Ombudsman here to help students

Camosun College ombudsman Carter MacDonald is one busy guy. Having signed a two-year contract extension with the college in September, MacDonald finds most of his time split between his offices at the Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. As an ombudsman, MacDonald acts as an advocate of fairness for students. His duties include giving students advice on […]

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Camosun smoking policy changes still up in the air

Smokers at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus may have to start bringing umbrellas for their smoke breaks in September. The current designated smoking shelter located outside the bottom of the Ewing building has been the cause of many complaints from students and staff. The BC Health Ministry states that a smoking area must be at least […]

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Open Space: Program limbo unfair to students, staff

If the Applied Communication Program (ACP) and Camosun were married, this year would mark their 40th anniversary. And what better way to celebrate than with a possible divorce? Yes, ACP has done its last intake of students who will finish next April, but that’s not where it ends. Actually, that’s not even where it begins. […]

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Local, Live, and Loud: March 21-April 3

Friday, March 24 Electric Six, Bend Sinister Club 90NE9, $16, 7 pm You can go to this show, you can dance real slow, infect the whole human race, but you can’t ignore their techno. You can juke, you can lock, you can pop, you can spacewalk, spend your days asking why, but you can’t ignore […]

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Eye on Campus: March 21-April 3

Thursday, March 22 Occupy Your Rights Come by the First Met United Church on Balmoral for a public teaching session titled “Occupy Your Rights: From Government Rhetoric to Action.” Check out www.paov.ca for more information. Sunday, March 25 ?WHAT Victoria Pride presents ?WHAT: Whole Hearted Acceptance Today, a formal affair variety show at the Ambrosia […]

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Little Scream makes big noise through her music

She’s an American citizen. She was born in Iowa and grew up along the Mississippi River. Years ago, in an act of romance, she moved to Montreal and assumed the moniker Little Scream. Who is this mystery woman? Is she a spy? No, it’s nothing that dramatic. Little Scream is the stage name of Montreal-based […]

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Green Your World: Conference shreds gnar

The recent Western Canadian Sustainable Campuses Conference at Simon Fraser University was pretty much the most inspiring thing ever. The 12th annual conference was a four-day affair involving a wide array of panel discussions and workshops including international climate policy, effective campaign building, and everything in between. All of the presenters were environmental professionals in […]

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What’s Up With Her?: Women for show and tell

The media is an inescapable source of influence and information in our society. Women can barely catch a break from highly sexualized images of other women that are supposed to represent what every woman should aspire to be. The images of emaciated models strewn across fashion magazines and female celebrities being idolized or put down […]

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