Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Dopamine, part twoIn the last issue, I talked about what’s undoubtedly one of the biggest problems affecting our generation: smartphone addiction and the resulting inability to focus. In this edition, I’ll share some actionable tips for improving your attention span and ability to focus deeply on one thing at a time. First, to briefly touch on the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society urges students to vote in upcoming electionsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) will be hosting its bi-annual student elections this month, with the voting period occurring from Monday, October 23 until Wednesday, October 25. Students may start noticing posters decorating the school as the election campaign period began on Saturday, October 7 and continues until Sunday, October 22. All Camosun students […] Continue Reading |
wildthings: October 18, 2023 issue |
Not the Last Word: Finding hope through truthFrom the ages of 18 to 24 I was so deep into addiction that I thought I’d never get out. I had run away from my home and my family when I was 17 and ended up living in single room occupancy housing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. I had to earn money any way possible […] Continue Reading |
Brainrot: October 18, 2023 issue |
East Side Story not your average roller-coasterHaving visited Vancouver many times throughout my life, I was intrigued by Nick Marino’s East Side Story: Growing Up at the PNE, a historical retelling of his childhood growing up as a cog in the PNE’s wooden wheels. What I wasn’t expecting was the emotional whiplash I experienced reading about the ups and downs of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun should take food-hub initiative more seriouslyArguing for the establishment of a food hub on Camosun’s Interurban campus isn’t easy, and the project doesn’t seem to be logistically viable at first glance. The initiative involves a food and beverage processing space for local businesses to use before their products go to marketplace. A recent feasibility study conducted by Greenchain Consulting put […] Continue Reading |
Things That Happen: October 18, 2023 issue |
Nature Tongue: Finding the pulseOne of the hardest and most beautiful things in my human experience is being an empath. Reality can’t lie when you feel it through paper-thin skin. The wind changes and it speaks through me; the tree shifts and I notice. When you feel the felt sense of the world, those whom hearts beat like drums […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 18, 2023 issueStrike, you’re out: In our October 19, 1998, issue, Nexus reported on CUPE local 2081 members picketing outside of both Camosun College campuses due to a lack of wage increases. Students entering school the previous Friday had been met with college services impacted by the strike. This resulted in the library, cafeteria, registration, and childcare […] Continue Reading |
