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Camosun College plans on installing secure bike storage on the Lansdowne campus and bike tune-up stations on both campuses, but staff and students are frustrated with the current state of campus bike racks. Camosun currently has a little over 200 rack spots at each campus. Some of the racks are underused, but some are overflowing, […]

Every Sunday for the past two and a half years, Interurban student Willem Brussow has driven his truck down to Wharf Street, unpacked his barbecue, and flipped burgers for those in need. He calls it Tailgate Grill, and with help from fellow students and friends, Brussow serves 80 burgers every Sunday afternoon to street people […]

In today’s eco-conscious world, with a recycling bin in every driveway and a compact fluorescent light bulb in every socket, it’s easy to make environmentally friendly choices, even for an institution like Camosun College. But, despite school-wide initiatives like composting and a five-year plan to reduce campus energy consumption, creating an eco-friendly campus isn’t for […]

OTTAWA (CUP) – An estimated 100 people were arrested on Parliament Hill on September 26 as hundreds of citizens from across the country descended on Canada’s seat of government to protest the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and further development of Alberta’s oilsands. Following a morning rally around the Centennial Flame, waves of protesters […]

Students and staff at Camosun College are relieved that no one was injured when a window fell off the second story of the Fisher building at Lansdowne campus on Monday, September 12. Mona Jensen, a clerk at the Lansdowne bookstore, was working when she heard the window fall. “Thank god nobody was hurt,” she says. […]