The Pack A.D. making themselves known

After being a band for five years, releasing four albums, and playing over 200 shows in the past two years alone, Vancouver duo the Pack A.D. is hoping to finally be known for something other than the fact that they’re both women. “I’ve never been told so much in my life about how I am […]

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Open Space: Composting program positive step

Kudos to the Camosun Students for Environmental Awareness and Camosun College for installing compost bins at Lansdowne campus at the beginning of this term. Navigating college bureaucracy can be a lengthy and frustrating process, and it’s commendable that both sides stuck with it. 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year, according to the […]

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Dance Days offers passion and excitement

Greater Victoria will become a Mecca of dance from January 27 to February 5 when it hosts of a total of 70 dance events over 10 days. The event, entitled Dance Days, will feature dance performances, demonstrations, workshops, and free classes around town, according to Elise Wren, Dance Victoria’s community relations manager. “The free classes […]

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Camosun expands compost program

On January 9, students at Lansdowne campus were welcomed back with the gift of an expanded compost program. While the rest of us were sleeping off the winter-break binge, Camosun students, faculty and physical-resources staff were hard at work getting new composters installed at the school’s waste-management stations. The little green boxes may seem insignificant, […]

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East meets west with Beats Antique

It all started when one of their members was asked to make a belly-dance record. The result was Beats Antique, a genre-bending band based out of San Francisco. All three members of the group – Zoe Jakes, David Satori, and Tommy Cappel – play a plethora of instruments, which helps give them their unique edge. […]

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Getting Fracked: BC allows extensive fracking, but at what cost?

Jessica Ernst can light her tap water on fire. At least, Jessica Ernst could light her tap water on fire until she recently had the water disconnected from her home because it posed such a safety risk. Natural gas corporation Encana began drilling near Ernst’s property on the outskirts of Rosebud in southern Alberta in […]

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