Yarn bomber hits Lansdowne campusThe railing along Richmond Street now offers a lovely view of the solar system. At least until someone takes the yarn down. It seems the Richmond House, or at least the railing closest to it, was recently yarn bombed with a colourful crochet planetarium. And the dastardly culprit behind this fuzzy graffiti? Camosun student Spencer […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: April 11-30Monday, April 16-Friday, April 20 Textbook buyback The first of the two end-of-the-term textbook buybacks begins on April 16. There will be another buyback the following week, but that textbook you want to sell will probably no longer be taken. So don’t miss it. Take your books to the campus bookstore during regular business hours. […] Continue Reading |
Students take issue with plagiarism checkerEDMONTON (CUP) – Text-matching technology is currently under scrutiny at the University of Alberta, with the department of biological sciences’ plagiarism checker the latest subject in a long discussion about academic integrity on campus. The mandatory text-matching tool, used by the biological sciences department since September, is inciting controversy after the department’s decision to go […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: April 4-10Wednesday, April 4-Thursday, April 5 CCSS Elections The last two days to vote in the Camosun College Student Society elections are Wednesday, April 4 and Thursday, April 5. Fill out a ballot and enjoy participating in democracy. Polling stations are located in the Campus Centre at Interurban and the Fisher building at Lansdowne, open from […] Continue Reading |
Ombudsman here to help studentsCamosun College ombudsman Carter MacDonald is one busy guy. Having signed a two-year contract extension with the college in September, MacDonald finds most of his time split between his offices at the Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. As an ombudsman, MacDonald acts as an advocate of fairness for students. His duties include giving students advice on […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: March 21-April 3Thursday, March 22 Occupy Your Rights Come by the First Met United Church on Balmoral for a public teaching session titled “Occupy Your Rights: From Government Rhetoric to Action.” Check out www.paov.ca for more information. Sunday, March 25 ?WHAT Victoria Pride presents ?WHAT: Whole Hearted Acceptance Today, a formal affair variety show at the Ambrosia […] Continue Reading |
Camosun co-op students recognized for excellenceOnce again, two Camosun students are being recognized for their achievements during their co-op work terms last year. Hospitality management student Erica Parsons and associate degree student Jaimy Simmonds have been honoured with national and provincial co-op awards, following in the footsteps of five years of Camosun co-op award winners. Every year since 2007, the […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: March 7-20Thursday, March 8 Business Career Fair 2012 Camosun College’s co-operative education and student employment department, in partnership with the school of business, is hosting a one-day career fair at the Centre of Business and Access on Camosun’s Interurban campus. From 9:30 am until 1:30 pm employers will have the opportunity to meet and network with […] Continue Reading |
International students to show off talentsExpect Camosun’s cultural tapestry to get even richer on the evening of March 19 as the college’s Peer Connections student group will be hosting their third annual cultural show at the Lansdowne campus. Peer Connections is an on-campus resource for international and domestic students to get support in order to make the transition to Canadian […] Continue Reading |
Campus radio station off-air, goes digital-onlyAs of March 4, Camosun College’s radio station has been taken off the airwaves and is going online. CKMO Village 900, a non-profit, educational radio station located at the Lansdowne campus, has stopped broadcasting its AM frequency and will only be available to listeners by streaming online. “This is not the end for us,” says […] Continue Reading |
