Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Emrys Prussin talks field trips, course diversity, and garlicKnow 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 that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student and chair get involved in non-profit fundraiser dinnerThe local non-profit Island Chefs’ Collaborative (ICC) is hosting a fundraiser dinner to help the organization spread the idea of healthy eating, and they’re doing it with some involvement from a Camosun student and chair. Camosun second-year Hospitality Management student Cameron Nayler is in charge of marketing for the event; he says that the lessons […] Continue Reading |
Mind Matters: The battle of mental health is being waged at CamosunMind Matters is a new column about mental-health issues. An epic battle is taking place right here on campus—I’m talking about mental health. Being buried in the books can become overwhelming. The pressures of juggling a personal life with the demands of studies are all too real. It’s easy to overlook self-care as we put […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Can we lose skills?Learning to communicate effectively in a different language is undoubtedly the main obstacle international students face. It’s not just a matter of expressing ideas in English; we’re usually capable of that after just a couple of months. The problem comes when we realize that moving to Canada means relearning some of the skills that we […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student club encourages students to consider sales as a career pathCamosun Marketing Communication Management student Mehtab Saluja has been working in sales for over five years. In 2016, he was approached by a recruiting organization with the task of strengthening the relationship between students and the sales industry. With that, the Great Camosun Sales Club student club was formed. “They need to get more involvement […] Continue Reading |
Belfry’s Onegin captivating to all generationsThe Belfry machine cranks out another one. The Fernwood theatre is putting on a musical adaptation of a novel from the early 1800s, Onegin (that’s on-yay-gen), by directors Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hill. “It’s such a big, romantic story,” says Gladstone, “and the actors are so good. You get immersed in the world of this […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: November 1, 2017 issue |
Camosun Video Games Club gives students a chance to unwindThe Camosun Video Games Club creates opportunities for students to unwind, meet, and greet over the great equalizer: video games. The club’s activities, which include getting together to play on consoles like the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy, are low-key and relaxing—not to mention entertaining. “Lots of people might want to play soccer, or they […] Continue Reading |
Calculated Thought: Parliament conflicts of interest come to forefrontFinance minister Bill Morneau has been scorched in the media for not transferring his financial assets into a blind trust. All assets held by a government minister must be disclosed to the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. Generally, the recommendation is for government ministers to place their assets into a blind […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Students can benefit from drivingPublic transportation in Victoria is decent, but life is way easier for students once they get a car. Transit here is better than it is in many small towns all over Canada, where there might only be one dilapidated 1960s bus running from 8 am to 5 pm, but it has a long way to […] Continue Reading |
