Kirsten Van Ritzen returns for another round of Sin CityActress/comedian Kirsten Van Ritzen has starred in a plethora of plays, acted in television commercials, and toured with a live theatre troupe. But Victorians most likely know her as the creator of and actress in her own live theatre improv show, Sin City. Van Ritzen and her partner moved to Victoria in late 2010; just […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Fatal Jamz deliver catchy glam-pop on CoverboyFatal Jamz Coverboy (Lollipop Records) 3.5/5 Even if Fatal Jamz’ lead singer Marion Belle and his previous outfit Bowery Beasts are all completely new to you (like they were to me), you’ll swear you’ve heard their catchy glam-pop hooks and ’80s keyboards before. However, this is Fatal Jamz’ first full-length, having only released two EPs […] Continue Reading |
To See or Not to See: The World’s End wide awake and wonderfulThe World’s End (2013) 4/5 Edgar Wright has made a name for himself by making razor-sharp, tightly wound comedies that do what most comedies of late don’t do: make us laugh. (And, at the risk of being branded an old fogey, I’ll say that Wright achieves this in a much cleaner, more civilized manner than […] Continue Reading |
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New Music Revue: Devin Townsend Project transcend genresDevin Townsend Project Transcendence (New Damage Records) 4/5 The Devin Townsend Project is a five-piece metal band—led by Townsend, of Strapping Young Lad—from Vancouver. Transcendence is the group’s seventh album and has a very diverse array of songs, ranging from metal tracks to tunes with an almost-mystical ambience. A handful of songs on the album […] Continue Reading |
Camosun resident artist captures time and culture in her workMegan Quigley graduated from Camosun’s Visual Arts program last year and is now bringing her skills back to campus through Camosun’s Van den Brink residency. The residency allows a graduate from the last three years of the Camosun Visual Arts department to work on a project for two months with access to the college’s art […] Continue Reading |
The educated homeless: How Victoria’s housing crisis has impacted Camosun studentsIn September, Mary Rickinson was registered to be a University Transfer student at Camosun College; she had finished her course selection and paid her fees. But Rickinson had nowhere to live. Like many students, her fingers were crossed that karma would work its magic and a place would appear, but nothing showed up. After a […] Continue Reading |
Recently released figures show ex-president cost Camosun College $232,404 in 2015/2016 fiscal yearAccording to Camosun College’s recently released 2015/16 financial statements, the college spent $232,404 on ex-president Kathryn Laurin’s severance pay during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. $163,834 of this was on salary, $15,601 on benefits, $16,939 on pension, and $36,030 on vacation payout. Laurin’s pay ended on February 29, 2016. Laurin was fired in […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Helen Lansdowne gets old fashionedKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. This issue, we talked to Camosun prof Helen Lansdowne about keeping engaged, being technologically inept, and concern over the future of post-secondary. 1. What do you teach at Camosun? I teach Asian studies, gender studies, and one course in sociology. 2. […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The golden touch of Annabel LyonWhen she received news that her novel The Golden Mean was nominated for the Literary Review’s Bad Sex in Fiction award, Annabel Lyon was delighted. The award is given for “redundant or egregious sex scenes in a novel that’s otherwise quite good,” and both Lyon’s reaction and her inclusion on what is actually a prestigious […] Continue Reading |
