New exhibit pays homage to Maud Lewis

Canadian folk painter Maud Lewis died in 1970, but her work lives on. The exhibit Maud Lewis is touring Canada, with Victoria getting the only BC stop at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Lewis didn’t grow up with privilege, and that shows in her art, says McMichael Canadian Art Collection chief curator Sarah Milroy […]

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Nic’s Flicks: Jurassic World Dominion deceptive, boring, disappointing

Jurassic 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 […]

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Finding community the hard way: Camosun alumni tear it up in roller derby

A 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 […]

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Sooke-based artist explores trauma in new exhibit

Sooke-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 […]

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Show me the Money: My life on a student budget

I 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 […]

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Nic’s Flicks: The Batman almost-perfect thrill-ride

The 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 […]

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Let’s Talk 2.0: Female leadership is a choice to make

Actively 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 […]

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Geoff Pippus to start as Chargers men’s basketball head coach

Geoff 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 […]

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