The Brock Press

With this being the last issue of The Brock Press until September, we wanted to provide you with some veg resources if you are around Niagara over the summer. There are plenty of veg food choices when it comes to grocery shopping and restaurants. Food Resources Niagara Vegan: niagaravegan.

Beliefs in shoegaze

Beliefs, a Toronto based shoegaze band, have a growing body of work and want to share it with people who will listen. Shoegaze is characterized as alternative rock which made waves in the 90s with bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive and is now resurfacing.

Around the World in a windy 80 minutes

Southern Ontario is home to many talented professional musicians, 55 of those being part of Brock’s University Wind Ensemble. The individuals who make up the ensemble come from a variety of places – Brock University, local high schools and Niagara’s classical music community which includes the Niagara Symphony and Symphony on the Bay, Hamilton.

The VISA department exhibition is almost here

There is no doubt about the talent present here at Brock. Throughout the year, we have tried to feature as many arts-themed student clubs as well as student musicians, actors, artists and writers. Promoting the arts not only recognizes the talent we have around us, but it is enlightening in a way that is often indescribable.

You can’t contain this hurricane

The Toronto/St. Catharines based “brasshop” band called My Son the Hurricane is well known around the area, with their lively performances seen at festivals like Hillside Beaches Jazz Festival, Scene Fest, Toronto Beerfest and obviously around the Niagara Region for some time.

The Happy Herbivore

If you shy away from buying fresh fruits and vegetables because they often go bad on you quickly, you can always freeze them to use later. I often freeze produce that will be used in less than a month, but if you are looking for some long-term freezing, blanching is the extra step you will want to take.

The Journey to the Light on Route 7-52

Welland resident and author, Marguerite Bélanger has written a book about her troubling journey to discover the truth about herself called Voyage vers la lumière sur ma route 7-52/My Journey to the Light on Route 7-52. The book is written in both French and English and is about the author’s discovery of her forgotten past to move on to a brighter future.

The Creative Writing Club presents: From the Roots of Writing

All year the Creative Writing Club at Brock University has been working hard writing and polishing their pieces. They have hosted readings, had writing workshops and encouraged an all-around creative outlet for students to come together and share their work.

Jake Shimabukuro’s Grand Ukulele

The ukulele, for most, is regarded as the four-string, two-octave instrument that has limited potential. This myth may be slowly fading away from people’s minds as their ears are transformed by the techniques of the ukulele master, Jake Shimabukuro. Shimabukuro (pronounced she-ma-boo-koo-row) first received widespread acclaim from his viral YouTube cover of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

Lights Formulas: an exhibition of light

The instant sharing of photos has very much become a part of our culture. We snap photos of our food, friends, self and immediately post them to our social media outlets. Most of us do not even own a proper camera anymore. What is the point when you can get Instagram on your iPhone? But photography has its ancient roots in something much different than we know today.

Who Am I? Papa Bear

Living Poets Society

I am a self- shaping ad in social media. What do I need? What should I buy? I am the best marketer in the business. No void cheque needed. Insert it in the shopping cart. To you I am what I like and I like what I am to you because it is easy.&n

Can we have our cake and eat it too?

Amy Miller, a filmmaker and social justice activist who has directed both Myths for Profit and The Carbon Rush, was present at Brock University on March 12 for a question and answer period with those attending the screening of her film. The Carbon Rush was screened and generated a lively discussion between the audience and the filmmaker.

The Happy Herbivore

Inspired Indian dishes are full of flavour. The rare times going out to eat usually involves ordering samosas, Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower with potatoes), Dahl (lentils), Aloo Baingan (eggplant with potatoes) and Chana Masala (chickpeas). If you are cooking at home, it is always a good thing to have your pantry stocked with all the essential spices, but if you are unsure of what ones are needed, you can always buy packaged spices with names like tandoor masala, curry masala, garam masala, etc.

In The Soil: call for volunteers

In The Soil is an interdisciplinary arts festival that shakes up downtown St. Catharines for one special weekend in April. They will be showcasing some of the region’s most interesting talents and are in the process of rounding up enthusiastic volunteers.

Inner ninja in St. Catharines

In St. Catharines the Canadian Auto Workers’ Union Hall (CAW) has been home to some big concerts with popular bands like Alexisonfire, Marianas Trench, USS, Faber Drive and more. With the venue being leased or sold within the year after celebrating 75 years of providing services for workers and the community, the last concert will bring East Coast MC rapper, Classified to the stage.

Four women walk into a liposuction clinic...

The One Acts Festival is taking place again this year within the Dramatic Arts Department at Brock University, showcasing the work of students in the DART 3P54 – Directing II course. This year the department is featuring 10 plays from third and fourth year students.

Shout Out Louds – Optica

Album Review

It seems that a popular approach for indie bands is to decide to take on an 80s influenced indie-pop sound, and the Swedish band Shout Out Louds are no exception to this style. Almost a decade has passed since their entrance to the music world, and they have been continuing to mature and grow more confident in their work with each album.

The Silmirillion

Book Review

This review may seem a little out of date to most readers, but with the current rise of the popularity in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien with the release of the first part of the cinematic trilogy based around his first novel The Hobbit, it seemed like an appropriate time to bring it to light.

The Happy Herbivore

I didn’t know much about cooking when I moved out on my own – but I was up for the challenge of independent living. Like some people living on their own, I avoided purchasing meat because I was scared to die from not cooking it properly. Within a few months I was slowly learning how easy it was to kick meat out of my diet, but also started to feel dissonance about my consumption of dairy, eggs and other animal products.

Powerful images for a powerful message

Violence against women is an issue that concerns us all. The issue spans the globe with women being subjected to violence, abuse, neglect and rape every minute of everyday. The Coalition to End Violence Against Women (CEVAW) has brought a significant International Poster Exhibition titled “Violence Against Women 365 International Poster Exhibition” to Rodman Hall that displays powerful images in the fight against ending violence against women.

Hollerado – the funnest band with the coolest van

Starting out as friends with their own moving company by the same name, Hollerado is a power-pop band that has humble beginnings in Manotick, Ont. Since beginning their band, they have toured around the World and have even earned a Juno nomination. Hollerado were thinking big when they created a video for their song “Americanarama”, off their first full-length album called Record in a Bag, which was a four-storey sized stop motion animation that sang along with the song, mimicked Space Invaders and Pong – everything you need for the perfect viral video.

Spend a Saturday with BUAS

In the summer of 2012 Stephanie Bergman, President of Brock University Archeological Society (BUAS) began planning, along with her executive team, the club’s big annual event: the Scholarly Symposium. Coming from the ancient Greek culture, symposiums were traditionally drinking parties where men would come together to be entertained and discuss and debate various topics like poetry, philosophy and politics.

Making it better, one week at a time

The Student Justice Centre at Brock University is organizing a week of events which encourage people to “Make it Better”. Make it Better week is running for the second year in a row, taking place March 8 until March 15. From March 8 - 10, Brock Pride is hosting the Student Pride Conference, which will be featuring workshops and guest lectures on the theme of “Intersectionality: Where your sexual orientation and gender identity intersects with the rest of your life”.

Alternative Kraft Dinner

The Happy Herbivore

Looking for a vegan alternative to Kraft Dinner? This recipe is so much healthier than boxed chemicals - even more so than the new “smart” boxes of KD with added omega 3, high fibre and vegetables (way to capitalize on the health food market!). It may be a little more expensive, but the thing is, if you commit to cooking weekly, it is a great idea to stock your pantry and fridge full of vegan/vegetarian necessities.

Student artwork as a fresh perspective

The Art Club at Brock is a group of student artists who encourage active roles in the arts and culture community. They give their members exposure to the art world by putting on exhibitions and providing opportunities to student artists. This year the club will be putting on its first juried exhibition called Renew, showcasing the talents of the Brock art community from March 1 to March 15 at the Niagara Artists’ Centre (NAC) at 354 St.