New direction then, new direction now: Our October 28, 1996 issue featured the story “College gets set to change direction,” which detailed how Camosun was developing a new mission statement in a strategy “intended to bring the college into the information age.” It’s fitting reading this today, as the college goes through more changes (see our recent interview with outgoing Camosun president Sherri Bell)
Park off: Hmm, it’s been a while since we complained about on-campus parking here, so: our Speak Up in this issue asked students what improvements/facilities they’d like to see on campus, and Lansdowne student Alvin Wong said “I think we need more parking and it should be cheaper parking.” Let’s just hope Wong hasn’t tried to get a spot at Interurban recently.
Composting history: We’ve hinted at this recently, but I’m just going to come right out and say it: environmental issues should be the next big thing the college focuses on. The students want it, and even a quarter-century back we were talking about it, with several columns in this issue looking at subjects like composting, “greening up” the home, and the relationship between science and ecology.