New non-emergency number at Camosun
Camosun College has a new non-emergency phone number to use at both campuses: 4567. Use this number for things like gaining after-hours access to labs or other spaces on campus, or reporting vandalism. The emergency number, 3075, is still to be used for things like emergency medical situations, crimes in progress, or fires. As always, if you have bags of chips that need to be eaten, call 3591. (Numbers are local numbers dialed within the college only; otherwise add 250–370- before the number.)
New additions to Camosun BOG
Camosun’s board of governors has added Marilyn Pattison as its new chair. Pattison, a former president of the Victoria YM/YWCA and a member of the board since 2009, takes over for previous chair Kyman Chan. Also, Ron Rice was recently appointed to the board for a one-year term. Rice is a member of Cowichan Tribes and has worked with the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres since 1988.
September transit woes get underway
It’s the same thing every year: students staring longingly at packed buses as they pass them by. The Camosun College Student Society and the University of Victoria Students’ Society recently organized an event at a bus stop near the corner of Hillside and Quadra, known for leaving students behind, to collect signatures to petition BC Transit for a solution to this problem. “Transit failures, such as bus pass ups, negatively impact students’ education and the local economy by leaving those relying on the system to turn to more costly alternatives,” Simka Marshall, external executive of the Camosun College Student Society, said in a press release. Here’s hoping this problem gets solved soon enough, once and for all.
Ombuds contest offers big bucks for your writing
The Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons is holding a contest for their 30th anniversary. If you’re a full-time student and interested in conflict resolution, social justice, or a related area, write a 1,000-word essay either about how your academic interests support social justice and a fair society, or about the value and role of the Ombudsperson at your school. Head over to uwo.ca/ombuds/accuo_aoucc/english/announcements.html to enter. Two winners (one from a college, one from a university) get $1,000 each!
Chargers golfers get going
The Camosun Chargers golf team recently finished fourth in the opening tournament for the PACWEST season (on a national level, they’re currently in the eighth position). Not exactly starting off with a bang, but we’re all rooting for the team to pick it up for the rest of the season and do us proud. “We have dug ourselves a deep hole and have six rounds to climb out,” Chargers head coach John Randle said in a press release. He added that he’s “proud of the guys because their effort was fantastic and their conduct was very sportsmanlike, even during a very frustrating stretch.” For more Chargers info, check out their new site at camosun.ca/sports/chargers.
Free textbooks!
Fifteen open, online textbooks in various subjects are now available for download from BCcampus. Why? Because textbooks cost way, way, way too much money and this will help you out a bit, if one of the books you need happens to be available here. Check out bccampus.ca/open-textbook-project for details.
This won’t hurt a bit
If you’re the immunizing type, you might be interested to know that due to a recent push and expansion of HPV vaccines, all BC women between the ages of 19 and 26 can get the vaccine for free. See dontgetcancer.ca for more info.
Royals off to rookie camps
Four Victoria Royals players recently made NHL rookie camps. Forwards Austin Carroll, Logan Nelson, and one-time Nexus profile subject Ben Walker, as well as defenceman Keegan Kanzig, were all chosen for different rookie camps. Carroll is off to the Anaheim Ducks’ camp as an invitee, and Kanzig is skating for the Calgary Flames in the 2013 Young Stars Classic in Penticton, Nelson for the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL Prospect Tournament in Michigan, and Walker for the Minnesota Wild in the Michican tournament as well.
Everybody’s Ted now
Head on down to City Hall on Friday, September 20, from noon to 5 pm, for TED City 2.0. Just imagine what grandma would think of that name! She’d have no idea what it all means. What it all means: an event for urban innovators (what about the rural dwellers?), organizers, stewards, and builders. That’s from a press release! We still don’t know what it all means! But we know everyone loves TED, so RSVP ASAP; find ’em on Facebook at facebook.com/tedxvictoria.
WWII stories needed
Did someone in your family serve in a convoy during World War II? If so, the Maritime Museum of BC wants their story for PQ-17: Art of History, which opens October 18. If you know someone who wants to share their story, get in touch with the museum by October 4 via this here email: apaulsen@mmbc.bc.ca.