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The Camosun College MyWellness program is hosting our first-ever talent show for mental health awareness in February—and we’re looking for talent! If mental health has ever affected you or someone you know, you can do a song, dance, poem, or anything else in honour of that—and if you want, we’d love you to tell your […]

I began this column about addiction last year, and it started with my story. To make a very long tale short, life directed my awareness—rather forcefully—toward the fact that I was living as an active addict. This awareness came largely through a series of painful events, most notably a relationship with a physically and emotionally […]

Student organizations across the province—including the Camosun College Student Society—are fighting against the unfair lack of international-student tuition regulation by the provincial government. This is a big concern, as the BC government’s deregulation of international-student tuition allows tuition prices to rise uncontrollably. In BC, the lack of regulation allowed average international-student tuition to rise by […]

A new semester is here, and it’s the goal of the MyWellness program to keep you as healthy and relaxed as possible. So take a look at our most effective de-stressors, and let us know if you think of any we missed! 1. Balance  We know how hard it is to juggle work, school, friends, […]

As someone who has worked retail on and off for the past eight years between multiple stints in school, I have sold thousands of plastic bags. When I first moved to Victoria almost five years ago, plastic bags were still being used. There was, however—and there still is—growing concern from environmentalists that the use of […]

Imagine a train barrelling down a track at full speed. There is a great deal of power moving the train forward. The train is headed for a specific destination and there is only one path to get there. The train cannot suddenly change course, and stopping—should something come into its path—is not an option.  The […]

Welcome! Whether this is your first semester or you’re a few years in, Camosun Business Study Group welcomes you. We’re a group of students who help others succeed, whatever their career path may be. Do you have to be a Business student? Nope! We’ve helped students from all disciplines, and last semester we started to […]