Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Calories and open hips

In my last column, I touched on healthy, readily available snacks like nuts and seeds and chopped fruit. Despite the nutritional benefits of “healthy” easy foods, it’s important to be mindful of their varying caloric density. Not to count calories, but for the purpose of illustrating volume, let’s use the measure of what 100 calories […]

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Listen and Learn: Camosun student Keu taps into unique sound

Local musician and Camosun College student Keu dropped So This Is It, a six-song mixtape, on January 31; I discovered him on the Camosun Spotify playlist. He’s a student in Camosun’s Music Creativity and Performance Foundations program, which takes place at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Keu’s music is chill and fits well into a […]

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Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: The importance of sleep

At this point, we all know that sleep is essential. We’ve heard countless lectures from parents, professors, coaches, and maybe even friends on the importance of getting quality sleep. But when college life gets busy and the assignments start piling up, sleep is the first thing to go to the wayside.  This is counterintuitive. Work […]

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Gord Hill to discuss contribution of art to social movements at lecture

Kwakwaka’wakw author, artist, and political activist Gord Hill has been involved in Indigenous decolonization and anti-globalization movements since 1990, with an aim to advocate through a variety of mediums. His books, The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book, The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book, and The Antifa Comic Book, focus on the history and colonial […]

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Open Space: Selina Robinson’s bias inappropriate for position

NDP MLA Selina Robinson was, until very recently, also the provincial minister for post-secondary education and future skills, but she showed her bias and was asked to step down. This is something that as a college student I 100 percent approve of. I would not want Robinson to be in charge of any ministry again, […]

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News Briefs: February 21, 2024 issue

BCFS pen open letter to premier The BC Federation of Students (BCFS) has been joined by student unions and other partners in writing an open letter to BC premier David Eby calling for immediate action in addressing systemic issues within post-secondary institutions. The open letter is titled “We Can Do Better for Students: Our Vision […]

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Baroque fest explores 17th-century Italian music

Victoria’s Pacific Baroque Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. According to artistic director Marc Destrubé, this year’s festival will focus exclusively on Italian music from the baroque period. “This year we’re focusing on Italian music mostly composed in the 17th century,” says Destrubé. “That was a really fascinating and interesting time, and exciting […]

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