{"id":24350,"date":"2023-10-04T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=24350"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:00:24","slug":"news-briefs-october-4-2023-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2023\/10\/04\/news-briefs-october-4-2023-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"News Briefs<\/em>: October 4, 2023 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This story originally appeared in our October 4, 2023 issue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Socks for a cause<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camosun\u2019s school of Arts & Science is asking for your socks this October in Socktober, a sock-focused clothing drive.The department is asking for new socks for both children and adults and will be accepting donations until Wednesday, November 1. Students can bring their donations to Fisher 104.<\/p>\n

Supports offered for Professional Cook students<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Community Workforce Response Grant has given funding to The Chefs\u2019 Table Society of BC to support 18 people through the Professional Cook 1 program at Camosun College this fall. To be eligible, students need to be facing pandemic career changes, new immigrants to Canada, currently unemployed, or precariously employed. The selected students will receive a knife kit, uniforms, lunch cards, bus passes, and additional supports.<\/p>\n

Camosun launches showcase\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday, September 15, Camosun launched its Camosun Showcase 2023, which is the sixth annual publication celebrating different projects by Camosun instructors, highlighting their accomplishments and creativity. For example, Business instructor Rob Sorenson is featured for getting his students to build a Lego model of a cyber-secure company. Head here to check out the showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police investigating UVic sexual assault<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saanich Police are investigating a sexual assault that happened on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 26 at the Unviersity of Victoria. A male student was sexually assaulted by a man described as over 60 with medium-length salt-and-peper hair and a medium build in the first floor men\u2019s washroom in the Cornet Building. Saanich PD are asking anyone with information to contact the Special Investigation Section of Saanich PD at 250-475-4321.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Socks for a cause Camosun\u2019s school of Arts & Science is asking for your socks this October in Socktober, a sock-focused clothing drive.The department is asking for new socks for both children and adults and will be accepting donations until Wednesday, November 1. Students can bring their donations to Fisher 104. Supports offered for Professional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,296],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-october-4-2023"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t