DECA club means businessA business club at Camosun Collge is giving students real-life experience in the business world. DECA is aimed at developing students’ professionalism and leadership skills through networking, volunteer work, and competitions. The experience gives members opportunity in the world of business to give them an edge in the competitive field. Jasmine Giesbrecht, an accounting student […] Continue Reading |
Eye on campus: January 9 – 22Wednesday, January 9 Interurban Mini CamFest Join the holiday-hungover representatives of your Camosun College Student Society for a day of “handbooks, donuts, fruit, and information.” Wednesday’s festivities at the Interurban campus start at 6:03 pm (?), but we’re going to use creative license and just say it’s running throughout the day, so go grab some, […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College student society: November 28th, 2012Respect the picket lines I have chosen not to cross the picket line at Camosun. Students and faculty members have stood in solidarity with the members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) LĽocal 2081, support staff at Camosun College, during their strike for a renewed contract with 0-0-2-2-percent wage increases over four years. […] Continue Reading |
Panel to discuss public oversight at Lansdowne eventPublic oversight. What is it, and what does it mean for you? Okay, hold on: I can see you turning the page already, so just give me two minutes. Trust me, by the end of this article, you’ll be all over public oversight. In a world where technology moves ahead at a rate faster than […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: November 28th, 2012 issueUntil January 4 Dead trees inside Event for sick kids featuring fancy trees, pretty lights, and an excuse to wear that “I don’t need an excuse to wear this” beauty of an ugly sweater? That is an event that puts the “win” into angel wings! The doors at the Empress will be open for you […] Continue Reading |
Foreskin activist to speak at CamosunVancouver’s Glen Callender loves his foreskin. Callender, founder of the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project, just loves foreskin in general, actually, and he’ll be on campus talking all about it on November 16 when he brings his What a Dick! A Men’s Sexual Health Workshop to Camosun. But there’s a cause behind what he’s doing: he’s […] Continue Reading |
A message from the Camosun College Student Society: October 31, 2012This October I represented BC students in Ottawa during the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) national lobby week. From October 22 to 26 students from across Canada met with Members of Parliament (MPs) and senators to talk about our common goals for postsecondary education. I met with seven NDP and Conservative MPs, with whom my […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: October 31 – November 13, 2012Wednesday, October 31 A bloody good time On hallow’s eve (October 31, in case somehow you do not know this), the Centre for Sport & Exercise Education Students Society will be hosting a very appropriate event. What’s Your Type, hosted in collaboration with Canadian Blood Services, will be aimed at helping students find out their […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: October 17-October 30, 2012Saturday, October 20 Electric company While it may sound like BC Hydro’s parent company, United Electric is nothing of the sort. It’s a trendy new market aimed at giving exposure to new, young artisans and musicians. This will be the second United Electric market, with the first one being a huge success in June. The […] Continue Reading |
Alumni award winner stays involved with Camosun dentalCheri Wu may have become a superstar of Camosun College, but she was just a normal student at Camosun 20 years ago. Wu, who graduated in the dental hygiene program from Camosun in 1992, recently won the college’s 2012 distinguished alumni award. Wu has become a very successful woman in the dental hygiene field. She […] Continue Reading |
