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Astral projection: The year is 1999, film projection is fading out, digital projection is rushing in, and projectionists all over North America—and in the heart of Victoria, BC—are standing their ground against the tech boom leaving them far behind. In our November 1, 1999 issue, we covered the “one or two projectionists stand[ing] amongst the […]

Election ’99: As the scripture published in Nexus tells us, Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) elections have been a lasting democratic affair for several millennia (well, since 1990). In our October 18, 1999 issue, we highlighted the six candidates hoping to win power over the Camosun campus, a tradition the CCSS sustains today (see pages […]

Online courses have gotten a bad rep due to COVID. That’s fair: they aren’t for everyone. Being forced into a learning environment that doesn’t work for you is awful. However, there are benefits that shouldn’t be overlooked. I’ve taken online courses from three different institutions over three decades. Delivery of distance education has significantly improved. […]

As an international student, balancing my academic commitments with the constant financial burden of living in Canada is hard. As someone who has been here for seven years, since I started studying in Canada in Grade 10, I have been both a witness to and a victim of the ridiculous increase of the cost living […]

Are you there, God? It’s me, a Camosun student: In a decade where Nirvana and Radiohead ruled supreme, God was an antiquated square. As such, the general religious landscape was undergoing major transformations. Camosun students had lots to say on the subject in our October 4, 1999 issue. Writer Sandra D. Pearce covered the changing […]