News Briefs: UVSS, Camosun College Golf Team, Wine auction cancelled, al-Qaeda terrorist, Virgin sells virginity for $780,000UVSS supports plan for students The University of Victoria Students’ Society has come out in support of a new plan put forth by the Research Universities’ Council of British Columbia. It was delivered to the Government’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services on October 18. The three-point plan argues that there needs to be […] Continue Reading |
New social sciences class encourages positive changeAfrica Calling, which started out as a class project at Camosun in January of 2011, has inspired a new social sciences class at the college while quickly growing into a not-for-profit organization aimed at delivering cell phones to rural villages. “Our three main goals are all about saving lives,” explains Kevin Davis, a Camosun College […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Radiography program, Camosun Chargers, Harper, and Youth Poet LaureateNew radiography program at Camosun On October 9, Camosun College officially opened its Medical Radiography Technology (MRT) program. This is Vancouver Island’s first MRT program. The official opening included speeches by Ida Chong, Oak Bay/Gordon Head MLA; Kathryn Laurin, Camosun president; and Bob Grant, Vancouver Island Health Authority director of medical imaging. The speakers were […] Continue Reading |
Government grant solidifies Interurban building plansWith the September 20 announcement of a $29.2-million grant from the provincial government, Camosun College is all set to go with its latest plan: the building of new trades and technology buildings. The new buildings will be located near the Interurban main campus, across the street where the Tillicum Lodge is currently situated, which puts […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Camosun international student uptake soars, Royals rocking, nursing agreement reachedCamosun breaks personal record with international student intake Camosun College has recorded its largest ever amount of foreign students this September. An increase of over 120 students, or 27 percent, has taken place since this same time last year, with 578 international students from 53 different countries around the world helping to make Camosun a […] Continue Reading |
Food carts come to Camosun campusesFood trucks are all the rage in major cities throughout Canada and the United States, and now they’re coming to Camosun College. These trucks tend to be stocked with a mobile kitchen, which usually contains a deep fryer and all the ingredients needed to satisfy hungry patrons wherever these drivable diners desire. And now, thanks […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: CKMO update, Chargers golf news, UVic bathroom briefingCKMO on last leg Camosun College’s radio station, CKMO The Village 900, was set to be shut down at the end of last April. Due to the station’s requirement for the applied communications program students to finish their course, the termination of the station has been temporarily postponed until this coming April. The station is […] Continue Reading |
BC Transit reinstates 7,000 service hoursBC Transit recently announced they have reinstated 7,000 hours of service to their routes, 5,000 of which are going back into conventional bus lines (the other 2,000 hours are going to handyDART lines). Students are affected by busses passing them by on a regular basis, and that’s the main problem that BC Transit is trying […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Camosun’s Olympic connection, Chargers tryouts, attacking fire antsA smashing success In case you didn’t know, the Olympic Games took place in London, England, this summer. Most of you probably weren’t there, but fear not: thanks to a team of crack scientists at Camosun College’s Sports Innovation Center, we were able to be aptly represented. The small device they created, known as MMS […] Continue Reading |
CRD looks for public input on waste management planningResidents of the Capital Regional District (CRD) have until midnight on July 15 to give their input on the region’s waste management plan via an online questionnaire. The CRD is currently reevaluating their waste management plan, which was adopted in 1989 and has undergone two revisions to date. They are hoping many residents get involved […] Continue Reading |
