Dealing with anxiety during COVID-19It’s only been a few years since it became apparent to me that even though most people deal with anxiety to some degree, not everyone feels anxious virtually every waking moment. I was already into my 30s before I realized that I myself felt acutely anxious nearly all day, every day. But I could not […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts students take year-end exhibit onlineCamosun College’s 2020 Visual Arts grads have had to take their year-end exhibit to the internet. Originally, the Visual Arts grad show was supposed to run for two weeks in April, but because of current limits on in-person activities due to COVID-19 concerns, it will run from May until September online. Second-year Visual Arts student […] Continue Reading |
Student editor’s letter: Reservations about reopeningIt’s day 63 for me. I’ve grown to hate the Q-word (you know the one). It’s a negative word used to describe something that’s paying off and necessary, and, therefore, positive. But I also hate it when people decide the word is the issue, when really it’s so often the associations of the word, or […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College gives more detail on fall plansOn Thursday, May 14, Camosun College announced that it would be delivering a mix of online and in-person classes in the fall, noting that in-person classes are only possible if rates of COVID-19 transmission in BC remain low or in decline. Camosun vice president of education John Boraas says that there’s a lot the college […] Continue Reading |
Camosun to offer mix of online and in-person classes in fallCamosun College has announced that it will be offering a mixture of online and in-person classes this fall. Programs that can be done online will remain online, while programs that require hands-on elements will be taught in person. The University of Victoria and Royal Roads University recently announced they would be offering primarily online classes […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Dive Index get connected with courageous new albumDive Index Waving at Airplanes (Neutral Music) 4.5/5 Making an album is a very courageous act. If the musicians are having second thoughts on a particular track or don’t like how something sounds but it’s too late to change it, it will be courage that will provide them with the faith needed to believe in […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Government fine print might be too much for college to handleEveryone is on the edge of their seats: for the first time in two months, we’ve been shown there there is an end to all this… Well, “change” would be a better term than “end.” Nothing is ending. But some things could change for the post-secondary sector by the fall. After finally getting settled into […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College set to launch new Mental Health, Addictions and Criminal Justice programUpdate: Camosun College has delayed the launch of this program until 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis. Camosun College is filled with all kinds of change right now, and part of that change is a new multi-disciplinary program being offered in the fall. The college will be launching an online-only eight-month certificate program, Mental Health, […] Continue Reading |
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Camosun instructors adapt to online learningOn March 14, Camosun students received an email from college president Sherri Bell explaining that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, classes were being moved to “alternative delivery” methods. Everyone who attends the college had to shift and rearrange their lives and schedules, and so did Camosun instructors. Anthropology instructor Karoline Guelke and Carpentry instructor Theo […] Continue Reading |
