News briefs: Camosun rowers, Creatively United, IBD support, Patrick Lane, Crime BillCamosun rowers break Guinness record The Camosun Rowing Club helped break a Guinness World Record on Friday, March 9, when, along with Olympian Adam Kreek, they were part of 219 rowers taking part in the world’s largest rowing class, which went down on the Gorge. Creatively United looking for students The 2012 Creatively United for […] Continue Reading |
US exams rattle Camosun nursing staff, studentsStaff and students of the nursing program at Camosun College are perturbed that Canadian nurse regulators chose a US corporation to develop an entry-to-practice exam without consultation from registered nurses and nursing educators on the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) board of directors. “The Nursing Education Council of BC approached the CRNBC about […] Continue Reading |
Commuting students concerned about bridge closureTraffic woes are about to resurface in View Royal and Saanich, and Camosun students coming from those areas are worried about how it will affect their daily commutes. The anticipated start date for the reconstruction of the Craigflower bridge that connects Admirals Road to Gorge Road West is June 1. The Island Highway via Craigflower […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Chargers, organic food boxes, funding cuts, Carrotmob, chair hockeyChargers on a roll The Camosun College Chargers men’s basketball team earned a bronze medal at the 2012 PACWEST basketball championship on March 3. The Chargers defeated the Capilano University Blues by a margin of 84 to 78. Rookie forward Trevor Scheurmann earned Player of the Game, scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Also, four […] Continue Reading |
Paid bike lockups to replace free parkingCamosun College will soon be replacing some of the campus’ free covered bike parking with a paid bike lockup system. They will be adding more free bike parking elsewhere on campus at a later date, but it won’t be covered. The new storage spaces, which will house approximately 19 bikes and cost users $5.50 per […] Continue Reading |
Researchers discover lack in student reading comprehensionEDMONTON (CUP) – Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified cognitive development issues that cause some students to struggle with reading comprehension, though their ability to read may be perfectly fine. George Georgiou, director of the U of A’s Reading Research Lab, studied samples of roughly 500 U of A students and found that […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: SmokeFree, bottled water, Greenest Home, digital BelfrySmokeFree Camosun video contest The BC Cancer Agency, in partnership with Camosun College’s tobacco use reduction task force, is holding a video contest from February 20 until April 2, 2012. Open to Camosun students only, the top prize is $2,500 cash. Check out camosun.ca/ccr/news/2012/feb/smoke-free.html for more information about the contest. BC students give minister of […] Continue Reading |
Group prepares for missing women marchFor more than two decades, the Women’s Memorial March has taken place every Valentine’s Day in downtown Vancouver. The march evolved, becoming the catalyst for a movement that has since reached cities across the globe. In Victoria, the fourth annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women will take place Sunday, February 12. Spokeswoman […] Continue Reading |
College says co-op guidelines ‘out of whack’A crackdown on government policy by Camosun College financial aid will affect students looking for unpaid internship or co-op positions this spring and summer. Students must now commit to 12 weeks of unpaid co-op work in order to be considered for financial assistance, a government requirement that has students and staff concerned. Because the spring […] Continue Reading |
Day of action raises awareness of student debtApproximately 500 students took part in a recent day of action against student debt in Lansdowne campus’ Fisher courtyard, organized by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). “I was really happy about the outcome. It was a feeling of accomplishment,” says Camosun psychology student Nathanial Goyet-Lamoureux. “It’s good to know that we are all in […] Continue Reading |
