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Chargers men’s volleyball coach focuses on training during cancelled season

Adam Marsh, student editor

November 30, 2020

On Tuesday, November 18, the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST), which the Camosun Chargers are members of, announced that it was cancelling the 2020/2021 athletic season. The statement said the decision was made to “ensure the health, safety and well-being of member institution’s [sic] student-athletes, coaches, athletics programs, and their surrounding communities.” While Chargers men’s […]

“Don’t lose hope”: CCSS wellness and access director

Adam Marsh, student editor

November 17, 2020

First year Camosun general arts student Arshnoor Kaur was elected as the new Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) wellness and access director in the CCSS fall elections, which took place from October 27 to 29. As the name suggests, the position takes on a wide range of responsibilities, but for Kaur, much of her job […]

CCSS First Nations director vows to work hard, long hours for students

Adam Marsh, student editor

November 16, 2020

For new Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) First Nations director Richard Doucet, who is a first-year Camosun Indigenous Studies student, being in politics gives him a chance to have a voice that can be used for the benefit of people around him, who he cares about. Doucet, who is Indigenous, knows that wasn’t always the […]

Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Emery Whitney

Greg Pratt, managing editor

October 29, 2020

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […]

Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Fred Cameron

Greg Pratt, managing editor

October 15, 2020

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […]

Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Nicolas Ihmels

Greg Pratt, managing editor

October 5, 2020

Our team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […]

Camosun dental students and staff look back on returning to campus

Celina Lessard, contributing writer

September 24, 2020

The new semester has brought many new changes to campus, including changes in procedure for the Dental Hygiene and Certified Dental Assistant programs. These courses were the first to return to campus after the initial COVID-19 shutdown, and students and staff are currently getting back in the groove of in-person and online classes. “It has […]

“A huge disappointment”: Camosun Chargers cancel fall season

Lane Chevrier, news writer

June 30, 2020

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Camosun Chargers have decided to cancel their fall season. The Camosun Chargers are made up of the women’s and men’s volleyball teams, the women’s and men’s basketball teams, and the golf team. Camosun vice president of student experience Heather Cummings says that the decision is a “huge […]

Former Camosun student society board member makes face masks for COVID-19 protection

Adam Marsh, student editor

June 1, 2020

When the provincial shutdown began in mid-March—before wearing masks was widely recommended—former Camosun Business Administration student and Camosun College Student Society Interurban director Ellen Young began sewing masks as an avenue to empowerment in turbulent times. “When this whole thing started, I was feeling very down about it all,” she says. “It was scary and […]

Camosun College set to launch new Mental Health, Addictions and Criminal Justice program

Emily Welch, staff writer

May 12, 2020

Update: Camosun College has delayed the launch of this program until 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis. Camosun College is filled with all kinds of change right now, and part of that change is a new multi-disciplinary program being offered in the fall. The college will be launching an online-only eight-month certificate program, Mental Health, […]