Ability’s Muse: The truth about stigma

Stigma is a damaging force to those struggling with their mental health. It destroys families, friendships, and, for many, the will to persevere. Take a closer look at this destructive phenomenon and misinformation, ignorance, hatred, fear, and frustrations are but a few of the ugly pieces to the puzzle. It’s time to deconstruct stigma, examine […]

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Are mainstream music festivals like Sasquatch good or bad for music?

Everyone has a habit. For many music fans, the one they can’t seem to shake is attending massive festivals. Coachella. Bonnaroo. Bumbershoot. Sasquatch. These are all established music festivals that draw tens of thousands every year. They’re physically and financially taxing and feature countless artists in often-conflicting time slots. The talent play festivals because they […]

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Tuition increases at University of Victoria could benefit Camosun

With UVic and Camosun both raising tuition by two percent in September, the college’s smaller class sizes and lower tuition costs across the board could give Camosun a competitive advantage, according to administration. Both the university and the college announced the tuition raises recently, but UVic also included that “larger class sizes and reductions in […]

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Vancouver’s Rykka embraces her inner animal

Before she was known as Christina Maria (no, not the Kristina Maria who sings “Karma” and “Let’s Play,” so maybe that explains the name change): now she is known, simply, as Rykka. The Vancouver-born musician is touring across Canada to perform songs from her latest album, Kodiak. This disc is completely different compared to her […]

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New exhibit revives forgotten short film about Victoria

Lots of crazy stuff was going down in 1983, not the least of which was a film entitled A Post Card from Victoria. The short was made by Montreal artists Lorraine Dufour and Robert Morin, and is now being brought back to life as part of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s 2013-14 LAB series, […]

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