Student Editor’s Letter: Halloween still rulesHalloween has always been an interesting time to me. Like so many things in our society, the roots of it have all but been forgotten by the masses; for many, it’s about dressing up, sugar highs, and decorations more so than it is about a salute to the dead or an ancient Celtic festival. But […] Continue Reading |
LAND BACK exhibit inspired by Indigenous activismIndigenous activism served as the spark for Open Space’s newest exhibition, LAND BACK. Open Space Indigenous curator Eli Hirtle was particularly moved by the activism that led to occupations and blockades across the province—and, indeed, the country—in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en resistance to the Coast GasLink pipeline. Hirtle had the opportunity to visit the Unist’ot’en […] Continue Reading |
Camosun says $4.5 million deficit “best-case scenario” for 2020-2021 fiscalDue to the COVID-19 crisis, Camosun College was at one point preparing for losses in its 2020-2021 fiscal year for between $10 million and $15 million, says Camosun chief financial officer Deborah Huelscher. While those numbers could still be a worst-case scenario, the college is also now looking at a best-case scenario of a $4.5-million […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad runs as Liberal candidate in Langford-Juan de Fuca, focuses on transport and small businessesWhen BC Liberal Langford-Juan de Fuca candidate Kelly Darwin graduated from Camosun’s Computer Systems Technology program in 2005, he never imagined he’d be running for office 15 years later. “I don’t consider myself a politician,” he admits. When the world took a turn due to the COVID-19 crisis, Darwin saw fit to step in. One […] Continue Reading |
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Open Space: Halloween 2020 should be cancelledThe leaves have fallen, the Thanksgiving dinner has been consumed, and tiny chocolate bars litter the aisles of grocery stores all over town. It’s finally spooky season! The best holiday of the year is coming up fast, and I’ve been working tirelessly on my annual “I put way too much effort into this” costume. I […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Victoria’s Northcote tells a story or two on new albumNorthcote Let Me Roar (Black Box Music) 4.5/5 Good music is more then the stuff you hear on the radio. It’s the stories that the artist tells with his music that really makes the difference, and sometimes you have to dig a bit deeper to find those artists. By putting the stories he’s trying to […] Continue Reading |
The Examined Life: Choose your convictions carefullyWords are delicate, but they also have power. You must be careful about how you define words and which words you use. One misplaced word and your meaning can be misconstrued. For that reason, I want to make a distinction between beliefs and opinions, and convictions. Beliefs and opinions are similar in that they don’t […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Addiction as a friendI asked one of my fellow recovering sex and love addicts what I might write about in this edition of my column, and she said, “write about addiction as a friend.” I had to consider this. I must admit, I still often enough feel frustrated or disappointed with myself. I struggle to get out of […] Continue Reading |
Calgary musician Michael Bernard Fitzgerald brings Farm Tour to VictoriaWith so many venues closed indefinitely across the country, it doesn’t seem like the music scene will return to normal any time soon. But while tours are pushed back on what seems like an almost daily basis, there are a handful of innovative artists who are finding new and creative ways to take their act […] Continue Reading |
