Vancouver hostels cheaper student travel option, more social than hotelsTravelling is expensive, but it can also be socially challenging. For the typical “starving student” or “student stranger in a strange land” looking for a summer vacation with some new experiences along the way, lodging and transportation costs can be enough to make them scrap their travel plans and settle on some weekend excursions closer […] Continue Reading |
When spring hits in Victoria, fashion bloomsThe cherry blossoms, crocuses, and daffodils have bloomed, which means spring has arrived, and with it, spring fashion. Peel away the layers of winter and emerge wearing nothing but a crop-top and some short-shorts. The most surprising trend to stomp down the spring runway was black and white stripes; the bright cobalts and corals were […] Continue Reading |
Online shopping growing in popularity, but still not foolproofYou know when you go into a store and you want to like it, but can’t? You give it more chances than a misbehaved puppy, but still nothing. The store has poor customer service, or they never have your size left, and you just can’t like it, no matter how hard you try? This is […] Continue Reading |
Camosun golfers win local tournamentThe defending champion Camosun Chargers went into the recent Bear Mountain Collegiate Golf Tournament without their top player, the injured Jarred Callbeck. Luckily, another Jared stepped up with the performance of his collegiate career to lead the Chargers to their second consecutive title. Jared Hundza, who calls Edmonton, AB his hometown, shot a 142 to […] Continue Reading |
Victoria soccer players suggest league improvementsIn the wake of a new soccer league starting up in Victoria, local players are chiming in with their own ideas on how to run a successful and player-friendly league in town. As reported last issue, Vicsoccer is a new league beginning this spring that prides itself on more casual play. The upstart league enters […] Continue Reading |
New soccer league provides casual optionA new soccer league promising a more casual playing atmosphere is readying its launch in Victoria, and the local footie scene is ready to welcome it with open arms. Vicsoccer, a division of KWsoccer out of Ontario, is starting a recreational league later this spring and, according to league organizers, flexibility is what gives it […] Continue Reading |
Fashion: Do-it-yourself distressed denim shortsDistressed denim has been a trend for several years now and the shredded sensation shows no signs of stopping for this spring and summer. And while it may seem early, why not get a jump on getting ready for shorts weather? Instead of purchasing ripped, holey clothing for unreasonable prices, why not invest a little […] Continue Reading |
Camosun arts studio hosts WHL Royals’ Ben WalkerIf you see a guy with flaming red hair in the visual arts pottery studio at the Lansdowne campus, you might just have a budding Western Hockey League star in your midst. Victoria Royals right winger Ben Walker has been doing pottery as an independent study through Camosun College since January, but before you go […] Continue Reading |
Hockey: Edmonton Oilers prospect Brandon Magee pursues dream with WHL Victoria RoyalsHockey is life. Life is hockey. It’s a catchphrase that’s probably been used by a few hockey equipment companies over the years, maybe even a couple of beer ads. But for Victoria Royals star centre Brandon Magee, it’s been a personal mantra since he was three years old. Magee’s enjoying a banner year in the […] Continue Reading |
PACWEST basketball championships to be held at CamosunCamosun College Athletics will be hosting the 2012-13 Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) Provincial Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from February 28 to March 2, 2013. It’s the first time that Camosun has hosted the event, which will go down on the Chargers’ home turf: the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Interurban. “This […] Continue Reading |
