News Briefs: May 11, 2016 issueStudents solving sustainability challenges Camosun College and UVic recently set up teams of students with organizations to try to solve local sustainability challenges in the Capital Regional District’s Ready, Set, Solve program. 42 students from a variety of academic backgrounds volunteered their time to solve 13 unique energy and climate challenges. Find out more at […] Continue Reading |
Musical revue and multimedia show explores life on the west coastAn event happening in town hopes to resonate in the hearts of anyone who loves British Columbia. Flotsam and Jetsam: Life on the West Coast, a musical revue and multimedia show produced by The Other Guys Theatre Company, explores the history of BC’s coast. “We’ve been dealing with history and theatre, and creating theatre out […] Continue Reading |
New bill starts conversation about Camosun’s sexual-assault policiesThe provincial Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act, which was tabled late April, will ensure that postsecondary institutions in BC create and maintain policies to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct on campuses. After receiving royal assent, there is expected to be a grace period of one year before the bill takes effect, allowing institutions […] Continue Reading |
The Meddler shows moms in a real light, with much successThe Meddler 4/5 The Meddler (2016) is so much better than you think it’s going to be. Don’t read a plot synopsis before watching, as the wonderfulness of this film isn’t found in the storyline; The Meddler is most exceptional in the moments in between, when it sits back and allows Susan Sarandon to really […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructor working on documentary about great-grandfatherCamosun Digital Communications teacher Andrew Bryce is working on a documentary about his great-grandfather Peter Henderson Bryce, who was heavily involved in the welfare of indigenous peoples at the beginning of the 20th century. “In 2011 my mom passed away and left me a whole box of family genealogy records,” says Bryce. “As I went […] Continue Reading |
New bill aims to combat sexual assaults on postsecondary campusesGreen Party MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head Andrew Weaver recently tabled a bill at the legislature in response to the rising number of sexual assaults on British Columbia postsecondary campuses. Weaver hopes that the Post-Secondary Sexual Violence Policies Act will address the non-existent protocol around dealing with sexual assaults at postsecondary institutions and get the […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 30, 2016 issueCCSS teams up with UFV and BCIT The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is teaming up with the Student Union Society of the University of the Fraser Valley and the British Columbia Institute of Technology Student Association to lobby the BC government for completion grant expansions, commitments to capital funding, and fairness in student loans. […] Continue Reading |
Vancouver student union demands Canadian Federation of Students chairperson apologize to Canadian studentsThe Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) recently issued a lobby document, Public Education for the Public Good, to postsecondary schools across Canada. The document is intended to unite student groups across Canada in their lobbying efforts, but, in light of ongoing tensions between the CFS and its BC members, it struck a nerve for Students’ […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Keep obscenity out of the classroomLiberalism, for many people, is interpreted as “liberty.” And, yes, indeed: the Liberals in Canada are known for respecting and protecting our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Liberal party have also been well known for opening this country’s doors to many immigrants and making our mighty country so diverse. However, I don’t intend […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Dog responsibility a must in VictoriaIt was a beautiful day on Mt. Doug, and it was the perfect day to walk my dog, Sid. Sid is a German Shepherd who weighs 100 pounds; he loves Mt. Doug Park and all the animals and humans in it. That day, when Sid and I were in the park, we saw an older […] Continue Reading |
