What’s Going On: March 2 to 15, 2016Wednesday, March 2 Hell no we won’t… wait, no more transfers? Upset about BC Transit’s decision-making process? Students often are, so let your voice be heard at this rally at 12 pm at the Legislature to let them know how you feel. This time around, the focus is on the bus pass for people with […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Exercise is Medicine club joins fight against diabetesCamosun College is offering a new club that focuses on how exercise can help those living with type 1 and 2 two diabetes. It’s called Exercise is Medicine, and club founder Hannah Flahr, who is also a Sport and Fitness Leadership student, says that the club filled up fast. “Diabetes is on the rise, and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Carpentry and Trades program coordinator Christian Allen teaches for the studentsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Camosun’s Art-Poem-Art Experiment shows off student workDuring February and March, Camosun College Visual Arts instructor Nancy Yakimoski and visual arts student Aileen Penner are facilitating a special art project for students at the college. It’s called the Art-Poem-Art Experiment, and it will show off the talents of Camosun students in a unique way. “We’re both poets involved in the writing community, […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Clarence Bolt still a student at heartKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 17 to March 1, 2016Wednesday, February 17 Bluesman Andersen New Brunswick’s Matt Andersen brings his narrative-driven soul and blues tunes to the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets start at $23 and doors are at 7 pm; for more info, go to uvic.ca/auditorium. Friday, February 19 Do the bat walk All ages are welcome to this free informational stroll […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College launches Student Mental Health and Well-being StrategyOn January 28, Camosun College officially launched its new Student Mental Health and Well-being Strategy. The plan is intended to provide a foundation for creating awareness of the mental health and well-being needs of students on campus. Camosun counsellor Chris Balmer is the leader of the strategy’s development team; he says the plan is a […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun writing prof Jasmine North becomes other and marvels at communityKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun club helps women in engineering gain confidenceCamosun College has a new student club for women in engineering. Second-year Civil Engineering Technology student Valerie Shearsmith says she started the Interurban Women in Engineering club (which Shearsmith says aims to instill “confidence and assertiveness” to women) after personal experiences of feeling intimidated in the industry. “Sometimes, in my experience, I’ve been the only […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 3 to 16, 2016Wednesday, February 3 Rally against student debt Join students protesting against student debt at the legislature. Things get started at 11:30 am at Centennial Square; at 12 pm the rally starts at the BC legislature. The rally is being held by the Camosun College Student Society and the University of Victoria Students’ Society; see uvss.ca/educationisaright […] Continue Reading |
