25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 7, 2019 issue

Getting a rise out of fee raises: Writer Shelley Evans lamented the state of being a student in our January 10, 1994 issue, talking about the financial strain of those attending Camosun. In particular, Evans pointed out the raising of the Canadian Federation of Students fees that Camosun students were paying at the time. Speaking […]

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Communication Error: Colours of language

You can sleep when you’re dead, but you’re not dead, and you cannot sleep. We must walk around in black and white, being followed around by our shadow, our spectre, our only friend: insomnia. But where did all of the colours go, and why are we left with nothing but the sleepless bodies of our […]

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The Trews share their secrets with Canada

The Trews have a secret, but they can’t keep it much longer. The rockers are ready to take their sixth studio album, Civilianaires, on tour, and lead guitarist John-Angus MacDonald is at home in Hamilton, Ontario, savouring the moments before the band share their latest work with the rest of the country. “I think the […]

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Camosun gets second-highest enrollment rates of former foster children in BC

Since 2017, the provincial government has been giving former foster children free post-secondary education, and Camosun College has the second-highest enrollment rates of these students of any BC post-secondary institution. Camosun vice president of student experience Joan Yates couldn’t be prouder. “The principles and values we have as a college about being life-changing and transformational […]

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Post-elections post-secondary: Now that student society and municipal elections have passed, what does 2019 hold in store for post-secondary life?

The fall of 2018 was a time of political change for students here at Camosun. Elections have come and gone for both the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and municipal councils on the lower island. We’ve also been given an option to reform our provincial electoral system with the proportional representation referendum. The referendum is […]

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News Briefs: January 7, 2019 issue

New Career Lab open at Interurban  A new Career Lab recently opened at Camosun’s Interurban campus. The lab is meant to engage students in co-ops and applied learning at the college. During an open house event at the Career Lab on Wednesday, November 28, a new student platform called MyBluePrint was launched; MyBluePrint is an […]

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What’s Going On: January 7 to 22, 2019

Monday, January 7 and Wednesday, January 9A frosty welcomeThe Camosun College Student Society is hosting CamFrost, a welcome-back event for students (think CamFest with a winter twist). CamFrost will take place at the Interurban campus on January 7 and Lansdowne on January 9; the festivities go down from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on both […]

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Podcast hosts Taggart and Torrens bring show to Victoria

Jeremy Taggart and Jonathan Torrens are taking their wildly popular Taggart and Torrens podcast on the road. The podcast—which has almost 4 million downloads and has been awarded the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Audio Show or Series—is a musical and comedic celebration of Canadian media and culture in which Taggart and Torrens share stories […]

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