Student Editor’s Letter: Conflicted thoughts about SeptemberOn March 8, when provincial health officer Bonnie Henry said that post-secondary institutions can and should prepare for a full return to in-person learning in September, I was a bit put out. I was conflicted. I checked my sources, did some digging to make sure this was, in fact, what she had said. It’s true. […] Continue Reading |
Being Here: The Refugee Project dives deep into verbatim theatreFor the actors in Being Here: The Refugee Project, getting into the role meant something a little different. The play, created by Joel Bernbaum, is verbatim theatre, meaning these stories are presented in the person’s own words—false starts, filler words and all. “We are speaking word for word, every ‘um’, comma, interrupted word and interrupted […] Continue Reading |
Hermann’s Jazz Club celebrates 40 years, looks ahead to post-pandemic worldIt’s not just about the music for Hermann’s Jazz Club manager Nichola Walkden. For 40 years, the club has been bringing people together, making multi-generational impacts through music and giving people hope. But it’s been hard—really hard—this past year. She and her all-women management team have gotten creative and provided what she calls an essential […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society election nomination period openThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is having its spring 2021 student elections from April 12 to 14. The nomination period is from March 12 to March 25, and the campaign period is from March 28 to April 9. CCSS external executive Quinn Cunningham says that while the past couple elections were a bit different […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Classes Abroad: Life as an international student during the pandemicDue to the pandemic, the world put a hold on everything, but we couldn’t afford to put a hold on our dreams. Apparently, this is the reason why many international students still went on to enrol themselves in colleges and universities around the world, attending online classes from their home countries. Myself, I’m currently taking […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Doohickey Cubicle rock soft and smart, with a nudge and a winkDoohickey Cubicle Don’t Fix Anything 😉 (Independent) 4.5/5 Imagine that you’re in bed struggling to fall asleep. After about 15 minutes of tossing and turning, you decide to try some relaxing music. But what will you listen to? Well, I’ve got great news for you: Vancouver-based soft rock/synth-pop band Doohickey Cubicle—formerly known as Booty EP—is […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Myopic & At the Graves deliver great atmosphere on collaborative releaseMyopic & At the Graves A Cold Sweat of Quiet Dread (Grimoire Records) 4/5 Get ready for some of the best doom music around with the release of the collaborative album A Cold Sweat of Quiet Dread by Washington, DC progressive doom trio Myopic and Baltimore’s one-man sludge/doom band At the Graves on Grimoire Records. […] Continue Reading |
New short film looks at Camosun student’s experience with schizoaffective disorderLast month, the Victoria Film Festival trudged through COVID restrictions by going digital to make 50 full-length films and 23 shorts available online. A quick scroll through the lineup would reveal a face familiar to many who have attended classes at Lansdowne in recent years. Follow My Brain is a locally made short that documents […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Entering chapter two of the global pandemicIt’s hard to believe that we are almost in the spring of 2021. In so many ways, it feels like a matter of weeks have passed since mid-March of last year, when our entire lives were pulled out from under us by a threat we barely even knew. But, in other ways, I’m reminded constantly of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College announces return to in-person learning for fall semesterYesterday, minister of advanced education and skills training Anne Kang issued a public statement saying that provincial health officer Bonnie Henry has contacted the presidents of all public colleges and universities in British Columbia to tell them to prepare for a full return to on-campus education in September. Today, Camosun College president Sherri Bell confirmed […] Continue Reading |
