New Music Revue roundup: Hua Li, Lagwagon, Vultures, Vinnie Caruana, and Jail SocksHua Li Dynasty (Next Door Records) 3.5/5 If there’s a clear takeaway from Victoria-born, Montreal-based rapper, vocalist, DJ, and producer Hua Li’s debut album, Dynasty, it’s that it’s anything but one-dimensional. Dynasty sees Li combine R&B slow jams with triplet flows to tackle numerous subjects, including identity, intergenerational trauma, and romantic anxieties. The opening track, […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: October 23, 2019 issueCamosun announces sonography program On Thursday, October 17, Camosun College announced that it is launching Vancouver Island’s first Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. Applications for the two-year program, which begins in May 2020, are now open. The first intake will be 16 students; 2021’s intake will be 32 students. The provincial government put $1.4 million into […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Mental Health and Addictions instructor Kristen Ross on a sense of purposeKnow 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 |
Vancouver’s Tourist Company use Mount St. Helens eruption as inspirationVancouver-based alt-rockers Tourist Company are gearing up for a new chapter in their career. After years of touring, vocalist/guitarist/bassist Taylor Swindells and drummer Brenon Parry have been hard at work producing new music, and Swindells is excited about the future of the band, which includes a local connection. “Yeah, things have been going good. It’s […] Continue Reading |
Social Survival 101: How to walk away from an ideological mob with graceIn a society where you can often find yourself surrounded by people who seem certain that the fate of the world hinges on their ability to propagate and adhere to trending Web 2.0 gospels, it can sometimes be difficult to affirm the value of your mundane World 1.0 existence. When catechized by these hashtag-hyped proselytizers, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society elections on the horizonThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is having its fall student elections from Monday, October 28 until Wednesday, October 30. There will be elections for positions on the CCSS board of directors and for student positions on the Camosun College education council. The CCSS board manages a variety of auxiliary functions for students. These include […] Continue Reading |
Lovebirds: October 23, 2019 issue |
Camosun Chargers women’s basketball team excited about seasonThe Camosun College women’s basketball team is preparing for its upcoming season, which starts on November 1. Chargers women’s basketball guard Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu, who is a fourth-year Sport and Fitness Leadership student, is in her fifth and final year with the team. She says that she’s really excited about this season. “We have a new […] Continue Reading |
Camosun to establish open education initiative with grant moneyCamosun College recently received $32,250 from BCcampus in order to establish the Open Education Demonstration Initiative. The college received the money in the form of an Institutional Sustainability Grant from BCcampus—a publicly funded organization that aims to make post-secondary education accessible to everyone—and will use it to redevelop 10 courses with open textbooks through a […] Continue Reading |
William Head on Stage reimagines The Wizard of Oz in new playGenerally speaking, most people would hope to avoid jail at all costs. However, if you love the theatre and love trying new things, then conquering that fear and going to jail for an evening could end up being a pretty unique experience. It’s an experience put on by William Head on Stage (WHOS), which is […] Continue Reading |
