The annual report: Camosun College president Sherri Bell looks back at her first year on the jobCamosun College president Sherri Bell started her job here a year ago, following the unexpected and prompt termination of previous president Kathryn Laurin’s contract. Bell was stepping into a position filled with questions, and she was about to lead the college through a year of change. We caught up with Bell recently to talk about […] Continue Reading |
Camosun staff art exhibit showcases diversity in mediumsJust because a piece of artwork hasn’t reached the traditional stage of completion doesn’t mean it’s not art that its makers can display with pride. At least that’s Camosun Visual Arts prof Mike McLean’s opinion; the R+D exhibit backs him up, and it’s up and running on campus until September 26. McLean says that it’s […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College launches gender-inclusive washrooms on both campusesFive single-occupancy washrooms at Camosun’s Interurban and Lansdowne campuses were recently re-designated as being gender-inclusive. The college added signage to these washroom doors stating that they are “all gender” washrooms and that “anyone can use this restroom, regardless of gender identity or expression.” Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) external executive Rachael Grant says that the […] Continue Reading |
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 |
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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 |
