News Briefs: September 11, 2019 issueCamosun students get chance to influence college policy Camosun College wants to hear from students and staff regarding policy-making decisions, and has organized events to do so. The events—called Policy Palooza—take place at both Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The Interurban event is happening on Tuesday, October 1 in the Cafeteria annex from 1 pm until […] Continue Reading |
Vancouver psych-rockers Black Mountain talk success and balanceAny performer can appreciate that distinct feeling that comes with the responsibility of holding a crowd’s attention. As a stand-up comedian, I can value that feeling of nervousness or excitement that fills you when everybody’s eyes are on you, waiting in anticipation. Black Mountain keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt has found his band playing in front of […] Continue Reading |
Cancer Bats take matters into their own handsWhen Toronto hardcore punk band Cancer Bats released their sixth full-length album, The Spark that Moves, last year, it felt like a salute to their diverse repertoire: 2008’s Hail Destroyer, 2010’s Bars, Mayors, Scraps & Bones, and 2012’s Dead Set on Living, to name just a few of their full-lengths. Vocalist Liam Cormier says that […] Continue Reading |
Parking pressures: Camosun has built a new parking lot at Interurban, but is it enough?With Camosun opening the doors to the new Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness at the Interurban campus this month, there is excitement brewing for everyone. The building has a sleek design and room for more intensive and specialized classrooms and, of course, a lot of students. This means that Interurban, which […] Continue Reading |
The Great Canadian Beer Festival 2019: The Nexus reviewThere’s not much we won’t do for you, our faithful readers. We work around the clock when we need to, we file Freedom of Information requests, we sprout early grey hairs doing stressful interviews, and, sometimes, we drink a lot of beer. For you, faithful readers, of course. Usually we spread out our review of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student takes on deer conservation issues in VictoriaA Camosun student and current Camosun instructors have gotten involved in a collaborative urban deer management project through the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society (UWSS). Camosun Environmental Technology co-op student Chelsey Mercer says that she’s gotten to know the deer and their habits through the camerawork she’s done for the project. Some of it has been […] Continue Reading |
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News Briefs: August 28, 2019 issueCamosun Chargers holding tryouts From Saturday, August 31 to Friday, September 6, Camosun students can try out for the Camosun Chargers teams. The Chargers teams consist of men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, and golf. Find more details at camosun.ca/chargers. Camosun participates in environmental action Camosun College is one of 12 Saanich-based organizations participating […] Continue Reading |
New Chargers coach, on heels of overseas success, says it’s all about relationshipsFor new Camosun Chargers women’s basketball coach Justin Thiessen—who started a basketball academy in China before settling in Victoria this summer—sport is not the only focus of being a coach. A teacher by trade, Thiessen says basketball and education go hand in hand. “If it wasn’t for basketball I wouldn’t have a lot of the […] Continue Reading |
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns with more breweries than everIt makes sense to assume that The Great Canadian Beer Festival—Canada’s oldest beer fest, now in its 27th year—is a well-oiled machine, stumbling along status quo, quaffing a few sours and stouts along the way. But there’s big changes behind the scenes in 2019: the Victoria Beer Society (VBS) took over operations of the fest […] Continue Reading |
