Whack-a-car: Our September 20, 1999 issue was no exception to the general chaos of 1999. This issue covered the successful launch of the U-Pass at Camosun, marked with a ceremonious car smash. Lined up to demolish the beater, students took a swing with a sledgehammer after Victoria Regional Transit Commission chair Judy Brownoff gave a short speech congratulating Camosun students who advocated and voted for their transportation needs. More than 4,700 students participated in the vote, with 3,175 students voting in favour of the pass. Thankfully for the car, not all of those 3,175 students were in attendance on that day.
Speaking up?: In a call-out to Camosun students this issue, we asked “How was your experience with the registration department and what would you change?” Several students responded with a general satisfaction of the department, however, one student was more than content with his experience, succinctly expressing “It rips. She sounds sexy.” It’s unclear who “she” is and why she is “sexy,” but I figure it still counts as a positive testimonial to the college’s resources.
Time capsule nesting doll: Within this Nexus time capsule of the late ’90s, we covered a 1914 time capsule retrieved from behind the Lansdowne campus’ Young building and unveiled for stunned spectators. Kept carefully within a copper box, various uncirculated coins and a number of paper slips emerged, including a copy of the 1912-1913 Annual Report of the Public School System, a typewritten sheet listing several honoured delegates, and a 1914 edition of The Daily Colonist newspaper. This 1999 issue was, in fact, also recovered from a historic building. But it wasn’t an internet cafe: alongside a beanie baby and a copy of Reality Bites, the postmodernist archive was found in Nexus HQ in Richmond House, also on Lansdowne campus.