Directors of The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs embrace darkness in artWhen someone says the word “director,” images of Broadway and Hollywood come to mind. But speaking to director Naomi Simpson, images of prison replace all thoughts of celebrity life. No, she’s not an inmate, but she has directed shows in Victoria at William Head Institution. And despite her unique directing background, she hasn’t been doing […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructor Erin Booth chose accounting for purely financial reasonsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series to help you get to know the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions. Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to know more about one of […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Helps is in, Camosun sports teams update, and CHEK TV’s historyVictoria election polls Lisa Helps was voted mayor in Victoria’s recent election. Polls show that voter turnout was at 39.10 percent. Dean Fortin, who held the position for two terms previously, lost the vote by a mere 89 ballots and didn’t ask for a recount. Eight councillors and nine school trustees were also voted for […] Continue Reading |
State of emergency: the problem with health care in CanadaThe story “I neeeeed soommmee helllppp!” a scratchy-voiced elderly woman called down the hall. “No, you don’t. Now shut up and go to sleep,” I thought to myself. Did I think that I’d ever be the kind of person to be cruel to an old woman, an old woman who perhaps has dementia? Well, no, […] Continue Reading |
Themes in classic tale of Camelot still ring true todayWhen the curtain rises on a new production of Camelot, Victorians will get a chance for some time travel. The musical brings King Arthur’s Round Table, with costumes, music, chivalrous knights and all, to life in song, drama, and humour. The storyline of the Victoria Symphony/Pacific Opera Victoria c0-production explores the fallout from a love […] Continue Reading |
Tokyo Police Club forced to change with the timesIt’s been a four-year wait for the release of Tokyo Police Club’s ForceField, and during that time the band have gained some new perspectives on the music industry. It was important to the band to take the time to produce an album that reflected their development and to push themselves, says keyboardist Graham Wright, and […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Promoting voting, drop-in basketball for Camosun students, new Interurban complex updatePromoting voting The BC municipal elections will be held on Saturday, November 15 and Canadian voter turnout is at an all-time low, with some cities’ turnout rates as low as 33 percent. Promote the Vote is a non-partisan campaign asking citizens who are known to vote to speak with their family and friends about doing […] Continue Reading |
Food-support service run by Camosun alumnus finds permanent homeThe Shelbourne Community Kitchen, run by Camosun alumnus Kim Cummings, has received unanimous support from Saanich council to move to a permanent home at 3541 Shelbourne Street. After using several temporary locations since April of this year, the kitchen was granted a temporary use permit that allows it to utilize the Shelbourne location for three […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Don’t let risk-taking become a forgotten artHitchhiking has developed a bad reputation, bringing to mind greasy, smelly hippies or murderous rapists looking to steal your car and harm your person. I don’t believe these fears are grounded and I maintain an indiscriminate policy on picking up hitchers. I don’t have altruistic motives. I pick them up because sometimes they give me […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Psychology instructor Judy Caldwell loves to researchKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series to help you get to know the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions. Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to know more about one of […] Continue Reading |
