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Last month, we showed what Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus looked like during the fall 2020 semester. Ravaged by the COVID-19 crisis, it was stark, barren, empty. We journeyed out to Interurban to investigate what it looked like out there, and found more of the same emptiness. Here’s a peek into what the campus looks like […]

Here in the fall 2020 semester, any course that can be taken online is being taken online due to the COVID-19 crisis, leaving Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus a ghost town. Here’s a look at the campus one chilly October morning.                               […]

Whether we like it or not, we live in a society that has high standards. And the pressure to conform to these standards can take a toll on almost anyone’s mental health—it’s impossible for each person to meet every one of those societal expectations. But, as a person of colour, I can tell you that […]

Every year, Camosun welcomes a couple thousand international students from a vast range of countries who come here to pursue educational goals and to participate in an enriching cultural exchange. The experience of studying abroad brings opportunities to increase self knowledge, as the students live in a new environment and experience a huge spectrum of […]

At around 8 pm on Saturday, March 14, Camosun students were informed by email that the college would be transitioning to alternate modes of instruction and assessment as part of measures to support physical distancing due to the COVID-19 crisis. Under normal circumstances, a major shift in institutional operations would be the result of long-term […]

It was only at the end of April, when I was done with my last final exam of the term, that I could finally acknowledge that I felt some sort of emptiness in regard to completing my program at Camosun. It felt strange to realize that I had left the campus for the last time […]

[Note: This story was written before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Victoria.] Being a post-secondary student—or at least a somewhat successful one—requires a great level of commitment. If it’s not dealing with due dates it’s bigger-picture academic goals, such as maintaining a favourable GPA so you can get bursaries or be able to […]