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Freedom of speech on campus in 2018: The Ontario government is forcing post-secondary institutions there to put free-speech policies in place. What does it all mean?

Fred Cameron, features writer

September 26, 2018

Post-secondary institutions should be a place for free expression and the open exchange of ideas. That’s an idea that has spanned civilizations. In a global community, with information at our fingertips around the clock, why is that concept in question? Days before the current semester began, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced that funding for post-secondary […]

Levelling the playing field?: A look behind the scenes of Camosun’s new equity, diversity, and inclusion policy

Fred Cameron, features writer

September 12, 2018

Last spring I received an email from Camosun asking me to complete the college’s equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) survey. I opened it up and read through it. Of the questions in the survey, the most notable asked what the terms “equity,” “diversity,” and “inclusion” mean to me as a student, and what more the […]

Where do we go from here?: What the future holds in store for the national student movement

Adam Marsh, student editor

August 29, 2018

It wasn’t that long ago that each student at Camosun College paid $2.25 a month to the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) in membership fees for national and provincial student organizations. The CCSS would give half that amount to the national student organization the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and half to the provincial student […]

Redefining the F word: What it means to be a feminist Camosun student in 2018

Katy Weicker, staff writer

August 8, 2018

10 years ago, I was sitting at the dining-room table with my stepmom, and I boldly proclaimed that I wasn’t a feminist. I can’t even remember what prompted me to make such a statement, but what I can remember is the reaction I received from the normally even-tempered accountant sitting across from me: she got angry. […]

Bottom of the barrel: One Nexus writer’s account of the road from rehab to recovery

Adam Marsh, student editor

July 11, 2018

There is no conflict in this world that compares to the hell of needing something you no longer want. I know this firsthand: while most of my friends went to post-secondary right after high school, I went to rehab. Alcoholism is one of the slowest and most painful ways to die. Sometimes I stop dead […]

Losing me: What I wish I knew before I lost 110 pounds

Katy Weicker, staff writer

June 13, 2018

Everyone has a magic-wand wish. You know, that impossible thing that you would gladly give your right arm to your fairy godmother in exchange for: A stable relationship, a million dollars, bigger boobs, a smaller nose, free post-secondary education. For me, my wish was to be thin. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t […]

Post-secondary predictions: As Camosun moves forward with its master plan, we look at what’s next for the college

Adam Marsh, student editor

May 16, 2018

A lot can happen in 47 years. The grounds I walk each day at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus have come a long way and seen a lot of use since they were, in part, a hospital during World War II. It makes sense that Camosun is changing: the whole world is changing, at a pace only […]

Hitting the panic button: How Camosun is dealing with student mental health, and what needs to change

Fred Cameron, features writer

April 4, 2018

Mental health is talked about now more than ever before. Efforts to reduce stigma are seen online, on television, on bus ads and billboards, and pretty much everywhere else we look. Here at Camosun, there are year-round efforts to make it easier for students to reach out and find the help they need. But is […]

Rethinking reducing and reusing: What new global regulations on recycling mean for Camosun’s recycling initiatives

Fred Cameron, features writer

March 21, 2018

China has long been the world’s largest purchaser of recyclables. It’s been the principal end-market for most of the post-consumer plastics, paper, and other recyclable materials collected in North America. And they made a recent decision that will be felt around the world, including right here in Victoria, and nobody seems to be talking about […]

What is the future of retail? With another retail giant gone, Camosun’s Lansdowne neighbourhood is changing

Fred Cameron, features writer

March 7, 2018

Camosun’s Lansdowne campus neighbourhood will never look the same. On January 14, 2018, Sears, one of the Hillside Centre’s anchor tenants, closed its doors for the last time. It marked the end of an era in Canadian retail. Sears closed about 190 stores nationwide and took with it 15,000 jobs. Demographic changes continue to fuel […]