Criminals or heroes?: The Student Opinion column in our November 1, 1993 issue talked about one of the hot topics of the day: the protests over logging practices in Clayoquot Sound at the time. Writer Paul A. Smith asked “…what will future generations think of those who took great risks to stop such practices? Will they still be looked upon as criminals?” Well, future generations, help me answer Smith’s question: drop Nexus a line and let us know what, if anything, you feel about the Clayoquot protestors.
The never-ending upgrade: In our last issue, we wrote about Camosun struggling to keep buildings upgraded. In this 1993 issue, we wrote about… the same thing. Back then, a big concern was the Carey Road campus needing funds for students with disabilities. Wait, what? Carey Road campus? Yup, from 1977 to 1995, there was a Carey Road campus. (That’s not all: the Fort Street campus also closed in 1995!)
Quotable column: Our favourite quote from Excrementia Factorum this issue comes from a column griping about Halloween. Author Shelley Evans lays down the many reasons why she doesn’t like the holiday, including this: “I hate my door bell.” How can you argue with that?