Taboo event explores different forms of dance

Taboo is something forbidden, exotic, illicit, and a brand of absinthe hailing from the Okanagan. It was all of these things that inspired Suddenly Dance Theatre to choose Taboo as the name for their 20th anniversary celebration and fundraiser. In particular, absinthe has an alternate meaning for Suddenly Dance founders David Ferguson and Miles Lowry. […]

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Alumni award winner stays involved with Camosun dental

Cheri Wu may have become a superstar of Camosun College, but she was just a normal student at Camosun 20 years ago. Wu, who graduated in the dental hygiene program from Camosun in 1992, recently won the college’s 2012 distinguished alumni award. Wu has become a very successful woman in the dental hygiene field. She […]

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Open Space: White washed

My sociology textbook covers a touchy subject, maybe the touchiest yet for social beings: the question of what whiteness is, and the emergence of white-as-race. We are beginning to get a grip. It really bothers me that we continue to blame the “white” man for rampaging his way across the globe. I had hoped when […]

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20 years ago in Nexus

Dig deep: The first story in our October 5, 1992 issue was about how there was a movie called Digger being filmed in the Camosun parking lot. Now, this one may not have turned into a time-tested classic, but it did boast at least one big name. Yes, for a period in 1992, the one […]

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Writers talk about the process behind the words

Writing is a versatile form of communication. Writing is a way of sharing information from one source to another and, depending on execution, can signify something much deeper than words on a surface. Getting a particular message out correctly in writing can be difficult because it takes using certain words in a certain way to […]

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Eye on campus: October 3 – October 16

Wednesday, October 3 Healthy mind ambassador An information session at the Interurban campus from 12–1 pm hopes to aid in the elimination of the stigmas that go hand-in-hand with mental health issues. The organizers are looking for students to become “ambassadors of the healthy mind and help to decrease the stigma of mental health issues, […]

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Local, Live, and Loud: October 3 – 16, 2012

Wednesday, October 3 B-Real, Pocket Kings, Sirreal, JM Drumbeats, DJ Speedy Shoes Club 90ne9, $25, 9 pm Ever since the smoking ban came about in BC, it must really be hard for these guys to get away with their herbacious hobbies. I mean, at least back in the day you might be able to make […]

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News briefs: Camosun international student uptake soars, Royals rocking, nursing agreement reached

Camosun breaks personal record with international student intake Camosun College has recorded its largest ever amount of foreign students this September. An increase of over 120 students, or 27 percent, has taken place since this same time last year, with 578 international students from 53 different countries around the world helping to make Camosun a […]

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