Camosun College Student Society brings cheer with Holiday MarketThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is bringing its Holiday Market back this month. The market, now in its second year, will be lots of fun for Camosun students to engage with, says CCSS pride director Emily Lam, who is involved with organizing the event. “We’re going to have approximately 40 student vendors, and this […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students get ready for BandemoniumWhile summer may be long over, this isn’t true of live music events in Victoria. On November 18, fans of alt rock will be able to head down to the Alix Goolden Performance Hall for Bandemonium, an event with some serious Camosun College connections. The one-night-only concert features an assortment of local rock bands, including […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students launch new creative writing clubThere’s a new Camosun College club for students interested in creative writing. The Creative Writing Guild aims to offer a space for students to review, brainstorm, edit, and share their work with like-minded individuals. Second-year University Transfer student Forrest Foster is one of the club’s founding members; he initially started the Creative Writing Guild as […] Continue Reading |
Drop-in sports return for Camosun studentsCamosun College’s drop-in sports program is continuing this year, and Camosun College Recreation and Athletics operations assistant Kyle Jones, who helps run the program, is excited to welcome new students onto the gym floor. He also wants to make sure people know that it’s not all about sports—just as importantly, it’s a space to connect […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student releases debut album with Anteater EaterLocal alt/surf/indie rockers Anteater Eater dropped their debut album, If that’s Your Thing, on August 26, and there’s a Camosun connection: drummer Daniel Hubert is a second-year University Transfer student at the college. Hubert says the album—which features 10 original songs—is a collaborative effort that manages to create its own sound. “[The album features] mostly […] Continue Reading |
Student creates Spotify playlist of Camosun student musiciansCamosun Music Performance student Trevor McMorran, also a member of jazz-infused rock band Baba Chaka, has created a Spotify playlist to showcase the talent of Camosun student musicians. The playlist is called “Camosun-VCM Students!” and McMorran hopes that the playlist keeps on growing even after he graduates. The playlist includes music from any student, not […] Continue Reading |
Free course material continuing to gain momentum at CamosunSeeing students lining up at the bookstore to purchase expensive textbooks for the semester is a familiar scene, but could it become a thing of the past? Emily Schudel, chair and instructional designer at The Dr. Lloyd Morin Centre for Excellence and Learning at Camosun College, is working toward a future consisting of free course […] Continue Reading |
Lachlan Scherger ready to make impact with ChargersLachlan Scherger, a former member of the Australian Junior Volleyball team, has joined the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team and hopes to win the national championship with them in his freshman year. The volleyball team, who are the back-to-back national champions, are adding Scherger for the 2023/24 season. A middle blocker from Mildura, Australia, he […] Continue Reading |
Chargers golf tournament brings alumni together for weekendFor Camosun Chargers alumni, the chance to reconnect with old teammates and classmates is coming this September in the form of a golf tournament, banquet, and games held at Highland Pacific Golf Course. This will be the second annual Chargers Golf Tournament fundraiser, with alumni activities happening on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna illustrates new children’s bookElinor Atkins’ illustrations are throughout The Girl Who Loved the Birds, a new children’s book that the former Camosun student says takes on some heavy subjects. Atkins—who took Indigenous Studies at Camosun in 2018 and 2019 and now lives in Fort Langley—says that the book, the third in a series of Kwantlen legends by author […] Continue Reading |
