Open Space: To like or not to like the word “like”When did we get so lazy about speaking our own language? I’m guilty of it myself: the insertion of “like” into every sentence, for example, using it as an adjective, an adverb, a preposition. Using “like” can send the meaning of one very simple sentence into many different directions, and we don’t ever think about […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 10, 2018 issueThat went on for way too long: In our October 18, 1993 issue, the story “Permaware to be reinstated” talked about how Beaver Foods, who ran the Lansdowne cafeteria at the time, were making the decision to bring non-disposable cutlery, plates, cups, and bowls back to the cafeteria. Beaver Foods had used these before, but […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Schools should be failing studentsSchools should fail students earlier than high school. School is a place where people are supposed to learn how to do things and succeed. But I’ve found that the school system itself is a bit of a wreck. Not many people are prepared for life after school. I’ve known people who only just made it […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: The importance of buying localWhen is the last time you took out $100 and burned it? My guess is you’ve done it hundreds—if not thousands—of times. Have you ever purchased from Walmart? Do your clothes come from Forever 21, H&M, Joe Fresh? If the answer is “yes” to any one of these (and these are just the tip of […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 26, 2018Sharp cuts: We talked in the last 25 Years Ago in Nexus about Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) chairperson John-Henry Harter writing a letter to the editor attacking Beaver Foods, which ran the Lansdowne cafeteria at the time, for using disposable cutlery. Two people wrote letters in our October 4, 1993 issue attacking Harter’s letter, […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun needs to do better for students with mental illnessesStudents with invisible mental illnesses—for example, depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder—are largely forgotten when it comes to inclusion at post-secondary institutions, such as Camosun College. Despite the fact that roughly one in five people here in Canada suffers from mental-health barriers, students with mental illnesses are often left out of school events and activities […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 12, 2018 issueVirtually upset: In the Excrementia Factorum column in our September 20, 1993 issue, writer Shelley Evans, after saying that video games can cause “family separation, murder or suicide!” says, “I can’t wait until virtual reality is finally in the hands of consumers.” Well, the technology has had a long gestation period but seems to finally, […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: August 29, 2018 issueStill going strong: The story “Women’s Centre opens” in our September 7, 1993 issue reported that the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) was opening the Women’s Centre on the Lansdowne campus. The centre was then located in the Fisher building; the CCSS still runs the Women’s Centre, which is now located on the main floor […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Students need to get involved to have their voice heardCamosun’s student government is a political force made up of our own bodies. We are the people who sit down at the table with organizations like the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) to speak as a collective voice on the things that matter most. Camosun student affiliation with the CFS—who recently expulsed Camosun students from […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: On whether or not to be a motherMy relationship with motherhood has always been complicated and uncertain. I’ve had every opinion from “I’m never going to have kids” (ages 20 to 26) to “If I’m still single when I’m 35, I’m gonna hit up a sperm bank and do this independent-woman style” (ages 26 to 30). When I was 30, I made […] Continue Reading |
