E-sports challenge conventional sports for popularityVideo games are big business. In 2013, consumers in the US spent over $20 billion playing video games. That’s double the amount they spent on going to the movies, and slightly more than the combined revenues of the NFL, NBA, and NHL. Inside this 40-year-old industry, a new sector, electronic sports (or e-sports), has seen […] Continue Reading |
Wine fest brings international tastes to VictoriaAn upcoming wine festival taking place here in Victoria will celebrate and expose attendees to wines from around the world. As an added bonus, students checking out the event might find a pathway to an interesting career, according to one of the presenters. Stuart Brown, a local sommelier who graduated from the International Sommelier Guild […] Continue Reading |
Victoria’s booming craft-beer scene fosters fest, online museum, breweriesHomer Simpson once extolled on an episode of The Simpsons that beer is “the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” So it’s the cause of much excitement (and hangovers) that the Great Canadian Beer Fest will again take place in Victoria on September 5 and 6. Two days may not seem like […] Continue Reading |
Local woman brings Girls Rock camp to VictoriaWhen Geraldine Bulosan saw a documentary film called Girls Rock!, about a camp in Portland that teaches young girls how to form a band and write a song together, she knew she wanted to do a similar camp in Victoria. After communicating with the international Girls Rock Camp Alliance and volunteering for a camp in […] Continue Reading |
Zed: Chapter Three[Note: This is part three in a three-part series. Click here to read part one. Click here to read part two.] The following is a theatrical retelling of a Humans vs. Zombies event, hosted by UVic Urban Gaming. During these events, the last of the human race fights off the zombie horde with everything NERF at […] Continue Reading |
Festival exposes Victoria to Korean cultureA group of Korean students living in Victoria hope to expose their country’s culture to our city on May 10. The first Korean Festival will introduce traditional foods, clothes, games, and performances to those passing by Centennial Square throughout the day. One of the festival’s organizers, Danbi Hong, says that although there are many Korean […] Continue Reading |
Zed: Chapter 1The following is a theatrical retelling of a Humans vs. Zombies event, hosted by UVic Urban Gaming. During these events, the last of the human race fights off the zombie horde with everything NERF at their disposal, accomplishing missions as they try to survive. Rain pounded against the train windows as we zoomed down the […] Continue Reading |
Bungy jump event strips away clothes, stigmaThe thought of bungy jumping is a terrifying prospect for lots of people; imagine doing it naked and it gets even scarier. But, at least this time, it’s all for a good cause: the seventh annual Naked Bungy Jump for the Victoria branch of the BC Schizophrenia Society is sure to be a powerful weekend. […] Continue Reading |
Victoria’s Fight 4 the Cause returns for second annual charity eventFight 4 the Cause is back for its second annual charity event that combines the rolling red carpets of classic Hollywood glamour with the powerful gloves of the boxing ring. Last year, the event raised $16,000 for four local charities. When Kevin Brett, president of Studio 4 Athletics, saw Justin Trudeau’s charity boxing match with […] Continue Reading |
Victoria transgender vigil targets transphobiaCamosun College’s Women’s Centre Those involved with the Trans* Day of Remembrance (TDOR) have reached out to the community of Victoria to create more than just a vigil for TDOR. To combat transphobia and violence against transgender people, the committee is hosting a memorial with an added open mic session to provide a voice to the […] Continue Reading |
