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Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia meeting motions take aim at national Canadian Federation of Students organization

Greg Pratt, managing editor

July 31, 2015

The Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia (CFS-BC) is having its semi-annual general meeting from August 13 to 16, and the agenda has several motions condemning the national Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) organization. The motions talk in detail about how the BC branch of CFS (which is a separate legal entity from the national CFS) […]

Exclusive: song premiere from Victoria’s Nick La Riviere

Greg Pratt, managing editor

July 21, 2015

Victoria’s Nick La Riviere is about to release his second album, Another Time Around, and we’ve got an exclusive song premiere below. The album marks a huge change for La Riviere in that it has singing on it: his debut, 2009’s Too Much To Do was entirely instrumental. La Riviere will be playing on July […]

Rock the Shores 2015 a life-changing experience

Tori Dmytar, contributing writer

July 20, 2015

I’d never been to a music festival before, so I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I’d seen pictures and promo videos, but I never thought that’s what it would actually be like. So I showed up to Rock the Shores, found myself a nice spot on the grass with a perfect and close view […]

Aerosmith bring rock history to Victoria

Greg Pratt, managing editor

July 17, 2015

I’ve always wished I could have been around to see some of the arena rock shows of the ’70s. And I don’t mean the huge, historic, larger-than-life ones; I mean the slightly understated ones, where US bands like KISS or Aerosmith were just beginning their world domination and playing mid-size hockey arenas in mid-sized towns. […]

Comedian Brian Regan on his long road to laughter

Julianne Daze, contributing writer

July 10, 2015

There is exactly one comedian who has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman 28 times: Brian Regan. The American has explored his talent in various avenues, including TV specials, corporate gigs, and film, but it’s his stand-up that really stands out as being the defining aspect of his career. All the while, Regan […]

Camosun College Student Society gets ready to show their pride at parade

Greg Pratt, managing editor

July 3, 2015

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) will have their Glitz & Glam float out in full force at this weekend’s pride parade. The parade is on Sunday, July 5, starting on the corner of Government and Pandora and heading down towards MacDonald Park in James Bay. The CCSS is meeting at the corner of Pandora […]

Camosun College Fine Furniture and Joinery students show their chairs to the public

Greg Pratt, managing editor

June 22, 2015

Read an expanded version of this story in our July 15, 2015 issue! 15 students of Camosun College’s Fine Furniture and Joinery program are graduating, and are showing their final projects in an exhibit open to the public. Studies in Seating is on now at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre; the students whose work is […]

Marvel Universe Live! explodes perfectly on opening night in Victoria

Greg Pratt, managing editor

June 11, 2015

Like every other adult in the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre tonight, I was taken back to my childhood in a huge way with Marvel Universe Live!, a live show extravaganza that wowed, shocked, and awed for its entire 90-plus minute duration. Make no mistake: this is a show worth going to. And it’s tempting to say […]

Letter to the editor: Hey, Camosun does have a sports team!

June 3, 2015

Dear editor, In “Camosun has a sports team?” (May 13, 2015 issue), former Chargers men’s basketball team member Lachlan Ross expresses an apparent dissatisfaction over what he considers to be a low number of students attending the Chargers games. The article underlines the deficient state of Chargers promotions on Camosun’s two campuses, pointing to the outdated […]

Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai brings magic to Victoria

Tori Dmytar, contributing writer

May 28, 2015

Touring Cirque du Soleil show Varekai started its run in Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre last night, and it started with a bang. I’ve seen my fair share of ballets, plays, and musicals, but this was my first encounter with Cirque du Soleil, and I have never seen anything like it. My mind was blown. Varekai […]