International at Camosun: My first Thanksgiving as an international studentWhen I was in India, I had only heard about Thanksgiving in Hollywood movies and TV shows. I never really knew what it was actually about. I had some assumptions—I thought it was just a festival or a holiday. But it turns out Thanksgiving is more than that. I never thought that I would get […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team back in actionAfter almost two years of being shut down due to COVID-19, the Camosun Chargers are back in action. The women’s volleyball team is getting geared up and ready to throw themselves into a brand-new year and season. “It feels like the longest pre-season in history, to be honest,” says Chargers women’s volleyball coach Brent Hall. […] Continue Reading |
The grilled cheese yummyness: reviewing the Camosun Cuisine MachineAnother day, another hungry student. So what to do when there’s a food truck on campus? Right: get the food! The day I went to the Camosun Cuisine Machine they were serving up a grilled cheese sandwich with some fancy soup options to choose from. Camosun Cuisine Machine is the college’s food truck, operated by […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Last Gang create noisy, noisy, noisy punk successThe Last Gang Noise Noise Noise (Fat Wreck Chords) 4.5/5 As a long-time staple of the Los Angeles punk rock scene, The Last Gang’s newest and third album Noise Noise Noise has been highly anticipated. This album features 10 punk songs that channel the band’s anger towards the ongoing pandemic that has taken lives and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students win award for spice businessA group of Camosun College students recently won the Canadian Western Bank Women Makers and Creator’s Award for best business implementation. Mosaic Tastes was formed by a group of immigrant women in the college’s Markets as Incubators program—which is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada—who work with a team of mentors and instructors from […] Continue Reading |
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune takes risks, rewards audienceSince I’m writing reviews for live theatre again because live theatre is actually happening again, I jumped at the opportunity to take in the opening night of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Written by American playwright Terrence McNally and directed by UVic theatre professor Brian Richmond, the play takes many risks, full-frontal […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society celebrates DiwaliA lot of festivals and holidays are around the corner, including one of India’s largest, Diwali, the festival of lights. And the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) are inviting all Camosun students to attend its upcoming Diwali event on Wednesday, November 3. The festival is celebrated mostly by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists, in […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society fall elections results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall elections from Monday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 27. Richard Doucet was elected as finance executive, and Cameron D’Amours as pride director. Angela Chou and Matias Alarcon were elected as Lansdowne directors, and Mansi Makkar as Interurban director. A total of 746 students voted in the […] Continue Reading |
Let’s talk 2.0: Feminist celebrations in another cultureI usually write about feminism from my own point of view, based on my culture. But as feminism is all about looking beyond one’s own nose, I’ll try a different approach today. The Indian Diwali is taking place on November 4 this year. And, as I learned from fellow students, this is the closure to […] Continue Reading |
Victoria’s Leeroy Stagger deals with heavy topics on new albumOn October 15, Victoria singer/songwriter Leeroy Stagger released his new album, Dystopian Weekends. The album deals with some heavy themes: the song “Ventura,” for example, addresses Stagger’s feelings around grief over the loss of a friend. And it makes sense that there are heavy themes on the album, considering Stagger was working on it through […] Continue Reading |
