Darrell Dennis examines First Nation assumptions in new bookAssumptions are made quickly, often without factual information to back them up. Especially about First Nations people. Darrell Dennis knows this as well as anyone, and the Los Angeles-based writer’s new novel, Peace Pipe Dreams: The Truth About Lies About Indians, explores these assumptions. “People really are willing to believe the first thing they hear,” […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society election results inThe results of this week’s Camosun College Student Society election are in. Hyun Kee Lee and Adrian Maclaren have been elected as Lansdowne directors. Michael Chaves and Lei Lei (Bingke Sun) are the Interurban directors. Vishal Pandey was elected as international director, and Shayli Robinson as the first nations director. Travis Moore is the pride […] Continue Reading |
Camsoun College Student Society elections happening this weekOn Wednesday, October 29 and Thursday, October 30, Camosun students have a chance to vote for their student representatives on the Camosun College Student Society board. From 9 am to 7 pm on both days, students on both campuses can vote; a complete list of candidates is available in the October 15, 2014 edition of […] Continue Reading |
The Slackers bring their ska sounds back to VictoriaUpstairs Cabaret in Victoria was a sweaty mess recently, when the rude and reckless crowd got down to the beat of The Slackers. It was one hell of a night, to put it mildly. The ever-charming Jamaican rock ‘n’ rollers of Manhattan, New York made a stop in Victoria as part of their West Coast […] Continue Reading |
Camosun women’s volleyball team charge, while men retreatThe Camosun Chargers volleyball teams kicked off their seasons on Friday, October 17 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence at the Interurban campus. An enthusiastic crowd of close to 400 people turned out to cheer on the home team as they faced off against island rivals the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners. First up […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Exit Verse’s debut proves life after Karate is possibleExit Verse Exit Verse (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) 4/5 Geoff Farina is truly one of the great musical minds of our time. He’s one of a kind: his work in indie-emo pioneers Karate flirted with jazz way before anyone else did… well, no one else ever really did. His solo material, his work with Secret […] Continue Reading |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Phoenix Theatre takes huge two-person risk and pulls it offOpening night at the Phoenix Theatre was flooded with dapper-looking, well-mannered couples, eagerly awaiting the theatre’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The famous tale is an imaginative one about four siblings who discover a magical world, called Narnia, inside a wardrobe. The land of Narnia is under evil reign […] Continue Reading |
Pride and Prejudice at Langham Court Theatre wins with its levityJane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice brings to the table nearly 200 years of baggage and tradition, not the least of which were my feelings after reading this novel as an 18-year-old English Lit student deep into Asimov and Heinlein. I was not a fan; “scorn” is not too strong a word. I’ve grown (I’d like […] Continue Reading |
Alan Jackson brings nostalgia to Victoria, with successUntil I stepped into Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on Monday night, I had no idea that Victoria had so many cowboys. They were there to see Alan Jackson’s soulful performance, and so was I. After 25 years of performing, Jackson sure knows what he’s doing. He didn’t sing a single note off key and manned the […] Continue Reading |
Wonderheads delights Fringe with fast-paced comedy adventureBecause its shows are selected by lottery, the Victoria Fringe Festival is a real hit-and-miss affair where you can come across amazing shows and, well, not-so-amazing shows on your theatre-going travels. Portland-based Wonderheads is a young theatre company with a pretty great reputation in Victoria, due to their two previous hit shows, Grim & Fischer and Loon. So […] Continue Reading |
