Camosun College Student Society supports Camosun open education initiatives

Camosun College Student Society sponsored content Open Education Week was back in March, but the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) celebrates the achievements of Camosun College instructors in the area of open education year round. Open educational resources include learning, teaching, and research materials that others can use, make changes to, and distribute, for free. […]

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Listen and Learn: Fleshxfur aims to put Victoria rap on global map

Fleshxfur (pronounced “flesh and fur”) is setting the bar for the underground rap scene in Victoria. And it’s not just locals who think so: he’s the only Canadian to win five consecutive battles on Eminem’s Shade 45 XM station’s demo competition, where listeners vote on their favourite songs. Originally from Brampton, Ontario, Fleshxfur (also known […]

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Students get opportunity to excavate bear bones on campus

Camosun Anthropology students recently had the chance to participate in an archaeological excavation of a black bear on campus. After an Indigenous colleague gifted Anthropology professor Nicole Kilburn the carcass of a black bear in 2021, she took the first step to what would later become a hands-on learning opportunity for the students. “When I […]

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Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Side-bending into spring

Although the first official day of spring was back in March, our local weather has still felt a bit chilly, and you’ve probably noticed that you crave the comfort of warming foods and drink and bundling up inside. Notice, though, that as the days get warmer and longer you tend toward being outside longer and […]

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May Horoscope

Aries (March 21 – April 19) After the solar eclipse on April 8, you’ve had lots of time to focus on yourself, Ram. Career is a big topic for you in May; this is a good time for professional development. Jupiter entering Gemini on May 25 activates your third house, causing you to want to […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: A late ’90s action-thriller double-feature

During lazy overcast days and nights, my television is plastered with simple-minded thrills. The DVD player runs on overdrive to amuse my obedient brain with good cops, bad cops, and Michael Douglas. I absorb every morsel of schlocky action. And while I sit at the edge of my crumb-infested sofa, tensions rise and fall into […]

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Vision Disturbance helps people see hope

Vision Disturbance is an odd love story written by Christina Masciotti, and Theatre Inconnu is bringing it to the stage this month. The play follows Mondo, an immigrant woman in the middle of a divorce so vicious that the stress begins to affect her eyesight—this leads to a budding romance with her optometrist. The pair […]

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