Engineering new frontiers: The April 2, 2001 issue of Nexus covered the achievements of the then-graduating class of Engineering students. Greg Wallin, Chris Emerson, and Jon Jacox designed an internet remote capable of communicating with household devices. Robert Reed, another graduate, made a circuit board drill that was “so precise it’ll make your head spin.” It’s incredible to see what these students were capable of when they graduated, not to mention the tools and legacy they left behind for future classes to use. Who knows what cool inventions will come from the final projects of current Engineering students?
Online course registration introduced: In this issue, we also wrote about Camosun introducing online registration for course selection. It was planned to be up and running by September of that year so new students would be able to more easily register for their courses. Prior to online course selection, students had to phone the college and request what classes they wanted to take. They barely knew how many students had called ahead of them and if they would need to be waitlisted. I can’t imagine having to call some administrator and stay on hold for however long only to get waitlisted for my class. I have the luxury of relaxing at home on my couch in my pyjamas, scrolling through courses in mycamosun and testing which ones fit best together. I’m grateful I live in a time where administrative tasks like this are made simple by the internet.
This future never came: Nexus writer Jon Valentine wrote in this issue a list of 10 new things that could be done in future Nexus issues. Some of my favourite suggestions include making the first edible chocolate edition of Nexus; hand-printing each copy and creating rare, collectible misprints; and turning an edition into a theatre production “complete with love, betrayal, and revenge!” I would love to see some of our news stories reported in a play format. Sadly, I don’t think Valentine’s ideas are feasible, but I am now fascinated by the idea of a chocolate newspaper.