All-male drag ballet company takes the stage in VictoriaWhen Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo comes to town in February, the unconventional will take the stage. Sure, the program will include the second act of Swan Lake, Go for Barocco, and Paquita, but the all-male drag ballet troupe will present them as parody. The troupe—affectionately known as The Trocks—was founded in 1974 with […] Continue Reading |
Camosun MyWellness column: Talent show for mental health coming in FebruaryThe Camosun College MyWellness program is hosting our first-ever talent show for mental health awareness in February—and we’re looking for talent! If mental health has ever affected you or someone you know, you can do a song, dance, poem, or anything else in honour of that—and if you want, we’d love you to tell your […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: January 22, 2020 issue |
Freedom from Addiction: Changes inward and outwardI began this column about addiction last year, and it started with my story. To make a very long tale short, life directed my awareness—rather forcefully—toward the fact that I was living as an active addict. This awareness came largely through a series of painful events, most notably a relationship with a physically and emotionally […] Continue Reading |
Exhibit uses radical levity to explore Indigenous storiesA mixed-media art exhibit exploring the supernatural elements and beings of Indigenous stories through a modern superhero comic lens is coming to Open Space. When Raven Became Spider features work by six Indigenous artists: Joi Arcand, Shawn Beyale, Sonny Assu, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Jeffrey Veregge, and Julianne Beaudin-Herney. Curator Leena Minifie first designed the show for […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: The international-student tuition crisisStudent organizations across the province—including the Camosun College Student Society—are fighting against the unfair lack of international-student tuition regulation by the provincial government. This is a big concern, as the BC government’s deregulation of international-student tuition allows tuition prices to rise uncontrollably. In BC, the lack of regulation allowed average international-student tuition to rise by […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College instructor Carole Gosse on the privilege of teachingKnow 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 |
New Music Revue: Bluebloods trip over own ambition on debut EPBluebloods Make It Rain (Independent) 1.5/5 It’s nearly impossible to pin down what Winnipeg’s Bluebloods are attempting to accomplish on their debut EP. During Make It Rain’s 20-minute runtime, the band delivers some daring genre blending but constantly trips over its own ambition. Led by guitarist Conrad Sweatman, Bluebloods primarily focus on the hardships of […] Continue Reading |
Indigenous Camosun students to receive $40,000 to assist with food and housing costsThe Victoria Foundation has granted $40,000 in funding to support Indigenous students in Camosun College’s interdisciplinary Aboriginal Culinary Arts, Tourism and Hospitality program. The funding will be dispersed to students in order to provide financial support for costs associated with housing and food. Developed in partnership with the Songhees Nation, Camosun’s Aboriginal Culinary Arts, Tourism […] Continue Reading |
Lovebirds: January 22, 2020 issue |
