by Trina McDonald | Jan 25, 2018 | Culture, Music
A review of Distant Grand’s Fascination EP The EP Fascination by Victoria’s dreamy new duo Distant Grand is a sensuous hip-swaying and heart-breaking treat. The smooth vocal harmonies, sweeping synth, and rhythmic guitar provide the right amount of melancholy for...
by Trina McDonald | Jul 7, 2016 | Culture, Music
I spent a lot of this year’s Ska Fest in the same place, with the same people as last year — in the middle of the dancefloor at Ship’s Point in Victoria’s inner harbour with my favourite troop of Argentinian clowns, the Entangados. The festival started on a Wednesday...
by Trina McDonald | Dec 17, 2015 | Campus, News
The University of Victoria’s campus-community radio station turns 30 this December. And with increases in funding and new technologies, CFUV is only improving with age. Fresh thinking and extra funds have allowed CFUV to adapt as younger generations shift away from...
by Trina McDonald | Nov 19, 2015 | News
Last February, the University of Victoria unveiled UVic Edge, a branding initiative meant to convey a “consistent” image of a forward-thinking institution. But Divest UVic’s volunteer organizer, Malkolm Boothroyd, argues that UVic’s investments in the fossil-fuel...
by Trina McDonald | Nov 5, 2015 | Humour, Stories | Satire
Early in the spring of 2014, while my partner and I were planning our garden for the year, we became convinced that in the distant future we should get chickens. It made sense. We already feed ourselves almost exclusively from the garden six months of the year, and...