Things That Happen: March 6, 2024 issue |
March 6, 2024
Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Fly like an eagleHopefully the time during your reading week break allowed you to take rest, connect with nature and friends, catch up on reading, or do whatever helps you to best manage the stress of mid-winter and school projects. A great go-to posture is eagle pose, or garudasana in Sanskrit. The posture is great for physically wringing […] Continue Reading |
Students get access to myvirtualdoctor through CCSSCamosun College Student Society sponsored content Do you need help with a health issue but have no family doctor? Or maybe you have a family doctor but the wait is too long? There’s a service available that can help you out. Camosun College students get access to myvirtualdoctor, a virtual health care service that provides […] Continue Reading |
What’s This? A College Meme?: March 6, 2024 issue |
Listen and Learn: Garden City Grooves celebrates 10th anniversaryThe 10th anniversary of Garden City Grooves—which took place from Thursday, February 15 to Saturday, February 17—featured a tribute to Amy Winehouse, a celebration of Black History Month, and a night of British Columbian hip hop. Once again, the Victoria Ska and Reggae Society put together a stellar music festival. A last-minute change to the […] Continue Reading |
Student tips to de-stress as exam season approachesI used to see April as an optimistic transition into spring: the days getting longer, flowers emerging from their muddy cocoons, and the slow death of winter. And yes, I know that the first technical day of spring happens in March, but the Victoria weather system is a lawless land, filled with second winters that […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 6, 2024 issueNew post-secondary minister appointed On Tuesday, February 20, BC premier David Eby announced that Lisa Beare, MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, will assume the role of provincial minister of post-secondary education and future skills. The former minister, Selina Robinson, stepped down from cabinet on Monday, February 5 after facing backlash due to comments she made […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: La noire de… (Black Girl)The white-painted walls are prison bars in Ousmane Sembène’s 1966 film La noire de… (Black Girl). They are adorned with African face mask ornaments—wooden trophies of post-colonialism. The promises of freedom will never be found here, and identity will be only lost. This is Diouana’s shared story. In 1966 Dakar, Senegal, Diouana (played by M’Bissine […] Continue Reading |
wildthings: March 6, 2024 issue |