The Prodigal Planeswalker: Magic club receives generous donation

Where there’s a community, there’s often a noble benefactor who wants to see fellow planeswalkers thrive. One such member gifted Camsoun’s Magic club with the most unexpected surprise of all: a Duel Deck Anthology set. This specially made set was created to help introduce new players to the game while highlighting 20 years of Magic: […]

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Indigeviews: Upcoming events for indigenous students

‘uy skweyul! As the First Nations Director of the Camosun College Student Society, I would like to introduce Indigeviews, the new column written on behalf of the First Nations Student Association (FNSA). This column will seek to connect and engage with self-identified indigenous students on campus. If getting connected with fellow indigenous students on campus […]

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New Camosun Social Justice Club sheds light on discrimination

Discrimination against minorities in Canada is something that is echoed on the country’s postsecondary campuses. Luckily, the Camosun Social Justice Club has emerged to combat these issues, and in doing so has created a space where students can safely tell their stories on campus. The Social Justice Club holds a community roundtable meeting every other […]

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Ability’s Muse: Internalized dominance

Being an able-bodied person within our culture comes with a lot of privilege. We think of providing access ramps and designated disabled access washrooms as assurance that society is fair and objective. Until you actually listen to another student’s lived-in experience of accessing public postsecondary, you don’t realize how different it can be for them. […]

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Age of Geeks: Handy apps for improving studies

In this age of technology and everyone having a smartphone, nothing is too much work. Countless apps are available to do everything from taking notes in class to buying cheap books online. As long as you’ve got a smartphone and a few bucks, here are a few apps to ace, or at least pass, every […]

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Bite Me: Wings aplenty at Tartan Toque

The Tartan Toque is Victoria’s only true wing joint. However, the Toque has so many choices beyond chicken wings. You can’t just sit there and scan the menu board; it takes a few minutes to truly absorb what’s available. The food choices include house-made burgers, salads, wraps, and greasy goodness like fries and poutine. The […]

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Lit Matters: Joan Didion and the New Journalism

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” said Joan Didion, a multi-talented writer known for her novels, screenplays, and non-fiction. Didion’s most recent work includes two incredibly moving memoirs about the deaths of her husband of 40 years and, just over a year later, their only daughter. In addition to her novels and memoirs, […]

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Student parents say campus childcare at Camosun costly, long waitlists

Prices are high and waitlists long for Camosun students wanting to send their children to the college’s Child Care Services centres, according to some student parents. Derek Robertson is a student of the Sport Management program who says that utilizing the college’s Child Care Services was not feasible for him. “We can barely afford to […]

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New Music Review: Reservoir win by evoking ’90s midwest emo

Reservoir Cicurina Vol. 1 (Glory Kid Records) 4/5 Pennsylvania’s Reservoir are about to remind you of what the word “emo” once meant. Once upon a time, bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral actually embraced heart-on-sleeve emotion in music and delivered it to an energetic rock soundtrack that wasn’t overly slick or pandering in […]

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