Leaving the Cave: Remember we’re togetherWhen you look out the window these days and see nothing but rain, rain, rain, and more rain, do you ever stop and ask yourself what kind of self-care we need to do in these unsettling times? Although COVID-19 is sort of kind of maybe calming down, am I the only one who feels like […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Budgeting 101As its name suggests, this column is about money. Specifically, we’ll be looking at personal finance, investing, and the market and economy. In this first instalment, we’ll talk about the most fundamental concept of personal finance: budgeting. The first step in creating an effective budget is to list all of your income and expenses in […] Continue Reading |
Kímmapiiyipitssini difficult but informative documentaryDocumentaries are not always entertaining—sometimes they just show us a naked truth and give us its discomfort to deal with. Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, for example, makes the viewer face the problems Indigenous peoples deal with in Canadian society. Kímmapiiyipitssini leaves me in fear and mental agony. It’s a documentary about the opioid crisis […] Continue Reading |
The Nexus seasonal BC beer guideIn 2010, British Columbia had 54 operating breweries. As of 2020, the BC Craft Brewers Guild reports a total of 204 breweries in operation, and the BC liquor distribution branch sales reports a revenue of $319 million. In 2020, the beer industry across Canada created $5.3 billion in labour income while contributing $13.6 billion to […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: November 17, 2021 issue |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 3, 2021 issueNew direction then, new direction now: Our October 28, 1996 issue featured the story “College gets set to change direction,” which detailed how Camosun was developing a new mission statement in a strategy “intended to bring the college into the information age.” It’s fitting reading this today, as the college goes through more changes (see […] Continue Reading |
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 |
