Short Circuit celebrates Pacific Northwest filmThe Cinevic Society of Independent Filmmakers is having its first annual Short Circuit Short Films Festival. Although one of the shorts does include a robot, Short Circuit was not named after the 1986 feature length John Badham film. Actually, the Short Circuit Short Films Festival is the original name of the Victoria Film Festival… kind […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad goes all out this yearCamosun’s annual grad ceremonies are coming up in June, and with a historic venue and hopping after-party planned, the event is a no-brainer for students ending their studies at the college. More than 2,500 grads, faculty, and guests are expected at the college’s official convocation ceremonies June 19, taking place at the Royal Theatre downtown. […] Continue Reading |
UVic event gives girls of colour safe space to networkCulturally speaking, being colour blind has long been held as the ultimate goal: a world where skin colour no longer matters. Which is nonsense, according to Janet Rogers. Rogers is a workshop facilitator at Embracing Shades of Action (she’s also Victoria Poet Laureate, 2012-2015), an event for girls of colour (including indigenous girls) between the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun launches new comics and graphic novels certificate programCamosun College recently announced the suspension of the Applied Communication Program (ACP), but media-savvy students have at least one new option for now: a comics and graphic novels certificate program. The college just announced the program, which will have as its leader Ken Steacy, who has on his resume work with Marvel Comics and collaborations […] Continue Reading |
Big Wreck then and nowFrom Big Wreck to Thornley and back to Big Wreck: Ian Thornley’s musical career has gone full circle. Back in 1994, Thornley met fellow musician Brian Doherty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and Big Wreck was formed. Three years later, In Loving Memory Of… was released. The success of this album […] Continue Reading |
Subculture picks up steamIt’s fitting that a fringe subculture based on Victorian-era science-fiction is gaining such a following here in Victoria. With the third annual Victoria Steampunk Expo coming up, fans of the genre are again planning to dress up and geek out for a phenomenon that’s steadily gaining popularity all over the world. For the uninitiated, steampunk […] Continue Reading |
BC minister of jobs announces record-breaking year while touring CamosunThe carpentry program at Camosun’s Interurban campus was the scene of a major announcement in the provincial trades industry on Thursday, April 19. BC minister of jobs, tourism and innovation Pat Bell stopped by campus to announce that a record-breaking number of tradespersons have qualified as journeypersons this year. “There are great opportunities in our […] Continue Reading |
Opinion: Legal system needs to punish animal abusersOur legal system is pathetic. In 2009, two island men, David Whiffin and Clayton Cunningham, starved an old horse named Jalupae nearly to death on Whiffin’s farm in Saanichton. Then the horse was strung up by a rope to an excavator and hung. But a judge has recently found that the hanging was humane and […] Continue Reading |
Tight race at Interurban in student society electionsThe latest Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections, held April 3-5, showed how important single votes can be, with the Interurban executive position being decided by a mere 12 votes. Jordan Sandwith, a first-year computer systems technician student, narrowly defeated Deana Srdic, a third-year business administration marketing communications student. “One vote, 12 votes—a win is […] Continue Reading |
Yarn bomber hits Lansdowne campusThe railing along Richmond Street now offers a lovely view of the solar system. At least until someone takes the yarn down. It seems the Richmond House, or at least the railing closest to it, was recently yarn bombed with a colourful crochet planetarium. And the dastardly culprit behind this fuzzy graffiti? Camosun student Spencer […] Continue Reading |
