Casey and Diana compelling but inconsistent

Casey and Diana by University of Victoria grad Nick Green explores the lives of men living with AIDS in a hospice home as they explore community and search for dignity in their final days. Centred around the anticipated visit of Princess Diana, the men grapple with the knowledge that they will likely die in the […]

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Camosun College Student Society gets new board members with spring elections

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring elections from Tuesday, March 24 to Thursday, March 26. Athena Pimentel was elected as Interurban executive, and Riley Lam as Lansdowne executive. Terence Baluyut was elected as finance executive, Mia Purnell as wellness and access director, Aarisca Sharma as sustainability director, and Madison Huynh as women’s […]

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Open Space: Students need to take back the reins from AI

Post-secondary students rely too heavily on artificial intelligence. AI should not be doing the job a human can—and should—do. I’ve witnessed Camosun College students go against the academic code of conduct and submit an assignment written by AI as their own work. Normally this would result in expulsion, but teachers don’t seem to notice, or […]

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The Mummy reboot dead on arrival

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is a cold reboot to The Mummy franchise, which ditches the swashbuckling archaeological adventure for an ordinary, mundane family. The father, Charlie, is an American journalist living in Cairo, Egypt, with his wife Larissa and their young son and daughter. The daughter, Katie, is soon abducted by what seems to be […]

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Camosun alumna nabs big award for big sculpture

Camosun Visual Arts graduate Erin Berry recently won a national award for emerging ceramics artists: the Winifred Shantz Award, worth $10,000.  The award recognizes her master’s thesis piece, Hyperprocess, a large walk-in spiral made from 238 ram-pressed bricks. The installation functions almost like a library of artifacts containing everything from fossils to computer chips alongside […]

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News Briefs: May 6, 2026 issue

Camosun Board of Governors approves 2026/27 budget The Camosun College Board of Governors has approved a balanced budget of $160.2 million for the 2026/27 fiscal year. This is down from the 2025/26 budget of $171.95 million as the college faces budgetary pressures mainly resulting from the federal government’s cap on international students. The college is […]

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Camosun instructors receive awards in recognition celebration

On Tuesday, April 28, 56 Camosun instructors received awards recognizing their contributions to teaching and learning at the college. The Teacher Recognition Awards began five years ago and are organized by Camosun’s Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). The awards have been growing every year as more and more teachers are recognized for […]

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