25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 15, 2025 issueRed scare: The demand for higher pay that mirrors a high cost of living hardly sounds ludicrous to those who work for minimum wage; In 2000, the proposed $8 minimum wage, an increase of $0.40, turned heads. In our October 15, 2000, we cover that while some praised the plan by the BC government, citing […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Coping with the stress of an increasingly dangerous worldHow do you feel when you watch the news? Are you happy about the direction the world is heading in? Are you comfortable with the road our leaders have put us on? Are you confident in your ability to navigate the hazards that are present and on the horizon? If you regularly follow world events, […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 1, 2025 issueFossil in the making: If you found a time capsule of the year 2000, what ever would you expect to find? A Tamogatchi, frosted lip gloss, or a burned compilation CD of The White Stripes? In our October 2, 2000 issue, we covered the assembly of Camosun’s turn-of-the-century time capsule, which hoped to fossilize the […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun College bathrooms lack inclusivityIf you’re a gender-diverse or disabled student at Camosun, good luck finding an appropriate bathroom. Our so-called “accessible bathrooms” are proof that accessibility for some is not necessarily accessibility for all. Bathrooms should be boring, but on the Lansdowne campus, they feel like a nightmare. Let’s start with accessibility. Most of our “accessible” bathrooms are […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 17, 2025 issueTele-Reg-o-Mania: In the age of exasperating online class registration and complicated student portals, we should be grateful of the system’s immediacy. In our September 18, 2000 issue, writer Shane Berkholtz complained about the then-new and painful Tele-Reg process, where students use their phones to—get this—call a Camosun hotline to register for classes. Although it may […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: In defence of real lifeDigital connection has never been more essential. We stay close to friends across continents, access unlimited information, and build communities around shared interests. Life is lived increasingly online, and while millennials and Gen Zs have been coined as “digital natives,” our digital ecosystems have become fertile ground for conquest by those seeking profits. Your attention […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 17, 2025 issueCamosun president appointed for second term Lane Trotter has been appointed as Camosun College president for a second five-year term. Trotter’s first term started on January 1, 2022; that term ends on December 31, 2026 and his new term will begin on January 1, 2027. Before starting at Camosun, Trotter was president and CEO of […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 2, 2025 issueFall-ing and can’t get up: Former Nexus writer Jon Valentine’s “Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the New School Year” reads like a schoolboy manifesto. For our September 5, 2000 issue, he modelled his insight and prophesized the BC government’s end of a tuition freeze (resulting in the collective student debt of $500 […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Stop and smell the campusJust last May, I, like so many other Business students, made a gruelling decision. One that would fill the preceding few months with stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. I decided to take summer courses. With the arrival of the warmth and the flourish of nature, students yearned longingly for the outside. I saw it in my […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun needs to re-evaluate math creditI’ve taken a variety of courses at Camosun: English, philosophy, psychology, and symbolic logic, for example. I achieved a broad education, which is what Camosun wants, and I mostly did it on my terms. But there was one course that was required for my program, and I did everything I could to avoid it. Getting […] Continue Reading |
