Politics and Other Nonsense: What a royal move to Canada entailsThere’s been a lot of misinformation circulating about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s big move to Canada. This is rather ironic, considering that the entire reason that they are moving to BC is to avoid negative press and fake news. In the past, Meghan Markle has had terrible encounters with the paparazzi in Britain […] Continue Reading |
Wilna Thomas Building closed while college decides on plansThe Wilna Thomas Building at the Lansdowne campus is closed until further notice. The college officially closed the building as of December 23, 2019 and is in the process of deciding what to do with the space. Camosun College director of Facilities Services Ian Tol is overseeing the Wilna Thomas project, and he’s excited about […] Continue Reading |
Outside looking in: The ongoing struggle of accessibility at Camosun CollegeI have disabilities—a bit of a soup of them, in fact. Most relevant to life at Camosun, I have chronic hip pain. I also have a class on the third floor of the Ewing building, which has no elevator. To me, it seems reasonable that the college installs in Ewing one of those little freight elevators […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Warhawks fight for cohesion on Starlight DiscoThe Warhawks Starlight Disco (New Rivals Entertainment) 2.5/5 Gloucester City, NJ indie rockers The Warhawks are back with their latest EP, Starlight Disco. The follow-up to their debut LP, 2019’s Never Felt So Good, Starlight Disco offers six new cuts and hints at a change of creative direction. The Warhawks lead with their familiar refined […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Wolf Parade get explosive with new recordWolf Parade Thin Mind (Royal Mountain Records) 4/5 “Explosive” is the only way to describe Montreal/BC-based indie rock band Wolf Parade’s fifth studio album, Thin Mind. The first track, “Under Glass,” screams for attention in its first 10 seconds and establishes the album’s sweeping pace. Rolling waves of instrumental energy crash into lyrical themes of […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 5, 2020 issueNo coronavirus at Camosun Camosun College sent out an email on Thursday, January 30 saying that it is monitoring reports of coronavirus and has a team ready to respond if needed. As of January 30, the college has had no presumed or confirmed cases of the virus. See camosun.ca for updates. Camosun to receive funding […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Annihilator get heavy, emotional on new albumAnnihilator Ballistic, Sadistic (Silver Lining Music) 3/5 Diehard Annihilator fans will love the Vancouver-based thrash metal band’s 17th album, Ballistic, Sadistic. Written, recorded, and produced by band mainman Jeff Waters, the album features heavy, inferno thrash beats combined with shoelace-tying time changes and speed-metal movements. 2020 Annihilator sounds tighter and beefier than they have in […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Accepting truthI drive from here to Kelowna, then to Calgary, and back to Victoria a few times a year. Driving alone, which I usually do, there is time and space enough for me to think deeply about things. Having lived in active addiction for most of my life (save the past two years that I have […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers get new student athlete from down underThe Camosun Chargers women’s basketball team have a new player, and she’s come all the way from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Codi Tiedeman is here playing for the Chargers for the rest of the winter semester. Tiedeman, a first-year Marketing student, was contacted by Chargers women’s basketball head coach Justin Thiessen last year. “He contacted […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Local government needs to do more to control housing marketAssessments of the Victoria housing market at the beginning of January show the average cost of real estate is either slightly decreasing or levelling off. Meanwhile, the rental market has shown that prices are unchanged but the number of vacancies in Victoria is increasing as more apartments are being built. Vancouver has seen a more […] Continue Reading |
