Lachlan Scherger ready to make impact with Chargers

Lachlan Scherger, a former member of the Australian Junior Volleyball team, has joined the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team and hopes to win the national championship with them in his freshman year. The volleyball team, who are the back-to-back national champions, are adding Scherger for the 2023/24 season. A middle blocker from Mildura, Australia, he […]

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Chargers golf tournament brings alumni together for weekend

For Camosun Chargers alumni, the chance to reconnect with old teammates and classmates is coming this September in the form of a golf tournament, banquet, and games held at Highland Pacific Golf Course.  This will be the second annual Chargers Golf Tournament fundraiser, with alumni activities happening on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23. […]

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Camosun alumna illustrates new children’s book

Elinor Atkins’ illustrations are throughout The Girl Who Loved the Birds, a new children’s book that the former Camosun student says takes on some heavy subjects. Atkins—who took Indigenous Studies at Camosun in 2018 and 2019 and now lives in Fort Langley—says that the book, the third in a series of Kwantlen legends by author […]

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Multilingual Student Support shows the ropes to Camosun students

Camosun College’s Multilingual Student Support (MSS) is a service that helps students who don’t speak English as a first language adjust to the change in their environment in terms of both studying and culture. The service, which started last September, helps students through workshops, self-access materials, conversation circles, and one-on-one advising and coaching. There will […]

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Former Nexus editor’s first book looks at punk rock and mental health

Former Nexus managing editor Jason Schreurs’ first book, Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health, is a non-fiction memoir that offers a glimpse into the punk ethos and the act of processing trauma while screaming at the top of your lungs. His book is an amalgamation of his journey and the journeys of others, […]

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Mental Health and Criminal Justice certificate looks at criminal justice, mental health, addictions

Camosun Mental Health and Criminal Justice (MHCJ) instructor Eva Silden recognizes that Vancouver Island is in need of increased communication between frontline workers due to issues relating to mental health and the ongoing drug crisis. That’s what she hopes the MHCJ certificate program can help with. MHCJ is an eight-month program designed to support and […]

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Camosun Cultural Showcase Event returns

This month, Camosun’s annual Cultural Showcase Event returns to the stage. The showcase aims to celebrate its participants’ different cultures in a loving and moving way, this year featuring acts ranging from Hawaiian dancing to a acrobatic mother-and-daughter performance. Second-year Community, Family & Child Studies student and Cultural Showcase Event volunteer coordinator and performer Dana […]

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Chargers volleyball teams win gold and silver national medals

The Camosun Chargers volleyball teams had a historic showing at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national championships, which took place from March 8 to 11. The women’s team brought home the silver medal and the men’s team brought home gold to become back-to-back champions.  The men’s team came to the CCAA national championships at […]

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Chargers basketball teams ready to host provincial championships

The Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s basketball teams are ready to host the PACWEST Championships in March. The provincial championships will take place from March 2 to 4 at the Pacific Institute for Sports Education (PISE). Chargers men’s basketball coach Geoff Pippus says it’s important to finish the season off strong and carry that momentum […]

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Camosun alumni finalists in national contest to save heritage building

Camosun College Visual Arts alumni Lana Jamieson and Shauna Davis are finalists for a national contest to help save a heritage building. The Next Great Save is a competition put on by The National Trust for Canada where 10 teams apply to save a heritage building; the winning team will then receive $50,000 for the […]

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