Queerly Forward: Assumptions are microaggressionsChances are many queer students on campus have been faced with situations where others have made sweeping assumptions about them. Included in this list of assumptions are ones about sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, and all the others that feed annoyingly into the daily dose of microaggressions, or small acts of mostly non-physical aggression. Not only […] Continue Reading |
Politically Speaking: Stop blame game, separatistsTwo things are going to happen this year: there will be an election in Quebec and a separation referendum in Scotland. If the separatist Parti Quebecois wins a majority in that province, they may hold their own referendum. Separation, in general, which on its own holds some merit, isn’t the problem in Quebec. So what […] Continue Reading |
Politically Speaking: Alberta should get head out of sandsIn the past, I’ve used this column to poke fun at our Albertan neighbours. It’s all done in love, and always directed at policy and not people. After all, BC and Alberta have a lot of things in common. I mean, I’m pretty sure Alberta PM Alison Redford is Christy Clark’s mom. I’ve never drank […] Continue Reading |
Student Zen: Meditate your way to AsStudents tend to divide our attentions widely. There are likely few students who haven’t had difficulty balancing their attentiveness to school, work, and home life. We know the importance of giving our undivided attention to whatever we are doing, but what is this “undivided attention”? In the technical terminology of Buddhist meditation, there is the […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in Nexus: March 19, 2014 issueTone down the hysteria: That was the sentiment from a reader who wrote in to complain about our “political correctness” issue (discussed last issue in this column) in our April 5, 1994 issue. The cover art of the PC issue, showing a man dressed up as “Miss Camosun,” drew this reaction from then-Camosun students Sarah […] Continue Reading |
Mind Your Business: Breaking down a caseDECA has two case competitions approaching. The first is open to all Camosun students and will be held during finance week on Friday, March 21, starting at 10 am in CBA 285 at Interurban. The second will take DECA members all the way to Washington, DC to compete in the International Career Development Conference. When […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: More gidgets and gadgetsLast month ended with lot of announcements and promises: new phones, new devices, and new promises for the future of the communication and technology sector. In the upcoming months, we will have our hands on the technology of the future. It all comes down to us as consumers: we make or break the future of […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Famoso serves pizza with punchFamoso pizzeria serves a great medley of pizzas with unique twists, priding themselves on the authenticity of their ingredients. A group of friends and I ventured to this pizzeria during Dine Around & Stay in Town week. They had special menus for the event: $20 for a listed starter, 11” pizza, and dessert. This would […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: The trouble with trigger warningsThose of us that work in marginalized communities and activism are more than likely familiar with the practice of trigger warnings. For some time I have been working, speaking, listening, writing, facilitating, healing, and navigating within social networks that use the term “trigger warning” to warn people of sensitive materials. I have trouble resolving the […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Major mobile motionsWithin the first few days of the Mobile World Congress, there has already been a long list of launches of anticipated releases and other exciting announcements, which include the launch event of Samsung’s flagship phone for this year: the Galaxy S5. Sony also unveiled their flagship phone, Xperia Z2, whose predecessor saw a considerable amount […] Continue Reading |
