The Examined Life: My mind, blindIt’s fascinating that our entire human existence is spent inside our minds. Yes, we use our bodies to interact with the world and other people, but there is a buffer zone between our brains and the world. That buffer zone is what we call “the senses.” Thanks to vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, it […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Brothertiger create musical journey with Paradise LostBrothertiger Paradise Lost (Satanic Panic) 4/5 Brooklyn-based electronic pop musician John Jagos explores longing and contentment in Brothertiger’s fourth album, Paradise Lost. The 10 songs follow a journey that starts in the discovery of serenity and ends with the realization that “home” is, perhaps, a fluid term. Jagos acknowledges that things aren’t always as they […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: It is hereNo matter your involvement at the college, it’s fair to say you’ve probably spent the better part of six months wondering how this would look. Now it’s here: students are back. Of course, “students being back” means something entirely different in this context than it did six months ago. There are welcome signs waving in […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus prepares for season five of award-winning showWhen Morgan Waters attended the Applied Communications program at Camosun College in 2001, he never imagined that, a few short years later, he would be the director, co-creator, star, and writer of a web series that would be nominated for an International Emmy, take home a couple of Canadian Screen Awards, and get picked up […] Continue Reading |
Camosun retools counselling services for fall semesterCamosun College is taking a new approach in its Counselling department in September, and it hopes that students will benefit from the changes. The department is implementing a responsive access model for its services; the model is based on the stepped-care model originally developed for primary health care and is being used by post-secondary institutions […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 8, 2020 web exclusiveBad times, bad times: The story “Federal cuts to BC mean fewer dollars for post-secondary education” in our September 5, 1995 issue talked about how there was set to be approximately $250 million in cuts to BC post-secondary over a three-year period. It’s easy to get bogged down in bad news in 2020, but, rest […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: CodependencyLike many sex and love addicts, I also fall under the category of “codependent.” I think this term is fairly common today, but still there is significant misunderstanding and lack of knowledge around codependency. It is not a healthy way of depending on others, like interdependence, where both or all people are whole and complete […] Continue Reading |
The complete Nexus guide to life at Camosun in September 2020Everything is different this semester, and that certainly extends to your time at Camosun College. We’ve been running articles about what’s different on campus, what services are being offered, what your student society is doing for you, and more; here’s a collection of some of them for you to have in one place as you […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: We need better provincial leadershipCamosun is 100-percent open. Well, 100-percent open, but mainly remotely. Students are being directed to stay off campus unless they have a class or an appointment. It’s the smart thing to do; it’s the healthy thing to do; it’s the right thing to do. Speaking of the right thing to do, the political manoeuvre of […] Continue Reading |
The Nexus guide to what’s open at Camosun College this semesterWondering what buildings are open on campus this semester? What about food? Do you need to wear a mask at Camosun now? Navigating the college campuses this September will be a new experience, and one that the college will be changing as needed as the weeks go on. “We’re trying to give students as much […] Continue Reading |
