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If one is so lucky, they will be granted all eight stages of life. They will weave through the grandeur of age collecting landmarks of maturity and, even often, losing them simultaneously. They will ferment, find themselves, find each other, learn to love, learn to care, and then, when nothing more could be left to […]

Studying at Camosun has inspired me to further explore my Indigenous identity. My k’wala’yu (reason for living), my child Frankie, is a daily reminder of the importance for me to reconnect with our Kwakwaka’wakw culture. I’ve started learning some of the language, thanks to online resources like FirstVoices and lessons uploaded by Kwak’wala speaker Pewi […]

For years, country music had found a home with songs about beers, trucks, and Friday nights—and, to its credit, the songs dominated the radio. But as radio airplay declined in the streaming era, this genre became niche, and was trapped in a cycle of predictable themes, sound, and songwriting.  Then, something changed. Country found a […]

There is no debating that independence is a cornerstone of the college experience. The freedom that is part of post-secondary education can be empowering and terrifying at the same time. While the newfound independence in college is a rite of passage for most young adults, it can be a tough and scary time for our […]

The Lekwungen peoples have long treasured the land and sea along the coastline, including Ogden Point. There were major village sites along the coast up to Clover Point. Local artists Butch Dick of the Songhees Nation and Darlene Gait of the Esquimalt Nation were behind the breakwater mural that honours this history. Painted along the […]

Over the last few years there’s been a significant rise in young men participating in exercise, specifically weight training. While there’s no doubt that the uptick of people participating in resistance training is a good thing, it leaves something to be desired as far as overall health goes. I never thought I’d write about the […]

If love is a stream, then it is in continuous motion. It pours past small obstructions, catching and letting go. When it pulses it is outside of any reason, and beyond any control; it is unafraid of any frictions that may hold it back or tighten it or forcibly carve out a new course. If […]