Breaking news: ACP students march to Camosun president’s officeApproximately 40 students in Camosun’s Applied Communication Program (ACP) marched to Camosun College president Kathryn Laurin’s office on the afternoon of April 11. The students were attempting to get answers as to why ACP has been suspended and wanted to hand deliver letters about ACP and a personal invite to Laurin. “We went down to […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Technology killing communicationTechnology is turning people into ignorant, narcissistic humans devoid of any original thought. Harsh? No. People are just too occupied with their smart phones to realize it. This generation no longer has the ability to function properly while using technology. We call ourselves multi-taskers, but technology is hindering our ability to do anything productive. No […] Continue Reading |
Students urged to get Hep A vaccine after deli food scareCamosun students and staff who recently purchased Fairway Market deli items at 2635 Quadra Street are being encouraged by health professionals to get immunized. An employee in the deli recently tested positive for hepatitis A. Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and Fairway is advising that anyone who consumed deli food items that weren’t prepackaged on […] Continue Reading |
Brian Jackson: “A conductor is really like a glorified traffic cop.”Brian Jackson has been conducting orchestras for over half a century. The British-Canadian conductor, organist, and pianist has conducted since he was a teenager in the 1950s. And when the Canadian College of Performing Arts teams up with the Victoria Symphony for their upcoming Broadway Spectacular, it will celebrate Jackson’s retirement. Born in Cornwall—the southwestern-most […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Everyday fool’s dayNow that we’re all media-savvy consumers, we expect that on April Fool’s Day we’re going to be confronted by lame attempts to blindside us with some sort of joke or prank. You’d have to be a fool or a five-year-old to fall for any plot revealed on April 1. But it hasn’t always been that […] Continue Reading |
Sports: a necessary passionEach and every day the masses of society sit glued to their television sets in waiting for the next big game between their favorite sports teams and their rivals. They sometimes do this instead of finding out the daily unraveling of current events and important societal and political issues that are on the evening news. […] Continue Reading |
Electric Six still kicking itIt’s a shame when rock bands that take a playful stylistic stance, like The Darkness or Andrew W.K., fulfill the prophecies of their critics and disappear after a couple of novel hits. Bands that are serious about having fun can have trouble holding the public’s attention. LMFAO might just buck this trend but, unfortunately, Electric […] Continue Reading |
Seniors shouldn’t be above driving lawsPicture this: An elderly woman who has had multiple eye surgeries and can barely see over the dashboard of her car has just had her driver’s license renewed for another five years. Meanwhile, a perfectly adept 17-year-old has to pick up his friends one at a time from a party because he can only have […] Continue Reading |
Culinaire features finest in food and beverageCulinaire, being billed as Victoria’s premier food-tasting experience, is the brainchild of local food connoisseur Scott Gurney. The event came about when Gurney was looking to branch out and find more local restaurants to eat at. “Victoria has such an eclectic variety of restaurants; most locals barely scratch the surface of what’s available to us,” […] Continue Reading |
Students relish filmmaking experienceFourth-year students in the University of Victoria’s writing and film production class recently found out during a class project what kind of dedication it takes to transition from theoretical students to hands-on filmmakers. The students, including one who teaches dance at Camosun College, filmed The Cult of Quick Repair over a couple of very long […] Continue Reading |
