Open Space: Students need to stop relying on caffeineCoffee—ah, that all-powerful six-letter word. What sort of thoughts does that word conjure? Maybe you’re an avid coffee drinker, maybe you engage with it a bit, or maybe you don’t drink it at all. Regardless, it’s still one of the most talked-about beverages for students. After all, what other legal substance can keep you going […] Continue Reading |
Kayfabulous: April 3, 2019 issue |
New Music Revue: Teenage Bottlerocket deliver fun punk on new albumTeenage BottlerocketStay Rad!(Fat Wreck Chords)3/5 Initially, when I hit play on this eighth full-length from Wyoming punkers Teenage Bottlerocket, I thought it was going to be yet another band grasping at straws, trying to make their sound as close to classic punk rock as possible. But Stay Rad! starts out with “You Don’t Get the […] Continue Reading |
New play looks at Afghanistan soldiers’ family dynamicsImagine having a loved one halfway across the world and the only way to communicate with them is through a spotty satellite phone. This is the experience many of the characters face in SNAFU Dance Theatre’s production of Calling Home: Stories from Military Families. The play is inspired by the real-life stories of military families […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Sarah Potenza finds the road to musical successSarah PotenzaRoad to Rome(Independent)4/5 From start to finish, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sarah Potenza’s second album, Road to Rome, is a bold, take-no-bull, unapologetic journey into the psyche of any woman’s soul. Potenza steers the listener on a journey through a steady mix of blues, rock ballads, and gospel throughout this release. Her songwriting comes out not […] Continue Reading |
Students prepare for 2019 Camosun Comic Arts FestivalThe students of the Camosun Comics and Graphic Novels program are ramping up for this year’s Camosun Comic Arts Festival. Students Claire McDonald and Shaye Nielsen are excited to display their work to the public. “I think it’s a really big part of comics, not only just selling your comics, but selling yourself, and that’s […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: She’ll have a sleeveAllow me to set the scene: my boyfriend and I are out for dinner with my family at a low-key sit-down place that has us seated in the kid-friendly corner thanks to my teeny-tiny nephew. As we’re finishing up our meals, a man and a woman walk in with four young kids (three boys and […] Continue Reading |
Out of the Grey exhibit teaches students the many facets of artThere’s a lot of work to do around reconciliation, and sometimes that comes through in Camosun College students’ artwork. First-year Visual Arts student Weezie Black is currently working on her submissions for Out of the Grey, an exhibit of first-year students’ work that will be on display at the Lansdowne campus. Black, who is from […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society hopes for student participation in spring electionThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is preparing for its annual spring election, which will be held from April 8 to April 10. Students will vote online for the executive constituency positions of the CCSS as well as any vacant campus director positions. Camosun College holds its electoral process simultaneously with the CCSS, so students […] Continue Reading |
C’est la Vie: April 3, 2019 issue |
