The Functional Traveller: A journey into AokigaharaWith the advent of a terribly inaccurate Hollywood film, and a more respectfully documented Vice short, I thought the time was right to explore a Japanese topic that many people are curious about: Aokigahara, also known as the Suicide Forest. I recently went there with a friend under the premise of an anthropological expedition. This […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College Student Society: Clubs: the perfect side dish for your educationThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is dedicated to providing advocacy, services, and student life on campus. We are in a constant state of change, re-evaluating our policies each year to ensure we keep up to date with the needs of our members. Last semester we re-imagined our clubs policy to better equate the disbursement […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Smiting the oppositionAlthough not League of Legends, the mythical-god-centered MOBA Smite stands out with its own unique style of gameplay, which has led to it being quite a popular game. Recently, Smite wrapped up its own world championship tournament. Starting with best-of-one matches, lesser teams were quickly eliminated by the superior teams, all fighting for a shot […] Continue Reading |
The Functional Traveller: The best of both worldsIndividuality is definitely a factor in Japanese culture. It’s expressed in the confines of a group an individual associates with, contributing to a subculture community. However, there are certain boundaries limiting what is socially acceptable “self-definition.” First, one must be Japanese. As a largely homogeneous culture, you must first fit inside the box before you […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: The Wild West of the off-seasonComing off of two major events in the League of Legends e-sports scene, a large majority of the top professional teams saw drastic changes to their rosters. Here are a few that had the most impact. Starting off in the Korean league, world champions SKTelecom said goodbye to three of their players: Lee “Easyhoon” Ji-hoon, […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The poetic architectures of Anne Carson“In surfaces, perfection is less interesting,” said Anne Carson, an internationally renowned poet and classical scholar originally from Ontario. “For instance,” she went on, “a page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains.” Tea stains or no, any page with a poem […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The unromantic romances of Gabrielle RoyCanada’s previous $20 bill had a quotation on it: “Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts?” The quotation is from Quebec novelist Gabrielle Roy’s The Hidden Mountain, a tender yet unrelenting look at both Canada’s northern wilderness and the interior wilderness of a life spent pursuing art. Roy grew up […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College Student Society: Thank you for votingI want to thank all of you who trusted and supported me with your votes. Getting people to like you is very easy. However, getting people to trust you is a process that takes time, and for those of you who trusted me with your votes, I am immensely thankful. I will assure you that […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: A return to the wastelandOn November 10, Bethesda Game Studios released their fifth installment in the Fallout series. Fallout 4 is a huge open-world single-player RPG in which the player traverses the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Boston in a quest to find their child, Shaun, and to avenge their spouse’s death. Along the way, the player can partake in optional […] Continue Reading |
Look: I’m doneTwo words have been careening like bullets off Camosun’s unshakeable walls. I hear them and nod, a sort of bow and prayer. Empathy for the reality of the point, for I live it, too. These words can mean everything or they can mean nothing. They are: “I’m done.” Done. At the time of this writing […] Continue Reading |
