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Returning student: On starting over in mid-lifeIt’s the beginning of September and the leaves fall into a sleepy dance of ballerinas on opioids. Everything on campus looks like a movie set meant to capture the fleeting thrill of back-to-school commercials: instructors with satchels chatting with one another, overfed squirrels darting between golden leaf piles, and undergrads, breathless and excited, clutching their […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: June 4, 2025 issuePost-secondary campus named for John Horgan Camosun College’s new shared campus now has a name: The John Horgan Campus. The campus—located in Langford, and shared with UVic, Royal Roads, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia—is named after former BC premier John Horgan. Horgan advocated for the expansion of Royal Roads University to Langford; in […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Faculty Association seeks open-bargaining approach with collegeThe Camosun College Faculty Association (CCFA) is hoping to find a new approach with Camosun College in their objective of reaching an agreement on alternatives to layoffs: open bargaining. The union says that after violating the terms of the collective agreement between the two parties, the college has remained steadfast in their conduct; the CCFA […] Continue Reading |
Pieces of Performance: Have your voice heardAs Pride season comes up, it’s increasingly harder to get performers to sit still for interviews. Between designing and filming submissions (and, frankly, the sheer mental toll it takes to prepare for the summer), I’ve decided to use this column to collect and share some prideful moments from within our own Camosun community. So, I […] Continue Reading |
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Open Space: The CRA hates studentsIn the waning days of this year’s tax season, nothing could be so dull as to reignite the topic—it isn’t particularly stimulating conversation. But to many Canadians, the spring months severely disappoint pockets, and of those individuals, students are directly harmed. It isn’t new, certainly, but remains improperly addressed: unreasonable restrictions on the Canada Workers […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Horrenda delivers confusing but exciting EPHorrenda Think on Your Sins Fiadh Records 3/5 Originally released independently last year, Horrenda’s EP Think on Your Sins is being reissued by Fiadh Records. On the EP, the Dublin-based extreme metal group brings us a thrashing depiction of Dante’s “Inferno,” one that, unfortunately, doesn’t quite bring the heat. The five songs, averaging about four […] Continue Reading |
Terrifically terrible: Victoria’s best and worst chocolatiersConsidering the recent Easter holiday, I decided this was a perfect excuse to eat far too much chocolate, for the educational benefit of my readers. So, I embarked upon a mission wherein I rated a wide variety of confectionaries from six chocolatiers in Victoria: Roger’s, Cococo, Chocolat & Co., Chocolats Favoris, Pure Lovin’, and Purdy’s. […] Continue Reading |
Friends of Dorothy offers safe space for queer cultureIn 2019, a little gay lounge appeared on Johnson Street. Friends of Dorothy, known for its Kelowna location, had appeared in the heart of Victoria. Celebrating the inclusivity of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and allies, it offers another stage to enjoy our local talents and those from out of town. Friends of Dorothy event manager Derek Brougham […] Continue Reading |