Reconciliation at Camosun College: The student perspectiveOver the past several years, Nexus has covered Camosun College’s reconciliation efforts in detail several times, usually by talking to those involved at the college. For this piece, however, we decided we’d go right to the students to get an honest opinion on what the college has done, and on what the college needs to […] Continue Reading |
First semester worst offender: What you really need to know as a new Camosun studentMy first semester at Camosun was hell. In June 2021, I graduated high school; the following September I started at Camosun with six courses and a part-time job. Little did I know that that was going to be a massive amount of work. Even though it at first seems like there isn’t much information you’d […] Continue Reading |
Fests go further: How festivals returned to VictoriaIt’s finally festival season again. The return of social gatherings is having an immense effect locally by revitalizing Victoria and bringing its citzens together. Victoria’s sense of community is being brought back through festivals, now that restrictions around social gatherings have lifted. But the return of festivals isn’t without its struggles. In March of this […] Continue Reading |
Finding community the hard way: Camosun alumni tear it up in roller derbyA blanket of silence falls upon the previously roaring arena as players steady their skates and brace for the impending hits and blows from the jam that is about to begin. The whistle blows; players bash into each other, and the following two minutes are a constant action-filled jumble of players hitting each other and trying […] Continue Reading |
What’s behind the 3D-printed curtain: Understanding Camosun InnovatesWalking into the Jack White Building on Camosun College’s Interurban campus, searching for the Camosun Innovates headquarters, I didn’t really know what to expect. When I walked through the glass doors into room 102A, the first thing I noticed was the dull hum of machinery hanging in the air. It wasn’t an unpleasant sound, but […] Continue Reading |
Outside in: Interurban campus from a different perspectiveIn March, Nexus contributing writer Celina Lessard photographed the Lansdowne campus in an attempt to capture it in unique, new angles. Now, Lessard took to Interurban campus to do the same. Enjoy this look at that campus in a whole new light. – Greg Pratt, managing editor Continue Reading |
International Women’s Day is a start: what’s next? Thoughts from five Camosun College studentsInternational Women’s Day, an ongoing journey – Jacqueline Sperber, staff writer You’ve heard a lot of stories from me the past year in Let’s Talk 2.0 about how females need to rise out of their own shadows and embrace the achievements we’ve had so far. So far so good: there is one day dedicated to […] Continue Reading |
Inside out: Lansdowne campus from a different perspectiveSometimes in order to stop taking great sights for granted it’s important to look at them from a different perspective. And sometimes you just gotta get inside the clock tower in the Young Building. Either way, we did both here in this photo spread, offering you a different glimpse of sights students see at the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun president Lane Trotter: The Nexus Q&AOn January 1 of this year, Lane Trotter replaced Sherri Bell as president of Camosun College. Trotter is stepping in while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but if he’s worried about it, he’s not letting it show: when we meet to chat on a chilly morning in late January, Trotter seems comfortable and confident in his […] Continue Reading |
Sustainable suggestions: What Camosun College needs to do for the environmentWhen it comes to environmental sustainability, Camosun College isn’t doing a bad job. The college has a relatively small footprint compared to larger institutions like UVic. However, there is always room for improvement. The COVID-19 crisis has, reasonably, diverted the world’s attention away from other pressing problems such as climate change, but climate change and […] Continue Reading |
