New Music Revue: March 7, 2012 issueJohn K. Samson Provincial (Anti) 4/5 Provincial is the first full-length solo release from John K. Samson, singer/guitarist of Manitoban folk-punkers the Weakerthans. This album isn’t a huge stretch from his work with the Weakerthans: both show that Samson’s real strength is his lyrics. His ability to give the listener insight into the characters and […] Continue Reading |
Play sparks discussion on homelessnessSometimes a play is sparked by an idea of creating change. Like Joel Bernbaum’s play, Home Is a Beautiful Word, for instance, which came out of talks with the Belfry Theatre’s artistic director Michael Shamata about homelessness and will be debuting at the aptly titled Spark Festival. Bernbaum’s verbatim theatre piece was written based on […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Chargers, organic food boxes, funding cuts, Carrotmob, chair hockeyChargers on a roll The Camosun College Chargers men’s basketball team earned a bronze medal at the 2012 PACWEST basketball championship on March 3. The Chargers defeated the Capilano University Blues by a margin of 84 to 78. Rookie forward Trevor Scheurmann earned Player of the Game, scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Also, four […] Continue Reading |
International students to show off talentsExpect Camosun’s cultural tapestry to get even richer on the evening of March 19 as the college’s Peer Connections student group will be hosting their third annual cultural show at the Lansdowne campus. Peer Connections is an on-campus resource for international and domestic students to get support in order to make the transition to Canadian […] Continue Reading |
Online blackout protests begin with successWith the internet being so engrained in everyday life and communication, it’s no wonder that the largest protest in online history had real-world consequences. That online protest was an internet blackout on January 18 in which tens of millions of people from all over the world banded together to challenge and successfully shelve the Stop […] Continue Reading |
Getting down with Down with WebsterOnce there was a group of kids with big dreams. Now, they’re a bunch of adults living those dreams. What started out as a middle-school talent-show act has turned into a music career for a group of six Torontonians. Together, they’ve forged the popular rap-rock group Down with Webster. “Growing up, what really got me […] Continue Reading |
Paid bike lockups to replace free parkingCamosun College will soon be replacing some of the campus’ free covered bike parking with a paid bike lockup system. They will be adding more free bike parking elsewhere on campus at a later date, but it won’t be covered. The new storage spaces, which will house approximately 19 bikes and cost users $5.50 per […] Continue Reading |
Brave New Waves get sublime at tribute showBrave New Waves frontman Graham Eyerley ran away from home at 14 years old and made a new home for himself on his friend’s father’s sailboat in French Creek Harbor, just outside of Parksville. It’s here that his interest in music blossomed. “There was a guitar on the boat, and not having any parents tell […] Continue Reading |
Earthy Edibles: Pistachio chocolate crunchYou may have noticed that I haven’t written any baking recipes in this column yet. This isn’t because I don’t like baking. I’m all over it. Some of the best jobs I’ve had have been at bakeries, mixing huge batches of muffins and cookies, and snacking on chocolate chips when the boss wasn’t looking. No, […] Continue Reading |
Going down the sewer: How the CRD plans to forge ahead with criticized treatment plantThe apparent simplicity of flushing a toilet has become a highly complex scenario in the Capital Regional District (CRD). The CRD has spent millions of dollars, and several years, deciding how to deal with its sewage. Since ordered by the provincial government to start treating sewage in 2006, the CRD and others have undertaken numerous […] Continue Reading |
