Show me the Money: 2022 so far, and what’s aheadIt’s hard to believe that half of 2022 has already gone by. Although the world has largely managed to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the year has given us all multiple new challenges. In this issue’s column, we’ll have a quick look at what has happened so far, and what I think the rest of the […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit pays homage to Maud LewisCanadian 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 […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: July 6, 2022 issue |
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 |
