First Things First: How to procrastinate smart

I have a style of procrastination that I like to call “active procrastination.” Instead of doing the things you love to do to put off working, you clean. Or cook, or do extra work for another class, or finish a quiz a week early. Sometimes I plan out my life for the next two years […]

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New Music Revue: Enterprise Earth deliver strong third album

Enterprise EarthLuciferous(Entertainment One)4.5/5  Luciferous is the third full-length album from the Washington-based deathcore band Enterprise Earth. The album is brutal and powerful; Luciferous is the proof of Enterprise Earth’s stance in the extreme metal scene. The name of the album brings with it the feeling of how brutal and demonic the music is. In the […]

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Communication Error: The Midas touch

Through heaven and hell, success and sin, you lay adrift as if the day is done, although there is no rest for the wicked, and surely you are no saint. “Escaping” is really just a different term for “staying.” For when is the last time you truly escaped your problems—or have they not simply stuck […]

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Open Space: Students need to stop relying on caffeine

Coffee—ah, that all-powerful six-letter word. What sort of thoughts does that word conjure? Maybe you’re an avid coffee drinker, maybe you engage with it a bit, or maybe you don’t drink it at all. Regardless, it’s still one of the most talked-about beverages for students. After all, what other legal substance can keep you going […]

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New Music Revue: Teenage Bottlerocket deliver fun punk on new album

Teenage BottlerocketStay Rad!(Fat Wreck Chords)3/5  Initially, when I hit play on this eighth full-length from Wyoming punkers Teenage Bottlerocket, I thought it was going to be yet another band grasping at straws, trying to make their sound as close to classic punk rock as possible. But Stay Rad! starts out with “You Don’t Get the […]

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New play looks at Afghanistan soldiers’ family dynamics

Imagine having a loved one halfway across the world and the only way to communicate with them is through a spotty satellite phone. This is the experience many of the characters face in SNAFU Dance Theatre’s production of Calling Home: Stories from Military Families. The play is inspired by the real-life stories of military families […]

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New Music Revue: Sarah Potenza finds the road to musical success

Sarah PotenzaRoad to Rome(Independent)4/5 From start to finish, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sarah Potenza’s second album, Road to Rome, is a bold, take-no-bull, unapologetic journey into the psyche of any woman’s soul. Potenza steers the listener on a journey through a steady mix of blues, rock ballads, and gospel throughout this release. Her songwriting comes out not […]

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Students prepare for 2019 Camosun Comic Arts Festival

The students of the Camosun Comics and Graphic Novels program are ramping up for this year’s Camosun Comic Arts Festival. Students Claire McDonald and Shaye Nielsen are excited to display their work to the public. “I think it’s a really big part of comics, not only just selling your comics, but selling yourself, and that’s […]

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