Open Space: Learning to live with ADHDAttending college can be difficult for anyone. But, for the roughly 16 percent of college students worldwide living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it’s even harder. After graduating from my small high school a year late, starting college was a mixed bag of emotions. I was excited to get out of the Cowichan Valley, […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: January 25, 2023 issueCamosun Charger finalist for provincial award Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball alumnus Vitor Pereira is a finalist for an upcoming provincial award. Pereira is in the running for the College Athlete category of the Sport BC Athlete of the Year Award, along with four other students. Pereira already has several awards to his name, such as […] Continue Reading |
Pause notifications: What I learned from two weeks off social mediaStaying off of social media for two weeks and writing about it for my first feature story was not my idea. There must have been a stunned look on my face when the idea for this piece came up because I heard the words “I know you worked in social media” come out of my […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus creates award for mature studentsIn 2019, Pauly Singh was feeling apprehensive about making a career change at the age of 41; to do so he would have to return to school. However, after being accepted into Camosun College’s Digital Communications certificate program, Singh’s life was forever changed. He’s now on a mission to help other mature students financially by […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad set to open Victoria’s first Syrian restaurantCamosun College English Language Development graduate and Syrian refuge Safaa Naeman is getting ready to open Victoria’s first Syrian restaurant. Naeman, who was a keynote speaker for an International Women’s Day 2019 event at Camosun, has been successfully running Syriana Catering since March 2021, a year after she graduated from Camosun. During that time, she […] Continue Reading |
Bruce Cockburn looks back, moves aheadOne of Canada’s finest musicians, Bruce Cockburn is difficult to define. His unique blend of folk, rock, jazz, and blues has led Cockburn on a musical journey that has spanned seven decades and produced 22 gold records, countless awards and accolades, and 9 million albums sold. A 2020 tour was booked to celebrate the 50th […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Film Fest movie deals with loss through open roadA Motorcycle Saved My Life by Lori Lozinski, screening at the 2023 Victoria Film Festival, is a personal look into the Vancouver-based filmmaker’s journey of growth since her parents passed away, and she wants to share it with the world. Lozinski got into motorcycling as a way to cope with the pain of bereavement. Being […] Continue Reading |
