Delays in implementing free menstrual product initiative cause concernAn initiative to supply free menstrual products in bathrooms on campus has been met with delays, causing concern from those involved. Camosun College librarian Robbyn Lanning started Going With the Flow in 2019; in March of that year, she received a $5,000 grant from the college for the initiative. However, there has been some concern […] Continue Reading |
National student group launches campaign against student-grant cutsThe Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), which all Camosun students are members of, has launched a campaign rallying against student grants being slashed. The #HalfYourCSG campaign is urging the federal government to not decrease the student grant maximum from $6,000 to $3,000. The government increased the maximum to $6,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic, but […] Continue Reading |
You Should Frown More: March 8, 2023 issue |
David Wilder: Private Eye: March 8, 2023 issue |
International Women’s Day: The Camosun student perspectiveThis year’s International Women’s Day’s theme is “embrace equity,” which is important to reflect on and strive for. And while there’s a broader societal importance to International Women’s Day, there’s also a personal significance to it for me. The personal side of it starts with the women in my family and branches out from there. […] Continue Reading |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: March 8, 2023 issue |
Taxidermy Bug Project: March 8, 2023 issue |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 22, 2023 issueMothpocalypse: In our February 23, 1998 issue, we reported that the problematic gypsy moth (now known as the spongy moth) population problem in Canada had a controversial solution: to aerially spray the insecticide Foray 48B to kill them at their larvae stage. This particular insecticide has been known to kill harmless moths and butterflies and […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: IUD procedure shouldn’t be more painful than neededDeciding on birth-control methods can be like sitting between a rock and hard place. The daily pill is one of the cheaper options but remembering to take a pill every day, at the same time, can be a challenge. It feels risky, especially when certain things, like antibiotics, can lessen the effectiveness of the pill. […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Avatar: The Way of Water stunning but not without faultAvatar: The Way of Water (2022) 3/4 Last year, I did a fall 2022 movie preview that listed Avatar: The Way of Water as my second most anticipated movie. Well, the wait is over and my verdict is in: while it has its issues, Avatar: The Way of Water is a gorgeous visual experience that […] Continue Reading |
