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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 […]

I was relieved when I officially finished my first semester in April. The length of a full semester is only four months, but it was like a year for me. I finally finished my night patrolling (regular readers of the column know what I’m talking about) and could get some peaceful sleep at night after […]

Nobody (2021) 3/4 Before I sat down with my popcorn to watch Nobody, I had one simple question: can Bob Odenkirk be the next big action hero? From what I saw in this movie, the answer is a definitive yes. It brings me great pleasure to say Odenkirk is superb in his role as Hutch […]