Camosun celebrates culture in eighth annual Cultural ShowcaseCulture is nurtured over time; some are born into it, some seek it, and others get lost in it. It helps us identify aspects of our lives and lays down a foundation in which a group thrives. The concept of culture is a universally shared value, establishing commonalities and, in many cases, respect. The annual […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: March 4 to 17, 2015Tuesday Evenings Weekly drop-in sports at Interurban Interurban students are on a mission to spread health and wellness. The idea is to give Camosun students opportunities to participate in free/drop-in activities in a safe, inclusive, and social environment. The drop-in sports take place on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 pm at the PISE Gym at the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers volleyball teams host provincial championshipsThe Camosun Chargers women’s and men’s volleyball teams hosted the three-day Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) provincial volleyball championships on February 26–28 at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence at Camosun’s Interurban campus. The championships, which featured the province’s top six men’s and women’s teams, concluded on the evening of the 28th with the Camosun […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 18 to March 3, 2015Tuesday Evenings Weekly drop-in sports at Interurban Interurban students are on a mission to spread health and wellness. It all started with a drop-in sports night on Tuesday evenings at the PISE gym. The idea is to give Camosun students opportunities to participate in free/drop-in activities in a safe, inclusive, and social environment. The drop-in sports […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College Nursing chair Stephen Bishop cherishes student breakthroughsKnow 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 that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Drop-in basketball comes to Camosun’s Interurban campusStudents at Interurban will be pleased to hear of a new drop-in sport event that Camosun’s Recreation and Fitness office has added. Drop-in basketball started up in the fall as a student project and could become a permanent part of Camosun’s recreation and fitness agenda. If it’s successful, it will be the first drop-in sports […] Continue Reading |
Recent debate at Camosun brings issues of capitalism and climate change to lightA debate was held on Camosun’s Lansdowne campus on Thursday, February 5 regarding the role of capitalism in climate change. Camosun instructors Becky Mason and Bijan Ahmadi argued that capitalism can resolve climate change; Peter Ove and Larry Hannant, also Camosun instructors, argued that capitalism cannot solve the environmental shift. “I think in general I […] Continue Reading |
New Camosun Social Justice Club sheds light on discriminationDiscrimination against minorities in Canada is something that is echoed on the country’s postsecondary campuses. Luckily, the Camosun Social Justice Club has emerged to combat these issues, and in doing so has created a space where students can safely tell their stories on campus. The Social Justice Club holds a community roundtable meeting every other […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: English instructor Christine Kirchner says variety is the spice of lifeKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the many instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different prof at Camosun the same 10 questions so we can get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Student parents say campus childcare at Camosun costly, long waitlistsPrices are high and waitlists long for Camosun students wanting to send their children to the college’s Child Care Services centres, according to some student parents. Derek Robertson is a student of the Sport Management program who says that utilizing the college’s Child Care Services was not feasible for him. “We can barely afford to […] Continue Reading |
