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Figure skating is the only sport in the world that can make the act of placing your face in someone else’s crotch seem elegant. That was part of one of the many precise, artistic moves on display at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre Tuesday night when Stars On Ice rolled through town, and—for the most part—it worked. […]

David Byrne American Utopia (Warner Music Canada) 4.5/5 There is no point in using comparative words—David Byrne is in a class of his own. His latest release, American Utopia, showcases everything that has made Byrne a lasting success. Whether it was as frontman with the Talking Heads, working solo, or in collaboration with artists like Brian […]

Strung Out Black Out The Sky (Fat Wreck Chords) 4/5 California punk rockers Strung Out branch away from their original mosh-pit-hungry roots in the mainly acoustic Black Out The Sky. And it works: this album showcases what it means to be human through a mix of elegant songwriting and great, melodic, fast punk. There are […]

The Women in Trades Training (WITT) program at Camosun College offers an overview of the trades, helping women trying to figure out their career path or looking to make a change to decide if trades is right for them. The latest WITT program offers a marine focus; 13 women have spent the last 12 weeks […]

In the age of #metoo and Time’s Up, sexual harassment in the workplace has the ability to put anyone on pins and needles. This newfound awareness is part of what makes Victoria Operatic Society incredibly ballsy for deciding to mount a production of 9 to 5: The Musical – a show where the male lead […]

Former Camosun business student Aaron Lawson takes great pride in reducing the amount of garbage that ends up in the landfill, despite the fact that he co-owns a junk hauling business, Atlas Junk Removal. Lawson—who was at Camosun from 2011 to 2014 but left because business was booming and he was learning so much on […]

After months of gray skies, the sun is finally here! And with the sunshine comes a barrage of pressure to get that perfect beach body, a picturesque figure worthy of Instagram likes. If that’s your jam, all the power to you. Do those squats and burpees and own the shit out of your bathing suit—if […]

Art is a universal language. Just ask second-year Camosun College Visual Arts student Cailee Seifried, who realizes that two people who don’t otherwise understand each other could gain meaning and connection from the colours they see in a work of art. Seifried’s work will be displayed in On the Cusp, the year-end exhibit from Camosun’s […]

The last few days, I’ve seen the emotional rollercoaster of three Camosun nursing students play out in the media. What started out as an appeal over grades has turned into a carefully worded and vague navigation of human rights. There are so many layers to this situation and the lack of transparency on Camosun’s part […]

Camosun awards Knappett as part of Construction Month On Tuesday, April 24, Camosun College gave Knappett Projects health and safety manager and human resources coordinator Cori Coutts a Construction Leadership award for Coutts’ support of Camosun’s construction programs. The award was part of the provincial government’s Construction Month, a province-wide appreciation of BC tradespeople. Coutts […]