This Week on Campus — Nov. 17, 2025

BRANDON UNIVERSITY

Classes resume today following the fall break, and students will dig right in with the Long Night Against Procrastination on Wednesday at the John E. Robbins Library, from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. The event will provide students with a free, safe place to study and write during a critical point in the semester, with snacks and study support provided.

Rory Lucyshyn-Wright of BU’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science will be this week’s speaker in the Science Seminar Series. He will discuss category theory, axiomatics and abstraction in mathematics on Friday, beginning at 2:30 p.m., in Room 4-47 of the John R. Brodie Science Centre. The talk will also be available online. Email TeepleH@BrandonU.ca for more information.

The Bobcats basketball teams are back to host the Regina Cougars this weekend. The women play at 6 p.m. on Friday, followed by the men at 8 p.m. On Saturday, the women will tip off at 5 p.m., with the men following at 7 p.m.

The RD Bell Hall in the BU Music building will be the site of a Canada Music Week concert on Nov. 22, beginning at 3 p.m. Presented by the Brandon and Westman Registered Music Teachers’ Association, the concert will feature music students from across the region in a celebration of Canadian composers. Admission is by donation. Music will continue to fill the BU’s halls on Nov. 24 as Colin Mehmel on clarinet, Callie Sieverson on horn and Danielle Guina on piano perform Trio Improbable!, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall. There is no admission charge, and all are welcome. On Nov. 25, E-Gré National Music Competition winner Linda Ruan will return to complete her national tour with a piano performance at the Lorne Watson, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission, or free for BU and Conservatory of Music students.

Brandon University Theatre presents “Mother Courage and her Children,” a dark comedy with music, from Dec. 3 to 7. Show times are at 7 p.m., from Wednesday to Saturday evenings, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Evans Theatre. More show and ticket information is available at BrandonU.ca/english/drama-program.

» Rob Henderson

ASSINIBOINE COLLEGE

Get ready for Assiniboine College’s Multicultural Food & Fashion Show, Wednesday at 12 p.m. This celebration is a vibrant celebration of food, fashion and community. Model your cultural wear and join in the festivities. Sign up and learn more at assiniboinestudents.ca/events.

You’re invited to the Assiniboine Students’ Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday in the Cafeteria Classroom at the Victoria East Campus, from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. Learn more at assiniboinestudents.ca/events.

The Assiniboine College Students’ Association (ACSA) has launched a Food Security Initiative designed to help students who might find themselves short of food. Join us on Nov. 20, in the ACSA Event Space/Crossroads at the Victoria Avenue East campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to create a mini hamper and select a variety of food for only $5. Cash, debit or credit will be accepted as payment.

Treat yourself to a holiday feast Dec. 3 and 4! Join us for the second event of the year, one that says goodbye to flavourful fall and ushers in crisp winter. A hot and cold buffet dinner is complemented by a dessert room with mouth-watering, decadent confections. The food showcased at this event is grown and cultivated at Assiniboine’s North Hill campus as part of the college’s field-to-fork approach. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 25, starting at 10 a.m. Tickets sold in groups of two and four – Maximum of four tickets per caller. Find out more at assiniboine.net/events.

Join us for a Trades Program Mixer! Thursday, Dec, 4, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mazer Group Main Street in the Len Evans Centre for Trades & Technology, North Hill campus. Find out more at assiniboine.net/events.

Our college’s Alumni Association is gearing up for our annual Retiree Holiday Coffee Party. This event will be held on Dec. 10 at the Victoria Avenue East campus starting at 9:30 a.m. Find out more at assiniboine.net/events.

Our Cougars volleyball teams are on this road this week, but our Women’s hockey team has a pair of games at the Brandon Community Sportsplex! Come out and cheer on your Cougars as they take on the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. All game times can be found at assiniboine.net/athletics, or by following us on social media at @AssiniboineCougars.

» Shaun Cameron