Former Camosun student focuses on introspective side of jazzStephen Menold dropped out of Camosun’s Jazz Studies program in April 2013 with just one credit standing between him and a diploma, but he felt the pull of a city—Montreal—with a stronger arts culture than Victoria’s, and he just couldn’t resist any longer. “I just had to expand my universe,” says Menold. “My idea was […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Garret Flowers goes from the circus to post-secondaryKnow 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 |
In Our Footsteps tackles immigrant issues through collaborative contentIn Our Footsteps is not like any other play you know. Director Taiwo Afolabi, who is also a PhD candidate in Applied Theatre at the University of Victoria, defines it as “interactive performance.” “The idea of the play is really to communicate and recreate a safe and positive space to have conversations around lived experiences […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: The inside journey of the international studentMoving to another country can transform all aspects of your life. When I was preparing to come to Victoria, I was ready to face the language barrier, the change in social relationships, and even a new way of studying. The only aspect I was not prepared for was the changes that would happen to me […] Continue Reading |
Write to Rise: Go ahead, be the purple cowWhy did I write a column called Write to Rise? Because if you write and get published, not only will you stand out amongst your peers and get the promotion over someone who has not been published, you will also build your own self-esteem and self-worth. For years, I kept my writing a secret dream […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: June 13 to July 10, 2018Sunday, June 17 Ditch your car Douglas Street will be closed to vehicles and open to street vendors on June 17 to celebrate the fourth annual Car Free YYJ. This event takes place from 11 am to 6 pm and will feature music, activities, food and retail vendors, and more. Admission is free; see downtownvictoria.ca/events/car-free-yyj […] Continue Reading |
New Langham Court Theatre play shows a chorus of complicated disapprovalDirector Wendy Merk admits that Langham Court Theatre’s A Chorus of Disapproval has provided many unique challenges for the amateur theatre company, not the least of which is figuring out how to define the play. “This play is kind of what you’d call a semi-musical,” says Merk. “It’s mostly a comedy. There are musical numbers […] Continue Reading |
Getting There Together: Cycling should be a no-brainerGetting There Together is a new column exploring alternative modes of transportation. The car dominates most public space in North American cities. The rest is divvied between property owners. The lines between properties need to be efficient pathways to get between those properties. Streets and sidewalks are our public space—if it weren’t for getting between […] Continue Reading |
Tofino author Joanna Streetly shows eye for nature in Wild Fierce LifeAs someone who grew up fishing on the west coast of Vancouver Island, I often felt like I was reading about my own childhood in Tofino-based author Joanna Streetly’s Wild Fierce Life: Dangerous Moments on the Outer Coast (Caitlin Press). But the book isn’t about fishing. Streetly writes about the antagonist—nature—in this collection of short […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: The importance of nonverbal communicationImagine a bird, or a plane. Now, everyone has a different image in their head of what a bird looks like (or maybe you’re just picturing Superman). Yet, everyone knows the definition of a bird, of a plane, and what they are. So, why would everyone have different representations of the “same” word? When we […] Continue Reading |
