Students bring Hollywood to Lansdowne Dunlop House pubOne of the main components of Camosun College’s Hospitality Management program takes place at Lansdowne in a heritage building originally built in 1928 as a house for the Dunlop family. Today, the Dunlop House serves as the location for a restaurant and pub managed and operated by the college’s Hospitality Management students. Louise Remus is […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Face to Face get live in a diveFace to Face Live in a Dive (Fat Wreck Chords) 3.5/5 Esteemed SoCal punk-rock band Face to Face have released a new live album, their contribution to Fat Wreck Chords’ long-running Live in a Dive series. Recorded over three nights at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar, the album features live renditions of songs spanning from their […] Continue Reading |
Scottish pirate metallers Alestorm return to Canada to swashbuckle, drink, and partyScottish pirate metal band Alestorm have been sailing the seas and bringing drunken ballads with them for 15 years (originally under the moniker of Battleheart). While the band has aged like a fine beer, they are, at heart, still singing the same classic songs of the sea their fans have always loved. As vocalist/keyboardist Christopher […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Tearing through the shameAs someone recovering from sex and love addiction (as well as addiction to other behaviours), I have many friends in the community of addicts. In my last article, I talked about the necessity of community and connection with others if we are to recover our true selves and live meaningful, fulfilling lives. The gift of […] Continue Reading |
Bubbles: November 6, 2019 issue |
Camosun instructor Kari Jones publishes new children’s book on resource strainCamosun College English instructor Kari Jones recently had her most recent book, Ours to Share: Co-existing in a Crowded World, published by Orca Books. The book, Jones’ seventh, looks at how having almost eight billion people on Earth puts strain on resources. Still, despite the heavy subject, Jones remembers her audience—the book is for ages […] Continue Reading |
Drysdale destruction? Student-housing success? Looking into the good and the bad of the Camosun Campus Master Plan 2019I know what you’re thinking when you see the words “master plan”: a dark room, lit by a sole flickering light hanging right above a blueprint of both Camosun campuses laid out on a desk, with the scribblings of a mad genius scrawled all over those familiar campus landmarks. Well, the college’s Campus Master Plan 2019 […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun College needs an on-campus doctorOne of the biggest shocks when I moved to Victoria back in July was realizing how hard it is to find a family doctor. Locals told me it’s easier to just stick to walk-in clinics, but I wanted to get around that when I registered at Camosun: I was hoping the college had an on-campus […] Continue Reading |
Toronto’s Hawksley Workman continues to evolveBefore an artist can be celebrated as “eclectic,” it’s a rite of passage for them to create and then shatter audience expectations. Early success with hits like “Striptease” and “Jealous of Your Cigarette” had Toronto-based singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman playing in front of sold-out audiences that wouldn’t leave happy if he didn’t play another of his […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: November 6, 2019 issue |
