How to survive awkward gaps between classesWe’ve all been there: you’ve just staggered out of an 8:30 am lecture feeling half dead, and you realize you have an hour-long void before your next class. You don’t have enough time to go home, you don’t have enough time to do a flow-state study session, but you have more than enough time to […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society Diwali celebration returnsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is partnering with local organizers to celebrate Diwali at Lucky Bar on November 6, continuing a tradition that has grown from a small campus gathering into one of the student society’s most popular events. The celebration, presented by local event promoters Dilwale in collaboration with the CCSS, begins at […] Continue Reading |
Finding myself through Camosun’s Pride LoungeOn the Lansdowne campus, there’s a quiet room tucked in the lower floor of a house on the edge of campus. By zig-zagging down from the Young building, or climbing up and down from the western edge of campus’ “main street,” one can find their way to the Richmond House and its cozy little Pride […] Continue Reading |
InterVarsity club creates space for faith and conversation at CamosunStudents looking to talk about faith, spirituality, or some of life’s other big topics can find a place to do so through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a faith-based organization expanding its programming at Camosun College this year. InterVarsity operates on campuses across Canada; InterVarsity campus minister Alan Thorimbert says students don’t need to be Christian to […] Continue Reading |
How to make the most of your time at CamosunNow that the school term has begun in earnest, there comes the period marked by feelings of panic and over-commitment. If you’re anything like me, you’re very good at agreeing to things and making plans that are still a long way off, when there’s that safety buffer zone. Suddenly, by some trick of the calendar, […] Continue Reading |
Finding community as a Camosun College studentI’ve been at Camosun for one year. I completed my first three terms from September through August, and I’ve seen changes and growth in my short time here, but it’s made me wonder: how does one find community at Camosun? I’m in a transfer program studying toward a combined computer science and psychology degree and […] Continue Reading |
Student society brings free self-defence classes back to CamosunThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) Women’s Collective is bringing free self-defence classes to students this fall, with four sessions taking place across Camosun’s Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The classes are being organized by CCSS women’s director Madison Huynh, with instructors provided by Victoria Professional Self Defence. Huynh says similar classes were once offered at […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alum Rishi Sharma announces candidacy for Saanich mayorCamosun College alumnus Rishi Sharma has announced that he will be running in the District of Saanich fall election as a mayoral candidate. As a father of three, Sharma—who graduated from Camosun’s Major Appliance and Vending Machine Repair Technician program in 1998—says he has a strong desire to keep Saanich safe, affordable, and healthy for […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun club aims to get students involved in blood donationA new student club at Camosun College is hoping to encourage students to donate blood while educating the campus community about the importance of blood donation. Lifeline: A Blood Donation Club was founded by second-year Nursing student Isla Betteridge, who says the idea came to her after learning her own blood type during an anatomy […] Continue Reading |
Three tips for new Camosun College studentsSo, you decided to attend post-secondary. Here’s how it will look: one week you’re coasting along, scrolling through seals dancing to Eminem during lectures, all the while crushing weekly quizzes and getting 95 percents. The very next week you’re pulling brutal week-long study sessions where your responsibilities, hobbies, and life outside your multi-page essay on […] Continue Reading |
