nexus issue 19-11 feb. 4/09

velo viXen biKersDon’t even try cutting these chicks off the road; they might just get up in your grill with a dance.

All the riGht bittsYour Valentine’s date won’t approve of strippers for entertainment, so go for some burlesque instead.

Volume 19 Issue 11February 4, 2009

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tAttoo troublesCan’t get a job and you’re totally qualifi ed? It could be all that ink that you’re trying to hide.

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C ould you pass me some love?

The Valentine’s issue

DraWiNGS: SHaNe SCOtt-traViS

February 4, 20092

tessA CoGmAnStaFF Writer

S w e e t , c h o c o -l a t e - y g o o d n e s s , many shades of red,

and giant bouquets of flowers are just around the corner, wait-ing to pounce on the single and depressed.

It happens every year; your best friend is down and out because he or she thinks there’s no one to love, and our society attacks broken hearts by bombarding them with cupid images.

Singles form into groups and make pacts to stomp on every bou-quet and avoid every couple in sight.

I’ve been single on Valentine’s

Day before and I know how horrible it can be. Seeing happy couples everywhere, or watching your best friend get more cards than you, can make Feb. 14 feel like more of a popularity contest than a holiday.

You look out the window before you leave the house, just in case there’s someone waiting to point and laugh at you. One year I even carried a thumbtack around with me so I could pop any “Will you be my Valentine?” balloons.

But can we just stop burning pictures of our exes and move on with our lives? Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be about the girl-friend and boyfriend, the girlfriend and girlfriend, the boyfriend and boyfriend, or even the love-triangle type. Anyone and everyone can enjoy Valentine’s Day.

Don’t have a love in your life? Send out cards to friends, parents, or siblings! Don’t want to spend money on cards? Then make them like you did in second grade and use those sparkles that are harder to get rid of than the herpes.

It’s not like it’s Christmas and you have to spend your entire pay-

check on presents; a few lines of text and a dash of pink can say it all.

Most of us work far too hard, and we should use every excuse to celebrate something in our lives. Whether it’s staying home with a friend and watching romantic com-edies, or going out for a romantic dinner with your special someone, Valentine’s Day should be about appreciation, not an angry mob of

singles with torches and axes.The more people there are com-

plaining about Hallmark holidays, the more people there are feeling guilty for enjoying them.

Just keep in mind that every-one, at some point, has felt bitter towards Valentine’s Day, but next year’s could be really sweet. Then you can be a hypocrite like everyone else!

Hebron article informative but slightly misleading

Thanks for the fi ne article on Hebron and Palestine in your Jan. 21 issue. It taught me a few things, but I would like to point out a

couple of errors.On the front cover, the story headline describes

Hebron as “ . . . Israel’s divided city.” Hebron has been illegally ruled and controlled by Israel since 1967, but it’s not in Israel, it’s in Palestine.

Also, throughout the article, the word “Jews” was used to describe the settlers in Hebron. I feel that’s incorrect.

These settlers are Zionists and, to be more specifi c, they’re Political Zionists who are racist extremists. They have little or nothing in common with the many Jewish people from around the world who disagree with the

Israeli state’s occupation and oppression of Palestine.All Jews are not Zionists, and for that matter all

Zionists are not Jews. Much of the political and fi-nancial support for a completely Zionist Israel comes from fundamentalist Christians.

They are diligently funding and working for the biblically foretold return of the Jews to Israel, which will bring on Armageddon, which will bring J.C. back, who will then convert or kill the Jews and send these Christians to Heaven . . . honest, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.

Which, to my mind, makes these fundamentalist Christians Zionists who are also anti-Semitic and nuts to boot.

Sometimes it gets so confusing you need a program to tell the players apart. But your informative article did help to clear away some of the confusion.

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brendAn KerGinStaFF Writer

At a recent Canadian University Press conference, the fi nal keynote speaker, Jesse Brown, asked 300 smiling delegates, “Are you insane?” at the beginning of his speech. Once done, he answered his own ques-tion, saying, yes, we’re all insane for getting into this business.

Writing for newspapers and magazines is just not a growing sector for employment.

Print journalism is taking a massive hit from online bloggers, cell phone videos, and anybody else with a modem and keyboard. This is a serious issue for anyone interested in the ink-on-paper style of knowledge transfer.

While books seem relatively safe, since trying to read a 500-page opus on a Dell is certifi ably insane, newspapers and magazines are fi ghting to stay fi nancially viable.

With the recession, advertising sales are down for everyone, every-where. Print is generally the fi rst place companies are going to pull

ads from. Companies once willing to spend a few hundred dollars for a one-day ad in a daily paper are now looking towards websites with timed ad space and targeted demographics.

If that wasn’t bad enough, sub-scriptions are down for everyone from your local newspaper to gi-gantic multi-national magazines. With both avenues for income being slashed, corporations are cutting the paper and magazine budgets, focusing money on more web-friendly mediums.

Hundreds of jobs are being deleted. This creates a vacuum where good investigative journal-ism once was.

Many once-respected news-papers are becoming rags for the regurgitation of massive, agency-written stories that run on dozens of websites and other papers. If you go through the Times Colonist, how many stories are from Reuters and the Associated Press?

All of this makes us over at Nexus a little unsure of our own

pulp-based publication. We write, design, and distribute something

we enjoy making and hope it goes on to bigger and better things, like informing students, entertaining our readers, and, when all is said and done, lining Fluffy’s cage.

So all this doom and gloom we

heard at the conference is a little disconcerting. Of course, all student newspapers are in a similar situa-tion. While some are doing some blogging, podcasting, and video uploading, it’s interesting to see everyone still appreciating the ink version of student publications.

We’re at least part of the future of journalism and, for the most part, print is our choice. It’s like vinyl and blacksmithing. We don’t really need to collect records or ride horse-drawn carriages around town, but isn’t it somewhat cooler to do so?

Here’s the crux—media and journalism is changing; there’s nothing we can do about that. But we still have a choice. Plenty of people are willing to go out and report on vital issues.

Don’t let a centralized media gain complete control of infor-mation. Look for other sources, and don’t forget that independent press provides the journalistic freedom corporate machines will never offer.

Print journalism just too legit to quit

We write, design, and distribute something we enjoy making and

hope it goes on to bigger and better

things, like informing students, entertaining

our readers, and, when all is said and done, lining Fluffy’s

cage.

Rosy cheeks and fi sts of fury

One year i even carried a thumbtack around

with me so i could pop any “Will you be my

Valentine?” balloons.

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One student’s crusade to affect change in Camosun’s cafeteria has met another obstacle.

On Jan. 23, Matteus Clem-ent showed up to attend the latest Camosun Food Committee (Cam-FoodCom) meeting, but he was promptly escorted out. Clement, a Lansdowne student, did not resist and left without incident.

Minutes after Clement arrived at the meeting, Kathryn Le Gros, Camosun’s Manager of Ancillary Services and CamFoodCom chair-person, informed Clement he wasn’t welcome.

“[Le Gros] asked me to step outside to talk,” says Clement. “She informed me that this was a closed meeting and I was not invited.”

Clement made news last issue when Nexus reported on his anti-Aramark Facebook group for Camosun. He has been advocat-

ing for healthier meal options on campus, as well as transparency between the college and its business dealings with Aramark, the com-pany now providing food services at Camosun.

Despite explaining he was only at the meeting to make recom-mendations, Clement was shown the door.

Application to the CamFood-Com is open to any and all Camosun students. The committee votes in

students who best express how they might contribute to CamFoodCom, according to Le Gros.

Two students currently sit on the CamFoodCom—Christopher Gil-lespie and Elizabeth Harvey, both board members of the Camosun College Student Society. Other members of the committee include Le Gros and Donna Burger, food services director for Aramark at Camosun.

Clement claims Le Gros told him his removal from the Cam-FoodCom was because he had a conflict of interest. But Le Gros denies this.

“He was told prior to the meeting that his agenda—to rid Camosun of Aramark—was different than the mandate of the committee,” she says.

Clement says he wasn’t sur-prised by Jan. 23’s events.

“So much for the ‘committee,’” says Clement.

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By Tessa Cogman

stACey riChes

two years ago my boyfriend, who was deathly ill at the time, cooked me a huge gourmet meal and we listened to Lounge Against the Machine.

iAin robertson

i was dumped while holding a handbook of Latin love phrases and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

lAurA lAbelle

Skydiving and bungee jumping naked, followed by the Harbour House restaurant, and wine and dessert at Cheesecake Café.

Andrew formosA

Blind date—coffee at Starbucks, crazy punk kid drops acid in our drinks and we spend 12 hours trying to fi gure out what happened and how to get to the nearest hospital.

melAnie CAwthrA

i don’t have one.

mArK liGhtburn

My ex-girlfriend gave me two gifts instead of one.

nieves sierrA

i absolutely hate Valentine’s Day. it’s the dumbest Hallmark holiday. People should be more creative and not give into consumerism.

What’s your most memorable Valentine’s Day experience?

PHOtO: COUrtNeY BrOUGHtON

NEWS BRIEFSby KAit CAvers

Unlucky number 13Well, it’s offi cial. Canadian

student debt has surpassed $13 billion. the situation is now being referred to as a crisis. Since 2001, tuition fees have risen by more than 100 percent in BC, which has resulted in the massive debt. the average student debt upon graduation is now in excess of $27,000. the 13 billion in the red doesn’t even include provincial and private loan debt, such as lines of credit. in communities across the province, events are being held by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) to call on the provincial and federal government to take action. the CFS is composed of more than 80 university and college student unions across Canada and is the country’s largest student organization. Over 150,000 of its members reside in BC.

Un-bamathe recently announced

federal budget straight up ignores core funding and student debt, while focusing solely on $2 billion for campus infrastructure. Unlike the proposed american stimulus plan, the budget doesn’t address debt or access to post-secondary education. So how does our budget measure up to that of our neighbors to the south? Obama’s proposed package includes a boost to grants and nearly $500 million for student jobs. With our huge debt continually snowballing, we’re in need of a little help! So where is it? Mr. Harper, i’m speaking to you!

Can you hear me now?Camosun College’s Visual

arts Department and african awareness Committee plan to collect over 500 used cell phones for an art display. On top of the display being a sight to behold, it will also raise awareness about the use of the coltan mineral in cell phones and the resource con-fl icts in the Democratic republic of Congo. if you and your friends are done yapping, and want to turn your trash into treasure, you can drop off your used cell phones at the bookstores on both campuses before Feb. 20. For more info or to fi nd out how to help, contact Francis Yee at 250–370–3307.

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Let’s just say a fair amount of bad news has been on the economic front as of late. And Camosun Col-lege also has its share of bad news to report. Camosun is predicting it will carry a defi cit of $3.4 million for 2009/2010. Even without addi-tional provincial government fund-ing cutbacks, layoffs could occur at the college as early as April.

As part of the 2009/10 budget development process, a town hall meeting was held at each Camosun campus last week so teachers, sup-port staff, and heads of all depart-ments could hear directly from the college’s Chief Financial Officer Peter Lockie about the causes of the deficit and what it means for faculty, staff, and students.

Those in attendance were told the deficit was a result of under-funding, expansion, and the increasing cost of everything, es-pecially operating costs. Salaries and benefi ts alone eat up 90 percent of Camosun’s budget.

Camosun College Faculty As-sociation President Darryl Ainsley says the faculty are “concerned” with the possibility of layoffs at the college, but won’t say more until he’s met with his membership.

Until the government tables its budget in February, the college doesn’t know what to expect in grant funding for 2009/2010, says Lockie.

But he believes a shortfall is inevitable. “The extent of the ex-penditure reduction and its impacts are still very much under develop-ment, and will be communicated in due course once they are known,” says Lockie.

Camosun College’s CUPE Lo-cal 2081 President Jerry Oetting says the government has put the college in a vulnerable position by not providing funding numbers in a timely manner. Also, it has not taken the cost of infl ation into account.

“The government is failing the citizens of the province by not fund-ing post-secondary schools,” says Oetting.

The college does have a $2 mil-lion contingency fund allowing for smooth operations to continue, but this will only last for the next six months. This is the timeframe for the college to fi nd a way to make up for any lost funding.

According to Lockie, “We can’t wait that long before starting our budget development, so we must plan based upon the best informa-tion that we have.”

That means, for the time being, all department heads are being asked how they can cut fi ve percent out of their budget.

“Administration is working hard on developing budget options that will ultimately be taken to the Camosun Board of Governors for

approval in April,” says Lockie.For the moment, there should

be no discernable change in oper-ations on campus. Any future re-ductions will be made in a way so as to have a minimal impact on the student body.

Also, Lockie makes it clear stu-dents won’t see any increases in tuition to offset the defi cit.

“Tuition is capped by the prov-incial government’s policy which limits its increase to the rate of infl ation as measured by Statistics Canada,” he says.

Province-wide, every educa-tional institute has lost 2.6 percent from its base budget.

“Our challenge is not unique and is being experienced by virtually all post-secondary institutions,” says Lockie.

Budget defi cits are not entirely unheard of or new at Camosun. The college’s operating budget for 2008/2009 showed a defi cit of $2.48 million.

At the time, an action plan was drawn up to deal with the defi cit.

“We made a number of expendi-ture cuts, including eliminating three positions in administration in June,” says Lockie.

Right now, it would appear those actions may not have been enough.

(With fi les from Will Maartman)

Student bounced from CamFood meeting

“[Clement] was told prior to the meeting that his agenda—to

rid Camosun of aramark—was

different than the mandate of the

committee.”KAthryn le Gros

CaMOSUN COLLeGe

Economic crisis hits Camosun hard

“the government is failing the citizens of the province by not

funding post-secondary schools.”

Jerry oettinGCaMOSUN’S CUPe UNiON

Matteus Clement: Shown the door

Peter Lockie: College in the red

February 4, 2009�

Guy AlAimoStaFF Writer

They’re bizarre, they might be a little kooky, but they definitely love their bikes.

The Velo Vixens, an all-female dance troupe that perform dance routines with their bikes geared towards the biking community, have been together for two and a half years.

They first started performing as a group in their living rooms as an excuse to have a good time, not realizing what their antics would eventually fuel.

“Bikes play a prominent role in our shows and they develop their own personalities,” says Zan Com-erford, a Camosun Creative Writing student who has been a Vixen since early 2008.

During their spare time the group of seven or eight strong hang out at Recyclistas, a quaint, ram-shackled bike repair shop, sitting on the edge of the Island Highway and nestled against the Galloping Goose Trail.

Recyclistas might be listed as a bike shop, but it permeates a club-house atmosphere, with regulars walking in and out while exchanging friendly chatter and making adjust-ments on their beloved bicycles.

It’s no surprise Recyclistas is where the Velo Vixens hold their weekly meetings and stage rehears-als. Due to their entertaining per-formances, the bicycle-dancing troupe has become a fixture in the local biking community.

“We’re doing something silly, and not taking ourselves seriously,” says longtime Velo Vixen Trianne Tambay. “The main focus is around bikes. We got a lotta bike love.”

Bike love was most likely the inspiration behind one of the Vixens more recent staged events, a “Bike Prom” where people would show up to a dance with their bicycle as their date.

Comerford’s instant allegiance with the bicycling beauties was a result of her friendship with many of the group’s members, as well as the group’s reputation of being nutty.

“All of us, despite our differ-ences, are pretty out there, ridiculous people,” says Comerford.

After viewing a couple of the Vixens taped routines, the “out there” description rings true. One video clip shows the group of women moving around the pavement, somewhat in unison, as they ground-thump, fist-pump, and bike-hump to the tune of Vanilla Ice’s 1990 smash hit,

“Ice Ice Baby.”“I love performing and having a

posse,” says Comerford. “You got a gang, but instead of violence, we use bikes . . . road bikes.”

The Velo Vixens MySpace page serves as a hub for all the group’s activity, including upcoming event information and links to some of their recorded performances.

For Valentine’s Day, the Vixens are planning a big event on Feb. 12, at a location yet to be confirmed.

According to the group, bur-lesque performers, poetry readers,

and a performance from themselves is on the schedule for the event.

The group will also be using their Valentine’s Day party as a fundraising vehicle for their trip to Vancouver to attend Bikes Inside, a bike festival that celebrates biking culture in the dead of winter.

If all goes well, the Velo Vixens will make the trip to Vancouver and extend their bike love mantra onto the mainland.

“It’s about loving the planet, your fine ass, the community, and being healthy,” says Comerford.

As for what the future holds for the recurring cast of seven or eight members, keeping it “simple and on the same path of casual bike love,” according to Comerford, will help this creative group of bike lovers stay together for years to come.

For more information on the Velo Vixens, go to www.myspace.com/velovixens

NeWSNEWS BRIEFS

by KAit CAvers

Intl. Dev. Week by VIDEA

it’s not a typo; it’s the Victoria international Development education association. this year they’re hosting a series of events to celebrate international Development Week, running until Feb. 7. this week is devoted to highlighting the work of Canada’s development com-munity and an opportunity to increase awareness within com-munities across the country. the events will include talks with author Linda rogers, Michelle Mulder, and Peggy Herring as well as an exhibition entitled Through an African Lens. For more info, go to www.videa.ca or call 250–385–2333.

Represent!the Victoria Genealogical

Society presents author Mairuth Sarsfield in celebration of Black History Month. Sarsfield’s presentation will focus on the life and times of Sylvia Stark, a Black woman and early pioneer whose family settled on Salt Spring island in the 19th century. the novel takes place in a time when the US had divested California from the republic of Mexico, legally swindled BC out of the Columbia river delta, and began to negotiate with russia for alaska. to hear more about Stark and how Salt Spring was first settled and developed by intrepid Black families, head to the Gordon Head United Church on Feb. 12 at 7 pm. admission is free, and you certainly can’t put a price on this story.

Sinner’s delightthe Belfry theatre presents

The Sinners’ Ball, a fundraising event exploiting the after-life in the best of ways. the evening starts on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7pm, with Cocktails in Purgatory, before the guests are sent to Heaven or Hell. throughout the evening, there will be perform-ances in the Heaven and Hell rooms by r&B and jazz bands. the dancing takes place in Hell, while Heaven is reserved for classy loungers, and will feature the relaxing musical vibes of piano extraordinaire, Louise rose. Wild and crazy costumes are encouraged. tickets are available at the Belfry Box Office at 250–385–6815. For more info, go to www.belfry.bc.ca

Literally CamosunBeside the Point, Camosun’s

student literary journal, held a concert/reading night recently at Solstice Café to celebrate the release of its third issue. this online journal features writing submissions from our talent pool of budding student authors. Created last year, the online journal has broadened its focus to include visual art, and has also been featuring more and more works of original poetry and fiction. Beside the Point’s group of editors is also planning an eventual print edition to accompany the online version. if you’re interested in contributing that short story or poem you’ve been developing, go to www.besidethepoint.net

Vixens in love with their bikes

“You got a gang, but instead of violence,

we use bikes . . . road bikes.”

zAn ComerfordVeLO VixeNS


2009 is barely underway, but an especially cold-for-Victoria winter has likely magnified the winter blues for some people. Fortun-ately, there’s some relief coming. Camosun’s Reading Break is fast approaching!

Of course, as any seasoned Camosun student knows with bitter irony, our reading break is a mere two-day sabbatical. New students might be shocked to learn their days of having a weeklong spring break are over while they’re enrolled at Camosun.

This semester reading break falls on Feb. 19–20, a Thursday and Friday. Toss in the weekend, and students have four days to catch up on unread novels and textbooks, seminar readings, missed labs, or those assignments that somehow just never got completed.

“It’s bullshit,” says Camosun student Kenna Foort, one of many who feel the reading break is insufficient.

This semester, the reading break doesn’t favour Foort at all.

“I work that Friday and Sat-urday. So I get Thursday,” she complains.

Many Camosun students echo Foort’s sentiments, agreeing two days is simply not enough, especial-ly in light of the fact UVic students are entitled to a full week off.

“Our Academic Schedule Policy determines how we will structure our terms/quarters and semesters,” says Nicole Greengoe, registrar of student services at Camosun College. “Our policy allows for a maximum of two days for reading break.”

In fact, reading break has never been more than two days here at the college.

Camosun has a policy placing emphasis on the amount of time instructors have to prep for their courses, as well as providing plenty of office hours outside of their regular instructing duties.

“We want to ensure students have enough classroom time with their instructors,” says Greengoe.

For some students, reading break simply boils down to prioritiz-ing among their courses. “I have to pick my battles,” says Foort, “What do I want to catch up in?”

For her English class alone, Foort has to read Jane Eyre, another novel, and has a textbook to sift through.

“Even if I sit there and read one of the novels, I’d never catch up,”

she says with exasperation.For many students, just catch-

ing up is the best result they can hope for out of reading break.

Darryl Ainsley, president of Camosun’s Faculty Association, admits, as it stands, the current reading break doesn’t benefit all students.

“It’s a fairly common practice for people not to have class on Friday. So the reading break amounts to

Thursday for those students,” says Ainsley. “Which is not a heck of a lot of a break, I’d have to agree.”

But students aren’t unanimous on the subject. Some are indifferent to reading break, like Lansdowne student Rob Bergsma, who isn’t at all fazed by the duration of the break. How does he intend to spend his reading break this semester?

“Not studying,” quips Bergsma. Instead, he’s going camping.

zAn ComerfordCONtriBUtiNG Writer

Camosun College’s reading break may only equate to a four-day weekend, but sometimes that’s all we need for a quick getaway!

We’re fortunate on the west coast to have some of the world’s hippest, most progres-sive cities at our fingertips. You could spend Feb. 19–22 like any other long weekend, nursing a hangover at home. Or you could be nursing that same hangover somewhere new and exciting!

By pulling an all-nighter in Vancouver and catching the first train faster than you can say “choo, choo,” you can arrive in Portland, Oregon before 2 pm. return fare included, this little ticket to paradise only sets you back $92.

if Portland doesn’t tickle your fancy, return fares to San Francisco and Seattle measure up in value, at $200 and $80 respectively.

Once you’ve arrived in the cultural Mecca of your choice, you’re on easy street. reading break falls smack-dab in the middle of a budget travelers dream—the off-season.

the best hostels drop their prices, some by nearly half. reduced accommodation means even more greenbacks in your pocket to run wild with.

and there are also cheaper restaurants and the one legal advantage the US holds over Canada—the happy hour. One-dollar pints of Budweiser from 2–4 pm? Yes please!

Maybe currency exchange isn’t really your thing and you’d rather hang out up here in the Great White North!

While there’s no place like home, some-times getting off the rock for a weekend can be just what the doctor ordered.

Vancouver! Yes, it takes too long to get there on public transit, but where else can you see such a scale of both despairing poverty and million-dollar penthouses?

Plus, reading break weekend in Vancouver offers t.Dot hip-hop, Orange County surf rock, New York’s best mashup, and the World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

add 24-hour sushi to that list, and you may find yourself wondering, “is this heaven? Or just the best place on earth?”

Reading break, take me away

Two-day reading break angers students

“it’s bullshit.”KennA foort

CaMOSUN StUDeNt


Zan Comerford is the only member of the local Velo Vixens bike troupe currently attending Camosun College.

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shAne sCott-trAvisCONtriBUtiNG Writer

Being a parent is a full-time job. Students who are parents might have a mountain of worry working against them. It’s bad enough having to leave a child for extended periods of time, but a concern is where exactly to leave them? And with whom? Quality childcare is top of the pile in this tentative world.

It’s a feather in our cap that Camosun College’s Child Care Servi-ces (CCS) runs fi ve licensed centres on both campuses.

“Our primary mandate is to offer childcare for students of the college,”

says Lisa Stekelenburg, manager of CCS, “and our secondary mandate is for staff and faculty’s children.”

Childcare isn’t exclusive to Camosun’s denizens, either. Mem-bers of the community are also able to benefi t from these facilities.

“About 85–90 percent [of chil-dren in the daycare] are student and faculty,” says Stekelenburg,

“10 to 15 percent are community members.”

This isn’t too surprising, con-sidering CCS’ reputation as one of Victoria’s top facilities.

“Usually what happens is a fam-ily will start with us as a student, and

[then] become community mem-bers,” says Stekelenburg. “They might be finished at Camosun or transferred to UVic, or another in-stitution in the Victoria area, but we never kick anyone out. Our services are an integral part of many students’

learning at Camosun.”The college’s child care centres

support students from the Health and Human Services and Early Childcare Programs, supervising practicum experiences and obser-vations. CCS has even helped busi-ness students learn how to run a non-profi t.

“Last year we had 110 students pass through our centres in a variety of different learning capacities,” says Stekelenburg.

CCS facilitates full-time care Monday through Friday from Sep-tember to June. The Lansdowne campus tends to toddlers and pre-schoolers, as does Interurban, along with facilities for infants. They can also provide care for children with special needs.

So, maybe that mountain of worry needn’t be so high after all?

For more information on Child Care Services, go to www.camosun.ca/childcare

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oliviA bertrAndCONtriBUtiNG Writer

Think the recent announcement that student debt has reached an all-time high of $13 billion is bad? Well, personal debt, such as credit cards, bank loans, or student lines of credit, which many students are burdened with in addition to their student loan debt, is not even included in that staggering fi gure.

After a year or two of studies, the money pool can run dry and many students fi nd themselves coming up short when it comes to their monthly expenses.

Student loans often give just enough to cover tuition and when this happens daily and monthly expenses are left unaccounted for. It’s at these times that credit cards or lines of credit become a saving grace for some students.

For someone who’s working and has a good credit history, get-ting the fi rst credit card shouldn’t be a problem. All banks have their own qualifi cations, and rates may vary, but they tend not to vary too drastically.

“A fi rst-time credit card holder can expect an interest rate of 19.75 percent,” says Heather Meiklejohn, financial advisor for TD Canada Trust. “If they qualify for a $1,000 limit, they may choose our lower rate card at prime 6.9 percent for an annual fee of $25.”

Most students find a way to rack up their cards fairly quickly, no matter their specifi c limit, until all of a sudden they’re suffocating under a mountain of debt.

How about a student line of credit, then? This is a feasible op-tion for those whose studies make it diffi cult to work more than a few hours a week, if at all. Of course, in that case you’ll need a co-signer. Meiklejohn says the minimum credit limit at TD Canada Trust is $5,000.

“A student line of credit is a mix between a chequing account and a Visa,” she explains. “[They] have a minimum payment of just the monthly interest amount while the student is attending school, and then larger payments 12 months after leaving school.”

Students can chip away at the balance of their debt faster by put-ting a little more than the minimum payment down each month.

Also, don’t be afraid to ask your bank for a lower interest rate at any time, and write down all of your purchases so they don’t get out of hand.

C A M O S U N C O L L E G E I N T E R N A T I O N A L P R E S E N T S

Adrian WalravenCIDA Afghanistan Task Force

Kandahar Operations Unit

Keynote speaker Mr Adrian Walraven will present his perspectives on the

reconstruction of Afghanistan as part of British Columbia Speaking Tour,

which will culminate Camosun College’s celebrations of International

Development Week 2009.

F R E E A D M I S S I O NS T U D E N T S , F A C U LT Y , S TA F F A N D T H E C O M M U N I T Y

A R E I N V I T E D T O AT T E N D

Where: Camosun College, Lansdowne Campus, Young Building, Room 216When: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 • 6:30 – 8:00pm

For inquiries contact CCI: [email protected]

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every February tea-totallers from far and wide descend upon Mile Zero for the largest public tea exhibition in North america—the Victoria tea Festival!

this highly anticipated event is also Camosun’s Child Care Services (CCS) signature fundraiser, so stu-dents can feel extra good as they sample and seek out many of the most fl agrant and fl avorsome teas the world has to offer.

CCS is teeming with anticipation for the third annual event. Partner-ing up with Camosun’s Customer Service Program, CCS has gone to great lengths to prepare and promote this fête, but they are still looking for students who would like to volunteer for the two-day event.

the tea Festival, which expects 3,000 visitors this year, provides an occasion for vendors from across North america to exhibit their teas and tea-related products.

apart from all the plentiful tea tastings, expect to fi nd numerous lectures and demonstrations, a si-lent auction, and a world of sugary tea-foods, tea wares, and assorted tea-related products. this truly is a Mecca for tea fanatics.

the event will be held at the Crystal Pool on Feb.14–15, from noon until 5 pm. tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

if you’d like to volunteer or learn more about the event, visit the web-site at www.camosun.ca/childcare

College child centres care for kids

“Our primary mandate is to offer childcare for

students of the college.”

lisA steKelenburGCaMOSUN COLLeGe

Time for tea


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limit, until all of a sudden they’re

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ed sumCONtriBUtiNG Writer

The World Wide Web made its way onto the public scene in the mid ’90s. Now, more than a decade later, Web 2.0 is at its height. But does anybody know what it actually is?

Most people aren’t aware they’re even using Web 2.0, and depending on who you ask in the computer or information technology industry, there’s no solid definition.

“It’s a catch phrase to say how things have progressed,” says Greg

Hooper, a second-year Computer Service Technology (CST) student.

“It can’t be easily explained in a sentence or two.”

In the early ’90s, information found on the web was pretty stat-ic and basic compared to today; meant for scientists to share data. But when it turned into a pub-licly accessible place to read news and do commerce, the landscape changed.

Not to be confused with the Internet, the backbone where the web resides, surfers have slowly seen a new generation of content and content-making possibilities on the web pages they visit.

Visiting a website won’t ne-cessarily yield the same material twice. It’s like the stock exchange; numbers are flying fast and nothing stays the same.

“Web 2.0 is also about a spe-cific set of technologies to cre-ate interactive web pages,” says Clint Lalonde, web specialist at Camosun’s Learning and Teach-ing Centre. “To the general public, it often means the evolution of

websites to become much more dynamic.”

Rick Caswell, an instructor in Camosun’s Applied Communica-tions Program, says new social possibilities and forms of user interaction are key driving forces behind Web 2.0.

“It’s about social networking and giving people the ability to put content on the web in an interactive kind of way,” says Caswell.

But many other popular ap-plications are also synonymous with Web 2.0, including Amazon, eBay, YouTube, Facebook, Twit-ter, Wiki, blogging, and social bookmarking.

Most of today’s popular online services had some kind of start be-fore the turn of the century, indicat-ing Web 2.0 was slowly emerging, but widespread recognition didn’t happen until Y2K fears subsided.

On these websites, one can take part in a wide variety of commercial, social, and creative activities. An early adopter of Web 2.0 was eBay and it’s real-time auctions.

But the possibilities don’t end

there. Google is doing more than just offering their popular search engine; they want to bring the user’s computer desktop to the web with applications like Google Calendar, Docs, Maps, and Talk.

Even though there’s a lot this new generation of technology can offer computer users, the question of privacy should be a concern.

“Privacy has always been an issue,” says Hooper. “It’s coming to the fore because people are putting so much of their personal informa-tion on the web.”

According to Shohreh Hadian, an Camosun Computer Science instructor, people should exercise control in what they post.

“The consumer has to be edu-cated about the information they are handing over because it’s stored on a database,” notes Hadian.

Most companies have strong security measures to protect clients’ information. But many people have reasons to surrender some of their privacy online with applications like Facebook.

“Some people are willing to give a bit of privacy up,” says Lalonde,

“just to have the ability to stay in contact with people.”

Up next? Web 3.0 is right around the corner and there’s no clear definition for that either.

Keltie lArterCONtriBUtiNG Writer

“I’ll tell you something, [being a sex worker] used to be a lot safer back then. Someone always knew where you were and when you were coming back. Not like it is now,” said a woman from the podium.

Dagmar, a sex worker for 44 years, was speaking at a recent conference in Victoria organized by the Women’s Health Research Network (WHRN).

A growing movement exists in Canada to decriminalize sex work and organizations such as the Pros-titutes Empowerment Education and Resource Society, the West Coast Co-operative of Sex Industry Professionals (WCCSIP), and Pros-titution Alternatives Counselling Education have been working hard to change legislation surrounding sex work in our country.

Recently, the WHRN organ-ized a conference here in Victoria

“to try to bring together different stakeholders interested in improv-ing the health, safety, and secur-ity of people working in the sex industry,” explains Cecilia Benoit of WHRN.

The conference was entitled Myths and Misconceptions: Work-

ing with the Media to Reduce Stigma and Enhance Public Under-standing of People Who Work in the Sex Industry.

“This conference is aimed at challenging the dominant myths and misconceptions about sex workers in an attempt to reduce the debilitating stigma attached to sex work in our country,” says Benoit.

Speakers at the conference came from as far away as New Zealand, where sex work has suc-cessfully been decriminalized. Rep-resentatives were also in attendance from Victoria, Vancouver, and Montreal, a city infamous for its many massage parlours and full-contact strip clubs.

The two main issues of the con-ference were a lack of funding for proactive initiatives and an abun-dance of ignorance regarding the realities of sex work.

Complicating things, the sex industry is a challenging moral

issue for most people, sex workers are reluctant to self-identify them-selves because they have nothing to gain and everything to lose by coming forward.

Studies in Canada rely almost entirely on information from out-

door workers and almost nothing is known about the indoor sex trade. Because of this, conference atten-dees agreed the media are only able to focus on very narrow aspects of the industry, usually focusing on the ugliest parts of the business.

Jody Paterson, a UVic journal-ism instructor and advocate for sex workers’ rights, told the group that “news media is a simplistic format for telling complex stories” when it comes to portraying the sex industry.

Susan Davis of the WCCSIP spoke about different initiatives the organization is trying to get started in Vancouver. Such initia-tives include a catering company, a publishing enterprise, and a con-sulting company. Davis explains a serious lack of funding is standing in their way.

“Sex work isn’t the flavour of the day,” says Davis, “the flavour of the day is housing.”

Everyone at the conference agreed rights for sex trade workers is a complex situation that calls for innovative solutions, and the time for solutions is at hand.

Davis summed it up quite well by saying, “In the end, we are look-ing at system-wide reform.”

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Oh Web 2.0, and we hardly even knew you...

“it’s about social networking and giving people the ability to put content on the

web in an interactive kind of way.”

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Computer speak 101Wikia collection of web pages that lets anyone contribute or modify content with a built-in editor. these pages can be used to create communities or information warehouses on a variety of topics, such as tV shows like Lost.

Twittera service where users can post and read other people’s status updates (known as tweets) on the web. the up-dates are similar to status updates on Facebook but the site uses other tech-nologies like really Simple Syndication (rSS) to keep people updated.

RSSrSS is a service delivering up-to-the-minute information to the user’s desk-top or web browser. the information can be about world news, Facebook activities, or the latest Hollywood gossip. the advantage is saving users’ time by not visiting a lot of websites; info is quickly summarized for them by subscribing to the feed.

Social bookmarkinginstead of keeping a user’s list of bookmarks stuck on one computer, social bookmarking allows users to access interesting bookmarks on other computers. One popular social book-marking service is Delicious.com

Conference examines sex worker stigmas

“this conference is aimed at challenging the dominant myths and misconceptions about sex workers.”

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Jeff bAldryCONtriBUtiNG Writer

An internship currently in the works between the Canadian Sports Centre Pacific (CSC Pacific) and Camosun College will allow stu-dents access to cutting edge, high performance sports equipment at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excel-lence (PISE) at Interurban.

The CSC Pacific has been work-ing with the Sport and Exercise Education Department of Camosun to develop an internship that will allow students to be a part of a professional environment.

“Students will be given an op-portunity and the exposure to being in a high performance physiology lab,” says Ben Sporer, CSC Pa-cific physiologist. “The opportunity consists of coming in and learning basic lab techniques, observing interactions with high performance athletes, being a part of those inter-actions, and learning about health and safety issues in a lab.”

Sporer oversees the Perform-ance Preparation Division at CSC

Pacific and is confident in the future of their work with Camosun.

CSC Pacific has many oppor-tunities for Camosun students to benefit from, including physiol-ogy, strength and conditioning, biomechanics, and performance analysis.

“The opportunity to actually do crossover is enormous,” says Sporer. “Because the lab is still very new, as well as the degree program being offered, we are trying to evolve how they can bring the two together to provide the students

with more opportunities within the high performance environment. Down the road our goal is to have more student interaction within the facility.”

The lab works with the PISE team to collaborate packages avail-able to students and commun-ity members. Recently, they have worked with the Lower Island Soc-cer Association to test and evaluate its group members.

“They have been using our facili-ties quite extensively. They want to do some testing, monitoring, and strengthening and conditioning. So we look after the testing and mon-itoring, and the PISE group looks after the strength and conditioning component of it,” says Sporer. “It’s like a one-stop shop!”

The CSC Pacific is also involved with many of BC’s Olympic athletes and coaches. By taking advantage of this opportunity in advancing sport education, Camosun students will get a head start in joining in on the action with Canada’s finest athletes.

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Chargers to watch forby sAmAnthA doney

Chargers to watch for is written by Samantha Doney, a second-year Sport Management student and Sport information and Promotions intern for Camosun Chargers athletics. Check out the new Chargers blog at camosunchargers.blogspot.com


Camosun’s sports teams would be a lot better if prospective play-ers had more reasons to play here, according to a former Chargers coach.

“[Vancouver Island University Mariners] can say they got dormi-tories, and they even got a few bucks to throw around,” says Vic Lindal, who also coached the national vol-leyball team, broadcasted for CBC, and is currently a motivational speaker. “The key element [to suc-cess] is recruiting.”

Lindal, who is also the grand-father of Charger women’s vol-leyball player Stephanie Lindal, says Camosun is at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting top tier players.

“There’s no UVic volleyball program; that hurts Camosun,” says Lindal. “The very best play-ers get invited to play in the US on

scholarships. The next ones go to Alberta or University of Northern BC. The next down are schools that used to be colleges, but now have a U in their title.”

Schools such as Vancouver Island University and Capilano Uni-versity used to be colleges, but now, because of their title change, can of-fer degree scholarships and remain more attractive than Camosun.

UVic, who used to feed from Camosun’s volleyball program, no longer has a volleyball team due to funding issues. This makes it more difficult for Camosun to attract high

caliber volleyball players because there’s no place in Victoria they can get a degree and play volleyball.

This is also, according to Lindal, why better players avoid coming to Camosun and choose schools up island or on the mainland.

According to Lindal, another factor that generally hurts Camosun sports teams is funding for the coaches.

“A lot of the schools have full-time coaches,” explains Lindal.

“I always thought the athletics department should have more of a role in recruiting. They put way too much on the coaches. Remember, [the coaches] only make around $7,000 a year.”

Chargers men’s basketball coach Craig Price puts more of an emphasis on funding, but also echoes some of Lindal’s opinions.

“Things like not having a resi-dence hurts our chances of obtain-ing talent from outside of Victoria,”

says Price. “The only expense the college pays for is the regular sea-son. Any tournaments or exhib-ition games, that comes out of our pockets.”

And while the newly built PISE gym facilities at Interurban might be a draw for some students, ac-cording to Price it costs $50 per team per hour to use the gym. It also runs the teams around $3,500 every time they travel to the mainland for away games.

To offset some of the costs, fundraising programs like Adopt a Charger and the Chargers Acad-emy are run by the teams.

Graham Matthews, Camosun’s Recreation and Athletics coordin-ator, is not shy to the idea of more funding from the school.

“More funding is always help-ful,” says Matthews. “We are al-ways looking for other sources of revenue to help with recruiting. It would take the burden off some of

our players and staff members who are fundraising.”

Meanwhile, Lindal has another answer to the woes of this year’s women’s volleyball team.

“I just noticed the team only has a couple of third or fourth year players, while everybody else is second or first year,” he says.

“Don’t you think that makes a big difference?”

As of press time, the Chargers women’s volleyball team was sitting second to last in the province with a 2–9 record. Their latest defeat came at the hands of the second place UBC Okanagan Heat by a score of 25–9, 25–4, and 25–17. The men’s basketball team also had a record of 2–9.

Meanwhile, the other two teams were faring much better. The men’s volleyball team sat eighth in the country as of press time, while the women’s basketball team was third overall in Canada.

Aleks Saddlemeyer—#4Team: Men’s volleyballYear: 2Position: Left sideHeight: 6’ 5”Hometown: Sidney, BCHigh school: ParklandsCamosun program: University Transfer

What are your personal goals this year?

i want to improve my basic skills, as well as de-velop skills that would help me be a more effective team player—for example, communication.

What are your team goals?

Our first team goal is a top spot at provincials, and the final goal is to make it to nationals.

How are you feeling this year with all the chan-ges, like the new gym and new players?

the new gym was a hassle to get into, but now that we’re here, it’s amazing, and it’s really nice to have a home court. We had several new players to the team this year. they have all proven they belong on the team through their hard work and dedication. they are all great additions to our growing roster.

How is it looking heading for playoffs?

Providing we continue to play at the level we are capable of, we are in good shape for provincials. We have the skill to match or beat any team there.

Caitlin Weir—#12Team: Women’s volleyballYear: 3Position: SetterHeight: 5’5”Hometown: Nanaimo, BCHigh school: WellingtonCamosun program: Nursing

What are your personal goals this season?

i was one of the only two returning players to our team, so my goal was to take on the role as a leader and be a positive role model for the new players.

What are your team goals?

Our team sets different goals each week; this week, our goal is to take a match off of our op-ponent.

How are you feeling this year with all the chan-ges, like the new gym and new players?

i love the new gym; i’ve been with the team for three years now and it’s great to have a home gym to play in. this year has been challenging with all the new players. even though we haven’t been seeing the results we’ve wanted, i have seen huge improvements in everyone.

What’s your role on the team?

as one of the captains, my role on the team has been to lead by example. i hold everyone account-able for their actions on the court, and try to keep the girls motivated.

Chargers teams at a disadvantage, say coaches

“the key element [to success] is recruiting.”

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PISE students intern at cutting edge sports lab

“Students will be given an opportunity and

the exposure to being in a high performance

physiology lab.”ben sporer

CSC PaCiFiC


Physiologist James Brotherhood shows off PISE performance equipment.

FeatUreFebruary 4, 20098 FeatUre


So, who is this St. Valentine guy anyways, and why do we shell out millions of dollars on his day?

Well, none of it’s very clear. it seems mid-February was an important time in the roman calendar, when fertility was bestowed on young women by beating them with dead animal skins.

around 500 aD a pope declared a feast for St. Valentine. this might have been an attempt to steal the pagans’ mid-February brouhaha.

But, depending on which church you went to, the feast could have been in early or mid-summer. Now it’s gone altogether in the roman Catholic Church, deleted from the calendar in 1969 (although Feb. 14

is denoted as Saint Cyril and Methodius’ Day).

Searching through a historical database of martyrs and saints, the pope came across a St. Valentine. Valentine hadn’t been recorded in an earlier list of saints and martyrs, and when the feast was an-nounced it seems even the pope knew next to nothing of his deeds.

this is where things get confusing. there

are actually a few St. Valentines, and three probably lived around the same time (250 aD), in italy. and there isn’t much known about any of them.

the most famous story has a roman em-peror, Claudius ii, banning marriage to

keep his soldiers from getting hitched. But there were still some elopers and St. Valentine, a Christian priest, continued to marry them. to each other.

Valentine was eventually caught and sentenced to a beating and beheading. Before the big day though, he stayed in a jail where the lovers he had married came to visit, bringing him a few small gifts.

also, as time went on, he “befriended” the jailer’s daughter and ended up writ-ing a letter to her, signed, “From your Valentine.”

then his head was chopped off and he died for his beliefs.

Geoffrey Chaucer also had a hand in mak-ing Valentine’s Day what it is. ever wonder why cheesy love poems are a big part of the red day?

Chaucer and his circle popularized the idea of romantic love being the centre of Feb. 14, and, being the masterful writer he was, wrote love poems for the day.

So now you know who to blame . . .

1. 10CC—“The Things We Do for Love”

this song will have you believ-ing the reason you’re alone isn’t your fault, and everything is really okay. it might even get you to believe you’re a normal, functioning member of society. Good times really are on the way.

2. Puddle of Mudd—“Blurry”

You’re really in the pits be-cause you haven’t kissed a

girl since 2003, and you need something a little darker. this 2001 Puddle of Mudd release has saved thousands of self-pitying, misunderstood lives. the vapid lyrics will make you think about all of the hollow people in your life that have no feelings or thoughts. they don’t care about your daily plight! You’re the only one that’s real!

3. S m a s h i n g P u m p k i n s —“Thirty Three”

if the archaic piano melody throughout this self-loathing gem doesn’t have you wide awake with the lights off, then it’s time to end it, my friend. if you’re feeling brave, instant message this track to a girl who won’t give you the time of day, and maybe she’ll feel sorry enough for you to go out for an awkward coffee. But don’t expect anything else.

4. Nine Inch Nails—“The Fragile”

according to this track, there’s some person nobody else understands except for trent reznor. He’s destined to be with this person, and

“won’t let them fall apart.” if you’re like reznor, you’ll love this song, and will play it on Valentine’s Day while making fucked up faces in the mirror. Perhaps an interpretive dance or two?

5. Gerr y Raffer ty—“Right Down the Line”

imagine yourself in a club telling a girl exactly what rafferty sings in this song. “Woman, it’s been you, right down the line!” the crying guitar, and rafferty’s desperate/confident singing will have you feeling nostalgic and very sorry for yourself.

JennA sedmAKCONtriBUtiNG Writer

What can better express true love than an expensive dinner at a fancy restaurant, a large bouquet of the reddest roses, and a gift of fi ne chocolate and jewelry? that’s what Valentine’s Day is all about, right?

“i obviously feel pressure to celebrate Val-entine’s Day,” says Camosun environmental technology student alex Carota. “i’d get shot by my girlfriend if i didn’t!”

Men and women of all ages participate in our culture’s version of this holiday. Our society is shown from a young age that love is expressed in the form of a heart-shaped box of chocolates.

“Children are nurtured into a culture of con-sumption, initially through the writing and shar-ing of Valentine’s with their classmates, and then later through the dances, chocolates, etc. that are made to be a part of the cultural experience,” says randall tonks, an instructor in Camosun College’s Psychology department.

along with the cultural expectations surrounding Valentine’s Day, various marketing and advertis-ing tactics help fuel this lucrative holiday.

“Men are targeted for consumption to buy chocolate, fl owers, jewelry, etc.,” says tonks.

Stores take advantage of these cultural norms and pushy advertising, stocking up on Valen-tine’s gifts, fl owers, cards, and chocolates. and then their prices rise even further.

“Flower prices are based on a calculation that is determined by our costs; when holidays such as Valentine’s Day arrive, we see a signifi cant in-crease in the cost of our raw products,” explains kelly Darwin of in Bloom Floral Boutique, who also mentions 80 percent of Valentine’s Day shoppers are men.

although many people feel pressure on Valen-tine’s Day to shell out gifts, many affordable, homemade, or locally produced options are available.

“if you’re the sentimental type, you can make a card by arranging a photo of your happy selves with a digital editing program. add flowers around your faces, and maybe a heart or two and a simple Valentine’s message,” suggests adam Podolec, UVic environmental Studies student.

“Saving money on a card frees up some budget on a bottle of wine and some locally made truf-fl es,” says Podolec, “because you know she’s probably going to share with you anyway.”

1. Masturbate every half hour. 2. Look for discount candy cinnamon hearts at the store, hoping you bump into that special someone also looking for discount candy cinnamon hearts.

3. Listen to music in your room with the lights off while trying to cry tears that just won’t come.

4. Watch a romant ic comedy, imagining yourself as one of the lead characters.

5. Drunk dialing, or scanning Facebook profi les for a glimmer of tit.


Nexus readers will have noted by now that we like to give an alternative perspective on ma-jor issues, one that refl ects a student’s reality more than the mainstream media might. That’s

why this year we’ve come up with some of our own cutout Valentine’s cards!

That’s right, we’re printing special cards that you can cut out and give to your sweetie.

But these aren’t your everyday normal kinda cards. These ones are special, high-grade romance.

They are the kind you give to the girl/guy who sits on

the bus in front of you. You know the one; you sit there, stare at his or her hair, smell it a little . . .

Now, instead of just “accidentally” bumping into them, over and over again, make your love known by slipping one of these doozies into their pocket when they aren’t looking.

Or, if it’s a teacher you’re after, try and instigate a spark. Prof-student love might be against school policy, but not the policy of love.

So get out there with a pair of scissors and this issue of Nexus and show your crush what love really is.

Top fi ve: Things to do alone on Valentine’s Day

The sordid history of St. Valentine

It seems mid-February was an important time in the Roman calendar, when fertility was bestowed on young women by beating them with dead animal skins.

Top fi ve: Songs to get you through Valentine’s Day when you feel sorry for yourself because nobody loves you

Spreading the love fever

Buying love on Valentine’s Day

“Ever had to break up with yourself? I had to call my boyfriend and remind him that he wasn’t actually dat ing me anymore, judging by the lack of us seeing each other for a month, and him dating someone else.”

—Culinary Arts student

“My girlfriend found out that I had been, well, getting to know other women, and broke my windshield and carved her name into my dashboard. Seriously.”

—University Transfer student

“I got dumped for God. And some chick in his bible study group . . . but mostly God.”

—University Transfer student

“I was supposed to meet my girlfriend at this train station in France, and I only had a one way ticket there. So I get off the train, and she’s there, only to tell me that she’s met someone else, and that she’s getting on the train that I was getting off to go see him. Dumped and stranded.”

—Psychology student

“I got dumped on my birthday, which happened to be Valentine’s Day, which also happened to be our anniversary.”

—Practical Nursing student

Misery loves company: Top 5 Valentine’s Day breakups

zAn ComerfordCONtriBUtiNG Writer

Valentine’s Day drudges up different feelings in different people. Some of us get warm, tingling feelings, looking into their special someone’s eyes and sharing excitement about a special

day. Others, however, are getting cold, prickly feelings, perhaps muttering bitter comments at couples they pass on the street.

Broken hearts. Broken car windows. When it comes to bad breakups, Camosun students have seen it all. Here’s a little taste of some

of the hilarious, brutal breakups your fellow students have endured.

Names have been excluded to protect the in-nocent, and the guilty. Go ahead and indulge your bitter side. tis’ the season, after all.

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1. 10CC—“The Things We Do for Love”

this song will have you believ-ing the reason you’re alone isn’t your fault, and everything is really okay. it might even get you to believe you’re a normal, functioning member of society. Good times really are on the way.

2. Puddle of Mudd—“Blurry”

You’re really in the pits be-cause you haven’t kissed a

girl since 2003, and you need something a little darker. this 2001 Puddle of Mudd release has saved thousands of self-pitying, misunderstood lives. the vapid lyrics will make you think about all of the hollow people in your life that have no feelings or thoughts. they don’t care about your daily plight! You’re the only one that’s real!

3. S m a s h i n g P u m p k i n s —“Thirty Three”

if the archaic piano melody throughout this self-loathing gem doesn’t have you wide awake with the lights off, then it’s time to end it, my friend. if you’re feeling brave, instant message this track to a girl who won’t give you the time of day, and maybe she’ll feel sorry enough for you to go out for an awkward coffee. But don’t expect anything else.

4. Nine Inch Nails—“The Fragile”

according to this track, there’s some person nobody else understands except for trent reznor. He’s destined to be with this person, and

“won’t let them fall apart.” if you’re like reznor, you’ll love this song, and will play it on Valentine’s Day while making fucked up faces in the mirror. Perhaps an interpretive dance or two?

5. Gerr y Raffer ty—“Right Down the Line”

imagine yourself in a club telling a girl exactly what rafferty sings in this song. “Woman, it’s been you, right down the line!” the crying guitar, and rafferty’s desperate/confident singing will have you feeling nostalgic and very sorry for yourself.

1. Masturbate every half hour. 2. Look for discount candy cinnamon hearts at the store, hoping you bump into that special someone also looking for discount candy cinnamon hearts.

3. Listen to music in your room with the lights off while trying to cry tears that just won’t come.

4. Watch a romant ic comedy, imagining yourself as one of the lead characters.

5. Drunk dialing, or scanning Facebook profi les for a glimmer of tit.

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What better time of year than mid-February for a night of live music, sweet treats, and burlesque dancing?

“Spread your love around and enjoy a fantastic evening of bur-lesque entertainment,” says Miss Rosie Bitts about her upcoming show, the Bitts of Tease Cabaret.

The evening promises inter-nationally renowned burlesque dancers, live music, and cheesecake from Cheesecake 101.

Joining Bitts is Ernie Von Schmaltz, who will be performing

“boylesque,” the male version of burlesque dancing. The show is 19-plus and meant for adult audi-ences of all ages.

“The age range depends on the show, but can be anywhere from a mid-’20s audience to over 65,” explains Bitts.

Eye-catching and fl amboyant, burlesque features dancing and clothing removal, but is an art form set apart from stripping.

“The performer makes a con-scious choice of which body parts to display or not display,” explains

Bitts. “Burlesque is about entertain-ment; its purpose is not to create sexual arousal.”

The evening is for entertainment and fun. Burlesque can be about anything the performer wants it to be; it’s a creative and empowering form of dance allowing performers to express their true selves or their alter egos. It can also be a way to express feminism or masculinity.

“A burlesque fi gure that I look up to is Zorita, an incredible lady at the peak of her fame in the 1950s. At that time, it was very risky tak-ing your clothes off,” says Bitts.

“Becoming a burlesque star was her choice as an alternative to having a man support her.”

A passion for dance and the sup-port and fun within the burlesque community is where Bitts’ love for burlesque stems from.

“I have been dancing all my life and became obsessed with the idea of burlesque about fi ve years ago,” explains Bitts.

Aside from an evening of great entertainment, this show is also a fundraiser for a local youth charity.

“Instead of deciding between spending your money on an evening out, or giving to charity, you can do both,” exclaims Bitts.

A portion of all proceeds from this event will be donated to the Victoria Youth Clinic, which offers resources, health care, and counsel-ing to Victoria’s youth in need.

“There’s not a lot of money in these charities,” explains Bitts,

“they do a fantastic job and offer im-portant resources to our youth.”

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No ReservationsStarring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail BreslinRuntime: 104 minutes

“Meh”—a sound that comes hand-in-hand with an indifferent shoulder shrug. In this case, it’s an adequate reaction to No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart.

This dramatic comedy includes humour, romance, and a cute kid to tie it all together. It accomplishes everything that would be expected of it—but not a whole lot more.

Zeta-Jones plays a socially inept workaholic who is the chef at a pre-tentious restaurant. Kate is said to be the best chef in town, but cooking has become her entire life.

So, when she is landed with the custody of her ten-year-old niece, Zoe, she doesn’t quite know how to proceed. Her fi rst few weeks as a makeshift parent include hiring bad babysitters, forgetting to pick up Zoe after school, and not understanding that a full fi sh (complete with head, eyes, and tail) isn’t exactly a great kid’s meal.

And when Kate’s boss hires an exuberant sous chef (Eckhart), Kate immediately resents him for getting along with her kitchen staff, playing opera 24/7, and for being almost as good as her.

Predictable might be a bit of an understatement for this movie.

Clearly, the new sous chef is charming, cute, and great with kids. Heaven forbid situations like these ever involve hairy perverts with acne, rotting teeth, and bad BO.

The story lines for these roman-tic comedies are always the same. Two unnaturally beautiful people meet and hate each other. Then the hostility between them turns into a whole other kind of tension.

So they get together. Then they fi ght. Then they get back together, but only after a traumatic event involving the child. Cue the warm and fuzzy ending.

If only life were like that.Okay, No Reservations is no

nail-biter, but simplicity isn’t a sin either. Movies like this have their own time and place.

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My Bloody Valentine 3D


For audiences not forgiving or fond of genre fi lms, My Bloody Val-entine 3D may be too much to han-dle. It contains all the paradoxical charms and trappings slasher fi lms have to offer—horny teenagers, pig-headed police offi cers, predictable pacing, gratuitous gore, and a plot amounting to a compendium of clichés and camp.

The real reason to see this movie is for its 3D gimmick. The boom years of the early 1950s brought such classics as It Came from Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Hitchcock’s Dial ‘M’ for Murder, but will the new 3D fi lms coming out promise to stay true to this heritage? Valentine seems to, using Real D technol-ogy to its advantage, despite some rather soulless cinematography from Brian Pearson.

The 3D bandwagon aside, this horror fi lm follows another trend—it’s a remake.

In 1981, a Canadian horror fl ick notable only for giving Irish musical wunderkind Kevin Shields the name for his seminal shoegaze band, My Bloody Valentine, was released to little fanfare.

Cut to 2009 and director/editor Patrick Lussier has a new pickaxe to grind and another round of Valen-

tine violence. How romantic.The slasher fl ick relies heavily

on varying modes of exploitation and depravity, and occasionally a self-aware sense of humour.

My Bloody Valentine 3D isn’t afraid to ham it up, and with B-grade acting, ranging from campy and over-the-top to lackluster and laughable, consider this a guilty pleasure. Or don’t consider it at all.

The Wrestler


The movie industry is abuzz about The Wrestler being actor Mickey Rourke’s best comeback fi lm.

Knowing Rourke’s background and how Sin City brought him back to the limelight, The Wrestler wouldn’t have worked if it were star-ring any other actor. As an ex-boxer, Rourke knows what it’s like to be a gladiator as well as how rough it was to get back into the fi lm industry.

He spectacularly plays Randy “The Ram” Robinson, an aging star who retires from the scene be-cause of health issues and falls for an equally aging stripper/dancer, Cassidy (Marisa Tomei). Randy also tries to reconcile with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood).

But this fi lm has its imperfec-

tions. The first half focuses on Randy and how the wrestling en-tertainment industry works, leav-ing little time for interpersonal character development to happen in the second half.

Also, there are two stories; both revealing themselves in parallel as Randy struggles to live a retired life and Cassidy struggles as a single mom.

The narrative is an honest look at how love should develop and how the entertainment industry and its fans sometimes treat its older stars.

Don’t expect WWE to be played out, but a story to understand how life, as one ages, progresses. Should performers continue on until no one cares? This fi lm leaves audiences to make their own conclusion.

And, apparently, there is a price for fame.

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A strong sense of camaraderie and a lifelong love for their hobby inspired three local gamers to create Gottacon, an event encompassing everything gaming enthusiasts would enjoy.

This upcoming Victoria conven-tion will provide those in attendance a chance to enjoy a variety of gam-ing experiences, including playing some of the classic video games of all time and rolling dice to battle monsters in the world of Dungeons and Dragons.

“It is a great social activity,” says Carson Upton, an alumni of the Camosun Computer Engineering Program.

Upton has been spending the last two years bringing Gottacon to Victoria, along with Evan Hatch, a funding administrator at the Ministry of Education, and Michael Lum, owner of Skyhaven Games. For the three friends, the love of gaming has been with them since childhood.

“I started to make a role-playing game with Michael before I first heard about Dungeons & Dragons,” says Upton.

Not many gamers maintain a high level of commitment with the hobby into their adult years. After meeting Hatch, who was a delegate of Wizards of the Coast promoting Magic the Gathering and founder of the Toronto Role-Players Associa-tion, the idea of creating a gaming convention began.

When not at work, Hatch dedi-

cates a large portion of his down-time handling the business end and recruiting hosts to operate the various types of games taking place at the event.

While most gamers usually play at home instead of in public, Got-tacon wants to change that image.

“Gaming is much like getting to-gether for dinner, going to a movie, or just hanging out,” says Lum.

Gaming has defi nitely seen its popularity grow in recent years. Dungeons and Dragons, the staple of the entire role-playing game

industry, made the transition to fi lm with direct-to-video releases, and Magic the Gathering, the king of trading card games, is still go-ing strong with comic book and electronic game tie-ins.

And videogames are also getting a lot of attention; just look at all the games turned into Hollywood movies, like Tomb Raider and Resi-dent Evil.

But despite its rising popular-ity, it’s rare for an event like this to happen in Victoria. Usually, one has to leave the island to experience the

wonders of pop culture in a conven-tion environment.

For the past two decades, other conventions in Victoria have come and gone, with hardly any lasting beyond a second year. Because of Victoria’s previous lack of success with conventions, paying for high profi le guests to attract the public can be risky.

“There is no sense spending thousands of dollars trying to bring in talents as you have to establish yourself fi rst,” says Hatch.

But Gottacon won’t be without its share of high-profile guests. Along with a few gaming industry personalities, Victoria resident Dave Duncan, author of the Venice (Alchemist) trilogy, and Canad-ian-born Steven Erikson, author of the Malazan, Book of the Fallen series, will be in attendance to answer questions and sign auto-graphs. Also planned is a video showcase by local comedy group LoadingReadyRun.

Despite the financial risks, Gottacon’s founders hope to cre-ate a memorable event for gamers unable or unwilling to spring for a trip to conventions in Vancouver or elsewhere.

“To leave the island costs a for-tune,” says Hatch. “We hope to bring exciting, large, quality events to the island.”

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“Gaming is much like getting together for dinner, going to a

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Face it, your moods change during the day and, undoubtedly, so do the tunes that go with your vibe. There are times when scurrying through the endless playlists that you fail to find that special song. Whether someone’s in the mood for late night revelry, a baked evening session, or favorite times of emo-solace, the music must change with the person. With that in mind, here are three bands to soothe anyone’s dynamic soul.

Titus Andronicus (www.myspace.com/titusandronicus) will carry you late into any night with their riotous and unstoppable debut album, The Airing of Griev-ances. This gang, hailing from New Jersey, has made a triumphant re-cording with their blend of garage and alternative, underlayed with a punk spirit. By no means is this a simple rock-off though, as the arrangements are reminiscent of Arcade Fire, but unpolished and without any damn pretentiousness. The band’s energy is visceral and infectious, drowning out many of the conceited indie acts of today.

The Alps (myspace.com/thealpssf) are like an outer-body experience and are perfect for those times of smoke-filled relaxation. Their debut album, III, can be com-pared to the psychedelics of Pink

Floyd, but is by no means a nostalgic throwback. Using a broad range of instruments, the sound of the album varies considerably in its eight tracks. The peyote-infl uenced elements of this band are mesmer-izing, melodic, and well worth a blissed-out listen.

In-Flight Safety (myspace.com/infl ightsafety) is a Canadian four-piece with a moody expres-sionism that will keep you company in your best of lonely nights. Their sound is not whiny but comforting, and often draws near to the sonic heights of Coldplay. The excellent use of melodic guitar lines, exten-sive piano, and organ gives their third album, We Are an Empire, My Dear, a genuine modern rock ap-peal. They have also mined an odd but rather groovy ’80s new wave feel that, when mixed with the rest of the album, makes for an overall exciting listen.

Tunes for changing moods

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AlishA ChArmleyCONtriBUtiNG Writer

Many things should be con-sidered when getting a tattoo or piercing. What do you get? Where do you put it? How big should it be? And, maybe more importantly, how will the tattoo affect your future job opportunities?

It’s a question most students don’t ask when modifying their bodies, but permanently imprinting an image on an arm or punching a hole through a lip has the potential to jeopardize a chance at a dream job.

Tattoos and piercings are be-coming more commonplace, but not necessarily more accepted, especially when it comes to get-ting a job.

Camosun student Cameron Mikkers has three tattoos. Since he’s gotten them, he’s been hired at a few jobs without question or concern.

“Right now, I don’t have them in objectionable places,” says Mikkers.

“When I get more, future employ-ment will be a consideration to where I get them. I don’t plan on getting anything above my collar or below my elbow.”

Mikkers is thinking about becoming a teacher and under-stands potential employers can shy away from candidates with body modifications.

“People consider that when

they’re hiring, but that’s not a bad thing. I wouldn’t want my insurance agent covered in tattoos,” explains Mikkers.

Bruce Frith, principal of Stelly’s Secondary in Central Saanich, says body modifications can be factors when deciding on hiring a teacher, but it’s not something he specific-ally looks for. Surprisingly, the ap-plicant will usually approach him with the issue.

Applicants know teachers are role models and wonder if their

tattoos will be a problem in the classroom, he says.

“Prominent facial piercings or bold exposed tattoos on the neck and face would be a problem if [you] want to be considered a role model,” says Frith. “The moral standard for teachers is quite high. Sure, there are lots of teachers who have some piercings, or tattoos on arms, legs, ankles, etc . . . most of the time they are covered up. But the commun-ity and the professional standard for teachers would direct them to be discreet in their exposure of piercings and tattoos.”

While it’s important in some jobs, like teaching, to be discreet about tattoos and piercings, some businesses understand they mean more than rebelling and being different, and even encourage em-ployees to show who they are by not hiding the artistic marks on their body.

“The key thing is for employ-ers to see your experience and your capability to do the job,” says

Irene Wallace, Camosun Student Employment facilitator.

Jim Townley, co-owner of Fresh Cup Roastery Café in Saanichton and Sidney, believes as long as his staff are discreet about tattoos and piercings, he doesn’t see why they can’t find a common ground. Providing, of course, the customer is still comfortable.

“Giving a little bit of latitude around their individuality allows the staff to be comfortable,” says Townley, “because they’re bring-ing their personality to work every day.”

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Over time, tattoos have become more of a fashion statement than a personal statement. A tattoo is a beautiful scar its wearer should be proud to bare, not a lipstick colour or a flavour of the month that can be changed when he or she gets tired of it. But mistakes happen, and sometimes a tattoo cover-up is needed.

Zain Hull of Pair o’ Dice Tat-too and Piercing has been in this career since 1978. That’s 31 years of watching the tattoo industry becom-ing more and more mainstream.

And with a growing number of clients and a growing number of bad ideas.

“If you go back far enough, say 30 years ago, artists didn’t take the time to say, ‘That’s a dumb idea,’“ explains Hull.

When getting a tattoo, people should consider some very import-ant factors.

“Stay away from detail; it turns into a blob,” says Hull. “Because that’s one of the problems, people are just getting something that’s way too detailed.”

With age, skin will stretch and lose its elasticity, causing a tattoo to get blurry if too much detail is put into it. Colours also come into play when trying to cover up an un-wanted tattoo with a new image.

“You’re more limited; you have black areas that you have to cover with black because you can’t cover black with colours,” says Hull.

For those who’ve tattooed an ex’s name on their arm and don’t want to cover it up with more ink, there’s always laser removal. Prices vary for size and colours in the tat-too, but it’s certainly not cheap.

Also, be cautioned—it’s been said laser removal is slightly more painful than the original tattoo itself.

A less-permanent option to ink tattooing is henna. Henna is a paste applied to the skin, left to dry, and washed off, leaving a stain. It’s painless and can last anywhere from seven to 21 days, but it doesn’t stick with you forever.

“Probably people’s biggest mis-take is they’ll spend $150 dollars on a pair of jeans and then they’ll only spend $80 on a tattoo that’s forever, for the rest of their life,” says Hull.

“Get what you want, not what you can afford.”

And for those not quite sure, or just too broke, there’s always the badass rub-on tattoo.

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The Slow FixBy Ivan E. Coyote(Arsenal Pulp Press)

Kelly mArionCONtriBUtiNG Writer

The Slow Fix is a collection of short stories from the life of Ivan, a transgender man (female to male), as he grows into his own skin while meeting head-on with stigmas and biases held by those surrounding him.

It illustrates the hardships a transgender person faces, regard-less of where they live, as Ivan moves across several cities and towns in Canada, from Whitehorse to Ottawa.

Although this novel feels slightly fragmented, jumping from region to region across Canada, it pieces itself together nicely in telling Ivan’s story as he affects those around him, and in turn is affected by them.

Ivan offers a sense of realism and brutal honesty in his writing that will make you feel the discom-fort associated with being born in a body that doesn’t fi t quite right. He compares his situation to a pair of mismatched boots, stating that “she” pinches a little, while “he” slips off too easily.

The Slow Fix is an interesting collection of short stories with context better suited to an older audience, but an overall story any-one can appreciate. It’s a great read for anyone who feels out of place in his or her own skin in a world where conforming to society is commonplace.

negativity

The challengeBe cheerful and optimistic 24 hours a day. In other

words, be something I’m not. I’m nixing the negative vibe and embracing the good in life.The research

If there’s one thing we know about in Victoria, it’s grey skies. It may not be so cold to ex-Easterners, but to locals winter is a downer, leading many of us to experience the winter blues. According to some stud-ies, nearly 100,000 British Columbians are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder, a mood disorder induced by a lack of sunlight that leaves one feeling sluggish, unenthused, and uninspired. Some are hit so hard they become clinically depressed. A simple cure is a burst of elating sunshine, but more common is accepting life as it is and living like a grump.The rationale

The grass could be greener, but it could also be dead. With this in mind, I decided to make the most of what I’ve got and approach things in a half-full way rather than a half-empty one. From this day forward, I will be donning my rose-tinted glasses and come equipped with a smile. My life as a hippie begins now.The trial

Day 1: To start my life at peace in my surroundings, I scoured my closet for a peace necklace I wore back in elementary, hoping just wearing it would remind me of less complicated days where my stress revolved around which boy I should kiss that day.

Day 3: So far, so good. In being nicer to those around me, I am getting the same in return, making my life so much simpler and easier not to be such a bitch. Take, for example, last night. I made my family dinner, mak-ing my brother feel guilty enough to do the dishes, and giving my parents time to go for an evening stroll so they didn’t freak out about the pile of clothes scattered

across my bedroom fl oor. In the end, everyone benefi ted; I felt like I was part of the Brady Bunch.

Day 6: I slept in today, stubbed my toe when running to answer the phone, and discovered my brother drank the last of the milk, thus ruining my routine Shreddies breakfast. Could my day start off any worse? But instead of taking out my anger at the next person to cross my path, I bit my tongue, smoked some pot (then masked it with patchouli), and rocked out to some Hendrix.

Day 8: Today, a customer at the restaurant where I work complained his meal was too slow to arrive and wasn’t spicy enough. My initial thoughts were to tell him to shove it, order it extra hot next time, and realize good food takes time; but, out of the kindness of my heart, I offered him a free meal instead, knowing very well it would be deducted from my next paycheck. I’m a full-time student and he probably works for the govern-ment; who could possibly need to save a buck?

Day 10: An excerpt from my diary; “I feel like crap today. I woke up with a pounding headache, a full agenda, and only 17 hours left in the day. My schedule is so jam-packed these days that I can’t afford to feel under the weather and I can’t help but feel pissed off. Trying to keep a positive outlook I pop some pills and decide to take my day one step at a time. ‘Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride, ain’t no one gonna hold me down . . . oh no, I got to keep on moving . . . ‘ Thanks Matthew Wilder of Ace of Base, you inspire me. Love Kelly, xoxo.”

Day 13: I helped out with the Mustard Seed Food Bank today and realized my life isn’t so bad. Even those in the worst situations are making the most of what they’ve got and holding their heads high. The sun is shining and spring is in the air, I have a great family, and an incredible group of friends. I can’t complain.

Day 14: I discovered even though my thoughts aren’t entirely positive, I do act in a positive manner. I hold the door open for people, say bless you when people sneeze, and give up my seat for the elderly. Hippie-esque? Close enough.The result

After two weeks of frolicking in the fi elds with a daisy behind my ear and my tie-dye dress blowing in the breeze, I’ve finally found inner peace. Okay, so that’s a little farfetched, but I am trying to let my hip-pie friends rub off on me by being a bit more optimistic and carefree.Next issue

I’m giving up meat and all animal by-products. For a solid two weeks, I’m giving veganism a shot.

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GIVING IT UP: old habits di hard by Kelly mArionBy Keltie Larter

Back door loveWith Valentine’s Day fast approaching, forget about waxy chocolates and over-priced fl owers and surprise your partner with a little something different to show them how much you love them. this year, why not surprise them with a little anal sex?

One of the great things about anal play is it can be enjoyed by men and women. Unlike the penis or vagina, both males and females own the right equipment.

For men, stimulation of the prostate gland through the rectal wall results in pleas-urable erotic sensations and often an orgasm. For women, the many nerve endings located in and around the anus can be extremely pleasurable when coupled with some vaginal or clitoral stimulation.

and just to put heterosexual men out there at ease, enjoying a little anal play does not mean you’re gay, so don’t get your boxers in a knot . . . straight men do it all the time, too. Gay men are just more open about it.

“Butt” where to start?

First of all, you want to make sure the area is squeaky clean. try luring your partner into the shower or bathtub with a soapy massage to start the evening off. also, to avoid a messy situation, make sure you’ve had a bowel movement a couple of hours before you play.

Secondly, the most important accessory to any kind of anal penetration is a good lubricant. i repeat, do not try putting your fi nger or anything else up there dry; it’s painful and will most likely cause your partner to clench up, effectively killing the mood.

Next, with a bit of lube on your fi nger, try gently rubbing around the outside of the anus and perineum while simultaneously stimulating the genitalia.

in order for anal penetration to be pleasurable, it’s important for the anal muscles to be relaxed, and making sure your partner is really turned on helps make this happen.

Often, men enjoy having the perineum and testicles licked while having their penis stroked. Likewise, many women enjoy receiving oral sex while being anally penetrated with a fi nger.

if you’re inclined to take it to the next level, try slowly inserting the penis or a dildo into the rectum. this part of the fun calls for clear and open communication with your partner, and taking it slow is the name of the game.

the fi rst few strokes will likely be somewhat painful, but you’ll soon fi nd the rectal muscles will relax, the pain will go away, and you’ll be able to engage in quite vigorous anal sex.

a word to the wise: although they do it a lot in porn, alternating penetration between the anus and the vagina isn’t a good idea. it can result in embarrassing and uncomfortable infections, so clean up before you cross over.

anal sex can be great if done right. it’s always good to add a little something dif-ferent to your sexual repertoire, so lube up, relax, and have fun with it!

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After about two dec-ades of Womyn’s Centres’ existence some still ques-tion their exclusivity. Why does such a gender exclu-sive organization exist on campuses all over North America?

Womyn’s Centres were estab-lished to serve the changing needs of womyn in the 1970s.

This was no doubt directly re-lated to the feminist movement and the scope of womyn who were empowered at the time to get a job and go to school, regardless of societal pressures.

Womyn started attending schools in greater numbers and both womyn and men were com-peting in academics and the job market.

The centres were originally created as a resource for womyn and have evolved into safe spaces for womyn to gather. Nowadays, Womyn’s Centres still challenge traditional roles.

Not only is it a forum for womyn where they can be comfortable, safe, and secure, but it also serves as a place where womyn have control over their environment.

If men want to come in to the centres, they must ask. It reverses

the roles and puts men in a slightly more passive role, while womyn in the centre become the authority.

Why don’t men have Men’s Centres? Perhaps that’s a ques-tion men can ask, and men can answer.

Maybe it’s less inherent in mas-culine behaviour to seek social networks and close connections. Though masculinity is changing, so are the times, and perhaps men’s needs will dramatically change with it. Time can only tell.

Until then, all self-identi-fied womyn are welcome in the Womyn’s Centre, and so are men on a case-by-case basis.

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The list of dispos-able products we prod-uce goes on and on; remember how stuffed your garbage can was after Christmas morning?

North Americans produce a lot of garbage that ultimately ends up in huge landfi lls. When all that waste starts decomposing, it lets off gasses contributing to the ozone layer’s depletion, adding to global warming.

It doesn’t have to be like this. Recycling and composting are great ways to reduce how much waste you send to the landfi ll.

I live in a house with four other

students; after recycling and com-post, we only produce a shopping bag of garbage every couple weeks.

Your recycling gets picked up at your curb, alternating weeks with your garbage pickup. Most of the things you can’t recycle at your curb can be brought to the Pacifi c Mobile Depot. They take almost anything you would normally throw out, like Styrofoam, soft plastic, foil, and potato chip bags.

Another big contributor to the garbage problem is businesses. Chain stores and other large busi-nesses throw out everything, even things in perfectly good shape.

This presents a wonderful op-portunity for us poor students. Like treasure hunting?

Try dumpster diving. It may sound weird to you at first, but if you go out with someone who knows where to go, your mind will be blown by the amount of great stuff you can pull out of a big, green dumpster. Frying pans, bike parts, day-old baking, action fi gures, and new shoes are just some of the things we’ve found.

Some business owners don’t like people poking around their bins, so show some respect; whatever you don’t want, leave in the dumpster so you don’t make a mess.

For more about Camosun Stu-dents for Enivronmental Aware-ness, visit www.camosunstudent.org/csea or e-mail [email protected]

Q: How do i guarantee a second date?

A: typically, if you’ve had a successful fi rst date, that’s reason enough to promote you to the next one. But since

we don’t read minds, we can only take what body language and other verbal clues our date is giving us. if you don’t want to seem boring, try to arrange a second date that isn’t along the same lines as the fi rst. For example, if you went out for dinner on the fi rst date (nice work!), then offer to do some-thing sporty (like taking a hike) for the next round. the most important part of getting ahead in the dating realm is to not give too much away too fast. Mystery is essential, because if people hand their lives over on a platter, the remaining party loses interest—fast. Let your date do the majority of the talking, unless they are shy. in this case, aim to chat about topics that interest you, and try to gain some common ground. ask about their family or generic things like where they’ve worked and what they see themselves doing in the future. this may seem loaded with ulterior motive, and it is, but it allows you to gain insight into the type of person they are, dependant on their emotions and goals. keep it light, fun, and fl irty, and you’re set.

Q: When and how often should i get an StD test?

A:You should get checked before and after every new partner. Or, if you’re in a monogamous relationship,

twice per year. Why? Because monogamy can mean differ-ent things to the same couple. there’s no guarantee, so be respectful of yourself and get tested regularly. the most common sexually transmitted infection is HPV—75 percent of Canadians contract at least one strain at some point in their lives, and there are over 100 different strains. Condoms help, but don’t entirely prevent the spread, since the virus is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. it’s wise to always be in the know. You wouldn’t want to sleep with someone who only thinks they are safe. You want to know if they’ve ever had Chlamydia or something worse. also, blood dona-tions are a private and selfl ess way to get yourself checked for aiDS, because they have to screen the blood and test it before giving it to someone else. and, remember, every person you have sex with stays with you and carries on to the next. take your sexual activities into serious account, remind yourself of the consequences, and do your best to stay safe and healthy.

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Wharfside Eatery1208 Wharf St., 250–360–1808Three course local menu: Calamari, Penne with Chardonnay Cream Sauce and Nutmeg, Turtle Pie

Donald: There’s something special about a waitress who doesn’t bat an eyelash when you order two entrees. When I order more food than a stable young man generally does, I am not asking for you to look at me like I’m some sort of Paul Bunyan-esque freak of nature. Thank you Wharfside waitress for realizing that men sometimes eat a lot, and it’s nothing to get upset about. Something that is worth getting upset over though is the utter banality of the food at this restaurant. This meal had all the pizzazz and excitement of licking a dry spoon. Eating the calamari was like read-ing a high school social studies textbook—the odd fl icker of fl avour and substance, but ultimately an experience that leaves you bored to tears. As for the main course, it was full of wiry cheese and a nutmeg fl air that was buried too deep to be noticed. I suppose the middling nature of the cuisine is to be expected—Wharfside is in the Bermuda Triangle of downtown dining, after all—but it sure is fucking frustrating.

Guy: The guy who sat us down half-snickered at us, “Nice. The local menu.” You see, at some restaurants, if you don’t ask for the local menu, they charge you up the ass for the same food on the “regular” menu. I guess it’s meant to rip off tourists. After this, I was predicting things like our food being severely overcooked or late without proper compensation. While the food was a little below average, the price was fair, and one starts to think whether the food served on the local menu is the same quality as the food served on the regular menu. The lobster was a little overcooked and rubbery (and it ended up being free). The penne was served with Asiago cheese and cooked with chardonnay, which saved the dish from being a bore. The waitress was not overly pushy or nice (although she was gorgeous), but the calamari was like eating soggy, breaded bread.

Price: $17.89 plus tax (free lobster tails if the kitchen overcooks them!)

Verdict: Fabulous, helpful staff, but service alone does not make a man feel content.

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Acres of Lions CD Release ShowLUCKY, SHOW AT 10 PM, PRICE TBAit’s about damn time, acres of Lions. Finally, their CD is out, and these Victoria

guys have a wicked live show set up to showcase their new songs. a trophy Life, Conversation, and Beat kids join in on the fun.

Saturday, Feb. 7

Die Roten PunkteINTREPID THEATRE, SHOW AT 9 PM, $15Berlin’s sibling superstars Otto and astrid are back with the show that won the audience pick award for the best comedy at the 2008 Victoria Fringe Fest. rocking out and busting a gut fi nally go hand-in-hand.

Friday, Feb. 13

Vincat’s Glam Rock BallLUCKY, DOORS AT 9:30 PM, $9Vincat, run Chico run, Bloody Wilma, Cobras Cobras Cobras, and Dreamboat are back to remind you why good bands never go out of style. Wear a glam cos-tume and get in for $6.

Saturday, Feb. 14

A Black Valentine’sSUGAR, DOORS AT 9 PM, $18if you didn’t fi nd a date for Valentine’s

Day, then Vancouver’s SNFU, along with Dayglo abortions, the Frostbacks, and Burn Hollywood Burn, will keep you com-pany all night. and, better yet, they won’t make you buy dinner and drinks.

Saturday, Feb. 14

Tequila Mockingbird OrchestraVICTORIA EVENT CENTRE, DOORS AT 9 PM, $15tequila Mockingbird Orchestra appears on stage with Something Better and Victoria’s own Dano Stern Project. Check them out before they make it big.

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Canada in Afghanistan speechCanadian international Development agency (CiDa) representative adrian Walraven will be at Camosun to present perspectives on the reconstruction of afghanistan. the visit is part of inter-national Development Week, an annual

CiDa initiative. Walraven holds more degrees than i can count, and his experi-ence includes United Nations Develop-ment Programs in several countries i didn’t know existed. He also served as an elections observer in Ukraine and Haiti. in other words, this man knows his shit. Come experience this rare chance to gain insights into Canada’s roles in afghanistan. From 6:30–8 pm in Young 216, Lansdowne. For more info, e-mail [email protected]

Wednesday Feb. 4

Nexus pizza dayCome buy a slice and i’ll show you my boobies. No seriously, i own two blue-footed boobies, which are long-

winged seabirds inhabiting tropical and subtropical islands off the Pacifi c Ocean, most famously the Galapagos islands in ecuador, you friggin’ perv! From 12 pm until the pizza is totally devoured, outside the Fisher Building at Lansdowne.

Friday, Feb. 6

Free movie!if you’re like me and you keep putting your money on the edmonton Oilers, then you’re probably broke. So why not check out something free? Free and educational! Sometimes in april is set against the ’94 Genocide that took place over 100 days in rwanda. the movie has been hailed as a triumph of storytelling,

faithful to the actual events. at 6 pm in Young 217, Lansdowne. admission by donation.

Monday, Feb. 9

Employment info sessionFreedom 55 Financial brings terry Lang-ridge, director of business development, onto campus to answer any and all questions you might have about future employment. info sessions mean leads, which means potential jobs, which means potential money, which means a potential mansion, which means potential kick-ass games of hide-and-go-seek. From 12:30–1:20 pm in CBa 209, interurban. For more info, e-mail [email protected]

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