Less Than Jake still going strong after all these yearsThere’s a certain laid-back tranquility to Canada’s west coast. Just ask Chris DeMakes, guitarist/vocalist of Florida ska/punk band Less Than Jake. The group have travelled all over the world in the 27 years since they formed, and they’ve never looked back. “I dunno what else there is to say, man—it’s British Columbia. It’s Canada. I’ve […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Riot Ten gets fiercely diverse on new EPRiot TenHype or Die: Sun City(Dim Mak Records)4/5 Texas-based DJ and producer Riot Ten—also known as Christopher Wilson—has unleashed his fierce new EP, Hype or Die: Sun City, on Dim Mak Records. The first track, “Los Pinches,” is unforgettable. It leads with trumpet and impresses on the listener an image of the scorching sun burning […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: Struggles for a summer jobAs May wastes away through long nights of watching cooking ASMRs and worrying over when classes are available, June swoops in with the reminder that you don’t have a job. Three months is a long time if you don’t have much of a purpose. But when I’m happily trapped in a cycle of hedonism, I […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Sweet slumber and circadian rhythms part 2Back in the dark ages of last semester, when everything was due and tensions were high, I touched on how sleep helps us concentrate and be more productive, and how poor sleep can impact our immune systems and mental health. Many of these are short-term benefits that compound to help manage long-term health, but they […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Video Games Club provides universal language for studentsTo students looking to escape the chaos of classes and exams, fourth-year Anthropology student Amy Lee-Radigan says to look no further than the Camosun Video Games Club as a way to de-stress and bond over a mutually loved activity. “I think college is an amazing time to get out of your shell a little bit,” […] Continue Reading |
Maritime Museum launches exhibit about the state of oceansThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is exactly what it sounds like it is: 80,000 tonnes of our shit floating in the ocean. Broken down, that’s the weight of roughly 500 jumbo jets, or about 250 pieces of garbage for every human being walking this planet. The Maritime Museum of BC’s exhibit The Great Pacific Garbage […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: June 12, 2019 issueAgreement calls for more student support at college Camosun College and BCGEU Local 701 recently ratified an agreement that includes a fund to support the development of online, blended, and distributed courses, along with student and instructor support initiatives that aim to improve learning outcomes. BCGEU Local 701 represents 164 vocational faculty members at Camosun. […] Continue Reading |
Kayfabulous: June 12, 2019 issue |
Open Space: BC government finally cracking down on post-secondary money launderingThe BC government has identified post-secondary as a vulnerable sector for money laundering and are asking institutions such as Camosun College to put measures in place to prevent money laundering. It’s about time. Around $7.4 billion in cash was laundered in British Columbia in 2018, according to a report by a panel of experts led […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College involved in microhousing projectCamosun College—through its Camosun Innovates department—is teaming up with Clemson University in South Carolina and Anomura Housing Society in Victoria on a design for tiny homes that can be assembled with just a rubber mallet, a screwdriver, and steel twist ties. The design, called sim[PLY], was developed at Clemson University in the interest of synthesizing […] Continue Reading |
