Open Space: An open mind is still the only way to grow“Shut down the tar sands!” Those were the words on a bumper sticker I placed on my computer last fall during a semester at UVic. The everyday struggle was getting tough and I needed family support, which happened to be in Fort McMurray. I got a one-way flight in the dead of winter. Imagine the […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusUncomfortable parallel: It was more than a little chilling and upsetting to crack open our March 22, 1993 issue to read about a sexual assault on a chip trail at UVic. The cover of this issue claimed that “The Times They Are a Changin’” (hey, leave us alone: we can use cliches sometimes). In light […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: What’s down with textbook lineups?An argument for the more staid and aggravating traditions at Camosun College could be this: “We’ve always done it this way! A curse on all creative solutions!” There are inexplicable oversights not tied to higher costs, like (finally) moving the smokers further out, or not addressing the very real health issue of perfume-overdosed students in […] Continue Reading |
History: 20 years ago in NexusBookstore retorts: So, last issue in this column we talked about how way back in our February 22, 1993 issue, letter-writer Anton Prins expressed concern over the bookstore using 182 pieces of paper to promote Valentine’s Day. Well, in our March 8, 1993 issue, Camosun bookstore manager Darla Stipanovich sent in a letter of her […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun student tells tale of trouble with mathLast Wednesday I wrote my first math test since I gave up on the subject in 1974. I scored 94 percent, and I’m angry. For 37 years I knew I was “no good at math,” but after only a month, a little gumption, and lots of help from my math teacher, I receive an almost […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: No such thing as a safe spaceThere was a story in the last issue of Nexus about an event that the Camosun College Student Society was getting ready to host: a dance party as part of the One Billion Rising movement. One Billion Rising is a global movement of people, primarily women, rising up in protest of violence against women. This […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusWild times: I’m beginning to think the ’90s were a more radical, strange time than we think. In our event listings for the February 22, 1993 issue, phrases such as “comedic feminist terrorism” and “the 5 White Guys” and “their rocking R&R band, Simply White” were casually dropped, as well as a notification that we […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Public losing sight of pipeline’s true detrimentIn order for BC residents to get some bucks back in their pockets, they need an oil spill. If you think about it, logically, there would be several benefits for residents in the case of an oil spill. Think about all the homeless and jobless people that could be given work and taught better values […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusHuh?: Our January 25, 1993 issue featured an article titled “A woman and her wolf,” which was about a local woman and her pet… wolf. The animal, named Karpatheon, was “98% Timber wolf” who lived in James Bay in a “makeshift den in a basement suite.” Karpatheon enjoyed running through Beacon Hill Park and, as […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Rethinking ProtestsThe first time I went to a protest on the lawn of the parliament buildings was a waste of time. My first real act of civil disobedience, I fully expected to be pepper sprayed, sucker-punched, and arrested by truncheon-wielding cops. I even had a 50/50 mix of Maalox and water in a spray bottle for […] Continue Reading |
