Let\u2019s be honest: if you can find me a student who eats at Milestones by the harbour for lunch, I wouldn\u2019t be the only one wondering why they\u2019re even at college. We\u2019re not going to Milestones for lunch, so what options does that leave? The Lansdowne campus cafeteria actually has some pretty bad-ass dishes if you know what to look for (notice I didn\u2019t say healthy: nutrition and taste have yet to arrange a rendezvous in the caf); the Interurban food options are even better. And at Lansdowne, there\u2019s even some entertainment in the form of the friendliest cashier ever. He\u2019s known among students as \u201cthe chatty guy with the ponytail,\u201d and he brings the quality of life at the feeding trough up by about five notches. He cracks a joke, laughs, and makes you feel like a million bucks every time. The service is part of a decent meal and this guy defines service with a smile.<\/p>\n Textbooks<\/strong><\/p>\n Those bloody bookstore line-ups for textbooks have a bit of learning curve. Who doesn\u2019t love to stand in the courtyard for 45 glorious minutes and listen to that group of people in front of you gossip to kill time? Do you ever wonder how they seem so happy to be doing something that appears strictly to be a pain in the ass? Then, of course, you\u2019ve got to leave your bag in a messy pile with all the others, just in case you try to swipe one of those books that\u2019s about half your pay check from a dead-end summer job scooping ice cream into waffle cones\u2026 Chill out, dude. That\u2019s why you\u2019re here, to ensure that scooping ice cream isn\u2019t the extent of your lifetime employment. Think of it what you will, but I\u2019m going to try to enjoy the small idiosyncrasies of getting there.<\/p>\n Tuition<\/strong><\/p>\n Huh? Hear me out. We all love to hate tuition, but it\u2019s there to help students. I know I\u2019m most definitely the bad guy by saying this, but let\u2019s not forget that Camosun is actually relatively mid-priced in terms of tuition. There are many schools where you would be paying two or three times the price for essentially the same thing. But it\u2019s kind of like the Red Sox and the Yankees: everyone\u2019s got their two cents on this one and those opinions are not easily swayed. Next time you open your wallet to find that $20 bill is gone, just breathe and think of it this way: who wants to die rich? If you\u2019re lucky enough to complain about tuition, taxes, and interest, you\u2019re lucky enough.<\/p>\n Study breaks <\/strong><\/p>\n They\u2019re essential, and they\u2019re fun. Winston Churchill credited much of his success in life to the 20-minute catnap. Take a seat in one of the chairs looking out on to the roof on the second floor of the Lansdowne library or outside the Interurban library, set your timer on your phone, and drift. Don\u2019t be self-conscious: no one can tell the difference between a nap and a really long blink when they\u2019re walking past, right? Or pull up Netflix and watch a quick episode of your go-to mind-numbing comfort show. Go to the figure-eight pond by Wilna Thomas at Lansdowne. Play some basketball outside at Interurban. The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n Professors <\/strong><\/p>\n We all know that person who sits in the back row, avoids eye contact, and doesn\u2019t raise their hand. And that\u2019s chill; maybe they\u2019re shy. But profs are people too; they\u2019ve usually been around the block a few times and they want to help you, even if it sometimes seems like they\u2019re making your life difficult. Just remember that they have two hours of lesson prep to do for every hour of your homework, plus an endless pile of marking. They are in it with you. And they\u2019re there for you: use them to your advantage. They could end up writing you that reference letter once your time at Camosun is done that makes all the difference for your career, and for your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The time has come: get ready to line up at the bookstore, to stay up late studying, and to make the best of those classes that still do that first assignment where you have to tell everyone a little about yourself, or play a name game (it\u2019s painful, I know). 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