The artist’s dilemma: creating a living as an artist or living to create artWhat do professional artists do, exactly? Do they spend their days sitting cross-legged in a loft-style brick apartment in the city, wearing smocks and throwing paint on their canvases? And can they really make thousands of dollars for each painting? As a designer and photographer unfamiliar with the scene in Victoria, I found myself intrigued […] Continue Reading |
The numbers game: taking a closer look at professor-rating sitesThe first time I came across a website that rates teachers, I was in middle school. Back then, it was a way to laugh at bad reviews of my least favourite teachers and smile at the glowing reviews for my faves. Now that I’m a (somewhat) mature college student, I wondered if I could turn […] Continue Reading |
Derriere redux: The return of Victoria pop-punkers BumThis is the story of a ’90s Victoria pop-punk band that got pretty huge in faraway places like Spain and Japan, and put out records on labels based in places as distant as Australia, but never really got enough respect in their hometown. Now, almost 20 years since they disbanded, Bum are back for at […] Continue Reading |
Toilet paper of the future: a rookie tree planter’s guide to survivalTree planting is not a job; it’s a way of life. And by way of life, I mean way of death. It’s a brutal lifestyle that deeply impacts every aspect of your being and brings you closer to the end of your being every day. Living in the vast Canadian wilderness all summer, pushing the […] Continue Reading |
Checking Camosun College’s privilegePrivilege. More and more often we are being asked to check it. With the concept of privilege being discussed and challenged more and more every day, it seems like a good idea to delve into Camosun’s opinion of privilege, specifically what’s often referred to as “male privilege,” and a concept that has surfaced more recently: […] Continue Reading |
Tattoo Taboo: Does rebellion still come attached to ink?When I got my first visible tattoo, a small, non-offensive piece on the inside of my forearm, I wasn’t expecting any backlash. Tattoos seemed commonplace (the norm, even) and, besides, mine was small and inoffensive. It didn’t take long, though, before a customer at the grocery store where I worked (after repeatedly giving me nasty […] Continue Reading |
Zed: Chapter 2[Note: This is part two in a three-part series. To read part one, go here. To read part three, stay tuned!] The following is a theatrical retelling of a Humans vs. Zombies event, hosted by UVic Urban Gaming. During these events, the last of the human race fights off the zombie horde with everything NERF at their […] Continue Reading |
Two-spirit: Beyond sex and genderLGBT: it’s an arrangement of letters that many of us have seen before, but for those who are unfamiliar with it, the acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. As an acronym adopted by what was formerly known simply as the gay community, its purpose has been to acknowledge and highlight the diversity within […] Continue Reading |
The risk brings on the frisk: getting to the bottom of Camosun’s sexy campusesHave you ever sat in class listening to the teacher lecture about some abstract concept while twiddling your fingers or biting your nails in agonizing boredom when all of a sudden sexy-time, lovey-dubby thoughts pop into your head? I know I sure have. Maybe your imagination brought you to thinking about a cutesy cuddle-puddle with […] Continue Reading |
Like pieces of a puzzle: Amalgamation in Greater VictoriaIf you’re looking to get emotions flying in Victoria, I suggest you say this one word: amalgamation. Amalgamating would mean that the 13 municipalities that make up Greater Victoria would merge to form one, two, or three units. It’s far from a new idea: municipal amalgamation has been a topic of discussion in this city […] Continue Reading |
