New Music Revue: Daniel Romano redefines Canadian music with Mosey

Daniel Romano Mosey (New West Records) 4/5 Mosey is Daniel Romano’s fifth album, and it features 12 songs from the Ontario-based songwriter, all of which have different styles. Romano plays a lot of different genres on the album, such as pop, country, hip hop, modern classical, and a little jazz. Some parts are melodious and […]

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New Music Revue: Rachael Sage impresses with Choreographic

Rachael Sage Choreographic (MPress Records) 3.5/5 Rachael Sage’s Choreographic is light and lofty and a welcome relief from the heavier sounds of today. Even if I put her lyrics aside, I have to say that Sage’s voice carries an inextinguishable hope, a melting of snow, a loved one telling you it will be all right […]

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New Music Revue: Hooded Fang stuck in warp-speed

Hooded Fang Venus on Edge (Daps Records) 2.5/5 Toronto’s Hooded Fang continue to evolve on their fourth full-length. Leaving behind their previous identity as indie-surf-rockers, this electro-punk album moves them into deeper, heavier, and louder territory. From the first track, the listener is hit by the fast pace and high-pitched frequency over which the monotonous […]

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Nexus Women’s Lounge critique misses mark

There was a passionate critique of the Women’s Lounge—a student-run space on Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus—in a recent Open Space in Nexus (“Camosun’s Women’s Collective needs to rethink approach,” March 16, 2016 issue). Although a positive intention can certainly be assumed on the part of the author, the opinions outlined are an inaccurate portrayal of […]

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Policy changers and government lobbiers: Getting to know the newly elected Camosun College Student Society representatives

Lobbying government to create change that impacts students; working with Camosun to change policy that impacts students; throwing parties that… impact students? Sure, sounds good: the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) does all of that and more, and they do it with the help of elected student representatives. The CCSS recently held their 2016 student […]

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What’s Going On: May 11 to June 14, 2016

Until Monday, May 23 Water, pigment, and paper is all it takes Well, perhaps a little talent is also required in order to have a collection displayed in the Greater Victoria Art Gallery. Water + Pigment + Paper, co-curated by Michelle Jacques and Nicole Stanbridge, is on display until May 23. Visit aggv.ca for more […]

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Camosun Chargers basketball teams look back on season

The seasons are over for both the Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Chargers men’s basketball team finished off their season with an eighth-place national ranking at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national championships. Head coach Scot Cuachon says that the nature of the college’s many two-year programs and struggles with the […]

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Of the Land – local indigenous voices: Our land’s first peoples

Hello, hello; we have lots to say, many stories to tell, and much of our wisdom to pass your way. Too much to tell for our first issue. We are a small group of aboriginal writers who want to share some of our culture and give voices to our people who want to speak. It […]

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The Bi-weekly Gamer: The fall of World of Warcraft

One of the most famous video games of all time, World of Warcraft, has stood at the top of the MMO charts for nearly 10 years. However, it has recently become one of the most boring and tedious games to play. With outdated graphics, controls, and combat, and with the developers adding in new expansions […]

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