Ability’s Muse: When diagnosis becomes an identityThere is value in diagnosis; it can be a source of comfort and a means to guide treatment. A diagnosis should be a way of defining a specific set of symptoms. But when a diagnosis becomes an individual’s defining trait, a dangerous line is crossed. Who we are as individuals becomes compromised and we are […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Cheap fish recipe for Camosun studentsFish is a great meal for dining on a budget with not enough time to actually cook anything. Fish is healthy, generally cheap, depending on where you shop, and very fast to cook. Tonight I just bought a basic fish fillet from the store, though my favourite is sockeye salmon, which can often be found […] Continue Reading |
Gaining Uplift on the Downhill: Mature Camosun College students to gather“What? I’d never do that.” “Good on you!” “You’re brave!” “That’s scary!” “I’m jealous.” These are a sample of reactions I’ve received from people when I’ve told them that I’m going back to school after being out of school for over 20 years. I hadn’t even gotten to the point of telling them what I […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Smartphone competition heats upThere’s absolutely no shortage of tech stories in this era. Some of us sleep with tech news in our minds and wake up in shock at how it changed overnight. Well, that’s a bit of overkill, but, still, technology keeps changing rapidly and it’s up to us to keep up with it. In this column […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College nursing program switches to competitive entryCamosun’s nursing program will be even tougher to get into next year, when the popular and academically rigorous program switches to a new competitive entry process. Final details need to be confirmed at the September 16 meeting of Camosun’s Education Council, and the college’s nursing program will begin assessing and interviewing new applicants at the […] Continue Reading |
Gameplay: Fall games good distraction from studiesIt’s a brand new semester, which means we are back to fixating our brains on homework, exams, and the never-ending studying. Sometimes we need to take a break from all that schoolwork and have a moment to unwind, even just an hour to ourselves. So why not kick back, put our feet up, and unwind […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College nursing instructor Dianne PerryKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with nursing instructor Dianne Perry and talked about travel, judgmental attitudes, and French […] Continue Reading |
Anti-injection site article spews venom, misses pointAn article in The Calgary Herald by Licia Corbella on July 26, “Vancouver’s easy drug access may have helped kill Monteith,” linking the death of Glee star Cory Monteith to a safe injection site in Vancouver, was as disturbing as it was ridiculous. On the one hand, lazy writing should be against the law, but […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Victoria’s sexual-assault centre goes through changesThe Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre is moving from their downtown location. The new offices, which will open September 3, have been purchased with the help of generous donations and community support and will be located at #201Đ3060 Cedar Hill Road. The offices are also in the same building as the Victoria Women’s Transition House, […] Continue Reading |
Victoria resident and ex-Camosun student Anas Cheema cycles Canada for a causeWhen Anas Cheema arrived in Canada two years ago, he had no idea what he was in store for. In that short time, Cheema has gone to Camosun, transferred to UVic, and, in June of this year, embarked on a cross-Canada cycling trip to raise money for charity. This, from a guy who didn’t even […] Continue Reading |
