New Music Revue: Two to get startedGreat Bloomers Distant Fires (Dine Alone Records) 4/5 For an album full of songs about love, Great Bloomers sure do cover a variety of depressing subjects on sophomore album Distant Fires. In fact, these five Toronto-based, pop-influenced, folk rockers seem to have a lot on their minds as they explore the darker sides of […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College student society: September 5, 2012 issueIt can be hard to make new friends during the excitement and anxieties that come with the start of a new semester. While the student society offers many opportunities for meeting other students on campus, such as volunteering on committees and participating in clubs, this fall we’ll also be hosting a series of free pub […] Continue Reading |
DOTS never gives up on helping the suicidalThere are two major problems with treating mental illnesses. It’s often invisible, and it’s nearly impossible to prove that someone suffers from a mental illness. At least that’s according to Development of Treatment Services (DOTS) president Jean Oliver. And she should know, having been through the horror of suicidal urges herself. “It’s very difficult to […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: The beginning of the endBringing your first semester to a successful close is an end result anyone would want. Picture the smile on your face when you look over your final marks in December. How do you get to there from here? You start at the end of course. End-point visualization is the key. You have to start with […] Continue Reading |
Eye On Campus: September 5th – 18thOngoing Toastmasters’ Master Toasts For many people, public speaking is their biggest fear (behind spiders, obviously); signing up for a local Toastmasters class might be just what you need to overcome those fears (speaking, not spiders; you’re on your own there). With a free visualization and planning workshop from 9 am to 12 pm on […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: September 5 – 18, 2012Wednesday, September 5 The Hives, Fidlar Club 90NE9, $35, 9 PM I think I was 11 the first time I got them. To this day, I’m not sure why they appeared or what caused it. Stress, maybe. But I was 11, for Chrissakes… what the hell could I be stressed about? Anyway, the itchy little […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Camosun’s Olympic connection, Chargers tryouts, attacking fire antsA smashing success In case you didn’t know, the Olympic Games took place in London, England, this summer. Most of you probably weren’t there, but fear not: thanks to a team of crack scientists at Camosun College’s Sports Innovation Center, we were able to be aptly represented. The small device they created, known as MMS […] Continue Reading |
Sesame Street Live a hit with the knee-high crowdActual conversation, more or less, between me and my three-year-old daughter on the way home from Sesame Street Live: Daughter (in back seat of car): You know, for a kid’s show, it had good pacing, nice choice of songs, and a simple, enjoyable enough plot. There was just enough wink-wink irony to keep the parents awake, and […] Continue Reading |
A surveillance society: 10 things you should know about Bill C-30[One of our most-read feature stories from this year makes a return appearance in the spotlight, as relevant as ever.] Bill C-30 is the lawful access legislation proposed by current minister of public safety Vic Toews. The bill is also known as the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act or Protecting Children from Internet […] Continue Reading |
Pitchfork uses old media model for successMONTREAL (CUP)—In a world where even the red, flowing Rolling Stone emblem is having trouble moving magazine copies off the rack, Mark Richardson is feeling optimistic about the future of music journalism. Editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, the world’s most visited independent music writing website, Richardson’s at the helm of a ship that is retaining many tricks […] Continue Reading |
