Camosun Chargers alumnus up for national awardAfter helping lead the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team to the national championship in 2022, Vitor Pereira has been nominated for the Sport BC Athlete of the Year Award under the College Athlete category. Pereira—who moved to Canada from Brazil in 2016 and joined the Chargers in 2018—had a lot of ups and downs in […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad set to open Victoria’s first Syrian restaurantCamosun College English Language Development graduate and Syrian refuge Safaa Naeman is getting ready to open Victoria’s first Syrian restaurant. Naeman, who was a keynote speaker for an International Women’s Day 2019 event at Camosun, has been successfully running Syriana Catering since March 2021, a year after she graduated from Camosun. During that time, she […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts alumnus hits comic book big leaguesWhen Dan Schoening was sitting in Camosun’s classrooms as a student, he probably couldn’t have imagined that his art would end up in some of the most popular comics in the world. But that’s exactly what’s happened, as his work has appeared in, among many others, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla, Batman, […] Continue Reading |
New karate club gives students chance to learn martial artThe Camosun Karate Club is a new opportunity for students to learn about the martial art and to practice with some familiar faces. Camosun College president Lane Trotter, Social Sciences chair and Sociology instructor Peter Ove, and Information Technology Services supervisor Tyler Lane are all instructors in the club. Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) clubs […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students get ready to sell scarves for Nepal charityA Camosun College Marketing Project Management (MARK 420) group will be selling scarves and donating 100 percent of the proceeds to Victoria-based charity ICO Nepal on Wednesday, November 23. The event will be held from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm on the first floor of Interurban’s Centre for Business and Access (CBA) building, and is […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College alumna releases Cooking Tips for Desperate Fish Wives: An Island MemoirCamosun alumna Margot Fedoruk’s Cooking Tips for Desperate Fish Wives: An Island Memoir hit shelves on October 18. The book explores family dysfunction, untimely loss, and her life as a mother and wife on Gabriola Island. Fedoruk received her Resident Care Attendant certificate in 1995 from Camosun and recently received her BA in Creative Writing […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society to host first Christmas Pop-Up MarketThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is hosting its first Christmas Pop-Up market on Monday, November 28 from 3 pm to 6 pm for Camosun students and faculty, as well as the general public. This market has up to 40 tables to house Camosun students’ creations, allowing them to hone their entrepreneurial and artistic skills. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers volleyball teams go all out in home openersThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team, the reigning PACWEST and CCAA national champions, won their home opener on Saturday, October 22 over the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners three sets to one. Despite a great team effort, the women’s team lost a hard-fought battle against the defending national champions from VIU the same night. The […] Continue Reading |
CCSS brings Diwali back to campusThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is bringing its Diwali festival celebration back to campus this year. On Monday, October 24 from 6 pm to 9 pm, the Lansdowne campus will be set alight with colours, dancing, music, and culture. Also called the Festival of Lights, Diwali is heavily celebrated in India. This festival is […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers student athletes get ready for seasonThe Camosun Chargers 2022 season is kicking off for men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball—the volleyball home opener is on October 22 and the basketball home opener is on November 4. Men’s basketball point guard Takeshi Croke and women’s volleyball middle blocker Gracie May are looking forward to another season filled with new team members, […] Continue Reading |
