Open Space: BCFS justified in holding Camosun student fees from CFSThe British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) is totally justified in withholding $200,000 of Camosun College students’ Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) fees. Our cover story in our last issue made public the fact that your CFS fees, collected by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS), aren’t going to the CFS, as the CCSS claims […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Kamran Bashir on the joys of imagination and rethinking post-secondaryKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. If you have an instructor you’d like to see interviewed in the paper, but perhaps you’re too […] Continue Reading |
Arkells return to town to celebrate Canada DayHamilton alt-rockers Arkells have been busy as of late, releasing a surprise single and making their way back to Victoria to headline Spirit of 150, an 11-day harbourside Canada Day celebration that will culminate with a massive show on July 1. “We assumed we could do something on Canada Day,” says vocalist/guitarist Max Kerman. “Since […] Continue Reading |
Tam showcases works of Nam at new exhibitSome artists, no matter how talented they are, will end up forgotten. But rediscovering them can yield some incredible artwork and history. Montreal’s Karen Tam recently learned of a Chinese artist who was friends with Emily Carr; Tam has now put together an exhibit to honour that artist—Lee Nam—and his work. “We only know about […] Continue Reading |
A second beginning: three mature Camosun students tell their storiesWhy on earth would someone who is a bit older than the average student—a mature student, as it were—want to go back to school? Turns out there are plenty of good reasons—and age is relative anyway. Going back to school as an adult doesn’t necessarily mean you were like me, a problem student who got […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: May 17, 2017 issueCCSS gets over 3,000 students pledging to vote The Camosun College Student Society has collected over 3,000 pledges from students promising to vote in the May provincial elections. The CCSS worked with the British Columbia Federation of Students to try to get students to vote in the election. Camosun approves operating budget The Camosun College […] Continue Reading |
Camosun’s Michael McLean documents Diversion Dam’s dire dilemmaCamosun lab technologist Michael McLean has been hard at work outside the classroom, working on his photography project JR. The project—which McLean is hoping to eventually turn into a book—focuses on the hamlet of Jordan River, which has been overtaken by BC Hydro as they do a six-year seismic survey of the region. The survey […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: May 17 to June 13, 2017Until Saturday, May 20 From another perspective Jocasta Regina is a retelling of the classic Oedipus story, this time from a different point of view. The play, presented by Theatre Inconnu, looks to challenge our views of rational thought. Tickets are $10 for students; more details can be found at theatreinconnu.com. Until Friday, August 25 […] Continue Reading |
Grant Lawrence explores highs and lows of ’90s indie touring in new bookMost Canadians know Grant Lawrence as a CBC radio personality or as an author, but, once upon a time, Lawrence spent his nights on stages of various repute—including those here in Victoria—as the singer for garage rockers The Smugglers. His new book, Dirty Windshields: The Best and the Worst of The Smugglers Tour Diaries, is […] Continue Reading |
Hollerado return on their own termsTragedy can strike when least expected, as Ottawa indie rock band Hollerado found out when their guitarist Nixon Boyd was diagnosed with testicular cancer during the album’s songwriting process. Vocalist Menno Versteeg says that Boyd’s diagnosis was hard on the band but also helped them realize how important some things in life are. “It was […] Continue Reading |
