The Victoria Symphony moves concerts online, starting with Four SeasonsThe Victoria Symphony has announced that it is moving all of its concerts online during the COVID-19 crisis. Starting October 1, a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons can be streamed on the symphony’s website. “We’re trying to continue to evolve with the way the world is working,” says Victoria Symphony director of marketing Jill Smillie. […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: In dissonance’s grooveFor months, I couldn’t stop worrying about what the fall was going to look like at Camosun. Were there even going to be enough students enrolled at the college to keep the lights on? How was productiveness and material absorption going to be affected with all these Zoom calls? While the answer to the latter […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College, Saanich discuss off-campus student-housing concernsThis summer, representatives from Camosun College and the University of Victoria met with District of Saanich representatives to talk about the conduct of students living in Saanich. Back in June, Saanich council asked for public input on increasing the amount of unrelated people the municipality allows to live together in one house from four to […] Continue Reading |
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Open Space: NDP’s snap election risky but unsurprisingEither democracy is the most important, ethical, and sophisticated system of governance of all time or it is a wretched and ridiculous farce made pointless by the weight of its own stupidity. Personally, I believe it’s a bit of both. The BC NDP has decided that the election scheduled for October 16, 2021 will instead […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Lola Parks delivers true west-coast sounds on No ApologiesLola Parks No Apologies (Independent) 4/5 Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Lola Parks’ new release, No Apologies, is no dearth of honest ultimatums. Parks—real name Sandy Powlik, who formerly called Victoria home—is truly gifted, with a beautiful voice and the ability to create melodic hooks and insightful yet buoyant lyrics. As euphonious as they are memorable—the folk/blues/jazz/country blend […] Continue Reading |
The Examined Life: Taking control of motivationWell, I guess we’re attending college from home now. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been struggling to keep my productivity up. None of my classes have scheduled meeting times, which sounds great, except that it puts a lot more responsibility on me to not fall behind. Of course, grades and deadlines help keep […] Continue Reading |
Camosun dental students and staff look back on returning to campusThe new semester has brought many new changes to campus, including changes in procedure for the Dental Hygiene and Certified Dental Assistant programs. These courses were the first to return to campus after the initial COVID-19 shutdown, and students and staff are currently getting back in the groove of in-person and online classes. “It has […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: What goes up will come downEarly on in addiction recovery, remaining sober from a primary addiction—be it alcohol, gambling, pornography, or unhealthy relationships—is a grind. It is painful and difficult and often the effort is abandoned one or more times. I’ve heard it said that relapse is part of recovery, and, therefore, should be expected. This initial withdrawal cannot be […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: UVic students slowly getting itOn Friday, September 18, Saanich Police fined 11 UVic students for not adhering to physical distancing protocols and for openly consuming alcohol in public. It would appear those students aren’t learning too well: this is after police had to go to the university on Friday, September 12 to shut down a gathering on campus. The […] Continue Reading |
