Open Space: Camosun staff and faculty need to commit to IndigenizationNot enough staff and faculty at Camosun are committed to Indigenization. Indigenization workshops to make classrooms and courses safer for Indigenous students are strictly voluntary, so staff have no incentive to take opportunities to deconstruct their biases and improve their classes. And it’s needed: both of us have either witnessed or been subject to anti-Indigenous […] Continue Reading |
David Wilder: Private Eye: June 7, 2023 issue |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: June 7, 2023 issue |
Tastes of Victoria: Brickyard dominates pizzaLet’s be honest, if anyone asks about the world’s most famous dish, pizza would be a popular answer. Maybe because of its practicality, because of its adaptability to both time and space, or maybe because with enough creativity and imagination, anyone can make a perfect new combination able to reach the hearts of the public. […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: June 7, 2023 issueCo-op student wins award Camosun College Arts and Science Studies student Molly Mifsud recently won the 2022 Co-op/WIL Student of the Year Award. The award was given for her achievements during her co-op at Tall Tree Health. The award is given by the Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning in BC/Yukon (ACE-WIL). This is […] Continue Reading |
Roots of Hair Prints exhibit run deepTanya Lukin Linklater’s Hair Prints exhibition, which opened on April 22 at Open Space, features mono-prints made by Linklater coating her hair in strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry pigments and transferring them to archival paper. The prints are then displayed in the gallery; exhibit curator Toby Lawrence says that the large structures in the gallery […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructors awarded in recognition celebrationOn Thursday, April 27, 29 instructors from Camosun College received awards celebrating their contributions to teaching and learning at the college. The second annual teacher recognition award celebration was held in the Sherri Bell Hall in the Wilna Thomas Building at Lansdowne. The instructors who were awarded were nominated by students, faculty, and staff members […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna illustrates new children’s bookElinor Atkins’ illustrations are throughout The Girl Who Loved the Birds, a new children’s book that the former Camosun student says takes on some heavy subjects. Atkins—who took Indigenous Studies at Camosun in 2018 and 2019 and now lives in Fort Langley—says that the book, the third in a series of Kwantlen legends by author […] Continue Reading |
The Guardsman plays on the agony and ecstasy of loveThe Blue Bridge Theatre on Quadra Street was once the Roxy movie theatre and was known for its unique taste in movie choices. Now doing live theatre instead of screen, Blue Bridge has kept the tradition of uniqueness alive with its new production of The Guardsman. “It’s written by Molnar,” says director Kevin McKendrick. “Molnar, […] Continue Reading |
Inside Comedy tries to be too much at onceInside Comedy by Canadian author and comedian David Steinberg is described as a look behind the curtain of the comedy scene of the last 50 years, and although promising in concept, the book proves itself to be convoluted and disappointing in execution. The semi-autobiographical story is filled with accounts from Steinberg’s career, abstract life musings, […] Continue Reading |
