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 |
Honorary degrees awarded to interned Japanese-CanadiansVANCOUVER (CUP) – After much hesitation and public criticism, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has decided to give interned Japanese-Canadian students honorary degrees, a decision which Mits Sumiya says gives him closure on a dark incident from 70 years ago. “With the presentation of this honorary degree, it feels like UBC has opened their […] Continue Reading |
Self-chosen death: a heart-wrenching dilemmaAbout a decade ago, Camosun university transfer student Joanna Webber’s uncle decided he wanted to be euthanized. Half of Webber’s family lives in Holland, where assisted suicide is legal. When her uncle, who was suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, started considering this end-of-life decision, her entire family was involved and backed him up. “The whole family […] Continue Reading |
Book celebrates Mint RecordsVANCOUVER (CUP): In the late 1980s, Randy Iwata and Bill Baker were a pair of UBC students working at their university radio station. They liked to party, they liked good music, and they had no idea they were about to create one of the most successful and enduring record labels in Vancouver’s independent music scene. […] Continue Reading |
