Losing me: What I wish I knew before I lost 110 poundsEveryone has a magic-wand wish. You know, that impossible thing that you would gladly give your right arm to your fairy godmother in exchange for: A stable relationship, a million dollars, bigger boobs, a smaller nose, free post-secondary education. For me, my wish was to be thin. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t […] Continue Reading |
Post-secondary predictions: As Camosun moves forward with its master plan, we look at what’s next for the collegeA lot can happen in 47 years. The grounds I walk each day at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus have come a long way and seen a lot of use since they were, in part, a hospital during World War II. It makes sense that Camosun is changing: the whole world is changing, at a pace only […] Continue Reading |
Hitting the panic button: How Camosun is dealing with student mental health, and what needs to changeMental health is talked about now more than ever before. Efforts to reduce stigma are seen online, on television, on bus ads and billboards, and pretty much everywhere else we look. Here at Camosun, there are year-round efforts to make it easier for students to reach out and find the help they need. But is […] Continue Reading |
Rethinking reducing and reusing: What new global regulations on recycling mean for Camosun’s recycling initiativesChina has long been the world’s largest purchaser of recyclables. It’s been the principal end-market for most of the post-consumer plastics, paper, and other recyclable materials collected in North America. And they made a recent decision that will be felt around the world, including right here in Victoria, and nobody seems to be talking about […] Continue Reading |
What is the future of retail? With another retail giant gone, Camosun’s Lansdowne neighbourhood is changingCamosun’s Lansdowne campus neighbourhood will never look the same. On January 14, 2018, Sears, one of the Hillside Centre’s anchor tenants, closed its doors for the last time. It marked the end of an era in Canadian retail. Sears closed about 190 stores nationwide and took with it 15,000 jobs. Demographic changes continue to fuel […] Continue Reading |
Accessible for all? A recently constructed building with no elevator raises questions about how Camosun College is doing with accessibility issuesCamosun’s Centre for Trades Education and Innovation is a beautiful building, filled with modern equipment and hope for the future of our province. I recently took a bus out to see the building, which officially opened in 2016 and is located on the Interurban campus. I was amazed as I walked through the doors into […] Continue Reading |
A prescription for victory: How one student just eliminated the age cap for Camosun students’ dental and medical planThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) advocates for Camosun students, negotiating with the government and the college. But who advocates for students who are in a dispute with the CCSS? Joseph Finkleman found himself asking that question late last year when he received an email from the CCSS informing him that on December 17, 2017 […] Continue Reading |
End of the line: What the end of net neutrality in the US would mean for Camosun studentsImagine an internet where your service provider chooses what you see. Imagine paying more to have the ability to send your mom a Facebook message. Imagine a censored web. Without net neutrality, this could happen. And, although Canada still has net neutrality, the USA, as of December 14, is moving away from the internet freedom […] Continue Reading |
What if? What if?: Former Camosun student uses personal struggles to illustrate comic about anxiety for kidsIt’s incredibly quiet at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus. For most students, it’s the beginning of the holiday break, and instructors are scrambling to grade mountains of papers. I find myself pacing back and forth outside By the Books. I’m a few minutes early for a 12 pm interview. I walk in and look around, stopping […] Continue Reading |
Finding the balance: Camosun students who juggle parenting duties tell their storiesThe stresses of school are well known to any student, and the stresses of parenting are well known to anyone raising kids. My heart threatens to give out just thinking about combining the two, yet some Camosun students manage to do it. A few questions fly through my mind when thinking about students who are […] Continue Reading |
