BC human rights activist and TEDx speaker Lauryn Oates brings Afghanistan issues close to homeNot many people divide their time between the BC coast and Kabul, Afghanistan, but human rights activist Lauryn Oates does just that. When the Vancouverite was 14, an article she read about Taliban cruelties inspired her to respond to the what she saw as a lack of action from the western world. She was horrified […] Continue Reading |
Municipal voting important for students, says Camosun College profMunicipal voting day for British Columbia is November 15. Municipal elections deal with many issues that matter to students, says Camosun political science professor Dan Reeve. “Things like sewage, which has an environmental impact, or transit, or bike lanes, or low income housing… these things might drive you to the polls,” he says. Reeve also […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers Volleyball teams look forward to successful seasonsThis year’s Camosun Chargers volleyball teams are off to a flying start, but they still have a long and competitive season ahead of them and ambitious goals to reach, according to their head coaches. Both women’s head coach Chris Dahl and men’s coach Charles Parkinson have high hopes for their teams after the opening weekend […] Continue Reading |
Camosun women’s volleyball team charge, while men retreatThe Camosun Chargers volleyball teams kicked off their seasons on Friday, October 17 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence at the Interurban campus. An enthusiastic crowd of close to 400 people turned out to cheer on the home team as they faced off against island rivals the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners. First up […] Continue Reading |
Local company Anian Surfboards goes off the gridLocally owned and operated, Anian is a Victoria surf shop that sells Canadian manufactured surfboards and clothing, and, if that’s not cool enough, they are also currently in the research and development stage of manufacturing their own wetsuits. But what makes Anian truly unique is how they source their power: solar energy. Anian, founded in […] Continue Reading |
E-sports challenge conventional sports for popularityVideo games are big business. In 2013, consumers in the US spent over $20 billion playing video games. That’s double the amount they spent on going to the movies, and slightly more than the combined revenues of the NFL, NBA, and NHL. Inside this 40-year-old industry, a new sector, electronic sports (or e-sports), has seen […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers golf team aims to improve on last year’s bronzeCamosun College’s 2013 national bronze-medal golfers are aiming their sights even higher this year, according to the team’s coach and players, but first they’re going to have to get past a stalwart team in their own province. After two tournaments so far this season, the Camosun Chargers men’s golf team sits second behind the University […] Continue Reading |
Wine fest brings international tastes to VictoriaAn upcoming wine festival taking place here in Victoria will celebrate and expose attendees to wines from around the world. As an added bonus, students checking out the event might find a pathway to an interesting career, according to one of the presenters. Stuart Brown, a local sommelier who graduated from the International Sommelier Guild […] Continue Reading |
Victoria’s booming craft-beer scene fosters fest, online museum, breweriesHomer Simpson once extolled on an episode of The Simpsons that beer is “the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” So it’s the cause of much excitement (and hangovers) that the Great Canadian Beer Fest will again take place in Victoria on September 5 and 6. Two days may not seem like […] Continue Reading |
Local woman brings Girls Rock camp to VictoriaWhen Geraldine Bulosan saw a documentary film called Girls Rock!, about a camp in Portland that teaches young girls how to form a band and write a song together, she knew she wanted to do a similar camp in Victoria. After communicating with the international Girls Rock Camp Alliance and volunteering for a camp in […] Continue Reading |
