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Camosun College Student Society represents island students in post-secondary review

Nik Ovstaas, student editor

January 19, 2026

The provincial government has launched an independent review of the post-secondary education sector’s sustainability, and the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is representing island students in the review. CCSS members attended a meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday, January 13 to bring student concerns from Camosun, Vancouver Island University, and North Island College to those undertaking […]

Camosun instructor victim of homicide

Greg Pratt, managing editor

January 15, 2026

An instructor in Camosun’s Management and Human Resource Leadership department has been identified as the victim of a homicide. Laura Gover-Basar, who also taught at Vancouver Island University, was killed on January 5 in Saanich; Gover-Basar, who was 41, is believed to be the victim of intimate partner violence. Gover-Basar’s ex-partner Muhammed Ali Basar has […]

New review of post-secondary funding raises concerns from advocacy groups

Jasmine Wagstaff, student editorial assistant

January 5, 2026

The provincial government recently announced that it’s launching an independent review of the post-secondary sector’s sustainability, and students and advocacy groups are raising concerns about what might happen as a result. A similar review was conducted in 2022 by former deputy minister and BCIT president Don Wright; the findings of that review were shelved but […]

Nexus newspaper January 5, 2026 full issue

Greg Pratt, managing edtor

January 5, 2026

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News Briefs: January 5, 2026 issue

Jasmine Wagstaff, student editorial assistant

January 5, 2026

Langford students get card perks Camosun College students attending the John Horgan Campus in Langford now have access to discounts at local businesses. Students who go to the campus—which is a joint venture with Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia—now have access to Campus Perks, which gives […]

Nexus newspaper November 26, 2025 full issue

Greg Pratt, managing editor

November 26, 2025

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Federal budget 2025 further reduces international student permits, advocacy groups weigh in

Lydia Zuleta, student editor

November 26, 2025

The 2025 federal budget will roughly halve the number of international-student study permits beginning next year, despite concerns over financial strain on colleges and universities—some of which, like Camosun, are already confronting major budget deficits. Passed on Monday, November 17, the budget—Canada Strong—plans to issue a maximum of 155,000 new international student permits in 2026, […]

News Briefs: November 25, 2025 issue

Tyler Calhoon-Cardinal and Jasmine Wagstaff, student editorial assistants

November 26, 2025

Camosun quarterly budget update On November 4, Camosun College announced that as of September 30, six months into its fiscal year, it was in a deficit position. While a deficit position halfway through the fiscal year isn’t unusual, the deficit is currently $2.2 million higher than anticipated, due to reduced revenues and spending on higher […]

Nexus newspaper November 12, 2025 full issue

Greg Pratt, managing editor

November 12, 2025

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Camosun College Student Society fall election results in

Tyler Calhoon-Cardinal, student editorial assistant

November 12, 2025

The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall student elections from Wednesday, October 22 to Friday, October 24. A total of 602 students voted in the election, down from 688 in last year’s fall elections. CCSS external executive Terence Baluyut notes that the turnout for this election was low, which is typical for a […]