{"id":8199,"date":"2013-11-27T08:50:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=8199"},"modified":"2013-11-26T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T17:49:37","slug":"20-years-ago-in-nexus-november-27-2013-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/11\/27\/20-years-ago-in-nexus-november-27-2013-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>20 Years Ago in<\/em> Nexus: November 27, 2013 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Long-term forecast = not good: <\/b>The cover story for our November 29, 1993 issue was a surprisingly grim look at job prospects for students, rising tuition fees, and budget woes for Camosun. \u201cThe \u201980s will never be recreated, and for some of us, these will be the good old days,\u201d is how the story ends. Of course, hindsight being what it is, some people might now refer to the \u201990s as good old days indeed. What do you think? Are students in a better or worse position now than they were 20 years ago? Let us know your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nexus-4-7-for-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8201 alignleft\" alt=\"nexus 4-7 for web\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nexus-4-7-for-web.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nexus-4-7-for-web.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nexus-4-7-for-web-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nexus-4-7-for-web-180x130.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>No penises, no vaginas: <\/b>Gender issues are always sensitive, as displayed in a letter to the editor in this issue from Athena Tupatsch. The student says she was offended by a flyer that the Camosun College Women\u2019s Centre was handing out at the time, which had a \u201cdetailed illustration of female genitalia\u201d on it. Tupatsch, who also clarified that she is indeed a feminist, said, \u201cJust as I do not want to see the penis paraded across my eyes, I do not want to see the vagina paraded across my eyes. Nor do I see any need to pull my pants down to demand my moral rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The future is now: <\/b>In the <i>EcoLogic<\/i> column, Jonathan Beckwith decries the rebuilding of the Island Highway, saying the money could be better put to use with light rapid transit lines and bicycle paths. He ends off by saying, \u201cAnd by the way, whatever happened to solar and electric cars?\u201d It took a while, Jonathan, but electric cars are finally buzzin\u2019 up the streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-term forecast = not good: The cover story for our November 29, 1993 issue was a surprisingly grim look at job prospects for students, rising tuition fees, and budget woes for Camosun. \u201cThe \u201980s will never be recreated, and for some of us, these will be the good old days,\u201d is how the story ends. 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