News Briefs: May 3, 2023 issueAlumna returns to coach at Camosun Camosun College alumna Kate Service is joining the Camosun Chargers as women’s basketball head coach; she is set to start this role in the 2023/2024 season. Service played for Camosun for two seasons beginning in 2013; she then went on to coach for the South Vancouver Island Basketball Association […] Continue Reading |
AJ Aiken and the art from Young: My journey into Visual ArtsInside the walls of the Young Building exists a world of creativity (and possibly some ghosts; we’ll circle back on that in October). As a Digital Production, Writing and Design student, I spend most of my time on the third floor, but down on the first floor is where Visual Arts students can be found. […] Continue Reading |
David Wilder: Private Eye: May 3, 2023 issue |
Boy Wander fantastic, wanderful memoirAs someone who reads a lot of queer books, I was excited to read Jobert Abueva’s Boy Wander: A Coming of Age Memoir. The story is set all over Asia, including the Philippines, Nepal, Thailand, and Japan. Despite being set in the past and in places I haven’t been, I felt immersed in the setting […] Continue Reading |
Walking the Balance Beam: Balancing boundariesLate March was tough for me. Lots was going on in my life, and there were finals coming up. My brain felt full; it also felt fried. I’d been trying to think up a topic for this column: how to balance sanity with a serious relationship, final exams, and two very frisky cats. It seemed […] Continue Reading |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: May 3, 2023 issue |
Referendum passes, new board members elected in Camosun College Student Society electionsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring student elections from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5. There was a slight increase in the number of voters this time around, with a total of 844 votes, compared to 740 in the fall elections. CCSS external executive Jessie Niikoi says that the CCSS is […] Continue Reading |
Abnormal Menagerie: May 3, 2023 issue |
Victoria Beer Week returns with groovy, space-age eventsThis May, Victoria Beer Society will host the ninth annual Victoria Beer Week, which features seven events, including two that are outer-space-themed and one that’s a disco party. Victoria Beer Society event producer Rebecca Craig says that this is a great way to enjoy some fresh craft brews and some of the more creative design […] Continue Reading |
Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) takes novel look at ShakespeareBlue Bridge Repertory Theatre is known for thinking outside the box, and Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) is no exception to that. Written in 1988 by Canadian author Ann Marie Macdonald, Goodnight Desdemona is a comedy written through the eyes and thoughts of English professor Constance Ledbelly, who, while in the process of proving underlying […] Continue Reading |
