Anxiety, accessibility, and athletes: A look at the ten most-read stories on our website in 2018In the fall of 1995, there was a municipal election in Edmonton. My tenth grade Social Studies class received a visit from two of the candidates running in my ward. Alderman candidate and leftist character Tooker Gomberg was always entertaining, but, unfortunately, he had to save time for some schmuck who gave us no reason […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: A letter from an international student to Victoria, BCDear Victoria, When I arrived, we were complete strangers. I carried in my bag a mixture of feelings—nervousness, anxiety, and satisfaction. I could feel that you, on the other hand, were quiet and patient. At first, we didn’t like each other because we did not speak the same language and you had a different climate […] Continue Reading |
Toronto’s Ralph brings her best self to stages across CanadaToronto synth-pop artist Ralph (also known as Raffaela Weyman) is touring her new album A Good Girl across Canada, and her cooler bags are packed with Tupperwares full of salad and homemade turkey meatballs. An array of audiences awaits her on her journey, and she is working hard to make sure she brings her best […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Steve McKinnon on sushi and “spare time” in soccer seasonKnow 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 who you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Making RENT in Victoria is no easy taskThe Victoria Operatic Society (VOS) isn’t one to shy away from a difficult show. Over the last few years they’ve put on productions such as Les Miserables, Spamalot, Miss Saigon, and, most recently, 9 to 5. This is something that director Doug Crockett is excited to be a part of with their latest production, RENT. […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Trap doorsAre you afraid of spiders? It’s said that when one conversational door closes, another opens. What if lying behind the door of new opportunity is an eight-foot-tall, hairy trap-door spider ready to paralyze you, then spin you in its web for later consumption? All while it feeds on your friends? We’re told that networking, branching […] Continue Reading |
Camosun’s Nicole Kilburn incorporates Indigenous knowledge into field schoolThe world of archeology is changing, and Camosun Anthropology instructor Nicole Kilburn and the Archaeology Field Assistant program she developed are at the forefront of that change. Kilburn developed the program in 2008 to fill a skills gap in the industry. “Generally, if you are working [in the field] you have an undergrad in Anthropology […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna helps bring storytelling event to VictoriaThe buzz starts before 7 pm down on the sidewalk in front of the Victoria Event Centre on Broad Street on the third Thursday of every month. There are greetings and hugs in the lineup as people wait to get into the storytelling event Confabulation. Confabulation producers Cassandra Togneri and former Camosun student and Nexus […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: November 21, 2018 issue |
Local company sets new stage for pole dancing in VictoriaIt’s a busy and fast-moving world out there; it feels like there is always somewhere to go and that there’s always something that has to get done. Often, we look around and wonder if life will slow down enough for us to take a breath. When Electra Productions co-founder Jane Bull decided that it was […] Continue Reading |
