Student Editor’s Letter: Don’t forget the importance of in-person learningDuring her daily briefing on Tuesday, August 4, BC provincial health officer Bonnie Henry acknowledged the importance of children being in classroom settings when they’re learning. This importance can extend to both social and intellectual spheres. We all know how important childhood really is: it forms the rest of your life. A close second to […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: The power of the labelMy mom has told me that she does not like labels. Before I even went to my first Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) meeting, I made an announcement to my mom, step-dad, and brother, who I was living with at the time following a relationship with a violent, abusive, manipulative nightmare of a man. […] Continue Reading |
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News Briefs: August 4 web exclusiveCamosun launches nursing bursary Camosun college students studying emergency nursing may be eligible for a new bursary, which commemorates long-time emergency room nurse Irene McKinlay, who recently passed away. McKinlay’s family and colleagues donated over $24,000 to the Camosun College Foundation toward the new Irene McKinlay Memorial Nursing Bursary. The first annual $1,000 bursary will […] Continue Reading |
Camosun develops portable sterilization device for face masksAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s an increased need for respiratory masks and a decrease in resources available, particularly in more isolated areas. In response to this problem, researchers at Camosun Innovates (CI) have developed a small, portable ultraviolet-C (UV-C) sterilization device that will allow disposable N95 face masks to be reused. The […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: New album from Monograms resonates in trying timesMonograms Only a Ceiling Can Stay Inside Forever (PaperCup Music) 4.5/5 The greatest hope any musician has for their work is that the music they make resonates with all who hear it. Monogram’s new album, Only a Ceiling Can Stay Inside Forever, does indeed just that: it resonates with its audience, big time. When made […] Continue Reading |
Editor’s Letter: Complete your college experience and come write for NexusFor obvious reasons, we took a break from printing copies of the paper this summer. One of the benefits that we lost there is that we usually make it very clear in the issues that you, Camosun College students, can—and should!—write for Nexus. So allow me to take a minute now to explain what normally […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Enjoying summer at CamosunWith what post-secondary education means evolving by the week, summer at Camosun could mean more now than it ever has. I once wrote an editor’s letter sitting under an oak in Beacon Hill Park looking at the ducks and hoping to see a peacock. Alas, one didn’t spread its wings, but I couldn’t help but […] Continue Reading |
Local protest proves Black struggle still exists in VictoriaOn Canada Day, I joined the crowd at the Parliament Buildings. But this year it wasn’t a day filled with crowds of patriotic Canadians drunkenly singing “O Canada” to celebrate the colonial birth of their country. This year it was, as many rightfully called it, a very “unhappy birthday” celebration for Canada. And I have […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Opera Victoria singers get vulnerable with pop-up performancesAfter lockdown hit in March, there was a brief period of time where local performers, artists, and audience members found fulfillment in doing online shows. But the excitement over performing online faded quickly, says Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) director of community engagement Rebecca Hass, so POV did what Hass says artists need to do to […] Continue Reading |
