The system has changed: What the federal election results mean for studentsThe citizens of Canada have spoken in the loudest voice that the current political system allows them to: their words are “get him out.” And after the recent federal election, Stephen Harper is indeed out. A slogan that Camosun College students may have heard is “ABC,” which stands for “anything but Conservative.” Such a phrase […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Alison Parker crunches the numbersFor this Know Your Profs we talked to Camosun’ Alison Parker about respect, typos, and counting beans… or not. 1: What do you teach and how long have you been at Camosun? I teach Intermediate Financial Accounting (second year) and Accounting Theory (fourth year). I have taught introductory and accounting technology courses in the past. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun’s science club helps people ask critical questionsThere’s nothing quite like having a few drinks and talking about all the puzzling questions of the universe. That’s exactly the kind of thing the Camosun Science Club gets up to. The club has been active for a year and has over 100 members. It’s run by first-year Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology student Zachary Snow […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College vigilant on safety after UVic sexual assaultOn September 26, a female student was sexually assaulted on the University of Victoria campus. In light of this, Camosun College has undertaken a review to uncover any and all reports of sexual assault either on campus or at college-sanctioned events. “According to our campus security office records, Camosun College received no sexual assault reports […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Ian Browning’s light bulb goes onKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor 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 to […] Continue Reading |
Look: Balance and readingI am a student and a writer, and I love to read. I used to loot bookcases of relatives just to indulge my addiction. Of course, now that it’s mandatory I can’t keep up. In my bag are books from all my courses; there’s a whole contingent of D2L words to absorb, read, attend, and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun DECA club not just for business studentsCamosun’s DECA club has been one of the most active clubs at the college for the past several years. DECA (which originated in the USA and was formerly known as Distributive Education Clubs of America) focuses on training youth, particularly in the development of leadership skills. “It’s basically preparing the next generation of emerging leaders […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: November 4, 2015 issueStudent society offers Christmas hampers Students can pre-register to receive one of 80 hampers (40 at Lansdowne and 40 at Interurban) the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is making available to those attending Camosun this holiday season. The hampers will be available to students on Monday, November 30 and will include food and other essentials […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Interurban technology programs to switch to semester systemTechnology programs at Camosun College’s Interurban campus are switching to a semester system in September 2016. The programs are currently on a quarterly system, as opposed to programs at the Lansdowne campus, which are on the semester system. Redesigning the courses to fit into a semester system will allow for more co-op placement opportunities for […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 4 to 17, 2015Friday, November 6 Hunting buffalo and singing songs That’s what I imagine the members of We Hunt Buffalo do for fun, come find out when they play at Lucky Bar here in Victoria on November 6. Advance tickets are $10; for more info visit luckybar.ca. Saturday, November 7 Running wild The salmon are running, so it’s […] Continue Reading |
