Student Editor’s Letter: Getting out of the hazeOn Friday, September 12, a large group of UVic students gathered outside the UVic McPherson Library to party. Now, that’s usually pretty normal—socializing in colossal groups is part of post-secondary culture. But at this point in 2020, it’s not normal. Or at least it shouldn’t be. According to UVic’s student newspaper The Martlet, there were […] Continue Reading |
Because I Said So: The in-betweenLately, I’ve been thinking a lot about beginnings, endings, and everything in between. I’ve realized over time that getting from point A to point B is never a smooth, straight line; instead, it’s curvy and jagged, and I can never find that darn ruler when I need it. Twenty years ago, I married the person […] Continue Reading |
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The Examined Life: My mind, blindIt’s fascinating that our entire human existence is spent inside our minds. Yes, we use our bodies to interact with the world and other people, but there is a buffer zone between our brains and the world. That buffer zone is what we call “the senses.” Thanks to vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, it […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Brothertiger create musical journey with Paradise LostBrothertiger Paradise Lost (Satanic Panic) 4/5 Brooklyn-based electronic pop musician John Jagos explores longing and contentment in Brothertiger’s fourth album, Paradise Lost. The 10 songs follow a journey that starts in the discovery of serenity and ends with the realization that “home” is, perhaps, a fluid term. Jagos acknowledges that things aren’t always as they […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: It is hereNo matter your involvement at the college, it’s fair to say you’ve probably spent the better part of six months wondering how this would look. Now it’s here: students are back. Of course, “students being back” means something entirely different in this context than it did six months ago. There are welcome signs waving in […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus prepares for season five of award-winning showWhen Morgan Waters attended the Applied Communications program at Camosun College in 2001, he never imagined that, a few short years later, he would be the director, co-creator, star, and writer of a web series that would be nominated for an International Emmy, take home a couple of Canadian Screen Awards, and get picked up […] Continue Reading |
Camosun retools counselling services for fall semesterCamosun College is taking a new approach in its Counselling department in September, and it hopes that students will benefit from the changes. The department is implementing a responsive access model for its services; the model is based on the stepped-care model originally developed for primary health care and is being used by post-secondary institutions […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 8, 2020 web exclusiveBad times, bad times: The story “Federal cuts to BC mean fewer dollars for post-secondary education” in our September 5, 1995 issue talked about how there was set to be approximately $250 million in cuts to BC post-secondary over a three-year period. It’s easy to get bogged down in bad news in 2020, but, rest […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: CodependencyLike many sex and love addicts, I also fall under the category of “codependent.” I think this term is fairly common today, but still there is significant misunderstanding and lack of knowledge around codependency. It is not a healthy way of depending on others, like interdependence, where both or all people are whole and complete […] Continue Reading |
