Campus Access: Camosun missed the mark with Outdoor Learning CommonsThe Outdoor Learning Commons is a relatively new addition to Camosun’s Lansdowne campus; the cluster of cement tables outside By the Books is only a few weeks old. While the idea itself appears efficient, there is one serious concern: the lack of accessible spots for those in wheelchairs and other people with mobility concerns. Of […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Chemistry instructor Tatiana Popa on empowering women in mathematicsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor who you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: October 24 to November 6, 2018Until Sunday, November 4 One-man show about WWI Blue Bridge Theatre is presenting Billy Bishop Goes to War, a one-man show that combines music and theatre as one actor plays flying ace Billy Bishop and the 17 characters Bishop impersonates. Tickets range in price from $18 to $47 and can be purchased at bluebridgetheatre.ca. Wednesday, […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: College 101So, you’ve started your first year of college, and everything is priority number one to you. Assignments, quizzes, group work, book buying, and all the awful little details you forgot are at the top of your list. You need to knock these off one by one before you can tackle socializing, sleeping, eating, or even […] Continue Reading |
The Glorious Sons keep grounded on the rise to successFrom opening for the Rolling Stones in Marseille to embarking on a cross-country Canadian tour, Ontario rockers The Glorious Sons are riding a thundering wave of success. Given such explosive popularity, it’s reasonable to assume their lives have changed dramatically, but vocalist/guitarist Brett Emmons says he’s focusing on staying grounded through it all. “I would […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers volleyball teams get ready for seasonThe Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball teams are getting ready for their season to begin. The men’s team has four consecutive Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) championship titles to their name and are aiming to win their fifth consecutive championship. Head coach Charles Parkinson laughs when asked how he plans to fit six new […] Continue Reading |
Camlink crash leaves students scrambling during registration, improvement underwayCamlink, Camosun’s online course-registration system, went down on October 11 and again from October 13 to 15, leaving students and faculty unable to access the site. The crash came during registration for January 2019 courses. Camosun registrar Scott Harris says that Colleague—the database platform Camosun uses—is “quite an old implementation” and that because it’s getting […] Continue Reading |
Frankenstein meets Giselle in new balletFor Ballet Victoria (BV) artistic and executive director Paul Destrooper, opening BV’s season with an original interpretation of Frankenstein was a no-brainer. “This is the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel,” Destrooper explains. “And I think it’s kind of fun that, also, she was the first female writer to start a whole genre with essentially […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society gears up for fall student electionsUpdate: The CCSS elections have been extended until noon on Thursday, October 25. The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) fall student elections are happening from Monday, October 22 to Wednesday, October 24. Aside from the candidates for the CCSS board of governors, the election ballots will include two referendum questions. The CCSS board of directors […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: October 10, 2018 issueCamosun instructor first to defend doctoral dissertation in traditional territory Camosun indigenization and sustainability strategist Dawn Smith recently became the first person in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia to defend her thesis off campus in her traditional Nuu-chah-nulth territory. Smith’s thesis focused on epistemological collisions experienced by Indigenous professors teaching […] Continue Reading |
