Cultural Showcase Event casts spotlight on international studentsCamosun students from around the globe are coming together again in this year’s Cultural Showcase Event, a longstanding tradition at the college to help celebrate different cultures through a creative lens. Second year Business student Luis Aguilera is an international student from Mexico; Aguilera will be co-hosting the event for the second year after getting […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Charger Doug Waterman graduating from court to stageThe city of Victoria has yet to see the best of local hip-hop artist Doug Waterman. Waterman is about to graduate from Camosun College; once he is freed of his responsibilities to his education, and of his duties as team captain on the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team, Waterman will be able to invest more […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Student Innovation Challenge gives students a platform to pitch creative ideasHow can the student experience at Camosun be improved? The college’s Student Innovation Challenge (SIC) is attempting to answer that question. Based upon the criteria of demand, impact, and feasibility of concept, students have an opportunity to present ideas to a panel and possibly win some money with their innovative propositions. For the challenge, students […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Deanna Roozendaal thrilled to be back in classroomKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor who you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student gets involved in college Sustainability PlanCamosun College launched its new Sustainability Plan last fall, and the college has since said that student leadership was vital to its success. Former Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) sustainability director Solomon Lindsay was one of the students involved in the plan; he says the opportunity presented itself when the college’s Sustainability department reached out […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Sheryl Haynes on the power of a healing circleKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor who you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students create web app for meal-deal trackingCamosun College second-year Business student Forrest Browning and Marvin Janssen, a former exchange student from the Netherlands, saw a need for an easy-to-use deal tracker. They compiled a calendar of different happy hours and lunch specials around town, and dealsohard.ca was born. “We thought, you know, wouldn’t that be amazing if there was just this […] Continue Reading |
Coast Salish carver creates new totem pole at InterurbanIt’s always challenging and exciting to take on a big project. Sometimes it can be downright intimidating. But for Coast Salish carver Bear Horne, carving an 18-foot totem pole on the grounds of Camosun College’s Interurban campus just feels like the next, natural step in his personal journey. “I’ve pretty much been carving my entire […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s John Boehme gets artyKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor who you want to see interviewed in the paper? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna dives into Nashville music sceneKaty Weicker staff writer Camosun alumna Jenny Lou recently found herself with nothing but the clothes on her back and her guitar after a house fire in March 2018. The legend around town is this incident sparked a desire for the country singer to move to Nashville to pursue her dreams of becoming a country […] Continue Reading |
