Revisiting repairs: The story “Dawson Building to be replaced—again” in our November 15, 1993 issue talked about how Camosun was hoping to go ahead with a total rebuild of the Dawson Building. Somehow, I just want to make a joke about how in 2018 students still can’t walk all the way around the Young Building, but I dunno; that joke’s getting old. Still…
Still keeping students safe: This issue’s story “‘Safety in numbers’ at Camosun campuses” talked about an idea the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) had to help make the college’s campuses safer at night. That idea was a service where someone will walk with a student or give them a drive in a golf cart to their car or bus stop. The idea became reality: it’s called Walk Safer and is still going strong today.
Retroactive CFS controversies: Last time around in this column, we talked about the CCSS approving a raise in Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) fees; this time around, former CCSS chairperson Niki Stanford piped in to say that the CCSS council betrayed the trust of Camosun students. “We were told when we joined the CFS that any fee increases would go to referendum,” she said. “Students should have that choice.” The CFS expelled the CCSS from the CFS in 2018, after ongoing disputes.