Archives for the ‘Lead Story’ Category

Battle of the Arts Kicks Artistic Ass!

By Kristjanne Vosper • Mar 31st, 2010 • Category: Arts and Entertainment, Events, Lead Story

Below the party favours, hackysacks, and discount house wares filling the neon-illuminated shelves of Nelson’s Baker St. dollar store, there is a sweet little juice bar dishing out Ginger Zingers that pop.

This lovely all-ages, hole-in-the-wall, the Velvet Underground, played generous host to the Selkirk College Students’ Union second annual Battle of the [...]



“Topping” The List For Selkirk Rugby Players

By Julia McIntyre-Smith • Jan 26th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

Yelling loud & hitting the ground, the rugby club has come to town!

Karl Topping, a first year RRS student, decided that, although Selkirk College is a fantastic school, there was definitely something missing.

Like the sports innovator William Webb Ellis, who first took the ball in his arms and ran with [...]



Nelson Residence Slated to Re-Open Doors

By Selkirk College Students' Union • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, News

On November 9, government officials, Nelson Mayor John Dooley, representatives from the Columbia Basin Trust, as well as from Selkirk College’s Board of Governors and College President Marilyn Luscombe, invited a select few, including the Selkirk College Students’ Union, to a great announcement concerning College students.

After a few years of being out of service, [...]



LGBT and Straight Alliance at Selkirk

By Rose Morris • Oct 13th, 2009 • Category: Events, Lead Story, Life and Style

If you were wandering through the Pit on September 17th, you might have noticed all of the Selkirk College clubs had tables displayed with information about their programs.
You also may have noticed a rainbow flag above one of those tables. That’s the brand new Selkirk College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual (LGBT), and Straight Alliance [...]



Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back

By Allysha Fryer-Thomas • Mar 30th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

There are a few things that signal the arrival of spring, unfortunately this year most of them are a little late. However, the annual Relay for Life in the Kootenay area is right on schedule. This event is aimed to raise money and awareness about cancer. Cancer is a disease that at some point will [...]



Vision of Peace Youth Choir Visits Victoria

By Melia Campos • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Arts and Entertainment, Events, Features, Lead Story, Music, Opinion

Recently the “Vision of Peace Youth Choir” made a performance trip to Vancouver Island. Vision of Peace is a Russian choir involving students ranging from Grade 8 to college. After finally raising enough money thanks to the support of family, friends and sponsors, the Choir had an opportunity to perform with the Victoria Choir [...]



Amazing Art & Wicked Sounds: Battle of the Arts

By Allysha Fryer-Thomas • Feb 3rd, 2009 • Category: Arts and Entertainment, Events, Lead Story

On Friday, January 30 music could be heard filling the streets around the Legion in Nelson. Who and what was “disturbing the peace?” The first annual Selkirk College Student’s Union Battle of the Arts, that’s what. The night was a mix of some amazing art and really wicked sounds.
The turn out was so good that [...]



Battle of the Arts

By Selkirk College Students' Union • Jan 25th, 2009 • Category: Arts and Entertainment, Events, Lead Story, Music

The Selkirk College Students’ Union (SCSU) will present the first annual “SCSU Battle of the Arts” event on Friday, January 30, 2009 at the Legion Hall in Nelson BC. The event is open to audiences of all ages and will showcase the talents of Kootenay School of the Arts fine arts students as well as [...]



Selkirk Idol Is A Huge Success

By Sarah Magai • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: Arts and Entertainment, Events, Lead Story

For the sixth year in a row, Selkirk Idol, the talent competition put on by the Selkirk College Students’ Union, was a resounding success. All students from Selkirk College had the opportunity to showcase their musical chops on November 6th and November 13 th. Two rounds to demonstrate what they are capable to and for [...]



Register To Vote

By Monica Underwood • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Politics

Many people want to vote, but few actually know what is required to do so.
To be eligible to vote on October 14, you must be:

Eighteen (18) years of age on voting day,
A Canadian citizen,
And a B.C. resident for at least six (6) months prior to voting day.
To register to vote, you can do [...]