News Briefs: September 7, 2016 issue

Camosun instates gender-neutral washrooms Camosun College recently announced that some of their already-existing single-stall bathrooms are now gender-neutral. At Lansdowne, the gender-inclusive washrooms are located on the first floor of Dawson, the second floor of Paul, and the first floor of Richmond House. At Interurban, the gender-inclusive washrooms are on the first floor of Campus […]

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Camosun launches edible garden at Interurban

Camosun College recently announced that an edible garden is now open at its Interurban campus. But the college has actually had an edible garden for many years, according to Camosun Culinary Arts chair Gilbert Noussitou, who says there have been problems with students vandalizing the garden. “We’ve always had a difficulty in getting it maintained […]

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News Briefs: August 10, 2016 issue

Camosun launches new edible garden at Interurban There’s a new edible garden at Camosun’s Interurban campus. The garden will allow students in cooking programs to include more local and fresh herbs, among other things, into their cooking. The garden is located outside the Culinary Arts Centre. Camosun mourns passing of instructor  Camosun College’s flags were […]

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News Briefs: July 13, 2016 issue

Camosun gets money for women in trades Camosun College has received $300,000 from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation to increase the number of women in trades programs. According to a press release, Camosun currently has 144 women enrolled in trades and is aiming to increase that number to 500 by 2020 with the money. […]

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News Briefs: June 15, 2016 issue

Camosun Chargers golfers get fifth The Camosun College Chargers golf team placed fifth overall in the recent Canadian University/College Championship, which was held at the Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville from May 30 to June 3. Camosun closed the final round with a collective total of 299. Chargers coach on CBC broadcast team for Olympics […]

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Camosun College Student Society concerned about campus security

The April Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections contained a referendum question asking if Camosun students were in support of a funding increase to the Walksafer program; the vote did not reach quorum, so funding was not changed. This is an issue for CCSS Student Services Coordinator Michael Glover. Glover, who runs the Walksafer program, […]

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Camosun College seeking student input for Education Policy

Camosun is currently working on their Education Policy Renewal and Framework Initiative, which aims to address the current educational policy priorities of the college. It’s been approximately eight years since the college has had dedicated policy resources, something that Camosun Vice President of Education John Boraas says has been a result of budget cuts. “We […]

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Student group says Liberals broke budget promises for indigenous learners

The federal Liberal government hasn’t followed through on campaign promises that impact indigenous learners, according to one student group. The Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia (CFS-BC) says that the Justin Trudeau government promised to remove the two-percent cap on the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP), which is how bands get their funding to send people […]

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News Briefs: May 11, 2016 issue

Students 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 […]

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New bill aims to combat sexual assaults on postsecondary campuses

Green 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 […]

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