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Trackmeet is a band built on friendship, garage jams, and ‘Super Monkey Ball’

Their collaboration and mutual respect for one another is how their single, “Johanna" — most pop-forward song — came together.

A Pop Protest for Palestine: Bashar Murad’s ‘ITSAHELL!’

ITSAHELL! reflects Murad’s dreams for the future, a protest against the genocide of Palestinians carried out by the Israeli state, and a critique of Western culture.

‘Little Dickens’ makes ‘A Christmas Carol’ its own in this raunchy puppet show

Little Dickens is full of hijinks and heart. It is a great adaptation of a familiar story, and stands proudly on its own wooden feet. It is definitely a must…

Eating Disorders Are Wicked

Claims about the casts’ bodies have shifted the focus of the press tour from Wicked from the film itself to a fixation on thinness, with fans creating elaborate theories about…

Final exam schedules could be serving students better

While many of us may wish for changes to exam scheduling, options are limited. A realistic change could be shorter exams.

Five Victoria releases to get you away from Spotify, and towards local performers

“Eventide” features twinkling electric guitar that chops and reverberates with Glass’s own enunciation, reminiscent of bands like Explosions in the Sky. It remains a purposely instrumental release, made for the…

For the love of local: A look into Victoria’s local market scene

“You realize that populated in your own city are hundreds of garage studios, metal working studios, people who are knitters … these markets bring them out of the woodwork and…

Victoria Academy of Ballet brings an energetic warmth to the cold of winter

“I think, ideally, there’s often a sense that ballet is effeminate, but … there’s so many factors that contribute to a ballet dancer, or a performer,” said Pronger “Yes, there’s…

UVic students and staff gather for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

In addition to supporting more women in STEM, she hopes to see greater participation of men in solidarity of their female students and colleagues. “We need people to be willing…