Chargers on a roll
The Camosun College Chargers men’s basketball team earned a bronze medal at the 2012 PACWEST basketball championship on March 3. The Chargers defeated the Capilano University Blues by a margin of 84 to 78. Rookie forward Trevor Scheurmann earned Player of the Game, scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Also, four Camosun students have been named to the PACWEST volleyball all-star and rookie teams. Alex Sadowski and Carly Hilliard have been named to the volleyball all-rookie team, and Garrett Marcellus and Elizabeth Davis to the PACWEST all-star team.
Organic food box surveys potential student market
Students at Camosun seeking to start a food box program for the fall 2012 semester have started surveying students to see if the program is viable. The food box program would source out organic produce from local farmers and bring them to campuses to sell, effectively cutting out the middleperson for students and saving them money. Fill out the online survey at tinyurl.com/organicfoodbox if you’re interested in seeing an organic food box program at Camosun.
Postsecondary funding cut
The Government of British Columbia’s 2012 budget will cut university, college, and institute funding by 2.2 percent while other Canadian provinces are increasing support to postsecondary institutions to expand higher education opportunities. David Mirhady, president of the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC), says cuts to postsecondary institutions will see students and their families shouldering more debt through increasing tuition fees while the quality of education declines.
Students to Carrotmob Sauce
University of Victoria business students are putting together a Carrotmob at Sauce Restaurant on Wednesday, March 21. A Carrotmob is like a reverse boycott: it seeks to reward environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses with a mob of new customers who use their buying power to help change a business. Sauce Restaurant has promised to contribute 100 percent of its profits on March 21 towards making their company more eco-friendly.
Chair hockey to fundraise for schools
Local tech giant VIATec is holding a unique fundraiser: an office chair hockey tournament on March 14 at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. Proceeds go to Vic Tech in Schools, a non-profit initiative that seeks to bridge the technology gap in school classrooms. Those interested can check out victechinschools.wordpress.com for more information.