{"id":12834,"date":"2016-11-16T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=12834"},"modified":"2016-11-14T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T19:35:38","slug":"news-briefs-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2016\/11\/16\/news-briefs-7\/","title":{"rendered":"News Briefs<\/em>: November 16, 2016 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former <\/b>Nexus<\/i><\/strong> writers on reality show<\/b><\/p>\n

Camosun (and Nexus<\/i>) alumni Shawn O\u2019Hara and Shane Priestly are part of a new reality comedy special called Building the Room that follows a group of comedians through the writing, production, and promotion process of their show. According to a press release, the comedians will have to promote their show through word of mouth and face-to-face skits, as opposed to using social media. Producer Shiraz Higgins was given $50,000 in grants to kickstart the project; production for the show will begin in mid-November.<\/p>\n

More trades funding for Camosun\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The British Columbia government has given Camosun $5.2 million in trades funding for the year. The funding will allow 2,047 seats in a number of programs, including automotive technology, sheet plumbing, electrical, and many more. The investment was through the Industry Training Authority.<\/p>\n

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CCSS helps students during holidays<\/b><\/p>\n

If, like many Victorians and many students, you\u2019re struggling to make ends meet as we approach the holidays, the Camosun College Student Society will be handing out Christmas hampers for students in need; the hampers will contain food and other useful items. Email rantg@camosun.ca to add yourself to the list of students who need a hamper; specify at which campus you\u2019d like to pick your hamper up. The CCSS will give out the hampers after December 1.<\/p>\n

Camosun on the research map\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Camosun College boosted its research income by 44.2 percent for a total of $2.3 million in the 2015 fiscal year. Canada\u2019s top 50 research colleges had $168.7 million in research income in the 2015 fiscal year, a small 0.5-percent jump from last year.<\/p>\n

Man arrested at Lansdowne<\/b><\/p>\n

A 28-year-old Victoria man was arrested at Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus on October 31. The man was dressed in camouflage clothing and was carrying what appeared to be a real firearm, although Saanich Police later confirmed that it was not real. The man will appear in court in mid-December, according to Saanich PD.<\/p>\n

Camosun offers new work-experience program<\/b><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation is working with Camosun to offer a new work-experience pilot program for students enrolled in the Office Administration certificate program. The program started in September of this year.<\/p>\n

Chargers fall short<\/b><\/p>\n

The Camosun Chargers basketball teams were hopeful coming off of season-opener wins in Nanaimo, but they couldn\u2019t keep their momentum going. The women put up a strong fight, losing to the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners on Saturday, October 29 by just one basket for a final score of 53-51. On the same night, the men lost 89-77 to the Mariners. Both games were held at VIU in Nanaimo.<\/p>\n

Interurban buildings closed<\/b><\/p>\n

The Centre for Business and Access and Technology buildings at Interurban will be shut down for electrical upgrades all day on November 26. The upgrades require power to the building to be cut.<\/p>\n

Confidentiality violation questioned<\/b><\/p>\n

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is concerned about a court order in Quebec that would require professor Marie-\u00c8ve Maill\u00e9 at Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al to disclose the names of people who participated in a research project, saying that doing so would violate the participants\u2019 confidentiality. CAUT executive director David Robinson compares this to journalists needing to protect the identity of anonymous sources and says that the university should \u201cdo everything in its power\u201d to aid its employee in keeping the identities of sources private. The company that the professor researched, \u00c9oliennes de l\u2019\u00c9rable Inc., filed a motion to get Maill\u00e9 to present the names of research participants.<\/p>\n

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