25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 22, 2020 issueI think the instructor is doing a fine job creating problems himself: The story “Interurban students take changes in stride” in our January 23, 1995 issue talked about how students at Interurban were dealing with an increase in enrolment. One big change was that there were more women enrolling in trades programs at the time, […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Climate change is trying to kill us, and maybe we should let itEarth would be better off without humans; climate change is the fever trying to kill the virus. From a humanistic perspective, climate change is the end of the world as we know it. From an evolutionary perspective, however, it’s just a routine rebalancing of power. In the past 2.5 billion years there have been five […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 6, 2020 issueNow that’s recreation: The story “New student lounge for Interurban students” in our January 9, 1995 issue talked about how students were getting a student lounge in Interurban’s Classroom Administration Building (CAB, not be confused with the CBA building at that campus). Among other services, such as a clothing exchange and soup kitchen, the lounge […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Callout culture and the problem of emotional entitlementWe’re living in an age of social activism. We value personal expression and social inclusion more than ever before, and this is a good thing. It means that, as a society, we are learning to value greater diversity. Unfortunately, we haven’t all learned the importance of discretion. The current callout culture is symptomatic of the social […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 20, 2019 issueWomen’s Centre dispute: The story “Male student kicked out of Women’s Centre sparks debate” in our November 28, 1994 issue looked at the heated issue of Camosun student Martin Moreau being told to leave the Lansdowne campus Women’s Centre. Apparently, Moreau was told “You shouldn’t be here” by a woman student and the “Men welcome, […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 6, 2019 issueWriting Centre victory: We reported in this column a couple issues back about the uncertain future of the then-closed Camosun Writing Centre. Our November 14, 1994 issue carried the good news that it would reopen in the story “Writing Centre to re-open with student tutors.” The student tutors were given “a short tutor training course,” […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun College needs an on-campus doctorOne of the biggest shocks when I moved to Victoria back in July was realizing how hard it is to find a family doctor. Locals told me it’s easier to just stick to walk-in clinics, but I wanted to get around that when I registered at Camosun: I was hoping the college had an on-campus […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Lansdowne isn’t safe for everyoneHave you ever fallen or hurt yourself on the uneven sidewalks of Lansdowne campus? I’m sure that a number of disabled students, staff, and guests on our campus have. Imagine if you were blind or had another impairment, like myself. Yes, hi, it’s me: I’m the stroke girl! You may have seen me struggling with […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 23, 2019 issueCCSS under fire for women-only voting: The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) was laying down some radical gender-based initiatives back in the mid-’90s, as the story “Women-only vote raises questions of sexism” from our October 31, 1994 issue proves. The CCSS had recently held its elections, and its then-policy of only allowing women to vote […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Green Party poised to take more seats, advance student interestsFor the first time in Canadian history, the Green Party is poised to win several seats within the House of Commons. At the time of writing, the CBC poll tracker has the Greens polling at 10.8 percent nationally, taking most of their new support from the now weakened NDP. Current polling projects the Greens potentially […] Continue Reading |
