News Briefs: September 2, 2025 issue

Camosun Co-op Photo Contest open for entries Camosun’s annual Co-op Photo Contest is taking entries now. The contest—which is open to Camosun students who will have completed a Co-op or internship work term, with a passing grade, between September 2024 and August 2025. The grand prize winner will receive $300; the public will be able […]

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Camosun College Faculty Association and Camosun College continue clashing

Conflicts between the Camosun College Faculty Association (CCFA) and Camosun College are continuing as the college faces financial struggles in the wake of lost revenue from international-student restrictions and the CCFA attempts to mitigate impact on faculty. The latest round of bargaining between the two groups was not successful, according to CCFA president Lynelle Yutani. […]

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Camosun College alum returns to campus as cafeteria chef

When Justin Zhang graduated from Camosun’s Culinary Arts program 20 years ago, he didn’t know he’d be returning to the college two decades later in a much different role. Today, after stints cooking at Coast Victoria Hotel and Pearson College in Metchosin, the alumnus is the new chef manager for Aramark, who run the college […]

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Open Space: Camosun needs to re-evaluate math credit

I’ve taken a variety of courses at Camosun: English, philosophy, psychology, and symbolic logic, for example. I achieved a broad education, which is what Camosun wants, and I mostly did it on my terms. But there was one course that was required for my program, and I did everything I could to avoid it. Getting […]

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New Earth Bandits 2 offers choose-your-own-adventure theatre

For centuries, theatre has been a fairly static affair where the audience gathers in an auditorium and quietly watches an ensemble of performers. However, a local theatre group is on a mission to defy all of that. SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles prides itself in creating non-linear unconventional productions that appeal to a wider demographic. […]

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New Music Revue: David Franklin Courtright off to amazing start with Brutal Tenderness

David Franklin Courtright Brutal Tenderness (TODO) 4.5/5 While David Franklin Courtright now resides in Los Angeles, the singer/songwriter, originally from Atlanta, draws inspiration from his roots—music such as Appalachian folk, classic rock, and southern hip-hop. His debut album Brutal Tenderness is an emotional journey about a queer boy forced to hide his true self who […]

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