Urban farming breaking groundIn the wake of the recent Occupy Wall Street protests, it’s hard to deny the effect the recent economic crisis has had on people in North America. Communities are looking for ways to cope and recover, and the people of Detroit have turned to urban farming. “I think people just got fed up,” says Mark […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Unthankful ThanksgivingAs Thanksgiving weekend quickly approaches, many students are looking forward to having a day off and eating pumpkin pie. But, 54 years after the creation of the holiday, is anyone still taking it as a day to be thankful? The first recorded times of giving thanks were in the late 1700s, when people in eastern […] Continue Reading |
Ballet review: The Man in BlackThe Man in Black September 27, Royal Theatre The Man in Black is a contemporary ballet set to the music of Johnny Cash. Specifically, it’s set to six stripped-down cover songs that Cash recorded late in his life with legendary producer Rick Rubin. Adding strange to strange can be a risky undertaking, but (like […] Continue Reading |
Royals electric in home openerThe Western Hockey League (WHL) has officially returned to the Capital Region. The Victoria Royals beat the Vancouver Giants 5-3 in front of a thunderous crowd of 7,006 at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Center on the evening of Saturday, September 24. The first ever win for the franchise avenged a 5-2 loss to the Giants in […] Continue Reading |
Director offers modern take on ’80s playSome people may think The Melville Boys is dated because the play was written in 1984. But, even though our perspectives on the issues discussed in it have shifted since then, Norm Foster’s comedy is far from dated. Director Tony Cain has only been involved with Langham Court Theatre, who are opening their 2011/2012 season […] Continue Reading |
Oilsands protestors converge on Parliament HillOTTAWA (CUP) – An estimated 100 people were arrested on Parliament Hill on September 26 as hundreds of citizens from across the country descended on Canada’s seat of government to protest the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and further development of Alberta’s oilsands. Following a morning rally around the Centennial Flame, waves of protesters […] Continue Reading |
Canucks challenged to match last seasonWith last season’s Vancouver Canucks posting the most successful campaign in their 40-year history, this year’s group faces the challenge of repeating their regular-season success while also repeating an appearance in the Stanley Cup finals. Following a heartbreaking game-seven loss to the Boston Bruins, expectations for the 2011-12 season may be higher than ever before. […] Continue Reading |
Pecha Kucha shares diverse topics20 slides. 20 seconds each. An infinite number of topics. This is the format for Pecha Kucha, a presentation style created in 2003 by two Tokyo architects. The idea has since expanded to 446 cities around the world. Victorians Amanda Smith and Aleya Samji picked up the concept in 2010, and now present four Pecha […] Continue Reading |
Dutchman promises to exciteIn 1843, The Flying Dutchman, the first opera by the infamous Richard Wagner, was debuted at the Semperoper in Dresden, Germany. Now, over 160 years later, Pacific Opera Victoria is producing The Flying Dutchman at the Royal Theatre. Steering the ship on the legendary production is nationally renowned director Glynis Leyshon. “You don’t get to […] Continue Reading |
College rattled by falling window incidentStudents and staff at Camosun College are relieved that no one was injured when a window fell off the second story of the Fisher building at Lansdowne campus on Monday, September 12. Mona Jensen, a clerk at the Lansdowne bookstore, was working when she heard the window fall. “Thank god nobody was hurt,” she says. […] Continue Reading |
