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Vaccination drives have officially started everywhere. As an international student, it gives me a sense of relief but also a little disappointment. No, I’m not anti-vaccine, for sure—even after my post-shot high fever, metallic taste in my mouth, and sore muscles. In my opinion, vaccination is a way better solution than waiting for herd immunity. […]

I’ve been an active filmgoer all of my life. One of the main things that’s changed in filmmaking over the 26 years that I’ve been alive is widespread caution among filmmakers about making sequels to their successful movies. It’s for good reason: the sequel is something to fear, because if you get it wrong it’s […]

A beauty pageant is a competition that judges the participants by their physical attributes, personality traits, intelligence, talent, and ability to answer difficult questions under pressure. There are thousands of pageants happening every year, and they draw a huge amount of attention from both the press and the general public. As fun as they can […]

Loneliness is a grave issue in Canada. Someone like myself who is an international student studying remotely has maybe not had to face this issue yet. The reality is that while it’s possible to interact enough with people to build trust and make friends online, it’s extremely difficult. The trust level now for online dating […]

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) 2.5/4 Throughout its seven-year history, MonsterVerse has been one of the weirdest movie franchises out there. 2014’s Godzilla—its first movie—and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island were both fun rides but were also criticized for giving Godzilla and King Kong supporting roles instead of the lead roles that the movies advertised. After their […]

Spring is almost over. Unless you are one of the highly motivated students who takes classes through the summer, this is the time that books and laptops are happily slammed shut and students look forward to a well-earned summer vacation. The year has been gruelling, and it’s time to see friends and kick back, forget […]

It’s become much easier to research universities or colleges these days—everything is just a Google search away. Thanks to that, we can probably do enough research to apply at the institutions we see ourselves growing with. There are a lot of students at Camosun from all around the world. Why do international students choose this […]

Brewmance (2021) 3.5/4 One of my favourite memories that I have of growing up is going to the Royal British Columbia Museum to see the newest documentary that the IMAX theatre was showing. Whether it was a documentary on rocks or dinosaurs or volcanoes, I’ve always been intrigued by the power that good documentary filmmaking […]

During this pandemic, all of us have had to find new, possibly creative, ways to cope when normally support would be much easier to seek. It’s May 2021 now, 14 months since campus closed due to COVID-19, and, like many of you, I did not anticipate for a second that it would stretch out this […]

Marketing is everywhere—posters, television advertisements, even not-so-obvious things like branded clothing. The way certain products are marketed can make a huge impact in how they sell. The use of colours, shapes, and the name of the product can all influence how a product sells. But marketing can do more than just ensure a product sells […]