Open Space: It’s time to defund the policeThe institution of the police is not a force for good. I don’t care if you know “one of the good ones”—the institution is not good. Communities of colour, specifically Black and Indigenous communities, have been saying this for years, and it is profoundly violent that we’ve had to broadcast the murders of Black people […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Jason Hendardy goes it alone, with success, on new Permanent Collection albumPermanent Collection Nothing Good Is Normal (Strangeway) 4.5/5 Making a great album is like taking a shot in the dark: although you can’t see what’s in front of you, you know that with luck you’ll hit your target. After a seven-year absence, Jason Hendardy scores a bullseye with his wonderful shot-in-the-dark comeback album, Nothing Good […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Don’t call COVID-19 unprecedentedWe’ve all heard—and at this point, probably glazed over while hearing—the word “unprecedented” at least once or twice lately. I’m only starting to realize now that, in most contexts, it was a misused and fey platitude used to describe a frightening scenario that we didn’t know what else to call. Labels serve an important function […] Continue Reading |
Camosun VP of partnerships receives award, looks ahead to fall semesterCamosun vice president of partnerships Geoff Wilmshurst has worked hard over his career to cultivate international education in Canada. On June 1, Wilmshurst—who started at Camosun in 2011—was recognized by the British Columbia Council for International Education for his work in international education at the college, and in Victoria on the whole, including growing annual […] Continue Reading |
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New Music Revue: Sheetal Singh creates riveting solo album as Forest BeesForest Bees Forest Bees (Independent) 4.5/5 One of the most unique challenges a musician can face is creating a solo album. What makes this such a challenge is that each track the musician writes has to convey its unique message in both a relevant and meaningful way, and they have to do it, more or […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Ulthar keep Bay Area metal tradition alive on new albumUlthar Providence (20 Buck Spin) 3.5/5 The Bay Area has quite a reputation in the metal genre as being home to one of the largest and most influential thrash metal scenes in the world. To keep the tradition alive, Bay Area-based band Ulthar will release their second full-length album, Providence, on June 12. Brutal, fast, […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Learning to slow downSometimes it’s really hard to make sense of what exactly the truth is. That’s just a reality that comes with so much information being available. Your everyday Joe Schmo debates in the comments section are one thing, but the world’s top epidemiologists, for example, disagreed on the fate of COVID-19 in a recent New York […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: June 9, 2020 web exclusiveCCSS offers three-month bus pass As of Monday, June 1, BC Transit has resumed collection of fares on city buses. The Camosun College Student Society is offering students who are either currently registered or were registered last semester a bus pass valid from June 1 to August 31 for $70. The pass is available for […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society still going strong through pandemicThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) board members who were elected in to their positions in April are settling in and looking forward to the fall semester, attempting to determine the best plan of action in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. CCSS external executive Quinn Cunningham says that even with classes being moved online […] Continue Reading |
