Open Space: Predatory landlords forcing financially vulnerable into ruinationIf you’ve had to move within the last year, you’re one of many Canadians to discover the absolute horror that is the rental market in 2022. According to data collected by rental platform zumper.com, since September 2021, rent for a 1-bedroom in Victoria has risen by 29 percent, up to around $2,200 a month, while […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation important first stepThe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on September 30, and it’s an important first step for the Canadian government toward making amends with our Indigenous communities. However, there is still much more to be done. After decades of ignoring and diminishing the generational impact of residential schools and the stories of survivors, the […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 21, 2022 issueProvincial government freezes tuition: 25 years ago, the NDP government decided to freeze post-secondary tuition in British Columbia, as a story in our September 15, 1997 issue detailed. The premier at the time, Glen Clark, said it was his top priority to put the issue of student debt on the federal agenda. Where’s this priority […] Continue Reading |
Coping with the pandemic—and life—with Game of ThronesI’ve spent the last year trying to discover what was hiding under all my fear. Since 2019, we’ve all been in the middle of a plague and were forced to adapt. But society has moved on and the world has been dealing with a great deal of sadness. COVID-19 was a just an undergarment to […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 6, 2022 issueCFS fights loan repayment plan: A story in our September 2, 1997 issue detailed how the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) was fighting a government repayment plan for student loans that allowed students who could pay loans faster to save on interest. The CFS—which Camosun students were paying members of at this time—said that this […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun fee-deadline change fails studentsCamosun College has imposed new fee and class-drop deadlines that, while holding merit, fail in addressing a fair opportunity for students to make decisions regarding their career path. I agree that it’s a good idea that the full cost of selected courses be paid three weeks prior to start of classes, to allow the school […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: It’s time to rethink social mediaOne of the biggest issues that came out of my generation’s technological revolution regards the use of social media. While it can be a very helpful tool some of the time, I would argue that most of the time the bad aspects outweigh the good. Here are some of the reasons why we need to […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun fee-deadline changes another economic barrier to educationCamosun College has changed its timeline for registration dates and fee deadlines, and if you’re like me, you didn’t find out until people started complaining about it. In previous years, tuition wasn’t due until after the first week or so of classes. This allowed students to add or drop classes without difficulty. Take the first […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Self-induced extreme intoxication defence terrifyingOn Friday May 13, The Supreme Court of Canada made the unanimous decision to support the defence of “self-induced extreme intoxication” in court. In other words, you can now avoid conviction for committing violent crime if you’re high or drunk enough. Seriously. This ruling came from the case of Matthew Winston Brown, who broke into […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Post-secondary needs to be free for healthcare workersThere is currently a massive shortage of doctors and nurses in Canada, and the government has played a big part in this, so the government must now fix this problem by providing—at least temporarily—free post-secondary training for healthcare workers. In a recent market outlook published by the Government of Canada, it was estimated that there […] Continue Reading |
