Open Space: Online courses offer freedomOnline courses have gotten a bad rep due to COVID. That’s fair: they aren’t for everyone. Being forced into a learning environment that doesn’t work for you is awful. However, there are benefits that shouldn’t be overlooked. I’ve taken online courses from three different institutions over three decades. Delivery of distance education has significantly improved. […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Increasing working hours would be beneficial for international studentsAs an international student, balancing my academic commitments with the constant financial burden of living in Canada is hard. As someone who has been here for seven years, since I started studying in Canada in Grade 10, I have been both a witness to and a victim of the ridiculous increase of the cost living […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 2, 2024 issueAre you there, God? It’s me, a Camosun student: In a decade where Nirvana and Radiohead ruled supreme, God was an antiquated square. As such, the general religious landscape was undergoing major transformations. Camosun students had lots to say on the subject in our October 4, 1999 issue. Writer Sandra D. Pearce covered the changing […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Students forced into moral dilemma with defence contractor’s Umo appYou’d think that in 2024, with the government constantly spouting on about the value and strength of Canadian commerce, we would have Canadian-owned companies administrating our public transportation systems—but, no, your new Umo bus pass and app is delivered to you through a US-based defence contractor. You read that right: a defence and public transportation […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 18, 2024 issueWhack-a-car: Our September 20, 1999 issue was no exception to the general chaos of 1999. This issue covered the successful launch of the U-Pass at Camosun, marked with a ceremonious car smash. Lined up to demolish the beater, students took a swing with a sledgehammer after Victoria Regional Transit Commission chair Judy Brownoff gave a […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Finding connection in sufferingThis summer, I attended the Otherworld Burning Man event, four days of non-stop electronic music with bass lines so deep you can feel the vibrations in your bones. Psychedelic drugs are everywhere. Burning Man events are about escaping the cagey terror of living in a paranoid culture where we’re afraid of our neighbours, whose names […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 3, 2024 issue3 days of peace and music: In our September 8, 1999 issue, “intrepid reporter” Jason Loxton detailed the preceding moments before he entered the gates of Woodstock ’99 hell. The palpable stench of sloppily discarded trash and testosterone-fuelled sweat consumed the air with vigour. Tents and their respective citizens lined the festival grounds, making it […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: People’s Park proves student encampments can work on many levelsStudent encampments have taken place at numerous universities over the years, for various reasons. But do they work? The People’s Park encampment began occupying the unceded lək̓ʷəŋən territory known as the quad at the University of Victoria on May 1 in solidarity with Palestine. They have five demands, including UVic pulling out of investments in […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Co-op work term placements an important part of college educationWhile there are many reasons people choose to pursue post-secondary education, one prominent reason for enrolling is to build a career. Education is a powerful step forward to qualify for many job positions in all different fields and industries, however, I believe education alone often isn’t enough to develop the appropriate workplace skills and land […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Standards of beauty for women still harmfulSociety is hard on women. As long as history has been recorded women have been told that they are to be subservient, that they are “the lesser sex” or the “fairer sex.” Women have been thought of as ornaments and have been told that they are weak and if they get upset about this, then […] Continue Reading |
