Sherri Bell: The exit interview“Thanks,” outgoing Camosun College president Sherri Bell tells us as we pack up after finishing our final interview with her as her six-year time at the college starts to come to a close. “That actually felt a little cathartic.” As it should: Bell is heading into retirement next month after leading the college through what […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: It’s time to make Camosun plastic-freeTwo-piece plastic sushi containers, sandwich packaging, plastic-wrapped cookies, plastic beverage bottles, plastic cutlery, and plastic coffee lids. These are just some of the single-use plastics you might see on the shelf and in the bins around campus. Looking around campus, I see empty and discarded packages waiting to be thrown away. But I also see […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: The value of true friends in tough timesI keep up with what’s going on in the world, whether it be based in literature, politics, comedy, through podcasts, it all keeps me attuned (I hope) to what is truly happening around us. And I hear about the possibility of a third jab in our future but it’s only vaguely eyebrow-raising news at this […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad raises awareness about immigration realitiesWhen Silvia Mangue—who grew up in Spain but was born in Equatorial Guinea, in West Central Africa—arrived in Victoria in 2005, she decided that staying at home to raise her son was the best idea at the time. However, once a few years had passed, she made her way to Camosun. “I was very lucky […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 20, 2021 issueLose some, lose some: Our October 15, 1996 issue had a story about how, the previous year, Camosun College decided to close for a day for the National Day of Action, where students walk out to participate in a rally. While one’s first reaction might be that this was the college showing support for its […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Learn to balance, not hate, adult lifeMoving out, moving in, packing things up, and leaving things behind. Sound familiar? One day you’re living at your parents’ house and you don’t have to worry about adult things and the next day you’re overwhelmed with rent, bills, buying food (again? I thought the food I bought last weekend would last for a month; […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: Living through crisisIt can be so hard to know what the correct way to think is. Opinions are everywhere, and if you say one thing out of turn (according to somebody else), suddenly you’re either an extreme leftist or an extreme rightist and you’re labelled before you even had time to think about what it all means […] Continue Reading |
Three ways to get the most spook out of Halloween this yearOne of the holidays that we college students don’t get as excited about as we used to as kids is Halloween. I mean, most of us are so poor after paying for classes and textbooks that we can’t afford a costume, especially if we’re only going to wear it for one night. And if we […] Continue Reading |
Walking with the ghosts of VictoriaFor 10 years, I’ve unknowingly lived in the most haunted city in British Columbia. It should have been obvious. Victoria is home to castles, like Craigdarroch and Hatley, built in the late 1800s and early 1900s, not to mention around 20 cemeteries. As an avid listener of true crime and a lover of horror movies, […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 6, 2021 issueWalking uphill in snow both ways: Our September 30, 1996 issue featured the story “Choosing a web browser,” which talked about which browser might be best for your particular needs. And we even detailed the download times. You know how today when you download an app or update a browser it takes, I dunno, a […] Continue Reading |
