Creativity crosses boundaries in BC Culture DaysThe time has come for every reasonably sized city in BC to open up their proverbial creative stage and flaunt what they have to offer for BC Culture Days. Since 2009, British Columbia’s Bridge Arts and Community, a non-profit charitable organization, gets together with up to 10 artist ambassadors and promotes the awareness of arts […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructor strives to understand human motives with art“The immediacy of a moment in time that you can’t rehearse. An unscripted, honest event. It’s not fiction. Once it’s been done before it becomes fictive. Not an honest moment in time.” This is one of Camosun Visual Arts instructor John Boehme’s MOs in regard to his performance art. Whether he is performing in Minsk, […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 25, 2019 issueCamosun participates in Orange Shirt Day Monday, September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, a day devoted to awareness about the impacts of the residential school system. Camosun students, staff, and faculty are invited to wear an orange shirt during the event, which starts at 9:45 am at Interurban and 1 pm at Lansdowne. See camosun.ca […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Business Study Group club column: Why is importantSamuel Pierpont Langley was the inventor of the first man-carrying airplane capable of sustained flight. You might say, “Wasn’t that the Wright brothers?” Well, you’re not wrong. Read on. Langley was the head of the Smithsonian Institute from 1887 to 1906. He dreamed of making it big like his heroes Edison and Bell, so he […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: September 25 to October 8, 2019Until Sunday, September 29 Where to look? Dare to look? Not sure what to do when the weekend hits? Perhaps you’re wanting something slightly different from the brain-blasting social life of the nightclubbing crowd? The gutsy and unapologetic exhibit All Eyes on You by Nicole Sleeth has taken female nudes in an entirely new direction. […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Locals Scimitar drop excellent second albumScimitar Shadows of Man (Independent) 4/5 Driven by the double-kick drums of Camosun/Nexus alumnus Clayton Basi, Scimitar is back with their second full-length album, Shadows of Man. Their 2010 debut album Black Waters was an instant classic, so word of their long-awaited return had local metal fans buzzing with anticipation. What exactly is this? Death […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Free speech on campus doesn’t mean hate speech on campusI’m so tired of conservatives pretending that “free speech” on campus is an important issue. Student protests have been a staple of political movements since the inception of universities. Cast your gaze back in time and you’ll find countless examples of mass movements originating in academia. So with such a storied history of activism, why […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: DENM’s new EP half-litDENM Endless Summer (Rock Mafia) 3.5/5 DENM, an artist based out of Southern California best known for his 2016 hit “Lit,” recently released his newest EP, Endless Summer. This is DENM’s third EP, taking influence from rock and reggae while occasionally tossing in a hip-hop beat or EDM bass line. The EP is a relatively […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructor sheds anthropological light on food with new bookWhen we are sitting down to a wholesome supper, do we ever wonder where it comes from? Do we ask ourselves what methods are used to provide our plate of spaghetti, and what each ingredient might go through, or where it might come from? When we think, “I feel like Italian tonight,” do we wonder […] Continue Reading |
The road to reconciliation: Camosun College continues on its Indigenization journeyPART 1: History cannot be changed Canada was built on colonial power and the abuse of Indigenous people. The past can’t be changed. But Camosun College can, and the changes on campus aren’t restricted to Camosun’s aesthetics. Installments like Na’tsa’maht at Lansdowne or the Cultural Centre in Interurban’s new Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for […] Continue Reading |
