february 19, 2014 issue 11 | volume 24 nexusnewspaper.com camosun’s student voice since 1990 FOOD FADS Why are we so quick to jump on dietary trends? page six Camosun ESL funding cuts for domestic students: page three Camosun brings the pride: page five New comedy festival brings together funny women: page eight VIEWS February 19, 2014 editor’s letter open space Encountering federal 1990 Touchy subjects camosun’s student voice since leaders, encountering hope Next publication: March 5, 2014 There’s been lots of talk around campus the past few weeks of the Deadline: noon February 26, 2014 cuts to the ESL program for domestic students. People are outraged, and people want answers. i was beginning to Address: 3100 Foul Bay Rd., Victoria, BC, Hopefully managing editor Jason Schreurs’ story about it on page 3 V8P 5J2 will help to clear up the situation. Please feel free to shoot any comments think that Canadian Location: Lansdowne Richmond House 201 our way; there’s no shortage of thoughts on there on this matter and we politics are headed for Phone: 250-370-3591 want to hear them all. Email: [email protected] Once you’ve read that story, flip on over to page 4 for contributing hopeless disaster, but Website: nexusnewspaper.com writer Rachel Sovka’s story on a successful Camosun alumni, and to my political excitement Publisher: Nexus Publishing Society page 5 for contributing writer Giustina Qualizza’s piece on the Camosun was just beginning. NEXUS PUBLISHING SOCIETY Pride Collective. Then there’s the feature: contributing writer Jayden Grieve has taken STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS on the daunting and intriguing subject of food fads this time around. Let’s Juliana Cooper Rachel Sovka know more specifics.How are things Andrea Eggenberger face it: we see them come, we see them go, and sometimes we hop on board Contributing writer with them. But why are we so willing to play along and put so much trust going to change, Justin? How will Christine Kumar Things changed when Justin things be tangibly different if Justin Vishal Pandey into what goes in to our body? Is it marketing? Or is it good health deci- Trudeau came to town. Trudeau is elected the next leader of Giustina Qualizza sions? Flip over to page 6 to find out what Grieve found out. The past few months have been our country? Rachel Sovka Then there’s the art section, which is in full glory this issue: we’ve got an exciting time for members of the As the group speculated to our- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF funny women (page 8), a week of beer (page 8), shark swimming (page Greg Pratt 9), and, well, Goo Goo Dolls (page 9). There’s even a CD review tossed political science club at Camosun selves about what Trudeau and the MANAGING EDITOR in for good measure (page 9). College. The club’s Facebook group Liberals plan do about corruption Jason Schreurs We’re sure you’ll find plenty to talk about in this issue, so, once again, saw some action in disputing mu- in the senate, electoral reform, ADVERTISING SALES please feel free to let us know your thoughts. Find us on Facebook or Twit- nicipal amalgamation, protests foreign policy and the Enbridge Jason Schreurs ter, visit our website, or shoot me an email directly. Would love to hear against the Canadian Federation pipeline, we decided that we would 250-370-3593 of Students in Montreal, and con- need to hear more details closer to FREE Media (national) what the students have to say about some of these issues. Greg Pratt, editor-in-chief troversial implications of Rob Ford election time. [email protected] antics in Toronto, but the peak of I was beginning to think that 780-421-1000 [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS excitement was when Justin Tru- Canadian politics are headed for Suzy Beauchamp deau came to town. hopeless disaster, but little did I Seth Brooks flashback Other than holding the title of know my political excitement was Andrea Eggenberger Canada’s dreamiest politician, Jus- just beginning. In a matter of days Jayden Grieve 0 years ago in Nexus Patrick Hallihan tin Trudeau’s last name and char- I was on the ferry to Vancouver and Matthew Helliwell isma have gotten him from teacher spotted my hero and favourite living Vishal Pandey and camp counsellor to leader of the Canadian politician, Elizabeth May, Samantha Pettifer Liberal Party of Canada, and now in federal leader of the Green Party. Giustina Qualizza the running to become the second We may not have elected May for Rachel Sovka Jillian Wedel youngest Prime Minister. But liv- her smile, like Trudeau, but her en- ing up to the legacy of his father, vironmental activism and influence the great Pierre Elliot Trudeau, is got her voted the hardest working no easy task. Member of Parliament and earned The significance of Justin’s my vote years ago. Felicita is a person, after all!: what of a crash course in hillbilly father was discussed amongst the After stalking her around the Our March 7, 1994 issue featured subcultural sound.” Political Science Club after the boat for several minutes, I worked plenty of hard-hitting stories but the End of an era: Since this issue All editorial content appearing in Nexus is property of the Liberal event downtown Victoria, up my courage to talk to her, and nexus Publishing Society. Stories, photographs, and artwork thing that stands out the most is this came out 20 years back, the day contained herein cannot be reproduced without written permis- leading to lively debate and some talk we did! With the help of the sion of the nexus Publishing Society. the views and opinions little nugget of information, found of the pay phone has come to an expressed herein are those of the authors, not of Nexus. Nexus chanting against the Harper gov- Camosun Political Science Club has no official ties to the administration of Camosun College. in a story called “UVic Sub centre end… almost. You still see one or one copy of Nexus is available per issue, per person. ernment. It seemed agreed that live online, I asked her a plethora of of hub”: Felicita’s pub, UVic’s long- two around town now and again Trudeau’s message of hope and questions that she kindly discussed Nexus is a member of Associated Collegiate Press. running pub hangout, was “named (we still have some on campus), positive politics was charming, but at length, like, oh, I don’t know, after an adored member of the jani- but, obviously, they’re just not as Send a letter unconvincing for some. corruption in the senate, electoral Nexus prints letters that are 250 words or less. torial staff.” So, now you know! needed these days. In this issue, Nexus reserves the right to refuse publication of let- He spoke well and effectively reform, foreign policy and the En- ters. Letters must include full name and student num- Low-culture high-culture: Our the story “Free phones on campus” ber (not printed). Nexus accepts all letters by email to seduced me with his beautiful bridge pipeline. [email protected]. we reserve the right to edit review of a gig by local art-rock- talked about free public telephones all letters. French and handsome face such Maybe all it takes is a personal ers Dixie’s Death Pool featured potentially coming to both cam- that I couldn’t remember my own encounter with the leader of a fed- oVERHeArD At NEXUS: “i think that’s illegal.” this humorous summation of the puses. There was concern, however, name when he asked me, but when eral party to have hope for Canada band’s sound from writer Kim as writer Jennifer Siegg put it, that I snapped back to reality I wanted to after all. MacNaughton: “For those whose people would talk on the phones for CoVER iMAGE: ears are trained to structural mel- “hours on end.” Talking for hours Food fads by Jayden grieve/Nexus Something on your mind? Send Open Space submissions (up to 400 words) to Camosun eSL cuts: Jason Schreurs/Nexus odies, listening to the Dixie’s Death on a phone with a cord attached to Camosun pride: giustina Qualizza/Nexus [email protected]. Include your student number. Thanks! Funny women fest: David bukach Pool show would have been some- it? Positively retro. Have you ever changed your eating habits because of food trends? by Rachel Sovka emma WeiSz maRlo Pinel Johanna Pettersson JoRdan temPleman nicole van nice Ryan Blacoe “everybody started eating “no, i don’t really follow “My eating habits are “no. i’ve felt guilty maybe “i don’t change my habits “no, not really, i always kale; it was the hipster thing trends, i eat what i like. defined by environmental a few times about eating because of social trends. i keep my eating habits to do, so i started doing what that is varies, but stuff and my parents, who better, but i’m 18, and just like to eat what makes balanced out, so i never that. i didn’t really like it, i don’t have any outside influenced me to eat organic i’m a guy with a very me happy. i think that really change for a but i did change.” influences except for seeing at a young age, like just high metabolism, so i following diets is bad, so particular trend.” something that looks good.” muesli and water, instead take advantage of the i try to eat based on what of the plastic colourful situation.” makes me feel good.” garbage all kids want, and now i’m glad they did.” nexusnewspaper.com NEWS programs Camosun College details ESL funding cuts to domestic students this decision, and I don’t believe they “we need to send a fully understand what the results of it are,” Boraas told a packed strong message to classroom of students at Interurban.