Eye on Campus: November 30 – December 6Wednesday, November 30 Fall art sale The Camosun Foundation’s fall art sale will be taking place at the Interurban Library from 10 am until 2 pm. Unframed originals and prints from many Canadian artists will be available at $25 apiece, or free to college departments for internal décor. Payments can be made by cash, cheque, […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: November 30 – December 6Wednesday, November 30 Ola Onabule, Star Captains Alix Goolden Hall, 7:30 pm, $45 The British-Nigerian soul singer Ola Onabule is in Victoria on November 30 to soulfully croon Victoria audiences with tracks from his new album coming out in December, entitled Seven Shades Darker. Friday, December 2 Adam & the Amethysts, Fast Cars, Newport Beach UVic […] Continue Reading |
Worth the Trip: Poutine poopersCampus Cafeteria Lansdowne campus Poutine $6.15 Presentation and service Jason: The poutine at the cafeteria is simply massive. It’s a veritable mountain of artery-clogging, gravy-infused, cheese-covered, deep-fried potato goodness. It’s almost too much for one person to handle and, for $6.15, it’s an amazing deal for the amount of food you get. Tyler: There’s nothing […] Continue Reading |
Green Your World: Campus composters rockStudents walking around the Lansdowne campus may have noticed some green plastic cones sticking out of the ground in random locations. These green cones are part of a composting program aimed to divert organic waste from the Hartland Landfill. With the landfill slated to reach capacity by 2035, the Capital Regional District is looking for […] Continue Reading |
Book partners Graham Roumieu with Douglas CouplandOTTAWA (CUP) – It’s a book kids should never read and adults will die to get their hands on. The new novel Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People, by well-known Canadian authors and artists Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu, is more akin to a series of short stories and emulates a child’s picture book, but […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: November 30, 2011 issueMetallica & Lou Reed Lulu (Warner Bros.) 3.5/5 On this maddening, fever-dream-inducing disc, Lou Reed smashes caustic spoken-word vocals against a pallet of avant-garde sound bites and well produced sludgy metal riffing by Metallica. Lulu is a highly ambitious album, but it also comes across as something unique. My guess is Lou Reed just doesn’t […] Continue Reading |
Bedouin Soundclash rises to challengesWhile many people grow up wanting to be famous musicians, Eon Sinclair, bassist of Toronto’s reggae/ska trio Bedouin Soundclash, grew up aspiring to be a teacher. “Ten years ago I saw myself teaching in a classroom somewhere,” he says. “I have an interest in education. I probably would have envisioned myself as an elementary teacher […] Continue Reading |
Island player at home with RoyalsHometown heroes are sometimes few and far between in junior hockey. Being an island boy has only made Kade Pilton enjoy playing his first full season of Western Hockey League (WHL) hockey with the Victoria Royals that much more. “I’ve been pretty lucky,” says Pilton. “I’ve had a few friends at the last few games […] Continue Reading |
Duo cycles Canada for forest awarenessWhile many feel powerless to affect environmental change, a wildlife biologist and a musician recently cycled over 11,000 kilometers across Canada to raise money and awareness for endangered forests. Wildlife biologist Nigel Jackett and musician Jaime Hall arrived tired but triumphant on a blustery Remembrance Day to a small crowd gathered at Beacon Hill Park […] Continue Reading |
Victoria gets ice rink despite Occupy protestersAlongside the annual Christmas Tree Light Up, holiday musical performances, and Santa Light Parade, this year Victorians will get to enjoy another Canadian winter tradition with the opening of an outdoor ice-skating rink in Centennial Square. The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) plans to open the rink by November 26 and it will remain open […] Continue Reading |
