Camosun College Student Society represents island students in post-secondary review

The provincial government has launched an independent review of the post-secondary education sector’s sustainability, and the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is representing island students in the review. CCSS members attended a meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday, January 13 to bring student concerns from Camosun, Vancouver Island University, and North Island College to those undertaking […]

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New Music Revue: Vesseles fall prey to black metal sins on debut

Vesseles Home (Independent) 2.5/5 The debut album from Santa Clara’s Vesseles tells a rich, interesting story with its lyrics. Unfortunately, it also falls prey to black metal’s most common sin: the vocals in half the songs are unintelligible. When the vocals do come through clearly, they are beautiful and poignant, but all too often they […]

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Fifty Shades of Ink focuses on traditional Chinese ink painting

The practice of Chinese ink painting was created in the ninth century, yet it’s still alive to this day. This is what the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) has decided to shine a spotlight on with Fifty Shades of Ink, which focuses on ink painting by historical and contemporary artists, in addition to the […]

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