Students urged to get Hep A vaccine after deli food scareCamosun students and staff who recently purchased Fairway Market deli items at 2635 Quadra Street are being encouraged by health professionals to get immunized. An employee in the deli recently tested positive for hepatitis A. Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and Fairway is advising that anyone who consumed deli food items that weren’t prepackaged on […] Continue Reading |
Fernwood-based pirate radio station reflects on raidA local pirate radio station called Fernwood Autonomous Radio (FAR) was recently forced to shut down after Industry Canada caught wind of the station tapping into local FM airwaves and raided the station’s domestic location. Joey Chaos, the individual who started the pirate radio station in Fernwood that was raided on February 23, first came […] Continue Reading |
Camosun smoking policy changes still up in the airSmokers 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 […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Camosun rowers, Creatively United, IBD support, Patrick Lane, Crime BillCamosun rowers break Guinness record The Camosun Rowing Club helped break a Guinness World Record on Friday, March 9, when, along with Olympian Adam Kreek, they were part of 219 rowers taking part in the world’s largest rowing class, which went down on the Gorge. Creatively United looking for students The 2012 Creatively United for […] Continue Reading |
US exams rattle Camosun nursing staff, studentsStaff and students of the nursing program at Camosun College are perturbed that Canadian nurse regulators chose a US corporation to develop an entry-to-practice exam without consultation from registered nurses and nursing educators on the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) board of directors. “The Nursing Education Council of BC approached the CRNBC about […] Continue Reading |
Commuting students concerned about bridge closureTraffic woes are about to resurface in View Royal and Saanich, and Camosun students coming from those areas are worried about how it will affect their daily commutes. The anticipated start date for the reconstruction of the Craigflower bridge that connects Admirals Road to Gorge Road West is June 1. The Island Highway via Craigflower […] Continue Reading |
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 |
