News Briefs: September 23, 2026 issueCamosun Library highlights Orange Shirt Day resources Camosun College libraries will feature resources related to Orange Shirt Day throughout September, providing opportunities to learn about residential school survivors, those who did not survive, and the ongoing impacts of Canada’s residential school system. The libraries have also introduced an “authentic Indigenous voices” icon to identify Indigenous-authored […] Continue Reading |
Leeroy Stagger makes pilgrimage homeThe Victoria music scene has produced some of Canada’s most lauded musicians, and within those ranks, Leeroy Stagger has made himself at home. He once toured as an alt-rocker opening for Victoria’s own Hot Hot Heat, before switching up his style and donning the singer-songwriter cloak. In 2002 he dropped his first EP Six Tales […] Continue Reading |
Student society brings free self-defence classes back to CamosunThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) Women’s Collective is bringing free self-defence classes to students this fall, with four sessions taking place across Camosun’s Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The classes are being organized by CCSS women’s director Madison Huynh, with instructors provided by Victoria Professional Self Defence. Huynh says similar classes were once offered at […] Continue Reading |
Trill’s Recipes: Blackberry curd tartsTart shell ingredients: 1/3 cup butter softened 2 tbs sugar 1 egg yolk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup flour Blackberry curd ingredients: 2 1/4 cups fresh blackberries 3/4 cup blackberry puree 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 egg white Pinch of salt 4 tbs cold butter 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla extract […] Continue Reading |
Evie the Alien: September 8, 2026 issue |
Couples Clownselling uses comedy as light-hearted therapyHave you ever considered couples counselling, but are super turned off by how serious and humourless it can be? Wouldn’t you rather get half-drunk off red wine and laugh at other couples as they laugh at themselves? Well then, Vancouver comedians Aaron Campbell and Cass Furman have just the event for you, with their travelling […] Continue Reading |
Small exhibits filling big role at Royal BC MuseumThe Royal BC Museum has been slowly but surely repatriating artifacts and belongings to the Indigenous peoples that are their rightful owners. This endeavour, a worthwhile step in the name of truth and reconciliation, has the side effect of causing rolling closures in various departments of the museum’s permanent collection. This has created the unique […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alum Rishi Sharma announces candidacy for Saanich mayorCamosun College alumnus Rishi Sharma has announced that he will be running in the District of Saanich fall election as a mayoral candidate. As a father of three, Sharma—who graduated from Camosun’s Major Appliance and Vending Machine Repair Technician program in 1998—says he has a strong desire to keep Saanich safe, affordable, and healthy for […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun club aims to get students involved in blood donationA new student club at Camosun College is hoping to encourage students to donate blood while educating the campus community about the importance of blood donation. Lifeline: A Blood Donation Club was founded by second-year Nursing student Isla Betteridge, who says the idea came to her after learning her own blood type during an anatomy […] Continue Reading |
10 things Camosun College needs to changeI’m officially counting down my final days here at Camosun. Once this semester is through, I’ll be at a different school in a different city, living what I assume will be more or less the same life, but one that, for all intents and purposes, will be different too. While I’m excited to start this […] Continue Reading |
