Student Editor’s Letter: It’s time to break out those rations“COVID brain” is a real thing: some people with COVID-19 report a brain fog for months after their diagnosis. So it’s not exactly correct to use that phrase to describe what I’m currently experiencing. Let’s call it “isolation fog.” In the last couple weeks in particular, I’ve noticed pants and sweaters fit a little looser; […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus now at the helm of female-owned welding companyWhen Camosun College Women in Trades alumnus Bronté Freeman—who took trades Foundations Level C in 2016 and Level B in 2017—was growing up, there was always tools and equipment around. Coming from a family of fix-it-yourself entrepreneurs, Freeman isn’t surprised she ended up where she did—as lead fabricator and business owner of local welding company […] Continue Reading |
Camosun anticipating $6.7-million deficit due to COVID-19 crisisCamosun College is now looking at a deficit of approximately $6.7 million this fiscal year due to COVID-19. Among the factors impacting the college’s revenue is international tuition: Camosun anticipated that there would be a drop in international enrollment from the fall 2020 term to the winter 2021 term, and there has been. International enrollment […] Continue Reading |
CCSS joins campaign for release of jailed women’s rights activistThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has joined a campaign to free University of British Columbia (UBC) alumnus and Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul. The #StudentsForLoujain campaign is being organized by three student groups at UBC; 23 student societies from across BC—as well as the British Columbia Federation of Students and the Alliance of […] Continue Reading |
An Inside Voice: Online and upwardRecently, I read that students like ourselves are depressed over the amount of work it takes to take online classes. The number of emails that have to be answered, the online lectures, the scheduling of study time around the classes, and group meetings if—God forbid—you’ve been assigned a group project. And, of course, all of […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: What happens when safe isn’t healthy?The prospect of another term of isolation is… daunting, to say the least, and—to land somewhere between dramatic and realistic—downright depressing. It’s January, so it’s always dark and raining these days, so is there anything better to do than reheat the coffee, put on a warm sweater, and take a bunch of classes? Seems simple […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: New year’s resolutionsIt’s easy to make new year’s resolutions, but we tend to quit when it gets hard. In years past, I was not one to make any, realizing the futility. However, in honour of my ongoing recovery from addiction, primarily from sex and unhealthy relationships with men, I am more inclined to resolve to set clear […] Continue Reading |
New lab “huge step forward for students,” says Camosun Innovates directorCamosun College is in the process of getting its Miracle—which stands for “materials, integration, research and creativity”—lab ready. At 3,600 square feet, it’s expected to be open in March of this year at the college’s Interurban campus, adjacent to the Jack White Building. In the lab, students will make materials into carbon fibre; the result […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: What 2020 taught me about self-care“This is it. This is the year things get really great!” I can still hear my friend’s words from last year’s NYE party, as he yelled them into my ear over the pulsing trance music and the noise of the crowd. I remember agreeing, feeling deeply in my bones that something big was coming—something exciting! […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 8, 2021 web exclusiveBad news: Our January 8, 1996 issue featured a duo of grim headlines on the front page: “Apprentice programs expect severe cut-backs” and “Federal funding restrictions cut education to the bone.” The latter featured a particularly dour photo of a student forking over money while a buzzsaw approached their arms. Ugh, and we thought 2020 […] Continue Reading |
