Open Space: We need to change how we eatWhile recently researching a class paper about modern agriculture, I wound up awake late into each night, dumbfounded and intrigued by the obvious and simple truth it seems billions of people have overlooked. And here it is: poor health starts not only with what we are putting into our bodies, but also with what we […] Continue Reading |
The Heaviness of Things that Float tells powerful story of Canada’s First NationsJennifer Manuel’s debut novel is a literary work of fiction based on the west coast of British Columbia, which inspired Manuel as she wrote the book. Manuel is very capable of sharing the fullness of what she writes about in The Heaviness of Things that Float. Using her experience from a lifetime dedicated to researching […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Smoking in public needs to stopTo smoke around another person without their consent is a violation of their basic rights. It’s understandable that cigarette cravings are difficult to control and can strike at any time, but when a person lights up while walking down the sidewalk or sitting at a bus stop, it’s completely unfair to anyone standing within a […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Daniel Romano redefines Canadian music with MoseyDaniel 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 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Rachael Sage impresses with ChoreographicRachael 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 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Hooded Fang stuck in warp-speedHooded 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 […] Continue Reading |
Nexus Women’s Lounge critique misses markThere 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 […] Continue Reading |
Policy changers and government lobbiers: Getting to know the newly elected Camosun College Student Society representativesLobbying 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 […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: May 11 to June 14, 2016Until 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 […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun English prof Kelly Pitman says education is about seeking understandingKnow 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 […] Continue Reading |
