News briefs: Chargers, organic food boxes, funding cuts, Carrotmob, chair hockeyChargers on a roll The Camosun College Chargers men’s basketball team earned a bronze medal at the 2012 PACWEST basketball championship on March 3. The Chargers defeated the Capilano University Blues by a margin of 84 to 78. Rookie forward Trevor Scheurmann earned Player of the Game, scoring 24 points and 6 rebounds. Also, four […] Continue Reading |
Paid bike lockups to replace free parkingCamosun College will soon be replacing some of the campus’ free covered bike parking with a paid bike lockup system. They will be adding more free bike parking elsewhere on campus at a later date, but it won’t be covered. The new storage spaces, which will house approximately 19 bikes and cost users $5.50 per […] Continue Reading |
Researchers discover lack in student reading comprehensionEDMONTON (CUP) – Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified cognitive development issues that cause some students to struggle with reading comprehension, though their ability to read may be perfectly fine. George Georgiou, director of the U of A’s Reading Research Lab, studied samples of roughly 500 U of A students and found that […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: SmokeFree, bottled water, Greenest Home, digital BelfrySmokeFree Camosun video contest The BC Cancer Agency, in partnership with Camosun College’s tobacco use reduction task force, is holding a video contest from February 20 until April 2, 2012. Open to Camosun students only, the top prize is $2,500 cash. Check out camosun.ca/ccr/news/2012/feb/smoke-free.html for more information about the contest. BC students give minister of […] Continue Reading |
Group prepares for missing women marchFor more than two decades, the Women’s Memorial March has taken place every Valentine’s Day in downtown Vancouver. The march evolved, becoming the catalyst for a movement that has since reached cities across the globe. In Victoria, the fourth annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women will take place Sunday, February 12. Spokeswoman […] Continue Reading |
College says co-op guidelines ‘out of whack’A crackdown on government policy by Camosun College financial aid will affect students looking for unpaid internship or co-op positions this spring and summer. Students must now commit to 12 weeks of unpaid co-op work in order to be considered for financial assistance, a government requirement that has students and staff concerned. Because the spring […] Continue Reading |
Day of action raises awareness of student debtApproximately 500 students took part in a recent day of action against student debt in Lansdowne campus’ Fisher courtyard, organized by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). “I was really happy about the outcome. It was a feeling of accomplishment,” says Camosun psychology student Nathanial Goyet-Lamoureux. “It’s good to know that we are all in […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: CFCS, preschool, Keystone, Pickton, international studentsCollege international enrollment up Camosun International director Geoff Wilmshurst recently announced that Camosun College’s international student enrollment for January is nearly double what it was the previous year. Increasing international enrollment has been a key mandate of the college, aligning with the “sustainable results pillar” of Camosun’s strategic plan. Wilmshurst said he hopes to have […] Continue Reading |
Camosun expands compost programOn January 9, students at Lansdowne campus were welcomed back with the gift of an expanded compost program. While the rest of us were sleeping off the winter-break binge, Camosun students, faculty and physical-resources staff were hard at work getting new composters installed at the school’s waste-management stations. The little green boxes may seem insignificant, […] Continue Reading |
UBC professor launches free online universityVANCOUVER (CUP) – Money could be becoming less of a factor in getting a university-level education. Next Generation University (NextGenU) has opened its virtual doors to become one of the first services in Canada to offer university-level education. Erica Frank, founder and executive director of NextGenU and a professor at UBC’s School of Population and […] Continue Reading |
