Camosun smoking policy changes still up in the air

Smokers at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus may have to start bringing umbrellas for their smoke breaks in September. The current designated smoking shelter located outside the bottom of the Ewing building has been the cause of many complaints from students and staff. The BC Health Ministry states that a smoking area must be at least [...]

News briefs: Camosun rowers, Creatively United, IBD support, Patrick Lane, Crime Bill

Camosun rowers break Guinness record The Camosun Rowing Club helped break a Guinness World Record on Friday, March 9, when, along with Olympian Adam Kreek, they were part of 219 rowers taking part in the world’s largest rowing class, which went down on the Gorge. Creatively United looking for students The 2012 Creatively United for [...]

US exams rattle Camosun nursing staff, students

Staff and students of the nursing program at Camosun College are perturbed that Canadian nurse regulators chose a US corporation to develop an entry-to-practice exam without consultation from registered nurses and nursing educators on the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) board of directors. “The Nursing Education Council of BC approached the CRNBC about [...]

Commuting students concerned about bridge closure

Traffic woes are about to resurface in View Royal and Saanich, and Camosun students coming from those areas are worried about how it will affect their daily commutes. The anticipated start date for the reconstruction of the Craigflower bridge that connects Admirals Road to Gorge Road West is June 1. The Island Highway via Craigflower [...]

News briefs: Chargers, organic food boxes, funding cuts, Carrotmob, chair hockey

Chargers on a roll The Camosun College Chargers men’s basketball team earned a bronze medal at the 2012 PACWEST basketball championship on March 3. The Chargers defeated the Capilano University Blues by a margin of 84 to 78. Rookie forward Trevor Scheurmann earned Player of the Game, scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Also, four [...]

Paid bike lockups to replace free parking

Camosun College will soon be replacing some of the campus’ free covered bike parking with a paid bike lockup system. They will be adding more free bike parking elsewhere on campus at a later date, but it won’t be covered. The new storage spaces, which will house approximately 19 bikes and cost users $5.50 per [...]

Researchers discover lack in student reading comprehension

EDMONTON (CUP) – Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified cognitive development issues that cause some students to struggle with reading comprehension, though their ability to read may be perfectly fine. George Georgiou, director of the U of A’s Reading Research Lab, studied samples of roughly 500 U of A students and found that [...]

News briefs: SmokeFree, bottled water, Greenest Home, digital Belfry

SmokeFree Camosun video contest The BC Cancer Agency, in partnership with Camosun College’s tobacco use reduction task force, is holding a video contest from February 20 until April 2, 2012. Open to Camosun students only, the top prize is $2,500 cash. Check out camosun.ca/ccr/news/2012/feb/smoke-free.html for more information about the contest. BC students give minister of [...]

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 [...]

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