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The first Rifflandia was held in 2008, and wristbands were $66. Six years later, standard wristbands now cost $165, and VIP passes cost nearly $300. The move up scale is not a new phenomenon for music festivals, which grow every year as mainstream festivals attract...The burden of proof is far too heavy
For over a week now, a student at New York’s Columbia University has been carrying a heavy burden in full view of the public. As part of her visual arts thesis, called “Mattress Performance: Carry That Weight,” Emma Sulkowicz, 21, has been carrying a dorm mattress...Allow us to re-introduce ourselves
In October 1938, the first issue of the Martlet’s predecessor, the Sentinel, was posted on a bulletin board in Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria College’s first home. Its mandate was simple: To re-awaken the spirit that once animated the students to great achievements. To...Our Digital Print Issue
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