Eye on Campus: February 8-21

Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12 Last Charge  Camosun College Chargers Volleyball will support COPS for Cancer with their final games of the season at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence (4371 Interurban Rd.). Starting on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 1 pm, both men’s and women’s games will feature prizes and [...]

Eye on Campus: January 25-February 7

Tuesdays Fernwood University The idea of university is awesome, but it’s not always accessible. The Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group hopes to change that by hosting Fernwood University every Tuesday night starting at 7:30 pm at the Cornerstone Café (1301 Gladstone). Topics at Fernwood University are generally centered on community building, and are taught by some [...]

Eye on Campus: January 11-24

Saturday, January 14 Victoria Whiskey Festival preview Neat or on the rocks? A special preview night of the upcoming annual Victoria Whiskey Festival is only $20 at the Pacific Lounge Restaurant. Each attendee will receive no less than four tasting pours of featured beverages, as well as a tasting plate with paired items. Sounds delicious. [...]

Wikipedia being used as a university teaching tool

EDMONTON (CUP) – A handful of University of Alberta classes have introduced Wikipedia to their classrooms as a teaching resource this past semester, despite criticisms about the website’s credibility in educational institutions. The initiative to integrate Wikipedia into classes began in the United States with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Education Program, but has expanded globally [...]

College makes parking tickets go away

Camosun College is offering students a sweet holiday deal on their outstanding parking tickets from the campus lots, patrolled by Robbins Parking. From now until December 20, students who bring in their outstanding parking tickets to Robbins’ downtown office (1102 Fort St), along with a brand new, unwrapped toy, will have their parking ticket waived. [...]

Employee course teaches aboriginal history

What started out as a simple word document has blossomed into a multimedia development tool for employees of Camosun College. A unique learning experience called Teltin Tte Wilnew teaches cultural sensitivity and the history of aboriginal people to college staff. Over the past three years, 125 Camosun employees have taken the voluntary program, which won [...]

Eye on Campus: December 7-13

Until February 26, 2012 The Emergence of Architectural Modernism II The Legacy Art Gallery is hosting a free exhibit until the end of February covering UVic and Victoria’s regional aesthetic from the late 1950s and ’60s. This is the second in a series of exhibitions and publications exploring the relationships, personalities, and projects that contributed [...]

History teacher one of campus’ busiest men

Larry Hannant is a journalist, author of three books, co-writer of a documentary, and contributor to an award-winning Canadian history website. Oh, and he’s also a history professor right here at Camosun College: he’s truly a busy man. One of Hannant’s passions is unsolved mysteries. As a contributor to Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History [...]

Campus speed-dating event a success

A sold-out speed-dating event on campus recently raised $540 for Prostitute Empowerment Education Resource Services (PEERS). Hosted at the Dunlop House at Lansdowne campus, a venue that usually houses the on-campus pubs, the alcohol-free fundraiser turned Saturday, November 19 into a chance for attendees to impress potential romantic interests in only a few short minutes. [...]

Eye on Campus: November 30 – December 6

Wednesday, November 30 Fall art sale The Camosun Foundation’s fall art sale will be taking place at the Interurban Library from 10 am until 2 pm. Unframed originals and prints from many Canadian artists will be available at $25 apiece, or free to college departments for internal décor. Payments can be made by cash, cheque, [...]

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