Group prepares for missing women march

For more than two decades, the Women’s Memorial March has taken place every Valentine’s Day in downtown Vancouver. The march evolved, becoming the catalyst for a movement that has since reached cities across the globe. In Victoria, the fourth annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women will take place Sunday, February 12. Spokeswoman [...]

College says co-op guidelines ‘out of whack’

A crackdown on government policy by Camosun College financial aid will affect students looking for unpaid internship or co-op positions this spring and summer. Students must now commit to 12 weeks of unpaid co-op work in order to be considered for financial assistance, a government requirement that has students and staff concerned. Because the spring [...]

Day of action raises awareness of student debt

Approximately 500 students took part in a recent day of action against student debt in Lansdowne campus’ Fisher courtyard, organized by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). “I was really happy about the outcome. It was a feeling of accomplishment,” says Camosun psychology student Nathanial Goyet-Lamoureux. “It’s good to know that we are all in [...]

News briefs: CFCS, preschool, Keystone, Pickton, international students

College international enrollment up Camosun International director Geoff Wilmshurst recently announced that Camosun College’s international student enrollment for January is nearly double what it was the previous year. Increasing international enrollment has been a key mandate of the college, aligning with the “sustainable results pillar” of Camosun’s strategic plan. Wilmshurst said he hopes to have [...]

Camosun expands compost program

On January 9, students at Lansdowne campus were welcomed back with the gift of an expanded compost program. While the rest of us were sleeping off the winter-break binge, Camosun students, faculty and physical-resources staff were hard at work getting new composters installed at the school’s waste-management stations. The little green boxes may seem insignificant, [...]

UBC professor launches free online university

VANCOUVER (CUP) – Money could be becoming less of a factor in getting a university-level education. Next Generation University (NextGenU) has opened its virtual doors to become one of the first services in Canada to offer university-level education. Erica Frank, founder and executive director of NextGenU and a professor at UBC’s School of Population and [...]

News briefs: GreenTech, health plan, no meds, UNICEF

Camosun joins GreenTech Camosun College is now part of the new GreenTech Exchange Vancouver Island, joining a network of industry, education, and funding organizations that aim to share ideas, pool resources, and support each other in the clean technology sector. GreenTech Exchange is hosting a networking event at Royal Roads on January 26 to kick [...]

Student journalism conference goes viral

A norovirus-like illness recently infected more than 75 delegates attending NASH 74, the Canadian University Press’ national student journalism conference, at the Harbour Towers Hotel and Suites. “It’s highly likely that a student brought it in,” says Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) spokesperson Shannon Marshall. “There were no reports of illness from the hotel staff [...]

UBC students charged for Vancouver riots

VANCOUVER (CUP) – Two University of BC (UBC) students were among those charged on Nov. 30, when Crown Counsel handed down 61 charges against 25 suspected rioters in downtown Vancouver following game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals. Alexander Peepre, a 20-year-old political science student, is to date the only person charged with assault [...]

Microsoft interested in Camosun students for new local office

A newly announced downtown Victoria branch of Microsoft Game Studios is considering some Camosun students for their 75-person team being assembled this year, according to technical director Chris Robertson. “Just because somebody got off the bus after a two-year diploma doesn’t mean that they don’t have the same abilities or future potential as someone who [...]

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