Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Emily Welch

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […]

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Camosun automotive students get donation of tools from foundation

Camosun College has received additional tool sets for their automotive students thanks to a recent donation from a Maple Ridge-based foundation. The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation—a foundation formed after Lordco Auto Parts co-founder/president/CEO Ed Coates, who was passionate about sustainability and the automotive industry, passed away in 2014—recently donated 12 tool kits to the college. […]

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Meet your writers: Nexus student editor Adam Marsh

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our series Meet Your Writers helps you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. Today, we […]

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Former Medical Radiography student one of three to take home Governor General’s Award

Three of Camosun’s recent Medical Radiography diploma program graduates have been awarded the Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Medal. The medal is awarded to students who have the highest overall average at graduation of a diploma-level, post-secondary program. The students—Kelsey Houston, Kasi Schnablegger, and Mel Tsai—achieved a 9.0 grade point average, the highest possible. Tsai—who volunteers […]

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Camosun Hospitality Management students take fundraiser online during pandemic

Camosun Hospitality Management instructor Brad Boisvert’s approach to teaching business management has changed a lot since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. His Event Management 286 class has changed entirely. For example, an event on December 5 is going to be held entirely online. The event, A Day In Santa’s Workshop, will consist of Christmas […]

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Chargers men’s volleyball coach focuses on training during cancelled season

On Tuesday, November 18, the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST), which the Camosun Chargers are members of, announced that it was cancelling the 2020/2021 athletic season. The statement said the decision was made to “ensure the health, safety and well-being of member institution’s [sic] student-athletes, coaches, athletics programs, and their surrounding communities.” While Chargers men’s […]

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“Don’t lose hope”: CCSS wellness and access director

First year Camosun general arts student Arshnoor Kaur was elected as the new Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) wellness and access director in the CCSS fall elections, which took place from October 27 to 29. As the name suggests, the position takes on a wide range of responsibilities, but for Kaur, much of her job […]

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CCSS First Nations director vows to work hard, long hours for students

For new Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) First Nations director Richard Doucet, who is a first-year Camosun Indigenous Studies student, being in politics gives him a chance to have a voice that can be used for the benefit of people around him, who he cares about. Doucet, who is Indigenous, knows that wasn’t always the […]

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