Magazine Issue

“None of us expected that”: Student groups weigh in on post-secondary minister’s comments and resignation

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor and Greg Pratt, managing editor

February 21, 2024

On Monday, February 5, BC premier David Eby announced that Selina Robinson was stepping down from her position as provincial minister of post-secondary education and future skills. The news came after backlash against comments Robinson made during an online panel. On Tuesday, January 30, Robinson—who is also MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville—was part of an online panel […]

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Local art gallery owner to speak on Indigenous art

Mackenzie Gibson, senior writer

February 21, 2024

On Sunday, February 25, Mark Loria will be giving a lecture on contemporary Indigenous art of Vancouver Island as part of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Sunday Art Lecture Series. Loria has the experience to talk about the subject: The Mark Loria Gallery, located on Fort Street, opened over 40 years ago. Originally under […]

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Breweries take centre stage for 10th annual Victoria Beer Week

Lane Chevrier, contributing writer

February 21, 2024

Victoria Beer Week, presented by the Victoria Beer Society, is returning for its 10th anniversary with Ten Years of Cheers! from March 1 to 9. Although Victoria Beer Week (VBW) has always been hosted at consolidated venues by the Victoria Beer Society (VBS), this year they’re shifting the focus—breweries are producing events at their own […]

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Raven Spirit Dance honours land with Confluence

Amanda Butler, contributing writer

February 7, 2024

Close your eyes and imagine you are on the banks of the mighty Klondike and Yukon rivers in Dawson City; you hear the rush of each body of water as it meets, each energy weaving together to create something new and numinous. The force of this energy is the inspiration behind Raven Spirit Dance’s production […]

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Listen and Learn: The Bridge Live Rap Battles stunning, hilarious

AJ Aiken, contributing writer

February 7, 2024

For the first edition of this, my new music column, I decided it’d be fun for me, a punk rock girl, to check out some rap battles. I have yet to really explore the musical landscape of the Victoria hip-hop scene; The Bridge Live Rap Battles presented by Set the Bar at the Victoria Event […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: Daddy Longlegs

Lydia Zuleta Johnson, student editorial assistant

February 7, 2024

A dedication to careless responsibility. A eulogy to tangled childhoods. A tribute to bad fathers all around the globe. Daddy Longlegs (2009), directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, is a semi-autobiographical tale about fatherhood at its best and very worst.  Lenny (played by Ronald Bronstein), is a father for two weeks out of the year. […]

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