Camosun briefs: Award recipients, pesticide progressCamosun scientist makes pesticide progress Blair Surridge, a Camosun research chemist, has been hard at work making new methods to detect pesticides in fresh produce. The two-year project is still in early stages, but things are looking good that the end result will be new methods to detect even smaller amounts of pesticides on produce. […] Continue Reading |
Tuition increases at University of Victoria could benefit CamosunWith UVic and Camosun both raising tuition by two percent in September, the college’s smaller class sizes and lower tuition costs across the board could give Camosun a competitive advantage, according to administration. Both the university and the college announced the tuition raises recently, but UVic also included that “larger class sizes and reductions in […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun energy plan, Vancouver Island Brewery seasonal ales, Hellbound, and Andrea Paquette awardedCamosun energy plan kicks ass There’s no other way to put it: the college’s five-year energy management plan recently ended, and it exceeded its greenhouse gas targets by a whopping 400 percent. The plan also resulted in a $2.7 million savings in avoided costs and new infrastructure. New brews is good news Here’s another news […] Continue Reading |
CCSS rep Keller-MacLeod named CFS-BC women’s liaisonOne of Camosun’s own has been elected provincial women’s liaison for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). Madeline Keller-MacLeod, the Lansdowne campus executive for the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS), will be in charge of “helping to facilitate the work that women students are doing across BC,” she says. Keller-MacLeod, who is studying political science […] Continue Reading |
Alcohol price increase would benefit BC, UVic study claimsNew research claims that raising the price of alcohol will have positive social and economical effects on British Columbia. Last month, a study from the University of Victoria indicated that increasing the price of intoxicants would reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths, hospital admissions, and crimes. UVic psychology professor and director of the Center of […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: BC gov promotes public safety, design club, student debt crisisCamosun students named all-Canadian academics The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association has named six Camosun Charger student athletes Academic All Canadians for the 2012 – 2013 season. “This is a great accomplishment by our student athletes,” says Camosun College recreation and athletics coordinator Graham Matthews. “It is a testament to […] Continue Reading |
Rock the Vote encourages student involvement for Camosun studentsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is urging students to vote in the upcoming provincial election. More than half a million eligible BC voters chose not to vote last year on election day and student groups says a mobilized student voice could have a huge impact on elections. One group of optimists is Rock the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College raising tuition fees unfairly, says CCSSThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) claims that Camosun College is practising unfair methods of raising student tuition fees. On September 1, 2005, the BC government implemented a tuition-limit policy, which limits postsecondary institutions to raising school fees for current programs by a maximum of two percent annually. But, according to Michel Turcotte, CCSS executive […] Continue Reading |
Electronic textbook sales low across BCDespite saving students money and conveniently helping them avoid back problems, it seems electronic textbooks aren’t gaining popularity on BC campuses. Glenn Read, Thompson Rivers University’s bookstore manager, says etexts, which have been offered for four years, are consistently less than one percent of total textbook sales. “It’s not caught on,” says Read. The numbers […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Dead president, new tech, UVSS expelledCamosun hiking club wants you A new club on campus is looking for people to join them on their journeys to the great outdoors. Work off some of that beer belly, meet some new people, and get close to nature with fellow students. Contact Forrest Kilgour at forrestkilgour@gmail.com to learn more. Space is limited, so […] Continue Reading |
