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I can’t be the only member of the Camosun community feeling like things are never going to be back to normal again on campus. After seeing a photo on the Nexus website of the sandwich boards displayed on campus right now, it’s hard to not feel like the dystopia we recently wrote a warning about […]

After weeks of lockdown, BC is now deep into phase two of its COVID-19 recovery strategy, and, assuming transmission rates of COVID-19 stay low, is set to enter phase three sometime in June, meaning that more restrictions will be lifted and citizens can ease into a “new normal.” After the bizarre and distressing experience of […]

The Province of British Columbia has started to ease up the heavy restrictions placed during the kick-off of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that non-essential services and businesses such as elective surgeries, dental offices, hair salons, and restaurants are all starting to reopen. For me, it feels like it hasn’t been that long since these […]

Having taken a few online courses back when they were a mere option, I can say with confidence that distance learning is set up for, and excelled at, by a really small percentage of the Camosun population (and I’m talking students and staff). We are all doing our best here, but what happens when you’ve […]

There is no doubt about it: we are at war. But not the type of war we have grown accustomed to. No, we are at war with our opinions. Especially when we start to prepare for life post-COVID-19. Many people have strong opinions about how we best prepare for this. Some say that it’s fine […]

This week will see British Columbia businesses and citiens adapting to the second phase of the provincial government’s plan to keep the province safe amidst a global pandemic. Although BC moving into an evolved form of physical distancing seems enticing, there’s been a clear over-estimation on behalf of the government of the public’s ability to […]

Camosun students were excited when prime minister Justin Trudeau announced the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) on April 22. But, as we reported at the time, some were wary, as well. I know I was, since I had applied for unemployment benefits in the past but got denied because of the many picky details that […]

It’s only been a few years since it became apparent to me that even though most people deal with anxiety to some degree, not everyone feels anxious virtually every waking moment. I was already into my 30s before I realized that I myself felt acutely anxious nearly all day, every day. But I could not […]

It’s day 63 for me. I’ve grown to hate the Q-word (you know the one). It’s a negative word used to describe something that’s paying off and necessary, and, therefore, positive. But I also hate it when people decide the word is the issue, when really it’s so often the associations of the word, or […]

Everyone is on the edge of their seats: for the first time in two months, we’ve been shown there there is an end to all this… Well, “change” would be a better term than “end.” Nothing is ending. But some things could change for the post-secondary sector by the fall. After finally getting settled into […]