Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Nutrition talk

Nutrition plays a pivotal role in the overall health and well-being of men, impacting various aspects of our lives, ranging from physical performance to mental acuity. Today, I’ll be sharing some actionable nutrition tips to help you improve your health and wellness one meal at a time. The number-one easiest way to improve your health […]

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Not the Last Word: Aging difficulties

I’ve mentioned before that I’m one of those late-blooming students that decided to go back to school in their 30s. I’d previously had a rather unpredictable and gregarious lifestyle through much of my life, changing jobs and careers, dabbling (or rather absorbing myself) in activities that were not healthy to my body or spirit. The […]

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Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Fly like an eagle

Hopefully the time during your reading week break allowed you to take rest, connect with nature and friends, catch up on reading, or do whatever helps you to best manage the stress of mid-winter and school projects. A great go-to posture is eagle pose, or garudasana in Sanskrit. The posture is great for physically wringing […]

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Listen and Learn: Garden City Grooves celebrates 10th anniversary

The 10th anniversary of Garden City Grooves—which took place from Thursday, February 15 to Saturday, February 17—featured a tribute to Amy Winehouse, a celebration of Black History Month, and a night of British Columbian hip hop. Once again, the Victoria Ska and Reggae Society put together a stellar music festival. A last-minute change to the […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: La noire de… (Black Girl)

The white-painted walls are prison bars in Ousmane Sembène’s 1966 film La noire de… (Black Girl). They are adorned with African face mask ornaments—wooden trophies of post-colonialism. The promises of freedom will never be found here, and identity will be only lost. This is Diouana’s shared story. In 1966 Dakar, Senegal, Diouana (played by M’Bissine […]

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Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Calories and open hips

In my last column, I touched on healthy, readily available snacks like nuts and seeds and chopped fruit. Despite the nutritional benefits of “healthy” easy foods, it’s important to be mindful of their varying caloric density. Not to count calories, but for the purpose of illustrating volume, let’s use the measure of what 100 calories […]

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Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: The importance of sleep

At this point, we all know that sleep is essential. We’ve heard countless lectures from parents, professors, coaches, and maybe even friends on the importance of getting quality sleep. But when college life gets busy and the assignments start piling up, sleep is the first thing to go to the wayside.  This is counterintuitive. Work […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: Wild at Heart

I recently purchased a suede leather jacket from a vintage shop. She’s a deep orange-tan shade with stylish braided details around the seams—I’ve guesstimated it’s from around the early ’70s. The moment I tried her on I found myself. To me, she “represents a symbol of my individuality and belief in personal freedom,” as Sailor […]

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Not the Last Word: Childhood then and now

I really start to notice my age when I start making comments about the way children are raised today. Kids seem to be so protected that I wouldn’t bat an eye if they started to be sent out the door swathed in bubble wrap. When I was growing up we didn’t have social media to […]

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Listen and Learn: The Bridge Live Rap Battles stunning, hilarious

For the first edition of this, my new music column, I decided it’d be fun for me, a punk rock girl, to check out some rap battles. I have yet to really explore the musical landscape of the Victoria hip-hop scene; The Bridge Live Rap Battles presented by Set the Bar at the Victoria Event […]

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