Jon and Roy return with new album, continue to chillOn their fifth full-length release, By My Side, Victoria-based Jon and Roy continue their highly successful blend of acoustic guitar, smooth vocals, and unique drum beats. The pair of musicians, singer/guitarist Jon Middleton and drummer/percussionist Roy Vizer, has been playing together on the West Coast for years, as is evident in their music. “We’ve definitely […] Continue Reading |
First round of grads emerge from Camosun and SFU partner programIf you attend Camosun’s upcoming convocation ceremony on June 20 and notice 11 college instructors decked out in Simon Fraser University (SFU) regalia, fear not; you didn’t eat the wrong kind of mushrooms during lunch. In fact, the grads up on stage who look like instructors wearing the wrong school’s gowns are actually real grads, […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: May 14 to June 10, 2014: Fishes and birds (music), fishes and birds (nature session), not fishes and birds (#notallwhiteyyj)Thursday, May 15 Clara comes to town Olympic medalist Clara Hughes will be coming from Whitehorse down to Victoria on the West Coast leg of her cross-Canada bike tour. Called Clara’s Big Ride, it aims to promote awareness of mental health and to help reduce its stigmas. The welcome event will be at 3 pm […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: Listen, don’t solveI completed a mental health and addictions practicum in six weeks, just prior to graduation. My mentor was a mental health worker and mobile medication monitor. We travelled from site to site, observing clients as they ingested medications prescribed for treatment. We ran a coffee house that encouraged residents to leave the privacy of their […] Continue Reading |
Astrological Asininity: May 14, 2014 issueHi so OMG whoa these spring classes are long like hours and hours long my head is spinning more than usual! Here are some fortune cookies LOL I mean fortunes. Aries: Accidentally Aries! Totally a new movie I’m writing in my head LOL. Just kidding, and by the way, I hope you manage to buy […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumni Ann Eriksson’s novel addresses two types of health issuesCamosun graduate Ann Eriksson has a history in biology, but she’s always had a passion and love for books and writing. After joining a friend’s writing support group she wrote her first novel, fell in love with doing it, and just kept going. Eriksson’s fourth and most recent novel, High Clear Bell of Morning, merges […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College PISE students off to BoliviaThere’s real-world learning, and there’s real-world learning. Nevin Harper, chair of Camosun’s Bachelor of Sport and Fitness Leadership program at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE), is about to introduce 20 of his students to that very reality as they embark on a field learning trip to the mountainous regions of Bolivia. Departing on […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun and Royal Roads agree to understand, Camosun business students raise bread, tap water better than bottled water after allCamosun students help health clinics The Island Sexual Health Society received some assistance from the Camosun College Student Society after announcing a significant funding shortage earlier this year. The student society, which represents over 9,000 Camosun students, provided a donation of $1 per member with a challenge to the UVic Student Society to match or […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Google scores big with music and mapsSpring has been wonderful time for the tech-y and geeky people, with lots of announcements and pleasant surprises. And it wasn’t just the anticipated released dates of devices that were pushed a bit earlier, but also the announcement of the much-awaited Google Music services. So, let’s have a look at the wonderful tech stories over […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College gets $280,000 for business servicesCamosun College recently received $280,980 from the federal government to go towards services that aim to increase local business innovation. The money, which came in the form of two Applied Research Tools & Instruments awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), is going towards biofermentation equipment that will be used […] Continue Reading |
