What’s Going On, October 2 to October 15, 2013: Huge bunnies, folk singers on fire, trees of librariesOctober 3 to 19 Giant invisible bunny Anybody have an imaginary friend as a kid? The guy in this play still has one: a giant rabbit, in fact. Named Harvey. Harvey is a well-loved classic comedy production, and it will be kicking off Langham Court Theatre’s 85th season. Show times are listed at langhamtheatre.ca, and […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: October 2, 2013 issueBosma Pirates and Kings (independent) 3/5 This is the seventh album that prolific local musician David Bosma has played on. It’s the fifth solo disc for Bosma, who has also spent time in Victoria bands Seven Year Old Poets, the Poppies, the Wildeggs, and the Splinterz. When it’s working, the album has a fresh sound […] Continue Reading |
Queerly Forward: Bi doesn’t mean binaryIn celebration of bisexual visibility day on September 23, the Camosun College Student Society’s Pride Collective spent time speaking to students and raising some of the issues associated with bisexual identities. Some of the issues contributing to the oppression of such identities include patriarchal double standards, common misconceptions, and lack of representation. Double standards for […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Harper giving to the wrong placesPrime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Canada will be giving over $203 million dollars to the Muskoka Initiative, part of a $1.1-billion commitment to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in developing countries. Meanwhile, at home in Canada, Harper has eliminated funding for the National Association of Women in Law, cut the funding for […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Rape: a part of our heritageIn Canada, we often hear “rape culture” defined as something that’s a problem only in countries abroad. But a few weeks ago major headlines began to tackle this touchy issue when student organizers at St. Mary’s and the University of British Columbia were called out for their welcome chants with lyrics that promoted non-consensual, underage […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago in Nexus: October 2, 2013 issueUp in smoke: Our October 4, 1993 issue boasted not only a really cool-creepy cover featuring a sculpture made by a Camosun student, but also a humorous look at how non-smokers treat smokers in Shelley Evans’ entertaining Excrementia Factorum column. Evans said that just because non-smokers “have pink lungs and a strong heart does not […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Victoria’s Turmeric Indian Cuisine spices up the nightTurmeric Indian Cuisine is the new kid on the block, offering tasty, authentic Indian food, leaving you full and happy with their spiced offering of foods. Turmeric is located in Goldstream Village where Columbo’s Taverna stood for many years, beside the Caprice Theatre. I visited Turmeric on their second night open with a friend of […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College accounting instructor Amy HoggardKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with accounting instructor Amy Hoggard and talked about knuckle-cracking, fraud, and handbag addictions. […] Continue Reading |
A Message from the Camosun College Student Society: Strength in student numbersThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) provides services, events, and advocacy to its members to improve student life and educational quality at Camosun College. Students at Camosun are also members of their provincial and national students’ union, the Canadian Federation of Students-BC and the Canadian Federation of Students. As members of the provincial and national student federations, Camosun students have access to a […] Continue Reading |
Belfry’s production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) does the Bard justiceIf you’ve ever had the desire to see people in tights fervently raising the battle cry of “Bullshit! Bullshit!” in front of a sold-out Victoria audience, then I suggest you go see The Belfry Theatre’s production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Canadian playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald brings Shakespeare’s most famous characters into collision with the […] Continue Reading |
