PhD student to deliver talk on shipwrecks on Indigenous shores

The history of Vancouver Island relies heavily on the ocean, but what remains regularly travelled is something locals take for granted. The previously unknown stories that lay under the waves can make their way ashore, revealing remarkable adventures and people. University of Victoria PhD student Jesse Robertson has done the work deep-diving beneath the surface […]

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Plant-powered plates: Victoria’s best vegetarian and vegan eats

Green Cuisine: Veggie hippie heaven Conveniently located in Market Square, Green Cuisine offers an entirely vegan menu that will satisfy even the most discerning plant-based eaters. The buffet-style U-shaped counter lets you fill your plate (or box) with fresh, flavourful options, and you pay at the end based on the weight of your meal. If […]

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Camosun College Student Society gets ready for spring elections

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) spring elections are just around the corner. The elections allow students to choose the people that represent them and a chance to participate in their post-secondary experience. Online voting will be open from 9am Tuesday, April 1 to 11:30 pm Thursday, April 3. The CCSS provides services for students […]

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Dear life: Dealing with loss on the court

Basketball has long taught me about life. Today, I’m a student in Camosun’s Athletic and Exercise Therapy program and a student athletic therapist with the Camosun Chargers. But 10 years ago, I graduated high school and entered my first year of college with limited attention paid to academic growth, and a wholehearted focus on collegiate […]

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Reasons to Live… In Victoria: Reconnecting with my culture

Studying at Camosun has inspired me to further explore my Indigenous identity. My k’wala’yu (reason for living), my child Frankie, is a daily reminder of the importance for me to reconnect with our Kwakwaka’wakw culture. I’ve started learning some of the language, thanks to online resources like FirstVoices and lessons uploaded by Kwak’wala speaker Pewi […]

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News Briefs: March 19, 2025 issue

Camosun celebrates Pi(e) Day On Thursday, March 13, pies made by Camosun Culinary Arts students were used in a pie eating contest to celebrate Pi. The world’s most famous irrational number, Pi’s first three digits are 3.14, which is why March 14 is known as Pi Day. The delicious day took place at the Centre […]

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Two different approaches to sustainable fashion

How to find clothes you like  Evelyn Daniels, contributing writer Step 1: Cry to a friend Hour three of my shift at the thrift shop, a woman comes up to me crying. In short, she had a voucher and another location of our supposedly charity shops had refused to help her. She had a job […]

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