Victoria theatre company puts local talent to use in ConstellationsLocal theatre company hapax theatre—lower case intentional—is named for a linguistic term that dates back to ancient Greece. A “hapax legomenon” is a word that appears only once within a certain context—for example, in a play or an entire body of work. A hapax legomenon can be very mysterious and difficult to interpret, since it […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Operatic Society braces for a whole lot of NunsenseThe Victoria Operatic Society (VOS) mounts theatre productions twice a year; with RENT and Shrek the Musical already under its belt, the assumption was that VOS was done for 2019. However, that’s not the case: VOS recently announced a surprise third show, Nunsense. “This is kind of unusual for VOS,” admits director Doug Crockett. “We […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus toys with genre expectations with new bookLocal author Logan Hunder recently released his second novel, Astro-Nuts, but six years ago, he was a Camosun student about to graduate from the Criminal Justice program. Although he had never taken more than the mandatory English classes required for his degree, in the months after he graduated, he decided to attempt to write his […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Maintaining your academic healthLife is unpredictable, and things out of your control can happen during your time studying at Camosun, but this does not have to determine your future opportunities. Grades matter, and they get looked at when you apply for future schooling or even for some jobs. When personal illness, affliction, or family problems arise and they […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: Re-examining former favouritesThere was a time not so long ago when I was blissfully unaware of how poorly female characters were written in a vast majority of movies. I would hear people complain about how there was a serious lack of strong women getting screen time, and, in my lack of being woke, I didn’t seem to […] Continue Reading |
Bubbles: July 10, 2019 issue |
Camosun College board of governors elects new chairLaylee Rohani has been elected as the new Camosun College board of governors chair. Rohani, who moves into the position on August 1, has been a member of the board for five years, and has been in the position of vice chair since January 2018. Rohani says that outgoing chair Ron Rice has left big […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: July 10 to August 7, 2019Until Sunday, July 14’Til curtains do we partBarefoot in the Park, a comedy by Neil Simon, is running at the Roxy Theatre until July 14. This show premiered in 1963, but it timelessly—and comedically—illustrates the early days of marriage and the trials and rewards that they hold. Tickets range from $20 to $48; for show […] Continue Reading |
A matter of maturity: What’s the difference between how mature students and younger students approach post-secondary?When I think about all the various transitions I have made in my life—from a child into a teenager, from a girl into a woman, from sleeping on friends’ couches and asking parents to help out to paying bills, voting, watching the news, and being politically aware—I’m also aware of the transition I never made: […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Ban the cigarette, nowCigarettes are disgusting. Before the ’50s, there was little knowledge of the health risks associated with smoking. They were marketed as glamorous, sophisticated, and, in some cases, healthy. Today, however, we know that they’re deadly. This heinous product would never be allowed to enter the market today. Cigarettes are disgusting, and the corrupt industry that […] Continue Reading |
