Camosun College compromises on fee deadline, CCSS hits over 1,000 responses on surveyAfter the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) put on pressure, Camosun College has compromised on its new fee deadline structure. On Tuesday, July 12, the CCSS sent out a survey to Camosun students via email requesting feedback on Camosun’s recent decision to move tuition and fee deadlines (see our story with full details here). Within […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad takes home BC Lieutenant Governor’s Silver MedalCamosun Early Learning and Care graduate Gretta de Carvalho Kawahara is this year’s recipient of the college’s British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal. While de Carvalho Kawahara started her post-secondary journey in Brazil, multiple strikes at her school forced her to search for a new program. Specifically, she looked at programs in Canada where she […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit pays homage to Maud LewisCanadian folk painter Maud Lewis died in 1970, but her work lives on. The exhibit Maud Lewis is touring Canada, with Victoria getting the only BC stop at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Lewis didn’t grow up with privilege, and that shows in her art, says McMichael Canadian Art Collection chief curator Sarah Milroy […] Continue Reading |
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival returns with As You Like ItAs part of the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, director Barbara Poggemiller will be presenting Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Poggemiller says the play—being presented at The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, the fest’s second time there after leaving longtime home of Camosun in 2020 due to construction, and new venue Esquimalt Gorge Park—is very much […] Continue Reading |
Students react to Camosun College changing fee deadlinesCamosun College is changing its schedule for registration dates and fee deadlines. Until now, students could wait a couple weeks into the term before paying fees and dropping classes without financial penalty. This fall, the fee deadline is August 16, and students will only get a 100-percent fee refund if they drop a class by […] Continue Reading |
Camosun to reopen Lansdowne campus on WednesdayCamosun College has updated its website to say that the Lansdowne campus will reopen on Wednesday, June 29. The campus went into lockdown yesterday afternoon as a result of the Shelbourne bank shootings. Continue Reading |
Camosun locking down Lansdowne campusDue to the bank shooting on Shelbourne Street, Camosun College sent out an email at 2:07 pm saying it is locking down the Lansdowne campus, which is right on the edge of where Saanich Police are advising people to stay inside and lock their doors. Police have two suspects in custody in the shooting, which […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Fine Furniture students show off their Chairs, Chairs, ChairsThe students in Camosun’s Fine Furniture class of 2022 are hosting Chairs, Chairs, Chairs until Sunday, July 10. Not only does this exhibit—being held at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre—have as its title a hilarious play on the name of Mötley Crüe’s 1987 album Girls, Girls, Girls, but it also showcases the students’ many different takes […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College students successfully campaign for second-year Spanish courseShanaya Carter is one of around 20 Camosun students who have dedicated their time rallying for a second-year Spanish class at Camosun, and their dedication—from gathering signatures on petitions to meeting with the Camosun Arts and Science dean—has paid off. After campaigning since the start of the winter 2022 semester, SPAN 205 – Spanish through […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Sylvia Platters deliver incredible summer soundtrackThe Sylvia Platters Youth Without Virtue (Independent) 4/5 As soon as I started listening to Youth Without Virtue, the new EP from Fraser Valley-based dream-pop band The Sylvia Platters, I knew I was listening to something amazing. The band’s songs are, seriously, such hidden gems. They have an incredible, very daydreamy, feel and sound to […] Continue Reading |
