Nic’s Flicks: Jurassic World Dominion deceptive, boring, disappointingJurassic World Dominion (2022) 1.5/4 As I said in a previous article, the top movie I was excited to see this summer was Jurassic World Dominion. Well, I recently got to see it, and while having the entire cast back together does make for some good entertaining moments, overall this was a massively disappointing movie […] Continue Reading |
Finding community the hard way: Camosun alumni tear it up in roller derbyA blanket of silence falls upon the previously roaring arena as players steady their skates and brace for the impending hits and blows from the jam that is about to begin. The whistle blows; players bash into each other, and the following two minutes are a constant action-filled jumble of players hitting each other and trying […] Continue Reading |
Sooke-based artist explores trauma in new exhibitSooke-based mixed-medium artist Maurina Joaquin is using her work to dive deep into transformations. In particular, in her new exhibit Natural Transformations she’s exploring the changes that people who are recovering from trauma, a brain injury, or chronic pain go through. “The silhouette heads [used in pieces in the exhibit] represent the individual struggle to […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: June 8, 2022 issue |
Show me the Money: My life on a student budgetI hope that this column has so far been helpful to readers and that it’s got you to start thinking about your financial health differently. This time around, I thought I’d share a bit about my life as a student, from a financial perspective, of course. I’m an international student, and I spent about four […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: The Batman almost-perfect thrill-rideThe Batman (2022) 3.5/4 Back in January, I said that Matt Reeves’ The Batman was the number-one movie for students to look out for this year. Today, I’m happy to report that Reeves delivers exactly what fans wanted and much more from this riveting film. One of the main things that had me super excited […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Female leadership is a choice to makeActively deciding on what you stand for can change the future. Feminists have to make that decision with every move they make. Maybe you like the idea of creating gender equality change but don’t know how. Change will never come easy, so we need to take baby steps toward it. I choose to pick female […] Continue Reading |
Geoff Pippus to start as Chargers men’s basketball head coachGeoff Pippus is the new Camosun Chargers men’s basketball head coach. Pippus, who has 10 years coaching experience and is starting with the Chargers’ 2022/23 season, is excited for the new role and thinks that the previous coach, Scot Cuachon, has left the team in great shape for him. Strategically, Pippus is focused on an […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Post-secondary needs to be free for healthcare workersThere is currently a massive shortage of doctors and nurses in Canada, and the government has played a big part in this, so the government must now fix this problem by providing—at least temporarily—free post-secondary training for healthcare workers. In a recent market outlook published by the Government of Canada, it was estimated that there […] Continue Reading |
New book The Sunbearer Trials takes flightNew York Times bestselling author Aiden Thomas is taking his first crack at a multi-book series with his Mexican-inspired fantasy novel The Sunbearer Trials. The book follows Teo, a 17-year-old semidiós who is chosen by the sun god Sol to compete in the deadly decennial Sunbearer Trials. To win the trials is a great honour, […] Continue Reading |
