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Campus episodes

January 05, 2016 Episode 8: EXTRA - Love and mercy - a young couple’s sacrifice for Syrian refugees
Hear how a young couple cancelled their wedding plans and donated the money to Syrian refugees.
In our last episode, we spoke with students in Toronto who have been mobilizing to help sponsor and resettle 75 Syrian families across the city.
But there’s one story we saved for this week: the story of a student who used love to leverage her fundraising goals. Samantha Jackson recently tied the knot with Farzin Yousefian. But their wedding day was nothing like what they had planned.
After months of preparations they ditched everything and opted for a small ceremony at city hall. Their wedding reception was turned into a fundraiser for Syrian refugees asking for donations instead of gifts. Samantha came to the Campus studio to chat with us.
21 min
January 05, 2016 Episode 8: EXTRA - Love and mercy - a young couple’s sacrifice for Syrian refugees
Hear how a young couple cancelled their wedding plans and donated the money to Syrian refugees.
In our last episode, we spoke with students in Toronto who have been mobilizing to help sponsor and resettle 75 Syrian families across the city.
But there’s one story we saved for this week: the story of a student who used love to leverage her fundraising goals. Samantha Jackson recently tied the knot with Farzin Yousefian. But their wedding day was nothing like what they had planned.
After months of preparations they ditched everything and opted for a small ceremony at city hall. Their wedding reception was turned into a fundraiser for Syrian refugees asking for donations instead of gifts. Samantha came to the Campus studio to chat with us.
21 min
December 30, 2015 Episode 8: Lifeline Syria Challenge
Students in Toronto have been mobilizing in huge numbers to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
The Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge was created by four Toronto area universities with a goal to help sponsor and resettle ten Syrian refugee families.
In the past few months, hundreds of volunteers have responded to the call to action. Now the network of students is committed to helping 75 families.
In this special edition of Campus, we speak with some of the students involved in this massive undertaking, and find out why they’ve come together to help.
24 min
December 30, 2015 Episode 8: Lifeline Syria Challenge
Students in Toronto have been mobilizing in huge numbers to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Syria.
The Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge was created by four Toronto area universities with a goal to help sponsor and resettle ten Syrian refugee families.
In the past few months, hundreds of volunteers have responded to the call to action. Now the network of students is committed to helping 75 families.
In this special edition of Campus, we speak with some of the students involved in this massive undertaking, and find out why they’ve come together to help.
24 min
December 22, 2015 Episode 7: EXTRA - Introducing #CitizensofCampus
We are super stoked to introduce the launch of Citizens of Campus! It's a photo blog that will start popping up on our social media accounts. Not following us? Look us up on twitter, instagram and facebook! @ CampusCBC
facebook.com/cbccampus
instagram.com/campuscbc
twitter.com/campuscbc
7 min
December 22, 2015 Episode 7: EXTRA - Introducing #CitizensofCampus
We are super stoked to introduce the launch of Citizens of Campus! It's a photo blog that will start popping up on our social media accounts. Not following us? Look us up on twitter, instagram and facebook! @ CampusCBC
facebook.com/cbccampus
instagram.com/campuscbc
twitter.com/campuscbc
7 min
December 16, 2015 Episode 7: The professional
Audrey Rochette always dreamed of going to university, but she didn't attend her first class until she was in her 30s.
As a teenager, her plans were put on hold after finding out she was pregnant just before finishing high school.
Audrey joined the workforce to support her son, and over the next decade developed a successful career in corporate sales. Despite that success, she was never truly satisfied with her life. So the professional walked away from her career and became a student.
But initial feelings of excitement were overtaken by an overwhelming sense of culture shock when she stepped onto campus.
25 min
December 16, 2015 Episode 7: The professional
Audrey Rochette always dreamed of going to university, but she didn't attend her first class until she was in her 30s.
As a teenager, her plans were put on hold after finding out she was pregnant just before finishing high school.
Audrey joined the workforce to support her son, and over the next decade developed a successful career in corporate sales. Despite that success, she was never truly satisfied with her life. So the professional walked away from her career and became a student.
But initial feelings of excitement were overtaken by an overwhelming sense of culture shock when she stepped onto campus.
25 min
December 08, 2015 Episode 6: EXTRA - Why sexual assault goes unreported
After Aspen Matis was raped on her second day of college, she reported it to her school. A college mediator ruled the findings inconclusive. She felt strongly that the school was in her words, "systematically obscuring justice" in an effort to protect the college's brand.
The CBC News investigative unit recently did a survey of 87 post-secondary schools in Canada, It found that 16 of them reported zero cases of sexual assault over a 6-year period.
Diana Swain is the CBC’s Senior Investigative correspondent, She was the lead reporter into the investigation. She dropped by the Campus studio to elaborate on the numbers.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/campus-sexual-assault-survey-1.3328234
15 min
December 08, 2015 Episode 6: EXTRA - Why sexual assault goes unreported
After Aspen Matis was raped on her second day of college, she reported it to her school. A college mediator ruled the findings inconclusive. She felt strongly that the school was in her words, "systematically obscuring justice" in an effort to protect the college's brand.
The CBC News investigative unit recently did a survey of 87 post-secondary schools in Canada, It found that 16 of them reported zero cases of sexual assault over a 6-year period.
Diana Swain is the CBC’s Senior Investigative correspondent, She was the lead reporter into the investigation. She dropped by the Campus studio to elaborate on the numbers.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/campus-sexual-assault-survey-1.3328234
15 min

About Campus

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Campus is that place and time in our lives where everything changes. Welcome to the CBC’s first original podcast series. Every episode is driven by a first-person narrative as host, Albert Leung guides you through one character’s life-defining experience. The stories are uniquely personal, honest and intimate. And although our characters are almost always students, their experiences are universal. Everyone can relate to the struggles of fitting in, feeling lost, self-discovery and tackling adversity.