Comics: February 22, 2012 issue |
Magazine Issue
Double Teamed: Poking the starfishWhat does everyone have? Anuses! But how many of us like using them for things other than an exit? For this episode of Double Teamed, we talk about starfish and salad tossing. Dylan: So! Anuses: love them or hate them? Clorisa: I’m pretty apathetic towards anuses, actually. Apathy for anuses. If I had to start […] Continue Reading |
What’s Up With Her: Time for a control checkReading a recent Monday Magazine, it became apparent that it’s not a great month for us virgos. Astrologist Georgia Nichols’ horoscope (my favorite!) said that low energy and tiredness are overwhelming. (Exams anyone?) After that cheery news, I continued working my way from back to front in search of the next article popper. Almost at […] Continue Reading |
Green Your World: Not just for hippiesStereotypes. They exist because most of us can’t help but generalize our observations. Yet, because of them we’re often quick to judge a person or an issue without looking deeper. Many people think environmentalists are a bunch of smelly, tree-hugging hypocrites that use their cell phones one moment and decry any type of industrial development […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Essentialism DangersThe sciences have provided us with a lot of benefits and technologies that improve and stimulate our daily lives. However, the sciences are a double-edged sword that can be wielded with machinations toward certain minorities and socially deviant groups in our society. The study of genetics and the discovery of a “gay” gene is one […] Continue Reading |
Delhi 2 Dublin bring India and Ireland to VictoriaDelhi 2 Dublin formed for a one-off show in 2006, not even realizing that this performance would lead to others. Cut to six years later, and the band is fully realized and are certainly more than just a one-off party band. Doug Simpson, the director of Vancouver Folk Fest, was in charge of putting together […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: February 22, 2012 issueBaby Eagle & the Proud Mothers Bone Soldiers (You’ve Changed Records) 3/5 Bone Soldiers, by Canadian outfit Baby Eagle & the Proud Mothers, lays claim to being the most confusing, but “okay, I’m starting to enjoy this now” listening experience so far this year. The album starts off really poorly, with some of its worst […] Continue Reading |
Concerts bring conservatory to LansdowneThe chair of the Camosun College music department, and director of the professional school at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, believes the picturesque converted church at Pandora and Quadra is the college’s unofficial third campus. And an ongoing concert series on campus should further that theory. Music students at the conservatory do become isolated from […] Continue Reading |
Researchers discover lack in student reading comprehensionEDMONTON (CUP) – Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified cognitive development issues that cause some students to struggle with reading comprehension, though their ability to read may be perfectly fine. George Georgiou, director of the U of A’s Reading Research Lab, studied samples of roughly 500 U of A students and found that […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Nothing smart about using devices in classLately, I’ve been feeling that the only way I will be able to finish my degree is online. Ironically, there I’d be free from the endless smartphone- and internet-related classroom distractions. It boggles my mind that students can be so cavalier about their access to their teachers. There are many who would gladly take a […] Continue Reading |