Three ways we’ve lost touch with ChristmasFrom my experience, the true meaning of Christmas has really gone to the dogs. Christmas is about celebrating the gift of life with your loved ones, something everybody should be able to appreciate in these times, and every year—COVID or no COVID—that concept seems to be getting dragged farther away from us. Here are some […] Continue Reading |
Christmas and capitalismThe Christmas season is the busiest time of year for retailers, and they know exactly how to capitalize on that. More to the point, they know how to manipulate the holiday to ensure maximum profits. They have capitalized on it so much, in fact, that our observation of the holiday is slowly being changed. Advertisers […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Celebrate the light this DecemberThe holidays have different meanings for everyone. For some it’s a good excuse for a well-needed rest. For others it’s a time for traditional religious values and rituals. For many of us, it’s a time for reflecting on what needs to be different in our lives. Because of the time of year, many countries have […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Indigenous Studies alumnus Ren Louie to release first children’s bookWhen Ren Louie, a member of the Ahousaht First Nations, began the Indigenous Studies program at Camosun College in 2016, he never imagined he would become a children’s author and be published by Victoria’s Medicine Wheel Education. “I actually only started [writing] two years ago in December,” says Louie, now 23 years old. “It’s something […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Dune fantastic, absorbing adaptationThe most challenging movies to make often prove to be book-to-film adaptations. Luckily, director Denis Villeneuve has done with Frank Herbert’s marvellous world Arrakis what Peter Jackson did with J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth over a decade ago: made an incredibly good film that explores the philosophical themes and ideas that the author was trying to convey […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: Study habitsWe’re deep into the semester now: midterms are past us and we’re up to our ears in assignments. I know it’s apparently an urban college myth, but doesn’t it feel like all the hardest and backbreaking night-owl kind of assignments seem to come at the same time, as if the instructors are having some secret […] Continue Reading |
Victoria singer-songwriter uses music to get environmental message outVictoria-based singer/songwriter Kele Fleming recently released “Where the Rivers Meet,” her sixth single from her 2020 record The Song I’ll Write for My Whole Life. The album is an amazing musical joyride that does a great job creating a transcendent musical experience while at the same time conveying Fleming’s message about environmentalism and humanity’s need […] Continue Reading |
Oh How the Flowers Fly: December 1, 2021 issue |
Kaleidoscope: December 1, 2021 issue |
Charles Parkinson steps back from coaching Camosun ChargersCamosun Chargers men’s volleyball head coach Charles Parkinson has announced that he is stepping back from coaching. Parkinson—who started with the Chargers in 2007 and is nicknamed the “winningest coach” that Camosun has ever had—says that although he’s taking a break from coaching, he’ll still be working at the college. “I’m faculty here,” says Parkinson. […] Continue Reading |
