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Camosun College is reassessing its grade-appeal process with an eye on human-rights issues after three nursing students successfully had their failing grades appealed. The students took their grade appeals to Camosun vice president of education John Boraas after being denied by their instructor, department head, and faculty dean. Boraas says the college’s existing appeal process […]

Victoria roller derby team Belles of the Brawl recently opened their 2018 season with a victory over the Sea to Sky Sirens from Squamish, with a final score of 295-100. But Belles of the Brawl player Toombstone (also known as Kim Toombs), a veteran of the sport, says the game was a lot closer than […]

Cancer Bats The Spark That Moves (Bat Skull Records/New Damage Records) 4/5 Canadian hardcore punk group Cancer Bats’ newest album, The Spark That Moves, is seriously top-notch. They manage to keep the spark of good old-fashioned heavy punk alive while throwing tinges of fast-paced late-Metallica rock into the mix on tracks like “Space and Time.” […]

In a time when social constraints on women were strict, Elinor Dunsmuir balked at her father James’ plans for her future. Instead, Dunsmuir—who faced even more social constraints than most, thanks to her family name—chose a life of music, gambling, and personal exploration. These life choices, as well as her music, are at the heart […]

They say timing is everything. That’s certainly the case with the Victoria Operatic Society’s latest production, 9 to 5: The Musical. Based on the 1980 movie 9 to 5, the show was originally chosen by the society’s board because of its still-current social commentary. “I think they chose it just because it’s still so relevant,” […]

The national executive of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) announced on Tuesday, April 17 that a motion had been unanimously approved on Friday, April 13 to expel joint members of the CFS and its BC provincial component, the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS). The motion will be added to the agenda for the […]

Camosun involved in West Shore post-secondary study Camosun College is working with Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, and the Sooke school district to study the idea of having a college or university in the West Shore region. The provincial government recently announced $250,000 will go toward the study; Langford mayor Stew Young initially […]

For several years, the Creative Writing department at Camosun College was silent, making no publication of its best output. But that’s all changed: Beside the Point is a re-incarnated annual anthology of Camosun students’ writing. Last Wednesday, April 11, we bailed out early from our fiction class to attend the journal’s launch. (Beside the Point is available […]

The history of indigenous reconciliation is long and painful for many people. Playwright and director Falen Johnson has chosen to laugh instead of cry; as a result of that, she wrote the indigenous comedy Salt Baby. “It’s a comedy and it’s fun,” says Johnson about her play. “I think that’s such a staple of many […]

694 Camosun students voted in the April Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections, bringing in new faces and shuffling familiar ones around on the CCSS student council. The elections took place from April 9 to 11. Fillette Umulisa is the new external executive, replacing Mitchell Auger-Langejan, who is now the Lansdowne executive. Umulisa says she […]