Review: 1.9.8.4. stirs emotions with its lack of emotionsIf you want to see a dystopian love story that manages to throb, numb, and bleed your heart out, 1.9.8.4.—Giggling Iguana’s production of the George Orwell classic 1984—will be right up your alley. 1.9.8.4. takes place in a seemingly totalitarian society (Victory City, a take on modern-day Victoria) run by the mysterious and illusive Big […] Continue Reading |
New Kafka musical set for world premiere in VictoriaThe BBC radio play Kafka the Musical—a show about famous German author Franz Kafka being approached by producers who try to have him star in a musical about himself—is having its world premiere on stage here in Victoria on Friday. Kafka the Musical writer Murray Gold (also an award-winning playwright and musical director for Doctor Who) […] Continue Reading |
CUPE Local 2081 job action that won’t affect classes planned for this weekCUPE Local 2081, the union representing Camosun College support staff, will be taking part in more job action this week, according to a CUPE news release. However, unlike last week’s picket lines, this job action will not affect students. “We value our students and we encourage them to contact their MLAs to join us in […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: by-election results in, local voting turnout shamefulA zealous month of phone calls, door knocking, and campaign meetings has come to an end, and a look at the outcome reveals that it was all for nothing. On November 26, three ridings in Canada held by-elections, all of which wielded candidates in a manner that recreated the pre-by-election landscape in Ottawa: other than […] Continue Reading |
CUPE 2081 “proud and pleased” with support for strikeFollowing two days of job action on both Camosun Lansdowne and Interurban campuses, and a public declaration of support from the Camosun College Student Society, CUPE 2081 chief steward Louise Oetting is happy with what the union has achieved. “All I can say is that we’re very proud and pleased with the support we received […] Continue Reading |
Student society supports striking Camosun workersThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has voiced their support towards the striking Camosun College support staff workers, who are again protesting outside Lansdowne and Interurban campuses today. “The student society is in support of the strike, as we are very supportive of labour unions and the rights that they fight to maintain,” says CCSS […] Continue Reading |
Updated: Camosun support staff on strike again todayUpdate: Camosun support staff went on strike as of 6 am Tuesday, November 20. Louise Oetting, chief steward of CUPE Local 2081, has confirmed that CUPE staff will be on strike again until 9 pm on Wednesday, November 21. The labour action will be felt in colleges all across British Columbia, as all CUPE members […] Continue Reading |
Metric impresses packed crowdA high-energy event from start to finish, Metric were full of intensity on the first stop of their Canadian tour at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. The Toronto rock band, who recently released their fifth album, Synthetica, played to a packed Victoria crowd on November 9. Stars, whose members also play in Broken Social Scene, did a […] Continue Reading |
Student society fall election resultsThe results of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) fall election are in. Mean Khim is the Interurban director, Megan Marshall is the women’s director, and Claire Horwood is the sustainability director. Mindy Jiang, Callum Harrison, Haley MacDonald, and Shayli Robinson are Lansdowne directors. Congrats to the winners and good work to everyone who ran. Continue Reading |
Todd bullied even after her suicideAfter the tragic death of Amanda Todd, a young BC girl who recently committed suicide after being bullied, many have claimed that she deserved it based on some of her alleged actions. This is a logical fallacy and it’s time for people to reevaluate their current perspectives on what justifies bullying, as well as how […] Continue Reading |
