ups.
Chargers to watch for is written
Year: 2
by Samantha Doney, a second-year
Position: Wing/Post
Sport Management student and
Height: 5’10”
Sport Information and Promo-
Home: Victoria tions Intern for Camosun Chargers
High school: Mt. Doug Athletics.
Camosun program: University Check out the new Chargers blog
Transfer at camosunchargers.blogspot.com
get off to slow start
Guy Alaimo
Staff Writer
Camosun Chargers volleyball
teams had a disappointing opening
weekend at PISE.
The mens’ team lost their Oct.
24 and 25 games by slim margins,
while the women suffered a much
more devastating outcome.
On Oct. 24, Capilano woman-
handled the Chargers 3–0, winning
by a score of 25–9, 25–12 and 25–
14. Charger Megan O’Neil finished
the game with eight kills.
The men had a better outcome
than the women versus Capilano,
but still lost 3–2, by a score of 25–
21, 12–25, 13–25, 25–22, and
15–12.
Dan Goodburn led the Chargers
with 19 kills and 14 digs, while
Brent Hall was named most valu-
able player of the game.
On Oct. 25, the Camosun men
and women volleyball squads took
on Douglas College.
The women were whipped
again, 3–0, this time by a lesser
margin of 25–23, 25–21, and 25–
17. Laura Ouillete led the Chargers
with five kills and 14 digs.
The men fared better, but still
lost to Douglas 3–2 by a score of
10–25, 25–19, 25–19, 16–25, and
16–14.
Goodburn continued his dom-
inating play, leading the team with
21 kills, two blocks, three aces, and
17 digs. photo: Courtney broughton
One positive the men can take
Longtime Charger Dan Goodburn.
from their losses is the margin of
victory they achieve when they win their next game in Kelowna,” says
a set. On average, the men defeat Camosun Recreation and Athletic
their opponents by 13 points when Coordinator Graham Matthews.
they win a set. When they lose a “So far, we are pretty confident
set, they only do so by a four-point in what the team has to offer this
average. year.”
The Chargers women are a dif- The Chargers had a chance
ferent story. They will have to work to redeem themselves on Nov. 7
on playing better if they want to when both volleyball squads went
avoid being embarrassed. up against UBC Okanagan in
“They’ve been continuing on Kelowna.
with their practices and structur- Results for the games were not
ing them to get a better outcome in available by press time.

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A Anything GIVING IT UP: old habits di hard
By Breanna Carey
By Kelly Marion

Q: They say dating and mating season is springtime. I’m wondering where all
the guys are in this town right now. Are they hibernating? shower I immediately jumped into
my cozy bed where I stayed until

A:
the morning. Despite that first
It’s called midterm season and it’s not just the guys that hide out. People’s attempt, I go at it again, this time
priorities shift as they go through school. In the summertime, when exams
with a bit more success at actually
are over and everyone’s carefree and horny, relationship sparks fly. But now
cleansing. And I didn’t scream
(and the cold weather doesn’t help) people aren’t outside hanging around, which
means you simply have to look in different places to meet new people. The gym and curse the world this time! But
and pubs are probably the best places to meet guys, unless you intend to spend I’m seriously thinking of just not
your Saturdays at a men’s rugby game. The nice thing about meeting someone showering at all.
at the gym is they respect themselves enough to keep in shape. Pubs, although Day 9: Effing hell, how I long
not ideal (unless half-cocked men yelling at a TV turn your crank), help lower the for a hot shower. I think I have a
pressure because they’re typically such a casual atmosphere. They are saturated layer of soap on me because it never
with young, attractive guys and a handful of gents. Finding a good guy takes an fully rinses off in cold water. Or is
open mind, but also a selective one since the last thing any lady needs is dead that a layer of filth? I can’t tell, but
weight in the form of a loser boyfriend. Things tend to come your way when you it doesn’t feel right. I pity the fool
least expect it, so keep an eye out, but stop looking so hard. who doesn’t have hot water.
Send your questions to nexus@nexusnewspaper.com Day 12: Almost there, there’s
photo: Courtney broughton no quitting now. My hair’s slick
The External Voice: and people are walking farther than
usual away from me down the hall,
Hot Water The rationale
News from the CCSS As we creep into winter weather but I can deal.
The challenge and the air is crisp and cool, what’s Day 14: Needless to say, I’ve

Yes we can, but can BC?
Christopher Gillespie
External Affairs Executive
Wi t h t h e C a n a d i a n a n d
American federal elections over,
and Greater Victoria’s munici-
pal elections this Friday, British
Columbians can look forward to
one more shot at the polls in the
next seven months.
On May 12, 2009, BC residents
will vote to decide whether or not
Premier Gordon Campbell and the
BC Liberal Party is the right party
to continue to lead the province on
its path ahead.
The other option seems to be
Carole James and the BC NDP,
who will also be working hard for
your vote.
The BC Liberal Party is doing
something never before done in the
history of BC. They have an open
Coffee, a fair trade
Joel Witherington
CSEA Member
When filling up our
coffee mugs, some of
us are looking for taste; CSEA
platform and are asking for input
from all British Columbians about
what they should be doing if they’re
elected back to government.
This is an opportunity for all of
us, especially as students, to send
a clear message to this government
about what we want.
If you would like to tell the BC
Liberals what you would like to
see government doing, please visit
www.bcliberals.com and click on
Open Platform. Sign up and tell
them what you think.
Then, in the coming months,
pay attention to what all the prov-
incial parties—Liberal, NDP, Green,
Conservative, etc.—say about mat-
ters that are important to you.
You can only change this great
province by getting involved, and
your voice can make a difference.
cides or pesticides used to grow the
plants, keeping them as free of toxic
chemicals as possible.
Organic and Fair Trade coffees
and teas are available at lots of cafes.
Give up hot water for two weeks.
As this could include most things
that are cooked, and coffee and
tea, I need to clarify that I mean
hot water for bathing or showering.
Easy, right?
The research
Let’s face it; we take water for
granted. We leave water running
while we brush our teeth, have
excessively long showers, and over-
water our lawns. It seems like we
have an endless supply of H20, but
it’s time to acknowledge that it’s
not a renewable resource. In fact,
research shows that by 2025 around
3.5 billion people will inhabit an
area where water is scarce or be-
coming scarce! And that’s just water
in general; hot water is a whole other
story, as it also relies on energy,
another exhausted resource.
BCAA Membership.
Go even further
more comforting than a steaming
hot, 20-minute shower? In my
come down with a dreadful cold;
this is beyond a cosmetic issue and
books, not a whole lot. So, because I has morphed into a health concern.
had nothing better to do than torture I’ve turned into The Hulk—ugly and
myself, I decided to give up this dangerous. My body can’t handle
luxury. I mean, I did it in Thailand the cold showers and is punishing
and occasionally in Ireland, so it me for depriving it from hot water.
Woe is me; soon I’ll be green, too.
must be possible here. There’s no
snow yet, just a little rain . . . The result
The trial While I’m not crazy enough to
Day 1: Piece of cake; I just didn’t give up hot water completely, I’m
shower today! planning to cut back my water use.
Day 3: Have to have a cold My 20-minute showers will now
shower now, as I’ve received a few be 10 minutes. Hey, every minute
comments on my pungent odor. It counts. And, damn, am I counting
can’t really be that bad, but I decide down the minutes until I’m at home
to do it anyway as my hair is getting and in that wonderful stream of
pretty slick . . . yum. heat again.
Day 5: I didn’t mention how Next issue
hellish of an experience that shower I’m giving up pennies, loonies,
was the other day, mainly because and bills—living like a poor person
following my minute-long cold and spending no cash.
The BCAA Student and
Junior Membership Cards.
Sometimes independence can use a little
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help planning a road trip or just want a deal
on a pair of shoes, your BCAA Student or
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others just want a jolt of caffeine.

Whatever the craving, an important
decision is also choosing where we
buy our tea or coffee.
The Fair Trade label on certain
products means a lot. Coffee doesn’t
grow here, so it has to come from
other countries.
Fair Trade products don’t nor-
mally cost more and they make sure
farmers growing the crops in these
countries have decent pay and good
working conditions.
The term “organic” is also im-
portant. It means there are no herbi-
Some healthy reminders
Natalie Schlogl
Women’s Centre Support Staff
All right, everyone.
So maybe you’ve already
been ill this season, or
maybe you worry it’ll
come on right before
paper writing or exams.
As I sit in class, I can’t help but
notice the room is half-empty, and
those who are in attendance are
bent over hacking, while others
If you’re looking for Fair Trade, or-
ganic coffee at Lansdowne campus,
Camosun Students for Environ-
mental Awareness (CSEA) will be
selling it every Monday from 8 am
independence thing.
to noon until further notice.
Bring a mug of your own or
borrow one of ours. It will be tasty,
cheap, and it will make a farmer
somewhere very happy.
If you have any questions or
would like to know more about
CSEA, go to www.camosunstudent.
org/csea or e-mail camosunsea@
hotmail.com
those bugs and viruses. So what
can you do?
I’m sure we’ve all heard these
tips before, but it never hurts to
hear them again.
Drink lots of water. Wash your
hands thoroughly. Take a multivita-
min. Sleep well. Eat well-balanced,
nutritious meals. Take a break and
go for a walk when you’re stressed
out. Talk to others to feel better.
And lastly, come check out the
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• 5 Free Music Downloads
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• Free North American maps, Tourbooks,
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• A complimentary Student Price Card
One year BCAA Membership with above
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Call 310-2345, visit your local BCAA office
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Some restrictions apply. Prices do not include GST.

are sniffling. Women’s Centre and meet new

Sound familiar? people while enjoying a cup of tea
It’s that time of the year where or coffee!
we’re reminded to get a flu shot, Stay safe and enjoy the last part
rest up, and eat well to fight off of the semester.
14 COLUMNS November 12, 2008

Talking threads By Kelly Marion Worth the Trip?

The battle of on and off-campus eats
Name: Hiroko Ota By Donald Kennedy and Guy Alaimo
Program: Early Childhood Care and Education
How long does it take you to choose an outfit in the morning?
Around 10–15 minutes. I wake up, decide how I’m feeling, and dress Celery Generals
to match that. Doncaster Road
What does your normal everyday attire usually look like? Price: $10 (for all supplies)
I dress the way it’s easy to move around. Some days I’m more casual
and on other days I’ll dress up more girlie, with a cool jacket on or
something like that. I don’t fit in to just one style.
Do you make or alter any of your clothes?
I don’t create new pieces but I have to alter my pants all the time
because my legs are too short!
What’s the last piece of clothing you purchased?
I bought a white knit cap from Off The Wall for about $30. I rarely buy Presentation and service
expensive clothes, only splurging when I have to. I needed a winter Donald: I’m a big fan of parking lot picnics; they make me feel rebellious (rebels
jacket so I bought a cozy down one for about $150. don’t eat at tables—they’re too busy being rebellious). Most people enjoy the
sassy smile of a jailbait waitress and the convenience of a plate. I’m just as happy
Finish this statement—fashion is . . . eating off asphalt and emulating Canadian icon Tom Green.
. . . what makes me happy. It’s everyday comfort and fit.
Guy: Now this is more like it. Taking something ordinary like a celery and cherry
tomato salad, and turning it into a fun, action-packed, and potentially life-
threatening activity. The asphalt was damp heading into action, so conditions
were grimy, and it was lunch hour, so the road was busy. But, overall, Celery
Name: Ryan Thirlwall Generals XXI was a success.
Program: University Transfer Taste
Describe your outfit today. D: After being walloped into the road, the generals slightly resemble the anal
The shirt is a pinstriped Ralph Lauren Polo, the front is half-red, half- effluent you may find leaking out of a teenage alcoholic. Tastebuds are retards
green and the collar and the back are blue. The tie is Perry Ellis and though, and you can fool them pretty good by dousing your general in Italian
the pants are nothing special, just dress pants. dressing.
Do you normally dress this formal for school? G: The chloroform from the fallen maple leaves on the pavement gives the casual
It all depends on what the rest of my day has in store; if I have meet- diner a nice little head-rush, which is a nice touch to a dish that mainly looks like
ings or work after school than my outfit differs from when I’m just something you would eat while trying to commit suicide. I would also like to thank
comedian Tom Green for the inspiration behind this special activity.
meeting up with friends or going home. On those days I might show
up in a plain white t-shirt, a leather jacket, and some ripped jeans; or a
Lacoste golf shirt and some nice blue jeans. I have no sense of fashion
or rules that I follow when it comes to fashion, and I’ve been known Tossed Salad
to be quite eccentric.
Campus Caf, Lansdowne
Do you dress to impress?
Price: $5.79 plus tax
I don’t necessarily dress to impress, but I do care how I look. I learned
through a study out of Harvard that it takes the average person three
seconds or less to judge someone on a first impression based on appear-
ance. I don’t wanna look like a complete slob (especially to females),
but I believe confidence and being aloof is more appealing anyway.
What’s your shopping style?
I’m really compulsive with spending money. I make money to spend
it; I can always make more. I buy clothes or accessories almost every Presentation and service
day, but I haven’t made any huge purchases lately. D: Somehow I can greedily gobble road tomato that looks like crushed squirrel
photos: Kelly Marion cerebellum and nary an eyelash is batted, but eat salad at school and I start
catching shit. It’s hard to enjoy a meal when girls walk by saying, “God, this
place is disgusting!” My pants may be covered in chili stains, and lettuce may

Maude’s November Specials

be shooting from my mouth like blast bits from Ripple Rock, but I’d still like to
eat with dignity. PS—Your face is disgusting!
G: The dining area is a pigsty. I was noticing the overflowing garbage cans while
my lungs filled with the aroma of red onion fermenting on the floor. Maybe
that was the reason why lettuce flies in a frenzy off my plate as I try to gobble
Monday down the uninspiring and downright boring dish that salad ultimately really is.
Aramark sets a bad example for cleanliness, therefore why should I care? Fuck
$7.95 Steak Sandwich you corporations, and fuck you accepted way to dine in public—Aramark sets
the standard on the way I live my life.
(after 4 PM) Taste
D: If you’ve ever had a bag salad, you know what this Campus Caf offering tastes
Tuesday like. Fresh, but not too fresh, and not much different from Celery Generals once
you dump a little Italian dressing on it. Raw vegetables aren’t exactly dynamic
$6.95 Quesadilla (Chicken, balls of flavour.
G: It’s fuckin’ salad, seriously. What do you expect? I guess the Italian dressing
Beef, Vegetarian) (after 4 PM) made the cherry tomatoes taste sweeter.

Wednesday And the winner is . . .

Tie! Italian dressing—the great equalizer.
.35¢ Wings (after 2 PM) Verdict
It’s worth the trip, but only because the ambi-
Thursday ence of the Campus Caf nibbles on taint.

$6.95 Perogies (after 4 PM)

Friday Efficient Market Theory Debate
Hot and Spicy Specials
H Kumar
Sunday
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Roast Beef Special ($8.95) DAIL 6.95 H Goodfellow
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Monster Mash: Part 2 By Shane Scott-Travis

Overheard at Nexus tessa coGman

Staff eaVeSdropper

The staff at Nexus works very hard during production of the newspaper, and there are times when
exhaustion takes over the things we say. The following is some of
what’s been overheard at the Nexus office the past two weeks:
“I’ve been shining a
“A backwards quo- flashlight on you for
two minutes and you
tation mark, you
bastard!”
“It’s crazy around haven’t noticed.”
here! Crazy!”
“I’m focused.”
“Ugh, FU “We were going to
issue 5!” make weed cookies for
the feature, but we ate
all the cookie dough.” “I saw Guy eating food
off the road the other
day.”

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By Kait Cavers
Friday, Nov. 14
Death to Sexy,
Longwalkshortdock
LUCKY, DOORS 10 PM, $12
If you haven’t heard of Death to Sexy
by now, you’ve either been ignoring all
things to do with awesomeness, or you’re
just so behind the times that Jesus Jones
is probably on your top 25 most played
(okay, it’s actually on mine). If Death to
Sexy still doesn’t conjure any musical
memories, just think Shiny Toy Guns
meets Prodigy.
Saturday, Nov. 15
SKID
OPEN SPACE GALLERY, 2 PM, FREE
If you’re wondering why the hell there’s
an art gallery ad in the live gigs section,
then read on. Open Space presents SKID,
an exhibition that focuses on heavy metal
subculture, including subgenres speed
metal, death metal, and thrash. If you’re
addicted to metal, collecting records,
growing your hair, and body modifica-
tion, then you need to check this out.
If that doesn’t convince you, maybe the
guitar pick signed by Metallica bassist
Rob Trujillo will.
Sunday, Nov. 16
The Paper Cranes, Rug-
ged Uncle, Mujeres
VICTORIA EVENT CENTRE, DOORS AT 9 PM,
PRICE TBA
One of the best things about going to an
all-ages show, aside from the hangover-
free morning to follow, is there’s always
some seriously talented young folk in this
city just waiting to be discovered. The
Paper Cranes leave a lasting impression,
while Rugged Uncle and Mujeres defin-
itely know how to hold their own.
Friday, Nov. 21
The Rebel Spell, Cam-
bridge, The Sweathogz
LUCKY, DOORS AT 10:30 PM, $10
If you’re at all into punk rock, I’ll bet
you an angry Doberman this show will
leave you more stoked than a fat kid at
a county fair. Hailing all the way from
overseas (Vancouver), The Rebel Spell
and Cambridge are both set to provide
just the right ambience for your chug-
a-lug competitions, while Victoria’s own
Sweathogz remind you why the hell punk
was invented in the first place.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Daniel Wesley, Maurice,
Said the Whale
SUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $16
Check out the always-entertaining and
lovable Daniel Wesley. Longtime local
crooners Maurice and the nautical indie
rock goodness of Vancouver’s very own
Said the Whale round out what’s sure
to be an excellent display of BC’s young
talent.
Monday, Nov. 24
Helix, Regular People
SUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $20
For one low payment of twenty bones,
you can lend your ears to the inspiring
classic rock tracks of Canada’s own
Helix, and send your mind packing into
a Heavy Metal-like dreamland where
sword-wielding warrior temptresses ride
giant, armoured budgies. If you think I’m
joking, I’m not. I’m dead serious.
For a full list of concert listings
go to www.livevictoria.com
eye on
campus
By Kait Cavers
Wednesday, Nov. 12 and 19
Nexus Pizza Day
If Italy and Germany got together
and had a baby, the child would
be a glorious combination of pizza
and moveable type. Its name would
be Nexus, and it would feed both
your belly and your brain for $2 a
slice. Come and behold the spawn
of pure genius. 12 pm until it’s
totally devoured (the pizza, not the
kid), outside the Fisher Building,
Lansdowne.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Zimbardo!
Dr. Philip Zimbardo, an inter-
nationally renowned and re-
spected psychologist, will speak
to students and faculty about the
groundbreaking psychological
research he conducted in a fam-
ous experiment now known as
the Stanford University Prison
Experiment. If you haven’t heard
of this, look it up! In the Young
Building Auditorium (room 216),
Lansdowne, 7:30–9 pm. Info:
250–370–3202.
Monday, Nov. 24
AIDS Awareness Week
There’s absolutely no excuse for
not being informed about the
frightening reality of HIV and AIDS.
Starting Monday, you can drop by
information booths at Camosun
College to get your questions
answered and find out what you
can do to help. Campus Center,
Interurban, Mon-Fri, 3–6 pm. Fisher
Foyer, Lansdowne, Tues-Thurs, 4–6
pm. Info: 250–294–2551.
Monday, Nov. 24
Finicky finances?
Financial woes are on the minds of
everyone these days; settle your
nerves and find out ways to secure
your future with Freedom 55 finan-
cial. The information session will
deal with such issues as owning
a home, retiring comfortably, and
building a successful business.
CBA 209, Interurban, 12:30–1:20
pm. Info: 250–370–3202. Sign up
to attend by e-mailing employ@
camosun.bc.ca
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Pick a poet’s brain
Curious as to what goes on in the
brains of authors and poets while
they write their masterpieces?
This is your chance to ask. Come
converse with guest author and
award-winning poet/journalist
Alisa Gordaneer. Free! 6–7pm,
Fisher 210, Lansdowne. Info:
250–370–3355.
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Master debaters
If you love debating, you need to
check this out. Two dudes, one
market. One believes you can out-
perform it, the other believes you
can’t. Come take sides and place
bets! Kumar vs. Goodfellow. Admis-
sion by donation. 5:30 pm, Campus
Centre 124, Interurban. Info: dec@
camosun.bc.ca
Mondays to Thursdays
Drop-in hockey and
soccer
Balls, balls, balls! Intrigued? If that
got you excited in a new and con-
fusing way, we can’t help you. But
while you’re contemplating that,
why not come on out and knock
some balls around? Hockey on
Mondays and Wednesdays, 7–9pm;
Indoor Soccer on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 7–9pm in Young 112,
Lansdowne. Info: 250–370–3602.
Tuesdays
Psychology Club
If you like money, cars, big houses,
charity, flowers, leather, the color
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 excuse 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.