Open Space: Arresting addicts not helpful for anyoneI’m not saying that students should be snorting coke off desks in the middle of class or shooting up in the bathroom of Fisher, but heroin, cocaine, and other illicit drugs absolutely need to be decriminalized. It’s a no-brainer. Portugal, for example, has seen drug-related deaths drop from around 400 a year to around 290 […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: We need to change how we eatWhile recently researching a class paper about modern agriculture, I wound up awake late into each night, dumbfounded and intrigued by the obvious and simple truth it seems billions of people have overlooked. And here it is: poor health starts not only with what we are putting into our bodies, but also with what we […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Smoking in public needs to stopTo smoke around another person without their consent is a violation of their basic rights. It’s understandable that cigarette cravings are difficult to control and can strike at any time, but when a person lights up while walking down the sidewalk or sitting at a bus stop, it’s completely unfair to anyone standing within a […] Continue Reading |
Nexus Women’s Lounge critique misses markThere was a passionate critique of the Women’s Lounge—a student-run space on Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus—in a recent Open Space in Nexus (“Camosun’s Women’s Collective needs to rethink approach,” March 16, 2016 issue). Although a positive intention can certainly be assumed on the part of the author, the opinions outlined are an inaccurate portrayal of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Keep obscenity out of the classroomLiberalism, for many people, is interpreted as “liberty.” And, yes, indeed: the Liberals in Canada are known for respecting and protecting our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Liberal party have also been well known for opening this country’s doors to many immigrants and making our mighty country so diverse. However, I don’t intend […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Dog responsibility a must in VictoriaIt was a beautiful day on Mt. Doug, and it was the perfect day to walk my dog, Sid. Sid is a German Shepherd who weighs 100 pounds; he loves Mt. Doug Park and all the animals and humans in it. That day, when Sid and I were in the park, we saw an older […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: March 30, 2016 issueThe man in the window safe at last: The puzzling saga of a cardboard cut-out that went missing from Camosun’s A/V department in January of 1991 came to a conclusion in our April 2, 1991 issue. The piece “Man in window makes appearance at Interurban” detailed how Interurban maintenance worker Alan Perry found Cam Olsun, […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun Women’s Collective needs to rethink approachThe Camosun College Women’s Collective, in its attempt to make a female-friendly space, has missed the true meaning of feminism. With International Women’s Day still fresh in our minds, I think they need to be reminded. The collective’s lounge, also known as the Women’s Centre, is a room in the Richmond House dedicated to women. […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: March 16, 2016 issueAlleged rapists outed: In the piece “Women name rapists on bathroom walls” in our March 19, 1991 issue, the practice of women writing the names of alleged rapists on bathroom walls was discussed. A radical move for 1991, no doubt, and one that is still happening—and being debated—today. Indeed, in the story, therapist Valerie Mantecon […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Government misses mark with MSPOn February 16 finance minister Mike de Jong announced BC’s 2016 budget and this government’s plans for the Medical Services Plan (MSP) in the province. There was a great effort on the government’s part to reduce the cost of MSP payments for low-income families, but they’re missing the mark. Green Party of British Columbia leader […] Continue Reading |
