Fractured reality: Victoria’s William Head on Stage prison theatre project reveals humanityThis is a story about a live theatre production featuring puppets. But it’s also a story about men in prison. How these two things intersect is the tale of William Head on Stage, the only theatre production company in Canada that holds public theatre inside a federal correctional facility. Co-directors Ingrid Hansen of SNAFU Dance […] Continue Reading |
Humanities trade: a recent Harvard study says enrollment in humanities is on a sharp decline. How is it holding up at Camosun?A report released by Harvard University in June has stirred up some debate on the state of the humanities in education. The report focuses on the change in humanities majors enrollment at Harvard since the 1960s, a whopping 50 percent decline. Whether this is representative of other postsecondary institutions in North America is not really […] Continue Reading |
The show is in the basement: house shows bring music back to basicsEarly the morning of June 21, after the devastating floods in downtown Calgary, the city’s long-running music festival Sled Island was forced to cancel the remainder of its dates. Many of the touring bands scheduled to play the festival were stranded in the city while festival wristband holders appeared to be up the river without […] Continue Reading |
Is it time for social media reform? Experts weigh in. #changeIt’s mind-numbingly obvious that social media is a huge part of the lives of students today. Everyone knows about social media, most people partake in it, and it affects every Camosun student. There are social media meetups. There are networking and career-advancing opportunities. There was the Arab Spring. There is also the destruction of self-esteem. […] Continue Reading |
Anti-injection site article spews venom, misses pointAn article in The Calgary Herald by Licia Corbella on July 26, “Vancouver’s easy drug access may have helped kill Monteith,” linking the death of Glee star Cory Monteith to a safe injection site in Vancouver, was as disturbing as it was ridiculous. On the one hand, lazy writing should be against the law, but […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Ska Fest founder Dane Roberts talks 2013 lineup, reflects on 14 yearsDane Roberts might just be his own festival’s biggest fan. This strong possibility, along with the hard work of over 200 volunteers, is very likely the secret to the success of the Victoria Ska Fest, celebrating its 14th year July 9 to 13. Taking place at a variety of different venues in downtown Victoria, including […] Continue Reading |
Are mainstream music festivals like Sasquatch good or bad for music?Everyone has a habit. For many music fans, the one they can’t seem to shake is attending massive festivals. Coachella. Bonnaroo. Bumbershoot. Sasquatch. These are all established music festivals that draw tens of thousands every year. They’re physically and financially taxing and feature countless artists in often-conflicting time slots. The talent play festivals because they […] Continue Reading |
Speed filming: Cinecoup accelerator pushes young filmmakersYoung Vancouver filmmaker Jay Rathore has something in common with most independent artists: he is waiting for his big break. So when he stumbled across something called Cinecoup online, he thought it might be the chance he was looking for. Turns out, it was. The film accelerator program, launched by a Vancouver online entrepreneur, has […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College president Kathryn Laurin: the Nexus interviewCamosun College president Kathryn Laurin is poised and welcoming as we shake hands and settle at a comfortable table near the window in her office. I take stock of kind but guarded grey eyes and short auburn hair styled into place. She is dressed in a neat, grey pantsuit, with a touch of whimsy in […] Continue Reading |
Pass it on: responsible media coverage of suicideAs a kid one of my favorite group games was Pass It On. How exciting it was to pass a message along from between carefully cupped hands (to keep anyone from overhearing) by whispering it into the ear of the kid next to you, the “rumour” making its way around the circle in moist, tickling […] Continue Reading |
