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In need of a transition from the weekend’s errands, family time, workouts, and scarce relaxation, I decided to take a walk around the block on Sunday night. The air was thick and quiet with solstice heat. Summer has a certain smell that I only notice in the first few days of it—a mix of sweat […]

After a year and a half of living life under provincial regulations put in place to keep us all safe, healthy, and functioning as best as we can, it’s hard to believe, but Monday—when the provincial government announced that we were moving into stage two of its restart plan—was a reminder that things will get […]

Waking up to the news that the last surviving liberator of Auschwitz, David Dushman, had died at 98 was a reminder to reflect on our history as people and to let it humble us. The sheer scope of human suffering that man must’ve witnessed is beyond the realm of comprehension to me, but that doesn’t […]

A local trombonist talking about how the pandemic has changed live shows; a column analyzing gendered marketing; a Nexus contributing writer opening up after a truly unthinkable tragedy: another week of stories is in full swing at our site. Reading them, I’m reminded again of the importance of having a diverse selection of student voices. […]

In Sweden, a person can go on sick leave for burnout. If you’re feeling chronically burnt out, it’s fine, take some time off. It’s yet another nod to the beginning of the end of the American dream, capitalism, and many other systems bordering on geriatric. Over the weekend, in a community group I’m part of […]

As a sort of pre-requisite, I feel like I need to say that I’m no anti-vaxxer. Before a trip to the Caribbean a couple of years a go, I got over $1,000 of shots, including a rabies vaccine (a rabid bite is almost surely a death sentence without it). When it came time to make […]

I’m 27, and for all those years, I’ve bought into what I was told: that hard work meant happiness. That 15-hour days were impressive, and that working through lunch was how you got ahead. Sure, take a nap if you want, but do so with the knowledge that someone else is contributing to society while […]

Like many of you, this year at Camosun has been my first year of higher education. I haven’t set foot on a college campus; I’ve only logged into one. But even with no real basis for comparison, I know that in-person school must be better than this. I was told that the best part of […]

With spring classes starting this week, students are gearing up for seven really intense weeks of studying. For me, spring classes have always been a double-edged sword. They’re done quicker, but can a person really learn—actually absorb and keep—information in half the amount of time of a normal semester? Of course some people can, but […]

Running a college must be a tough job to do at any point, but especially now, considering the lack of detail around provincial health officer Bonnie Henry’s announcement in March that post-secondary institutions can prepare for a full return in September. In pandemic time, those words were uttered half a century ago. It’s time for […]