Rock the Vote encourages student involvement for Camosun studentsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is urging students to vote in the upcoming provincial election. More than half a million eligible BC voters chose not to vote last year on election day and student groups says a mobilized student voice could have a huge impact on elections. One group of optimists is Rock the […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: The last wordSince Dale Carnegie wrote The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking, other teachers have taken his lead in the school of public speaking. With online tutorials, and a Toastmaster’s club around every corner, improving your communication skills today is as easy as, well, A-B-C. I thought I’d let Carnegie’s wife, Dorothy, finish this final […] Continue Reading |
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Victoria soccer players suggest league improvementsIn the wake of a new soccer league starting up in Victoria, local players are chiming in with their own ideas on how to run a successful and player-friendly league in town. As reported last issue, Vicsoccer is a new league beginning this spring that prides itself on more casual play. The upstart league enters […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: An open mind is still the only way to grow“Shut down the tar sands!” Those were the words on a bumper sticker I placed on my computer last fall during a semester at UVic. The everyday struggle was getting tough and I needed family support, which happened to be in Fort McMurray. I got a one-way flight in the dead of winter. Imagine the […] Continue Reading |
Kirsteen Moore’s work with children started at CamosunNow holding a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in psychology, Kirsteen Moore says that it was actually her two-year diploma from Camosun College that helped prepare her for the academic journey ahead. Moore, who specializes in child and youth therapy with high-risk children between the ages of 5 and 19, started out at Camosun getting her […] Continue Reading |
Victoria comic convention to showcase Camosun talentAsking students to go to school on a Sunday is the most difficult thing to do in the world. Anything would be easier. It will rain money before a gaggle of Camosun students could be convinced to head back to campus on a Sunday. Just don’t tell that to Ken Steacy, program leader of the […] Continue Reading |
Intrepid shows tackle professors, studentsVictoria’s Intrepid Theatre, well known for featuring experimental theater, is offering an entertaining way to spend your evenings this month. Two one-act comedies will be featured in a clever play involving dynamics between professors and students. Even the names set the tone for the academic-related proceedings: the comedies are entitled Essay and The Lesson. […] Continue Reading |
New soccer league provides casual optionA new soccer league promising a more casual playing atmosphere is readying its launch in Victoria, and the local footie scene is ready to welcome it with open arms. Vicsoccer, a division of KWsoccer out of Ontario, is starting a recreational league later this spring and, according to league organizers, flexibility is what gives it […] Continue Reading |
Swollen Members return with new directionsSwollen Members have had their fair share of trials and tribulations over the past few years, such as band member “Mad Child” Shane Bunting’s drug addiction, which had a strong influence on their previous album, Dagger Mouth. With all of that behind them, and with new album Beautiful Death Machine in their coffers, they are […] Continue Reading |
