“Our time is coming; we can feel it.”: Camosun Chargers ready to finish seasons on a high note

The Camosun Chargers teams all had different starts to their seasons, but they have one goal in common: to finish the season strong and make noise in the playoffs.  The Chargers volleyball teams have had very similar seasons as of the time of writing this story in late January. They both started their season with […]

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The totally normal everyday guide to beer

So, if you’re like me and you love beer, but you know basically nothing about it, then congratulations, you’re completely ordinary! Now, I’ve decided that I want to review some of what I drank over the holidays, and learn about beer. How is it made? What is the difference between a stout and a porter? […]

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A look back at 2023: Nexus writers on the best and worst of the year

Jordyn Haukaas, student editor So, apparently I blinked, because 2023 is over and a new year is here already. It’s hard to pick only five good things about 2023 because returning to school was such a life-changing choice for me. But, in no particular order, here are the best five things that happened to me […]

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Holidays through the eyes of Camosun College students

Have we gone through some strange time warp or is it really the holiday season again? My editor is confirming that December is, in fact, inevitable, and in response to the upcoming holidays, Nexus writers have gathered together to share our stories, thoughts, and beliefs—and, of course, because we’re journalists, the occasional challenge to consumerism. […]

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The words behind the year: A look back at the most-read Nexus stories of 2023

It’s been an unpredictable year. If the last decade has taught us anything, next year will probably be unpredictable too. What surprised me in looking over the list of the most-read Nexus stories in a year of calamity is how much people gravitated toward the arts. Six of our top 10 stories were about theatre—either […]

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Victoria loses with closure of Pic-A-Flic

For some, video rental stores are a foggy memory. The weekend rituals of two-day rentals were able to fill entire nights with an on-couch cinema experience crowding living rooms. Physical media brought the advent of the modern home entertainment system; the abundant amount of tape and disc options provided lovers of film with genre-spanning variety. […]

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Who you gonna call? Not me, I’m inexperienced: a ghost story

I’m not going to lie: I requested to write this article months ago, as I’m the self-proclaimed all-things-spooky expert around Nexus HQ. When my editor gave me the go-ahead to ghost hunt, I was ecstatic and began forming my boo-squad. I needed a group of people who all differed in ghost-related opinions, so I invited […]

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The Nexus fall movie preview

When it came time to put together our fall movie preview this year, the staff and volunteers of Nexus got excited; very excited. So excited that, with five writers involved, there’s bound to be some overlap, as well as conflicting opinion. And, as movie lovers, we are nothing if not opinionated. Bust out the popcorn […]

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Truth and Reconciliation: A deep dive into what it means to one Camosun student

The following contains mentions of racism, genocide, and various types of violence. Please only read this if you are in a mental space where you are able to handle reading through this difficult subject matter.   I acknowledge that I am on the traditional territory of the Esquimalt, W̱SÁNEĆ, T’Sou-ke, Tsawout, and Songhees peoples, whose relationship […]

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