Saanich school strike impacting Camosun students with childrenPublic schools in the Saanich School District have been closed since Monday, October 28 as part of a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 441 wage parity strike. This has resulted in over 7,000 children missing school, and some of those children have parents who go to Camosun. Second-year Marketing student Serena Cizmecigil has […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society election results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall student elections from Monday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 30. 877 Camosun students voted, which is approximately nine percent of the student population at Camosun. CCSS executive director Michel Turcotte says those numbers are typical for the student elections, and that the numbers have increased since […] Continue Reading |
Queering: A queer sense of placeI was recently introduced to a queer geography project called Queering the Map. It’s a simple platform—an interactive online map hued in pleasing pinks, greens, and blues that participants can plop pins down on, locating and describing queer spaces or sites of their own queer experiences. The map is heavily freckled with pins, and users […] Continue Reading |
Bubbles: October 23, 2019 issue |
Ghostly Walks looking at spooky Victoria locales a Halloween hitWith the start of the Halloween season comes a chill in the air. The smell of fallen leaves floats on crisp, chilling winds. Also, warm drinks are back in full swing. But, yes: it’s the time of year when people start to think of ghouls and ghosts. I recently went on one of Victoria’s Ghostly […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: A voting guide for the frazzled studentI know: voting is a very dry topic that your uncle bugs you about at Thanksgiving dinner once a year. In addition to being incredibly dull, voting can also be very confusing and quite frustrating. With the federal election just behind us, I’m going to try to simplify the voting process in the hopes that […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Lansdowne isn’t safe for everyoneHave you ever fallen or hurt yourself on the uneven sidewalks of Lansdowne campus? I’m sure that a number of disabled students, staff, and guests on our campus have. Imagine if you were blind or had another impairment, like myself. Yes, hi, it’s me: I’m the stroke girl! You may have seen me struggling with […] Continue Reading |
Blunt Pencil: October 23, 2019 issue |
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 |
Hold My Beer, I Lost My Keys: Tushy Tinder tipsWhen it comes to dating, I’ve always been given advice such as “Be yourself,” “Don’t be weird,” and “Absolutely do NOT talk about eating someone’s ass.” Believe it or not, this is actually terrible advice when it comes to Tinder. Changing my bio to “Let me lick your bum” was the greatest revelation in my […] Continue Reading |
