New Music Revue: Umi Copper delivers something one of a kind with RequiemUmi Copper Requiem (Black Acre) 3.5/5 LA alternative/soul singer Umi Copper brings a sound that is uniquely his own to the four songs on his debut EP, Requiem. The thing I like most about Copper’s music is that it doesn’t remind me of anything. While it drips with R&B, soul, and jazz influence, it refuses […] Continue Reading |
Tree house art exhibit focuses on working together, artisticallyTree houses are an iconic part of childhood. So it makes sense that a trip back to her hometown in Ontario was the start of The Tree House Project (THP) for multidisciplinary Toronto-based artist Jennie Suddick. THP is an art exhibit of architectural models based off drawings of tree houses that others sketched in a […] Continue Reading |
House of Columns: Students should support proportional representationAs many students may be aware, BC will be holding a referendum this fall on changing the electoral system. The system currently in use, first past the post, while simple, is outdated and highly unreflective of the overall choice voters make. In a single riding today, a candidate simply needs to receive the most votes—not […] Continue Reading |
Blue Bridge takes a Canadian theatre classic out of the drawerFor many, Michael Healey’s The Drawer Boy is considered a gem in Canadian theatre. A three-person, two-act play that takes place on a farm, The Drawer Boy blends humour and drama into a tale about memories and stories, and the blurred lines between them. As their tenth season begins to wind down, Blue Bridge Repertory […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: June 13, 2018 issuePossible cougar sighting at Interurban campus A cougar may be roaming the trails near the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Camosun’s Interurban campus. Camosun reported a possible cougar sighting near PISE on Friday, May 25. The college is reminding people that if they see a cougar to stay in groups and keep children […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College gets ready to launch new food truck in JuneIf you find yourself in need of something a little different to take the edge off between classes, Camosun’s Culinary Arts students might have just what you’re looking for. The college is launching a food truck in June that will include, among other things, tacos, poke, and ramen. Camosun Culinary Arts chair Steve Walker-Duncan says […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk?: Can I say no?Understanding the concept of consent should not be that difficult. Anything other than an uninfluenced, unpressured, clearly vocalized “yes” means “no.” So why did it just take multiple minutes of me staring at my computer screen, taking an opinion poll of my friends, and looking up a dictionary definition for me to define “consent”? While […] Continue Reading |
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 |
