25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 21, 2016 issueJust a story about a big-ass tent theft: From the “why would anyone bother?” department: our September 16, 1991 issue featured the cover story “Tent theft proves costly to student society,” which detailed, well, exactly what it promised: the woes of the Camosun College Student Society as they dealt with the aftermath of one of […] Continue Reading |
Smith vs. Smith: September 7, 2016 issue |
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Camosun College Mechanical Engineering Showcase returns to Interurban for 2016Science is like fire: it changes lives and creates futures. When Prometheus took fire from Olympus, people thought fire was a miracle, and Prometheus was a hero. In a way, engineering technology is like those ancient myths, because it brings miracles to people’s lives. For example, 2,000 years ago, people could not believe that they […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Existentialism in the woods with Per Petterson“You decide when it will hurt,” chides a father to his son in Per Petterson’s novel Out Stealing Horses. The novel, set in the Norwegian forest in both the present day and in 1948, is a tender look at human relationships and the forces that determine how we, as individuals, are defined. Petterson has become […] Continue Reading |
Dark days at Camosun College: Students dealing with depression speak outIt’s a hot summer day at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus. I’m walking beneath the bridge that connects the Fisher and Ewing buildings, my footsteps echoing amid the summer silence that fills the air. When autumn comes, the bookstore line-up will be visible from across the parking lot; for now, the campus is tranquil. But campuses […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: It’s time to eliminate tuition in CanadaTuition should be eliminated, and we the students need to make that happen. For many years I’ve heard warning klaxons signal the approach of the debt apocalypse. Social spending must be cut due to constant budget shortfalls; in other news, our corporate benefactors will abandon us if we do not lower their taxes and entice […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Joe Benge on post-secondary challenges, cuss wordsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
To See or Not to See: Kubo and the Two Strings plucks a heartfelt chordKubo and the Two Strings 4/5 I grew up watching movies. Every Friday night my sister and I would settle into the couch as my parents popped a flick into the VCR. It was a time to be truly at ease; there was no school worry, no chores to be done. It was a cathartic […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 7, 2016 issueGoing green: In our September 3, 1991 issue, the story “Recycling program kicks off” talked about how Camosun College’s paper recycling program was just getting underway. Seems quaint to think of it now, but a lot has changed in 25 years. Back then, we reported that at least one paper recycling bin would be on […] Continue Reading |
