“Go Green” for All the Wrong Reasons
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volume 21, issue 15 april 6, 2011 STEPPING DOWN THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE MORE THAN WORDS Camosun College Student Society Our contest-winning article says Ivan Coyote delivers the intimacy external executive Matteus that Camosun needs more self- that always comes with good camosun’s student voice since 1990 Clement resigns. paced learning. storytelling. NEWS—3 OPINIONS—6 ARTS—10 nexusnewspaper.com Greenwashing Companies “go green” for all the wrong reasons. jina mousseau page eight VIEWs april 6, 2011 editorial Cupboard doesn’t have to go bare Next publication: April 13, 2011 Deadline: noon April 6, 2011 We’re not suggesting Address: 3100 Foul Bay Rd., Victoria, BC, V8P 5J2 you need to keep a Location: Lansdowne Richmond House 201 cow on your apartment Phone: 250-370-3591 balcony. Email: [email protected] Website: nexusnewspaper.com Publisher: Nexus Publishing Society NEXUS PUBLISHING SOCIETY STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS Adam Holroyd Nexus editorials are written by the Emily Laing Nexus student editor on behalf of the Jina Mousseau editorial committee. Darin Steinkey Marty Taillon EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Most students have noticed in Greg Pratt the past few years that food prices MANAGING EDITOR have been on the rise in developing Jason Schreurs countries, contributing to political STUDENT EDITOR unrest—look at Egypt, Tunisia, Erin Ball and Libya. STAFF WRITERS The effects of rising world food Renée Andor JESSICa Tai prices haven’t made a significant Emily Laing Amanda Richardson dent in Canadians’ wallets—yet— demand from the growing middle from their own chickens and cows. native-plant community garden in as the competitive grocery market class in China and India, and the Dried goods were bought bulk, and Victoria West. Anyone can go there STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Alex Haro and strong loonie have protected ever-increasing cost of fuel are some bread came out of the oven, not out and pull free, edible native plants Amanda Richardson us so far. of the reasons why global wheat of a colourful, polka-dotted bag. out of the ground. ADVERTISING SALES But grocery chains, experts, and prices alone have doubled since We’re not suggesting you need Exercising forethought and Jason Schreurs analysts are all hinting that prices last summer. to keep a cow on your apartment planning makes a big difference on 250-370-3593 in Canadian food stores will begin But the fast-paced lifestyle of balcony, but there are some steps the grocery bill. It takes a little extra Campus Plus (national) to rise this month, starting with Canadians also contributes to a that even busy students can take work, but planning what you’re 1-800-265-5372 baked goods and trickling down high grocery bill. We love buying to make sure they aren’t wasting going to eat for the week and then DISTRIBUTION to most other items that fill up our conveniently packaged foods that away due to rising prices at the buying food in bulk and preparing Emily Laing grocery carts. travel halfway across the globe. grocery store. it beforehand will definitely pay off Nicolle Rushton Experts are uncertain of the If the price of convenient food is One measure is eating less meat in the long run. CONTRIBUTORS Renée Andor effects, but predict a five- to seven- going to continue climbing, maybe and packaged foods and, instead, Buying local produce from Erin Ball percent increase in food prices it’s time we reassessed the way we purchasing foods in bulk. For Good farmers’ markets, or even planting Jenna Cotton within the year. And uncertainty purchase and prepare what we Measure in Cadboro Bay is a great your own garden, is also cheaper, Janine Crockett about food prices is daunting, espe- eat. After all, our grandparents place to shop for bulk beans, pasta, healthier, and more environment- Alicia Gilmour cially for students and low-income did things much differently when and baking supplies. They even give ally responsible. Even if you live in Ali Hackett Alex Haro families. they were our age. It was a regular deals to students. an apartment, it’s not hard to plant Rose Jang The reasons for the rise are, for practice to buy—or even grow—a And the Root Cellar on Mc- some lettuce on a balcony. Nathan Jones the most part, out of our control. quantity of food and then preserve Kenzie offers good deals on local With a little creativity, students Naomi Kavka Global supply problems, the use of it by canning or drying. produce that didn’t have to travel by can avoid the hardships of rising Alexah Konnelly agricultural crops for bio-fuels, the Many people got eggs and milk sea to get here. There’s even a free food prices. Chantal Kyffin Emily Laing Wes Lord Jina Mousseau Shawn O’Hara open space Pam Oliver Nathaniel Parry Alex Pask We need maximum wage, not minimum wage Adam Price Amanda Richardson Another contributing factor to have worked harder to get to where provincial spending in BC has been Chesley Ryder Send submissions (up to 400 words) to this growing gap is minimum wage. they are. To some degree, that may growing at an unsustainable rate. Jason Saliani [email protected]. Include The BC government should take a be true. But there are plenty of dili- With rising health-care costs and Ed Sum your student number. hard look at where its citizens’ tax gent, highly educated BC residents corporate public servants taking Jessica Tai Dylan Wilks dollars are going and address the that don’t come close to earning home fat paychecks, the govern- Keira Zikmanis growing problem of personal and such an extravagant wage. ment will be hard-pressed to balance provincial debt. “Public servants.” The title has a an already over-inflated budget. Nathan Jones According to Statistics Canada, noble sound to it. But BC taxpayers And which demographic do you all editorial content appearing in Nexus is property of the ContribuTing WRiTeR a person who makes $100,000 a year are the ones who are the servants. It think will suffer the most from this? nexus Publishing society. stories, photographs, and artwork contained herein cannot be reproduced without written permis- The number of BC public ser- earns about four times the median could be argued that people who are Not the top four percent. Those suf- sion of the nexus Publishing society. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, not of Nexus. Nexus vants making six-figure salaries is income in BC. This same person successful in their careers should be fering will be the middle class, and has no official ties to the administration of Camosun College. one copy of Nexus is available per issue, per person. on the rise. With the downward turn earns more than 96 percent of BC rewarded; should they be rewarded those who still make the minimum Nexus is printed on recycled paper. in the economy in recent history, adults. Why is it that four percent with the money of hard-working BC wage. Nexus is a member of Canadian university Press. it’s hardly fair that public servants of the population is much better off residents? Raising the minimum wage Nexus is a member of associated Collegiate Press. are making a killing while the gap than the rest of us? Clearly there’s a rift between isn’t enough. Send a letter between the rich and poor grows Some might say that these the majority of BC residents and How about implementing a Nexus prints letters that are 250 words or less in response to previous stories. Nexus reserves the right to refuse publica- wider. people have more education and the top wage earners. Meanwhile, maximum wage? tion of letters. Letters must include full name and student number (not printed). Nexus accepts all letters by email to [email protected]. textback Editorial meetings board club? How come I’ve never And why the hell are we all sob- people enjoy! Also, that title was Come out to our weekly Nexus editorial meetings, where all Camosun students can get involved in their student Tell us what you think. Send a heard of it?!” bing on campus?! Way to promote lame, not witty.” newspaper. meetings take place every Tuesday at 11:30 am in the Nexus office, Richmond House 201, Lansdowne. Call text to 604–223–0076. the stereotype that women are 250-370-3591 or email [email protected] for “Shawn and Alex of Worth the weak and emotional! Suck it up, more information. DEPt. OF correctiOns “I am a woman and I don’t Trip are the best part of Nexus! buttercup.” need to go ‘have a cry’ between Their column makes me laugh In the headline for last issue’s Help build classes. The women’s centre is every time!” “To Philip Moydl: you don’t story Obomsawin the storyteller our team great but I found the article about like dubstep? Then listen to your learns to listen, we misspelled it demeaning.” “I’m a woman and I have no music and don’t go out dancing. Alanis Obomsawin’s last name Nexus needs student volunteers 250-370-3591 problem busting out the water- Check events pages if you want to as Obomsawim. [email protected] nexusnewspaper.com “Camosun has a ski and snow- works wherever I happen to be. go out and don’t ruin what other We apologize for the error. [email protected] NEWs politics Clement resigns from CCSS who aren’t running in the spring Gillespie says this rule is on an “it was just something elections from campaigning for election-by-election basis and it’s in candidates.