Fright night: A Nexus guide to local haunted hot spotsI was sitting at my computer, slapping at the keyboard in a frantic effort to set up interviews, edit whatever, take words out, put words in, scribble an illustration, when my blessed editor Greg, probably exhausted from talking to a glorious and endless stream of new volunteers about what exactly we do here at Nexus, approached […] Continue Reading |
The road to reconciliation: Camosun College continues on its Indigenization journeyPART 1: History cannot be changed Canada was built on colonial power and the abuse of Indigenous people. The past can’t be changed. But Camosun College can, and the changes on campus aren’t restricted to Camosun’s aesthetics. Installments like Na’tsa’maht at Lansdowne or the Cultural Centre in Interurban’s new Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for […] Continue Reading |
Parking pressures: Camosun has built a new parking lot at Interurban, but is it enough?With Camosun opening the doors to the new Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness at the Interurban campus this month, there is excitement brewing for everyone. The building has a sleek design and room for more intensive and specialized classrooms and, of course, a lot of students. This means that Interurban, which […] Continue Reading |
Living beyond nature: How Camosun College is dealing with environmental issues in times of climate-change crisisLiving in Victoria is living in an urban fantasy. My commute to work or school is greeted with cautiously curious deer, or ominous crows, or the neighbourhood cats. Tamed flowers in people’s gardens burst into bloom in spring, and vibrant, fiery leaves drop from their branches in autumn. This sensory life cycle constantly changes around […] Continue Reading |
Lake of broken glass: Struggling on the frontlines of mental health at Camosun CollegeTruth be told, you were all that was on my mind most days for the better part of two years. Not in a pining, bullshit-fairy-tale kind of way, no. Not anymore: by the time the winter semester rolled around in January of 2017, I feared for you. As professors scratched Expo markers over whiteboards and […] Continue Reading |
A matter of maturity: What’s the difference between how mature students and younger students approach post-secondary?When I think about all the various transitions I have made in my life—from a child into a teenager, from a girl into a woman, from sleeping on friends’ couches and asking parents to help out to paying bills, voting, watching the news, and being politically aware—I’m also aware of the transition I never made: […] Continue Reading |
Through the looking glass: The impact of cell-phone use on Camosun College studentsCell phones. Who uses cell phones these days? Pretty much everyone, obviously. Except me. I gave up my cell phone in the fall of 2014; I was leaving BC to go travelling for several months in Europe. I really needed a change, and it was the perfect opportunity to make a complete break from the […] Continue Reading |
Crunch time: What are we really examining with final exams?I’ve been a student at Camosun for three years; the biggest hurdle I’ve experienced has been getting through final exams. The feeling is always the same: anxiety squirming in the pit of my stomach as I try to figure out how I can prove myself on a few small sheets of paper. My own recall […] Continue Reading |
Who’s laughing now? A look at the current state of Victoria’s comedy scene on campus and offA few months back I had the misfortune of waking up to a 4 am alarm so I could be ready for a 5 am taxi to the airport. I found that happy state where I’m so tired that nothing really matters and life’s trials can be pushed aside with a chuckle. The cab was […] Continue Reading |
Degrees of employability: How does an education from Camosun College help in 2019’s job market?Every day I take the number 15 bus to Lansdowne. I cross paths with, literally, hundreds of students. I overhear bits and pieces of conversations and glance at the titles of their textbooks, but my days are just as rushed as theirs are, so I rarely have the opportunity to strike up a conversation. Each […] Continue Reading |
