Open Space: 2021 is the year of positive changeNormally, New Year’s is a highly festive time of year. It’s a holiday where students gather to bring in a new year and to celebrate all of the accomplishments the previous year brought with it. New Year’s is an incredibly important tradition for our society, especially this year. Yes, COVID-19 is still here, we’re smack […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: New year, same meGoodbye 2020, and hello 2021! The past 12 months really threw a lot at us. There were bushfires in Australia, murder hornets in BC, Black Lives Matter protests across North America, and a worldwide pandemic. With such a whirlwind year finally behind us, I think many people are breathing out a huge sigh of relief. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Co-op photo contest winner says movement is critical, especially during pandemicCamosun Sport and Fitness Leadership (SFL) graduate David Liira was recently featured in the winning photograph in Camosun’s 2020 Co-op Photo Contest. Liira, who is now a kinesiologist at Backfit Clinic, worked at Backfit during his Co-op work term; that’s when the photo of him was taken that ended up winning the contest. “We tried […] Continue Reading |
Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Emily WelchOur team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […] Continue Reading |
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Camosun and Concert Properties partner on mobile, province-wide trades trainingCamosun College has partnered with Vancouver-based real estate company Concert Properties to bring hands-on mobile trades training to remote BC communities. In April of 2019, Concert Properties committed to donating $250,000 over three years to allow Camosun to expand its Trades for Success program, which focuses on bringing trades education to youth, adult, and K-12 […] Continue Reading |
Unsettled and Striving: Extraction is not resilienceThere is an enormous empty chasm in communication within this country right now. All across so-called “Canada” there is a rift developing that is setting Indigenous nations and their allies against the Canadian government and big corporations (specifically in the oil and gas industry). I am watching Indigenous communities stand in solidarity against fully militarized […] Continue Reading |
Camosun automotive students get donation of tools from foundationCamosun College has received additional tool sets for their automotive students thanks to a recent donation from a Maple Ridge-based foundation. The Ed Coates Memorial Foundation—a foundation formed after Lordco Auto Parts co-founder/president/CEO Ed Coates, who was passionate about sustainability and the automotive industry, passed away in 2014—recently donated 12 tool kits to the college. […] Continue Reading |
The Examined Life: ConspiraciesKlaus Conrad, a psychiatrist, coined the term “apophenia” in 1958. It means to perceive pattern or meaning where there is none. He theorized that it was a natural human tendency to make these connections. Usually this term refers to patterns in everyday things like images or numbers. But I also think it plays a role […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Finding trust and safety in relationshipsOne of the best gifts I’ve received from joining the Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) fellowship is a plethora of genuine, fulfilling, connected friendships. I have developed new friendships over the past three years and deepened some of my longstanding relationships via the path of addiction recovery. This is not a coincidence. Addictions—whether to […] Continue Reading |
