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 |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: May 4, 2022 issueCutting the cable: April 24 to 30, 1997 was International TV Turn-off Week and Nexus writers had varying opinions on this cause, according to a story in our April 14, 1997 issue. On one hand, there was the argument that we shouldn’t be getting our cultural cues from advertisement-funded corporations, and that the consumption of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Simple Earth Day tips for studentsWe take Earth Day for granted. This day should serve as a opportunity to work together to do beneficial acts that will help ease our planet’s suffering and, in turn, our own. Over the last two years, we have faced ferocious windstorms, out-of-season snowfalls, prolonged and severe fire seasons… We have lost our homes and […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: April 6, 2022 issueElection fraud: A story in our April 1, 1997 issue detailed how the Camosun College Student Society elections happening at the time were being postponed due to alleged election fraud. An anonymously written pamphlet that was circulated around the college accused the student society of “rigging the nomination period to give preference to their friends.” […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: The importance of placeOne thing that I’ve learned as I’ve grown up is the value of place—places that I’ve lived in or spent fond memories at; places that have been a part of my daily life for a long period of time. Seeing how these places that were once important to me have changed over time, or ceased […] Continue Reading |
