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february 1, 2017 issue 10 | volume 27 nexusnewspaper.com camosun’s student voice since 1990 Playing to win Gamers defy gender stereotypes page six CAMOSUN MOVES AHEAD ON NEW INTERURBAN BUILDING PAGE 3 STUDENT COMICS CLUB WELCOMES ALL PAGE 4 VICTORIA FILM FEST BRINGS FILMS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE PAGE 8 2 VIEWS February 1, 2017 student editor’s letter open space Multiple sides of every story Pronoun use shouldn’t trample camosun’s student voice since 1990 There’s no doubt about it: gender issues are touchy, contested topics. freedom of speech Next publication: February 15, 2017 It’s easy to see why some newspapers would shy away from them altogether, THOMAS BUSTEED cause of its lack of definition, to the CONTRIBUTING WRITER Deadline: 9 am Monday February 6, 2017 given that someone’s going to be upset at what’s written, no matter what. point where gender boils down to But they’re important issues to cover, and are certainly on the minds of Address: 3100 Foul Bay Rd., Victoria, BC, “Freedom is a fragile thing and “external or outward presentation V8P 5J2 students today. is never more than one generation through aspects such as dress, Location: Lansdowne Richmond House 201 For some talk on the usage of pronouns, see Open Space, on this very away from extinction”—power- hair, makeup, body language, or Phone: 250-370-3591 page, where new contributing writer Thomas Busteed argues that while ful words once uttered by Ronald voice,” as justice minister Jody Email: [email protected] we should be respectful, we must never lose our freedom of speech. Reagan. And these words could Wilson-Raybould said in a House Website: nexusnewspaper.com For several thousand more words on gender, head over to page 6, where not strike truer in recent days, as of Commons debate about the bill. features writer Quinn Hiebert explores what the gaming community is Publisher: Nexus Publishing Society freedom of speech is under fire in Peterson does not argue against like in 2017 for those who don’t identify as male. Are they marginalized? academia. respecting non-binary people or NEXUS PUBLISHING SOCIETY Bullied? Praised? Read on to find out. We live in a world where we accepting that transgender and STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS We’ve got some big news on page 3 about Camosun moving ahead on are no longer man and woman, non-binary people exist (as some Matt Gadd a new building at the Interurban campus, and what your student society but man, woman, and a growing claim he has), but he does argue Jayden Grieve thinks about it; of course, there’s tons more that I don’t have room to spectrum in between. We are on a against the flawed principle behind Patrick Newman talk about here; read on to find out what else we have in store this issue. cultural collision course between the legislation. Lynn Wohlgemuth As always, if you’ve got any ideas about what we should be covering, those who seek to crush the norms In Washington, abuses of the Jennifer Wyatt come by Richmond House 201 on Lansdowne campus for a chat. We send within Western society through progressive legislation concerned MANAGING EDITOR out our ideas to you, but, better yet, we want to hear yours, because it’s Greg Pratt post-modernist, constructivist phil- some when a male used a female your paper. That’s it for now; we’ll see you in two weeks! osophy and the more traditional change room last February. More STUDENT EDITOR Adam Marsh, student editor Adam Marsh (classical liberal/conservative) old importantly, it causes a dilemma [email protected] WEB EDITOR Mason Hendricks STAFF WRITER flashback Nobody should capitulate to those demanding Adam Boyle 25 Years Ago in Nexus FEATURES WRITER to put words in one’s mouth. Quinn Hiebert a coffin with the words “R.I.P. edu- STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER cation” on it. Jill Westby Ho, ho, we report a loss in guard, who do not see the virtue in for psychologists and other scien- ADVERTISING SALES fiscal 1991-1992: The headline undressing the world around them. tific professionals who research Greg Pratt “CCSS loses $$ on Santa photos” The refusal to submit to the and report on gender dysphoria, 250-370-3593 says it all: apparently, renting a FREE Media (national) demands of social justice on cam- because, according to some experts, Santa costume and taking photos pus can often result in professors the science is far from settled. [email protected] is a money-losing venture at a col- 780-421-1000 terminated for discussing what they Many of those against Peterson CONTRIBUTORS lege. Noted. believe to be true. Nobody should have called for his livelihood and Sean Annable How do they rank up today?: capitulate to those demanding to career because they believe that he Thomas Busteed That’s one way to get the mes- For Speak Up in this issue we asked Jayden Grieve put words in one’s mouth, and to does not want transgender people sage across: The story “Tuition students at Interurban how they felt David McEwan do so goes against the principles integrated into society, which is Finlay Pogue freeze unlikely” in our February about some campus-specific issues. of liberalism. simply not true. He believes that Matt Smith 3, 1992 issue talked about how Student Richard Neufeld told us, Jordan Peterson is a tenured freedom of speech is a fundamental Felicia Santarossa Tom Perry, who was the provincial “Some of the instructors here are Aaron Stefik professor of psychology at the Uni- right that we use as a tool to have minister of advanced education less than competent. The college versity of Toronto, and author of honest discourse without the fear at the time, had recently visited should hire better teachers and Maps of Meaning: The Architec- of violence, because suppressing Camosun College. The Camosun start evaluating them.” Neufeld’s ture of Belief, a book that details ideas from public conversation can College Student Society, unhappy comment got us thinking: how do the psychological mindset of those create resentment. at the state of tuition, gave Perry a you feel instructors at Camosun are who justified their atrocities in the Ironically, those protesting little gift welcoming him to campus: here in 2017? Let us know! name of National Socialist and against Peterson’s argument for Something on your mind? If you’re a Communist dictatorships that dev- freedom of speech are protesting Camosun student, send Open Space letters astated Europe and Asia. against the ground they stand on, submissions (up to 500 words) to Remembering Peter Verin Peterson spoke up for what he stomping on the same freedoms [email protected]. I remember Peter holding court in the basement cafeteria of the old believes to be true in a YouTube that the gay liberation movement Include your student number. Thanks! SUB at UVic while I was there in the early 1990s (re: “Post-secondary video, dissecting the proposal to was able to stand up and argue for. staple Peter Verin dies at 71,” January 18, 2017 issue). Fresh young minds add gender expression and gender As a freedom-loving, patriotic were schooled and broadened by this man who proved that one should identity to the Canadian Human Canadian, I believe that everyone All editorial content appearing in Nexus is property of the Nexus Publishing Society. Stories, photographs, and artwork never judge a book by its cover. RIP Peter. Rights Act and Bill C-16. Kelli Busey has the right to argue in civil dis- contained herein cannot be reproduced without written permis- sion of the Nexus Publishing Society. The views and opinions AL VAN AKKER of planettransgender.com said on course under the mutual expect- expressed herein are those of the authors, not of Nexus. Nexus has no official ties to the administration of Camosun VIA NEXUSNEWSPAPER.COM that site that “his articulations are ation of non-violent debate, for College. One copy of Nexus is available per issue, per person. Hearthstone blues nothing short of crass hate speech”; without debate, there is no learning. Send a letter And despite all these deck changes, aggro decks still plague the meta however, I believe the reasoning It’s up to students and professors to Nexus prints letters to the editor. Nexus reserves the right to refuse publication of letters. Letters must in - and are still the most reliable and cheap way to fish out wins (re: “The goes much deeper. stand up for each other’s freedom of clude full name and student number if a Camosun stu - dent (not printed). Nexus accepts all letters by email to Bi-weekly Gamer: Shaking up the play styles in Hearthstone,” January Bill C-16 is sloppily written, speech, regardless of if you agree or [email protected]. We reserve the right to edit all letters. 4, 2017 issue). not because it seeks to protect the disagree with what the other person ANONYMOUS STUDENT transgender community, but be- is saying. OVERHEARD AT NEXUS: “Maybe he likes being shat on.” VIA NEXUSNEWSPAPER.COM How do you feel about international students paying more than domestic students to come to Camosun? by AdAm mArsh ALYSSA ZICARI SAMANTHA ZYCHUK PAUL PUPUIS EMMA POOLE COLIN TURBIDE KEFU XIE “I can understand the extra “I don’t think it’s really “I think it’s okay, because “They should be paying the “I don’t feel like that’s very “For me, to be an fees with travel or housing, fair for tuition. It should if it was the same price same.