Camosun students get ready to sell scarves for Nepal charityA Camosun College Marketing Project Management (MARK 420) group will be selling scarves and donating 100 percent of the proceeds to Victoria-based charity ICO Nepal on Wednesday, November 23. The event will be held from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm on the first floor of Interurban’s Centre for Business and Access (CBA) building, and is […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College alumna releases Cooking Tips for Desperate Fish Wives: An Island MemoirCamosun alumna Margot Fedoruk’s Cooking Tips for Desperate Fish Wives: An Island Memoir hit shelves on October 18. The book explores family dysfunction, untimely loss, and her life as a mother and wife on Gabriola Island. Fedoruk received her Resident Care Attendant certificate in 1995 from Camosun and recently received her BA in Creative Writing […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society to host first Christmas Pop-Up MarketThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is hosting its first Christmas Pop-Up market on Monday, November 28 from 3 pm to 6 pm for Camosun students and faculty, as well as the general public. This market has up to 40 tables to house Camosun students’ creations, allowing them to hone their entrepreneurial and artistic skills. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers volleyball teams go all out in home openersThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team, the reigning PACWEST and CCAA national champions, won their home opener on Saturday, October 22 over the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners three sets to one. Despite a great team effort, the women’s team lost a hard-fought battle against the defending national champions from VIU the same night. The […] Continue Reading |
CCSS brings Diwali back to campusThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is bringing its Diwali festival celebration back to campus this year. On Monday, October 24 from 6 pm to 9 pm, the Lansdowne campus will be set alight with colours, dancing, music, and culture. Also called the Festival of Lights, Diwali is heavily celebrated in India. This festival is […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers student athletes get ready for seasonThe Camosun Chargers 2022 season is kicking off for men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball—the volleyball home opener is on October 22 and the basketball home opener is on November 4. Men’s basketball point guard Takeshi Croke and women’s volleyball middle blocker Gracie May are looking forward to another season filled with new team members, […] Continue Reading |
CCSS, Camosun Political Science instructor urge students to vote in municipal electionsOn Saturday, October 15, voting stations will open to the public for the 2022 municipal elections. This election is the time for the public to vote on matters important to them and make a difference in issues affecting individuals and groups locally. One large group of voters greatly affected by current issues, such as housing, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students revitalize Lansdowne Native Plant GardenTwo Environmental Technology students have used the knowledge gained from their courses to give back to Camosun. Christina Chen and Roxanne Cameron used their sustainability Capstone project to revitalize the Native Plant Garden on Lansdowne campus and turn it into what is now Camas Hill. Camas Hill, located beside the Wilna Thomas Building, is named […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Fine Furniture students show off their Chairs, Chairs, ChairsThe students in Camosun’s Fine Furniture class of 2022 are hosting Chairs, Chairs, Chairs until Sunday, July 10. Not only does this exhibit—being held at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre—have as its title a hilarious play on the name of Mötley Crüe’s 1987 album Girls, Girls, Girls, but it also showcases the students’ many different takes […] Continue Reading |
Geoff Pippus to start as Chargers men’s basketball head coachGeoff Pippus is the new Camosun Chargers men’s basketball head coach. Pippus, who has 10 years coaching experience and is starting with the Chargers’ 2022/23 season, is excited for the new role and thinks that the previous coach, Scot Cuachon, has left the team in great shape for him. Strategically, Pippus is focused on an […] Continue Reading |
