Camosun alumnus’ new book tells endearing story about love, loss, and squirrelsLocal children’s book author Troy Wilson has just launched his ninth published work, Hat Cat, a story about an old man who loves his cat and enjoys feeding squirrels in a creative way. The book also features Eve Coy’s beautiful hand-painted watercolour illustrations. Wilson, a Y2K graduate of Camosun College’s Applied Communications Program, says this […] Continue Reading |
Camosun literary journal Beside the Point returnsCamosun’s literary journal Beside the Point is returning this year with its ninth edition, which will be launched on April 14. Students in Creative Writing 159, taught by Micaela Maftei, have been working through the semester to select, curate, and edit submissions, all of which were sent in from Camosun students. This is Maftei’s first […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College students weigh in on rescinded mask mandateOn Friday, March 11, the provincial government announced revised health guidelines that included the lifting of the provincial mask mandate. While masks are still required in some high-vulnerability settings, such as health-care facilities, and businesses may choose to require masks, most citizens are no longer required to wear them in most indoor situations. Camosun administration […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Cultural Showcase Event to return this weekCamosun College’s annual Cultural Showcase Event will return today for the 13th time, after a two-year hiatus prompted by the pandemic. The event will take place online between March 21 and 25, and will feature a variety of performances from members of Camosun’s international student body. Associate director of Camosun International student services Gulcan Barclay […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna Jenessa Joy Klukas finds her voice in journalismCamosun College alumna Jenessa Joy Klukas, who completed the University Transfer program in 2018, has always had a passion for writing, but never anticipated the path that she would take to reach her current role. Looking back, it seems that every seemingly small decision has helped guide her to her writing position with IndigiNews. “Writing […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College aims to provide community, reduce stress with drop-in sportsCamosun College is offering free drop-in sports for students throughout the semester. The drop-in sports program provides a social element to students’ lives, says Camosun fitness and recreation coordinator Meghan Lambeth. Lambeth—who says that some form of drop-in sports has been offered at Camosun since 1993—says that students get the opportunity to meet new people, […] Continue Reading |
Bread and Butter Collective reusable-container program comes to CamosunThere’s a new reusable food container program happening in Victoria, and it has a Camosun College connection. Camosun Culinary Arts chair David Lang is a founding member of the Bread and Butter Collective, who started the program. For $8, people can buy a reusable, polymer-based container at a participating restaurant when they get a take-out […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus loses 300 pounds in intensive weight-loss journeyWhen Tony Fantetti was in his 20s, he weighed over 500 pounds. However, when a medical emergency nearly killed him, Fantetti underwent a drastic weight-loss journey that changed his life. Fantetti, a 2008 alumnus of Camosun’s Health Care Assistant program, says that as a child he was overweight because of how he was raised. “The […] Continue Reading |
Twelve tips for tight student budgetsIt’s that time of year when we all have to pay our tuition and wonder where all the money that we saved up so hard for has gone. It really can be a struggle being a student, so here are 12 money-saving tips you maybe don’t know about that can help you get through your […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student awarded BC Lieutenant Governor’s MedalCamosun College student Katie Manomie has been awarded the BC Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation. The program was created in 1979 to recognize students who excel in their schoolwork and contribute to their institution or community. Manomie, an Indigenous student who is in her second year of the Indigenous Family Support program, […] Continue Reading |
