News Briefs: November 18, 2015 issue (with extra web-exclusive content)

Camosun carpentry students kick butt Two Camosun Carpentry Foundation students, Derek Vally and Kendall Foster, won first and second place, respectively, in the third annual BC GameChanger Youth Expo, held in Vancouver. The competition challenges students to impress with their mad carpentry skills as they work against the clock in teams of two. This year […]

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Camosun College Student Society elections bring in new student representatives, referendum goes through

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) student bi-elections were held on Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29. Huy Ho, Carlos Suarez Rubio, Kimberley Banfield, and Gavin Howie were elected as directors at large for the Lansdowne campus, while Bobby Tiet, Vikas Verma, Mehtab Saluja, and Ellen Young were elected as Interurban campus directors at […]

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Camosun College vigilant on safety after UVic sexual assault

On September 26, a female student was sexually assaulted on the University of Victoria campus. In light of this, Camosun College has undertaken a review to uncover any and all reports of sexual assault either on campus or at college-sanctioned events. “According to our campus security office records, Camosun College received no sexual assault reports […]

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News Briefs: November 4, 2015 issue

Student society offers Christmas hampers Students can pre-register to receive one of 80 hampers (40 at Lansdowne and 40 at Interurban) the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is making available to those attending Camosun this holiday season. The hampers will be available to students on Monday, November 30 and will include food and other essentials […]

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Camosun College Interurban technology programs to switch to semester system

Technology programs at Camosun College’s Interurban campus are switching to a semester system in September 2016. The programs are currently on a quarterly system, as opposed to programs at the Lansdowne campus, which are on the semester system. Redesigning the courses to fit into a semester system will allow for more co-op placement opportunities for […]

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Camosun College Student Society elections to take place in October

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) student council elections are taking place on October 28 and 29. As has been the case in years past, getting students aware and voting is a challenge. CCSS executive director Michel Turcotte says it is up to the candidates to engage students. “I think it’s kind of unfair thinking […]

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News Briefs: October 21, 2015 issue

Camosun Chargers golf team national champs The Camosun Chargers golf team recently took home the men’s national collegiate championship title. The Chargers emerged victorious at the PING CCAA national championships after defeating the Niagara Knights in the finals, which was hosted by the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades at Chilliwack Golf Club. This is […]

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New chair elected to Camosun College board of governors

Russ Lazaruk was elected as the new chair of Camosun College’s board of governors on September 14. Lazaruk has been a member of the board of governors for the last four years, and he has held the position of vice chair since last year. Current Camosun board of governors vice chair Ron Rice says he […]

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News Briefs: October 7, 2015 issue

BC students pledge to vote Just two weeks after the launch of the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia (CFS-BC) campaign This Time We Decide, over 4,200 postsecondary students have pledged to vote across the province, according to CFS-BC. The campaign focuses on first-time voters and uses social media and modern technologies to send reminders and […]

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News Briefs: September 23, 2015 issue

Camosun board gets new chair The Camosun College board of governors recently elected Russ Lazaruk as board chair. Lazaruk has been a member of the college’s board since 2011, and has served as vice chair since 2014. He is also a member of the audit, finance, external relations, and executive committees. He succeeds Marilyn Pattison, […]

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