Victoria comic convention to showcase Camosun talentAsking students to go to school on a Sunday is the most difficult thing to do in the world. Anything would be easier. It will rain money before a gaggle of Camosun students could be convinced to head back to campus on a Sunday. Just don’t tell that to Ken Steacy, program leader of the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun cultural talent show returnsShowcasing Camosun College’s rich diversity, the annual cultural talent show is back for another year. International students come to the college from all over the world with their unique talents, and Peer Connections and Camosun’s International department are presenting the talent show for the fifth year. “We realize that international students at Camosun play a […] Continue Reading |
Eye on campus: March 6 – 19ongoing Cookbook contest The Camosun College Student Society wants you! Or at least they want your recipes. Why, you ask? They want to make a healthy college cookbook to help students eat healthy and cheap. Why should you contribute, you ask? Apart from helping out a great cause, there are prizes. Three prizes of Thrifty’s […] Continue Reading |
PACWEST basketball championships to be held at CamosunCamosun College Athletics will be hosting the 2012-13 Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) Provincial Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from February 28 to March 2, 2013. It’s the first time that Camosun has hosted the event, which will go down on the Chargers’ home turf: the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Interurban. “This […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna a business-world successManjit Bains knows what it’s like to start from the bottom, and she worked hard to reach the top. Bains, now the vice-president of Consumer Protection BC, started off at Camosun College in the ’80s and graduated with three business diplomas, in finance, accounting, and general business. From there she trained in leadership and corporate […] Continue Reading |
Eye on campus: February 20 – March 5Monday, February 18 Chinese immigrant film screening Celebrate Chinese culture and enjoy a lunchtime screening of the National Film Board’s From Harling Point. Through interviews with two Chinese Canadian women, the film tells the story of Chinese Canadians and the significance of the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point. The event takes place at the Greater […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus Rob Fleming looks ahead as MLABefore he was an MLA, Rob Fleming was a student politician. Representing the Victoria-Swan Lake area as a New Democrat MLA since being elected and re-elected in 2005 and 2009 respectively, Fleming has had a natural interest in politics that started in high school (he was later elected a student union representative during his post-secondary […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students use candy-grams to help African orphanageStudents at Camosun College are planning a Valentine’s Day candy-gram service that will not only raise the spirits of that special someone on campus, but also raise awareness and funds for an orphanage in Tanzania, Africa. Second-year sociology students Carly Charlebois, Amanda Roberts, and Ashley Pollari are undertaking the candy-gram service for a service-learning project […] Continue Reading |
Chargers look forward to BC playoff berthsThings are looking up for the four main sports teams at Camosun College. The Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball and basketball teams all have a chance to make the playoffs, with two of the four teams currently holding winning records. The Chargers women’s volleyball team has put together some recent wins and is currently […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus Olympic athlete, modelMartin Reader went from playing varsity beach volleyball at Camosun to playing Olympic beach volleyball in London. He accomplished what very few people do in their lifetime: he represented Canada in the Olympic games. Yet Reader recently retired from volleyball to focus on marketing and raising awareness of the sport. “Canada has no shortage of […] Continue Reading |
