Gospel singer Marvin Matthews finds the lightGospel singer Marvin Matthews almost pursued a career in opera singing, but because he had difficulty with opera’s darker subject matter he found the light and focused his efforts on gospel music. It’s a genre that allows him to share a message with the audience that is meaningful to him. “I started singing in church […] Continue Reading |
Wine fest brings international tastes to VictoriaAn upcoming wine festival taking place here in Victoria will celebrate and expose attendees to wines from around the world. As an added bonus, students checking out the event might find a pathway to an interesting career, according to one of the presenters. Stuart Brown, a local sommelier who graduated from the International Sommelier Guild […] Continue Reading |
Former Camosun student spearheads social-media campaign in support of teachersA former Camosun College student has quickly become a key figure in garnering public support for BC teachers currently affected by the labour dispute with the provincial government. Jordan Watters, who took Camosun’s University Transfer program in Education in 2001-2002, launched the Support for BC Teachers Facebook group in May after discovering there wasn’t much […] Continue Reading |
The numbers game: taking a closer look at professor-rating sitesThe first time I came across a website that rates teachers, I was in middle school. Back then, it was a way to laugh at bad reviews of my least favourite teachers and smile at the glowing reviews for my faves. Now that I’m a (somewhat) mature college student, I wondered if I could turn […] Continue Reading |
