25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 25, 2023 issueWonder if they’re on Instagram: In our January 26, 1998 issue, we reported that some students were concerned for their safety due to their photos being put on display in a hallway outside of their classrooms for the Computer Technology program at the Interurban campus. Students felt this endangered their anonymity, but the college had […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Learning to live with ADHDAttending college can be difficult for anyone. But, for the roughly 16 percent of college students worldwide living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it’s even harder. After graduating from my small high school a year late, starting college was a mixed bag of emotions. I was excited to get out of the Cowichan Valley, […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 9, 2023 issueNow that’s inflation: In our January 12, 1998 issue, we reported that students were threatening to protest Camosun’s high parking fees. At the time, students were forced to pay $2 a day for parking at the campus. I wish: $2 in 1998 equates to around $3.36 today, and parking all day costs $6.50 now. Wonder […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun has a long way to go before being truly gender inclusiveCamosun often boasts that it is progressive as far as inclusion and diversity goes. Camosun’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policy states that “Inclusion is the process through which we build a community where the diversity of human experiences, perspectives, and identities is recognized and respected. Inclusion fosters belonging. It affords everyone the right to participate […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 30, 2022 issueA reminder about the importance of education: In our November 24, 1997 issue, we reported that World AIDS Day was approaching on December 1, and AIDS was deeply feared by people worldwide. While many people were educated on the reality of AIDS and there were many places to get tested for it, irrational fear still […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Full-time studies not best decision for everyoneReturning to school full-time as a mature student was not the best decision I’ve ever made. Juggling parenting, housework, schoolwork, and friends nagging to hang out has been more overwhelming than I anticipated. I now realize this is probably why many of my friends my age attend post-secondary part-time. Every aspect of my life has […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 16, 2022 issueParking at Camosun still feels like a money grab: The “joys” of parking at Camosun haven’t changed much now from 25 years ago, as a story in our November 10, 1997 issue proves. However, back then, Camosun students paid twice as much as UVic students for parking because they had no parking-pass options. Now, our […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: What is truly a full life?What is it to have a full life? According to society, it’s having a nice car, a family that doesn’t make too much ruckus in public, a house (or rather, these days, a condo), mortgage payments, a job that isn’t too ordinary but also not too unique, either. Above all, of course, you have to […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 2, 2022 issueDifferent time, same goals: In our October 27, 1997 issue, we talked about how a new film program designed to create more jobs in the local film industry was announced by the provincial government. Sound familiar? Recently, there’s been an introduction of film courses at Camosun and the process of building a film studio at […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Missing middle initiative will not help future homeownersThe City of Victoria’s Missing Middle Housing Initiative (MMHI) seeks to create new housing throughout the city, with advocates claiming that the rise in housing stock will permit lower prices that will, in turn, allow hopeful homeowners to enter the market. When we look at the details of what is being proposed with the MMHI, […] Continue Reading |
