Open Space: Students should be voting in provincial electionsBeing a first-time voter and a post-secondary student while there are elections happening means it’s easy to get lost in the riot of opinions or opt to take a seat on the sidelines of what can seem like a political storm. And of course there are a percentage of us students that are simply too […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 7, 2026 issueSmoothie operators: If you were wandering around the Interurban campus in September 2001 looking for something a little more exciting than coffee, tea, or pop, students in Camosun’s Basic Food Services Training program had you covered. In our September 28, 2001 issue, we visited the Mixt Greens Juice Bar, where students prepared smoothies, fruit juices, […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun needs to offer more night classesCamosun has long been the go-to school for career changes, academic rematches, education with less financial pressure, and friction-free pathways to heavyweight institutions such as UVic and UBC. Camosun’s purpose is built on the principle of accessibility. But let’s be real here: if you work, if you have familial responsibilities, if you have to wrestle […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 23, 2026 issueSeptember 11 aftermath: Our issue from 25 years ago came out on September 17, 2001, not even a week after the horrific events of September 11. In the View Points column, Nexus writer Sarah Petrescu asked “will increased militarism, surveillance, and suspicion be justified in defence of upholding ‘good’ forces in the world?” amid worries […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Two-tiered health care in BC not the solutionAlberta’s movement toward a two-tier health-care system is concerning. By allowing physicians to bill both publicly and privately (patient-paid care), the province is gambling with its citizens’ money. If Canada determines Alberta’s new regulations fall outside of the Canada Health Act (federal legislation mandating access to health care without cost to patients), Alberta will be […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun tuition-drop deadline exclusionaryIn 2022, Camosun reaffirmed academia’s commitment to exclusionism by moving the 100-percent-tuition-refund course-drop deadline backwards three weeks. Historically, the deadline was after classes began so students could, without financial penalty, drop a course after attending a few lectures. But the requirement to lock in course enrolment (and tuition) before classes start is problematic. Because of […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 8, 2026 issueCorporate collusion: Concerned about corporate influence on campus? I mean, you probably should be, and you wouldn’t be alone in that: back in our September 4, 2001 issue, we covered how students were upset about corporate donor plaques popping up around campus. “I think it is pretty disgusting,” said Camosun College Student Society director Kristen […] Continue Reading |
Closing the Interurban Math Help Centre hurts studentsAs the summer term switches over to the fall term, the weather won’t be the only change at Camosun College. One loss students will face is the closure of the Math Help Centre at the Interurban campus. So, I have a question: should the School of Arts and Access be renamed to the School of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: When it comes to adulthood, there is no timelineSomewhere along the way, we were handed a very specific timeline for adulthood: graduate high school at 18, finish college or university in your early 20s, and get a job to start building a career. By your mid-20s, you’re, apparently, supposed to know exactly what you’re doing. But walk around a college campus and that […] Continue Reading |
Car dependency is ruining our citiesAfter living in the Northwest Territories for a month, I can confidently say that I’m a happy driver of my Ford F-150. I work about an hour walk away, along a dirt road with not a sidewalk in sight. Quads and side-by-sides rip around on dirt roads left and right, and the neighbours’ off-leash dog […] Continue Reading |
