BC government launches 24/7 mental-health support for studentsThe British Columbia government recently announced the creation of a mental-health service for BC students that will feature online and telephone counselling services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service will launch this spring, and the government has contracted human resources services and technology company Morneau Shepell, who are headquartered in Toronto, […] Continue Reading |
Hotel Mira find inspiration in unconditional loveAfter releasing two albums under the name JPNSGRLS, the Vancouver indie/alt-rockers changed their name to Hotel Mira and dropped a self-titled EP in 2018. The band released their debut full-length, Perfectionism, on Valentine’s Day. Vocalist Charlie Kerr says that the idea of perfectionism lives in him; when it came time to think about the new […] Continue Reading |
A Grammar of Loss explores the actualities of decolonizationLiquid black rubber drips off the pages of White Man’s Africa, a book written in 1899. This record of white supremacy in Africa is no longer readable, and that’s the point. Along with many other altered and redacted works, this piece in Chantal Gibson’s upcoming exhibit at Open Space explores what it actually means to […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: February 19, 2020 issue |
Freedom from Addiction: Choose the red pillWhen I think of waking up to reality, I often think of the popular 1999 movie The Matrix. The main character, Neo, must choose either the red pill, which would allow him to know things as they really are, or the blue pill, which would enable him to continue his life as usual. Neo doesn’t […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Business instructor Ernie Ogilvie searches for ZenKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want […] Continue Reading |
Natural Selection: February 19, 2020 issue |
News Briefs: February 19, 2020 issueCamosun still coronavirus-free Camosun College is continuing to monitor the coronavirus outbreak and is prepared for rapid response in cooperation with the Island Health Authority. As of February 14, no cases have been reported on campus; see camosun.ca for updates. College opens massage clinic Camosun opened a massage therapy clinic in January. The clinic is […] Continue Reading |
Lovebirds: February 19, 2020 issue |
New Music Revue: Drive-By Truckers offer emotion and more on new albumDrive-By Truckers The Unraveling (ATO Records) 3.5/5 After a three year wait, Drive-By Truckers are back with their 12th studio LP, The Unraveling. The Athens, Georgia-based southern rockers have developed a devoted fanbase, which has translated to minor chart success. The Unraveling is a collection of stories of our troubled times, covering guns, heroin, and […] Continue Reading |
