Let’s Talk: Let’s talk about Alabama

As the writer of a column about women’s issues, one would think that I’d be sitting at my keyboard with bated breath, fingers feverously clicking across the keys as I express my views on everything going on in the southern states right now.  But in reality, I’ve been dreading writing a column for this issue. […]

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Camosun student Graham Basi takes home college’s President’s Cup award

Camosun student Graham Basi has won the Camosun College President’s Cup award. The award is among the most prestigious a Camosun athlete can receive; it’s earned by a student athlete through a combination of excellence in athletics and academics, and it’s presented at the annual Athletic Awards Ceremony. At this year’s ceremony, held on April […]

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New Music Revue: Steven Bowers delivers decent but flawed fifth album

Steven BowersElk Island Park(New Pony Music)3.5/5  After a seven-year wait, Newfoundlander Steven Bowers—who now calls Victoria home—has released his fifth LP, Elk Island Park. Co-produced by Juno-winning producer Colin Stewart, Bowers’ latest effort picks up right where he left off with his last album, 2012’s Beothuk Words. Elk Island Park offers a collection of well-crafted, […]

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What’s Going On: June 12 to July 9, 2019

Until Sunday, October 6 The art of matriarchs New exhibits on now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria include Canadian contemporary artists Daniel Young and Christian Giroux’s Film Path/Camera Path with under-titles, where their projected images meet motion, dimension, and sculpture. Matriarchs: Prints by First Nations Women is guest curated by Margaret August, a two-spirit Coast […]

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Less Than Jake still going strong after all these years

There’s a certain laid-back tranquility to Canada’s west coast. Just ask Chris DeMakes, guitarist/vocalist of Florida ska/punk band Less Than Jake. The group have travelled all over the world in the 27 years since they formed, and they’ve never looked back.  “I dunno what else there is to say, man—it’s British Columbia. It’s Canada. I’ve […]

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New Music Revue: Riot Ten gets fiercely diverse on new EP

Riot TenHype or Die: Sun City(Dim Mak Records)4/5  Texas-based DJ and producer Riot Ten—also known as Christopher Wilson—has unleashed his fierce new EP, Hype or Die: Sun City, on Dim Mak Records. The first track, “Los Pinches,” is unforgettable. It leads with trumpet and impresses on the listener an image of the scorching sun burning […]

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First Things First: Struggles for a summer job

As May wastes away through long nights of watching cooking ASMRs and worrying over when classes are available, June swoops in with the reminder that you don’t have a job. Three months is a long time if you don’t have much of a purpose. But when I’m happily trapped in a cycle of hedonism, I […]

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Health with Tess: Sweet slumber and circadian rhythms part 2

Back in the dark ages of last semester, when everything was due and tensions were high, I touched on how sleep helps us concentrate and be more productive, and how poor sleep can impact our immune systems and mental health. Many of these are short-term benefits that compound to help manage long-term health, but they […]

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Camosun Video Games Club provides universal language for students

To students looking to escape the chaos of classes and exams, fourth-year Anthropology student Amy Lee-Radigan says to look no further than the Camosun Video Games Club as a way to de-stress and bond over a mutually loved activity. “I think college is an amazing time to get out of your shell a little bit,” […]

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