Kinder Morgan pipeline inspires student to fight for change

The controversy surrounding the Kinder Morgan pipeline has inspired a Camosun student to put together a campaign to educate people on the impacts of the project. The Stop Kinder Morgan Teach In, co-organized by first-year University Transfer student Andrew Swain, will be held in the Library Learning Commons multi-purpose room, on the Lansdowne campus, on […]

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Camosun’s Cultural Showcase comes back to educate and dazzle

Camosun College is no stranger to events from different cultures; the college’s annual Cultural Showcase is no exception. The event gives Camosun students from all over the world a chance to educate and present their culture to a large audience. Second-year Mechanical Engineering student Djibril Diallo says that the festival, which has been running for […]

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Students use food as a tool for reconciliation at upcoming event

Students from Camosun Hospitality Management class Integrated Events Management (HMGT 286) will be facilitating Food Sovereignty and Reconciliation with the Songhees Nation at the Songhees Wellness Centre on March 23. The event will feature traditional food and a presentation about food sovereignty and reconciliation. “The event will start with the greetings and opening ceremony, and […]

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Chargers to host national volleyball championships

The Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team will be hosting the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national volleyball championships at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Interurban this month. The championships will take place from March 7 to March 10; Chargers men’s volleyball player and fourth-year Sports Management student Doug Waterman says that, for […]

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Symposium shines light on college’s coffee-cup problem

On Tuesday, January 23, The Curse of the Coffee Cup, a symposium about the environmental impacts of disposable coffee cups, was simulcast at Camosun College’s two campuses. The event focused on how we can reduce or eliminate the use of paper and plastic coffee cups at Camosun. “Camosun has for the past five or six […]

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Brazilian student athlete brings his experience to Camosun Chargers

Eduardo Bidá recently arrived in Victoria from Brazil and wasted no time integrating himself into the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team. Bidá, 22, was recognized as the Pacific Western Athletic Association male volleyball athlete of the week after just two weeks playing with the Chargers; he also was named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association male […]

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Camosun to offer consent-education workshops in February and March

Camosun College is holding consent-education workshops this semester as part of its sexual violence and support education initiative. Camosun student support manager Jenny Holder says the workshops—which are open to Camosun students and employees—consist of information regarding how sexual-violence survivors can get support. “The intent is to educate the student body on the importance of […]

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