by Richard Wong | Jun 17, 2013 | Culture, Music
The hydraesque monstrosity known as “punk rock” wears many faces. From the demented but ultra-catchy sonic excursions of early pioneers like the Ramones and The Clash to the avant-weird plodding doom of Flipper and My War-era Black Flag, what makes a band “punk rock”...
by Richard Wong | Feb 14, 2013 | News
We’ve all seen birds go from 60 to zero in a matter of moments. One second a bird is rocketing across the sky, the next its little head is bouncing off a window. Sometimes they shake it off, get up and fly away. However, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife...
by Richard Wong | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinions
On Dec.14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, with a Bushmaster XM-15 E2S assault rifle and opened fire on the school’s children and staff. Lanza killed 20 children, six staff members and his own mother before turning the...
by Richard Wong | Jan 24, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle
Stroke patients affected by decreased strength on one side of their body can improve walking ability through high-intensity strength training on their unaffected side, according to new findings by UVic researchers. The cross-education effect — the idea that...
by Richard Wong | Jan 17, 2013 | News
Update: B.C. Transit and its drivers’ union have reached a tentative agreement as of Jan. 16, 2012. The full-day Jan. 22 strike has been cancelled, and the Vicinity buses will be tested in areas outside of Greater Victoria. The original article and headline...