25 Years Ago in Nexus: May 4, 2022 issueCutting the cable: April 24 to 30, 1997 was International TV Turn-off Week and Nexus writers had varying opinions on this cause, according to a story in our April 14, 1997 issue. On one hand, there was the argument that we shouldn’t be getting our cultural cues from advertisement-funded corporations, and that the consumption of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Simple Earth Day tips for studentsWe take Earth Day for granted. This day should serve as a opportunity to work together to do beneficial acts that will help ease our planet’s suffering and, in turn, our own. Over the last two years, we have faced ferocious windstorms, out-of-season snowfalls, prolonged and severe fire seasons… We have lost our homes and […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: April 6, 2022 issueElection fraud: A story in our April 1, 1997 issue detailed how the Camosun College Student Society elections happening at the time were being postponed due to alleged election fraud. An anonymously written pamphlet that was circulated around the college accused the student society of “rigging the nomination period to give preference to their friends.” […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: The importance of placeOne thing that I’ve learned as I’ve grown up is the value of place—places that I’ve lived in or spent fond memories at; places that have been a part of my daily life for a long period of time. Seeing how these places that were once important to me have changed over time, or ceased […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago In Nexus: March 23, 2022 issuePrinting fees: Nexus’ March 17, 1997 issue disclosed that student printing fees may be on the horizon. At the time the school reported having wasted 1,400 sheets of printed paper from a single printer in one week. The Student Printing Working Group responded to this news saying it might be necessary to impose a pay-per-use […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: March 9, 2022 issueDabber dispute: Our March 3, 1997 issue detailed how Camosun students and faculty were feuding over the school’s pending involvement with The Satellite Bingo Network. The school planned to put revenue generated through the partnership toward bursaries and food vouchers; although some members of the school board said they should do whatever necessary to help […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 23, 2022 issueThe other outbreak: Camosun announced a measles vaccination clinic to open on both campuses in the February 18, 1997 issue of Nexus. This initiative was in response to an outbreak of red measles that saw 66 confirmed cases on the lower mainland in the previous two weeks. Oh, to go back to the beginning of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Black History Month is a good start, but here’s what else we can doNow that Black History Month is coming to an end, I already feel people losing interest in the movement. Maybe because they believe that everything Black Lives Matter-related happens in February, but that’s not the case. There’s so much we can do in the other months as well. I don’t just mean going to protests […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun College desperately needs student housingCamosun College is in dire need of student housing. The creation of student housing offers community, certainty, and security. Private rental vacancy rates within the city remain at all-time lows, and the cost of rent continues to soar. In 2019, Camosun published their Campus Master Plan; it highlighted numerous areas for student housing on both […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 9, 2022 issueHas it decomposed yet?: Students and staff were frustrated over the theft of cafeteria dishes a quarter-century ago at Camosun, as a story in our February 3, 1997 issue detailed. Cafeteria staff reported having to buy 600 new dishes a month to counteract the thefts, and the caf enacted a 10-cent charge for those purchasing […] Continue Reading |
