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Jayme Miller - Arts Editor

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UBCO’s Creative Writing Portfolio, Paper Shell Anthology, Launches this Friday via Zoom!
Arts & Culture

UBCO’s Creative Writing Portfolio, Paper Shell Anthology, Launches this Friday via Zoom!

The launch of the Paper Shell Anthology has been a mainstay in UBCO’s cultural calendar for 16 years, and this year will be no exception. Th…

Inspired Word Café; The Collective Fostering Community in the Okanagan through the Power of Words
Arts & Culture

Inspired Word Café; The Collective Fostering Community in the Okanagan through the Power of Words

Inspired Word Café (IWC) has played an essential role in fostering the writing community throughout the Okanagan for nearly 12 years. Founde…

SUO Candidates in the Hot-seat: VP Finance and Administration
Features

SUO Candidates in the Hot-seat: VP Finance and Administration

In this year’s SUO (Students’ Union Okanagan) elections there are two candidates running for the position of Vice President - Finance and Ad…

SUO Candidates in the Hot-seat: VP Campus Life
Features

SUO Candidates in the Hot-seat: VP Campus Life

Vice President Campus Life is a popular position in this year’s SUO (Students’ Union Okanagan) elections, with four candidates vying for the…

Writer’s Corner, Volume IV
Arts & Culture

Writer’s Corner, Volume IV

In the fourth volume of Writer’s Corner, we present work by Garvin LeBlanc. Garvin is a third year Bachelor of Fine Arts student majoring in…

The Year’s Biggest Artistic Event; Last Chance to Buy Tickets for Art on the Line!
Arts & Culture

The Year’s Biggest Artistic Event; Last Chance to Buy Tickets for Art on the Line!

Longing for the days of yore when social and cultural soirées occupied your Saturday evenings? This year’s Art on the Line exhibition and fu…

The Goal of Technological Efficiency and Why We’re Missing the Point
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The Goal of Technological Efficiency and Why We’re Missing the Point

As the pandemic coolly lingers on, many new thoughts have been inching towards the forefront of my mind. But lately, one thing, in particula…

Quarantining with Kanopy, Volume 3.
Arts & Culture

Quarantining with Kanopy, Volume 3.

Warning, this film contains actual footage of the aftermath of the atomic bomb detonation in Hiroshima, which may be difficult for some view…

Calling UBCO Writers - Paid Artist Residency Opportunity in Kelowna
Arts & Culture

Calling UBCO Writers - Paid Artist Residency Opportunity in Kelowna

For many writers, isolation is an essential part of their practice. While there’s no doubt that these days many of us are experiencing more …

Fashion and the Importance of Process: A Conversation with BFA Undergrad AJ Salter
Arts & Culture

Fashion and the Importance of Process: A Conversation with BFA Undergrad AJ Salter

AJ Salter is a fourth year BFA student at UBCO pursuing a major in Visual Arts and a minor in Art History. Last year, in the midst of the pa…

Lockdown-Friendly Entertainment; Annual Living Things Festival Returns to Kelowna
Arts & Culture

Lockdown-Friendly Entertainment; Annual Living Things Festival Returns to Kelowna

Over the course of the last year and heading into 2021, many of us have been left wondering how we can continue to socialize and connect wit…

UBCO Lecturer Takes Part in Artist Residency in the Snowy Woods of Quebec
Arts & Culture

UBCO Lecturer Takes Part in Artist Residency in the Snowy Woods of Quebec

While the word “isolation” has taken on a strong, and notably negative, connotation this year as a result of the pandemic, one UBCO lecturer…

UBCO revamps its BA Degree in Response to a Rapidly Changing World
News

UBCO revamps its BA Degree in Response to a Rapidly Changing World

Amidst a year that has already been full of change, UBCO recently announced a complete restructuring of their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. …

Writer’s Corner, Volume III.
Arts & Culture

Writer’s Corner, Volume III.

In the third volume of Writer’s Corner, we present work by Jérémi Doucet. Jérémi is currently based in Ottawa whilst attending his first yea…

The Student Experience of Online Learning: A Response and Call to Action
Features

The Student Experience of Online Learning: A Response and Call to Action

The year 2020 has been, without exception, a radical adjustment for every student and faculty member at UBCO. So much so, that it has become…