Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Ian Browning’s light bulb goes on

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to […]

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Camosun DECA club not just for business students

Camosun’s DECA club has been one of the most active clubs at the college for the past several years. DECA (which originated in the USA and was formerly known as Distributive Education Clubs of America) focuses on training youth, particularly in the development of leadership skills. “It’s basically preparing the next generation of emerging leaders […]

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What’s Going On: November 4 to 17, 2015

Friday, November 6 Hunting buffalo and singing songs That’s what I imagine the members of We Hunt Buffalo do for fun, come find out when they play at Lucky Bar here in Victoria on November 6. Advance tickets are $10; for more info visit luckybar.ca. Saturday, November 7 Running wild The salmon are running, so it’s […]

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Know Your Profs: Camosun dean Dominic Bergeron really misses teaching

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […]

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Camosun College’s Dunlop House pub teaches real-life skills

Camosun College has a lot of unique quirks. Every program has something a bit special about it, but the Hospitality Management program might take the cake. Now in its 42nd year, the program takes a very hands-on approach to learning. “We run a fine dining restaurant on Wednesday evenings in the fall, and then on […]

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What’s Going On: October 21 to November 3, 2015

Until Saturday, October 24 Silent entertainment Wonderheads are a theatre company that preforms wordless and in full-face masks. Their latest play, LOON, tells the story of a lonely janitor with a child-like imagination and fascination with the moon. This play is a mix of physical theatre, comedy, and pathos, all wrapped up in a love […]

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Know Your Profs: Chris Ayles marks hard for a reason

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to know more about one of your teachers, but you’re too busy, or shy, to ask? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll add your instructor […]

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Camosun College students aim for refugee-sponsorship program

World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a student-based and student-run non-governmental organization that has a chapter operating out of Camosun College, is hoping to start a refugee-sponsorship program through an official Camosun student refugee program. The program would place a sponsored refugee student at Camosun College. “Sixty-one schools across Canada already fund this program,” says […]

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Camosun Chargers golf team starts season strong

The 2015/2016 PACWEST golf season has begun, and the Camosun Chargers golf team has claimed its third consecutive win on home turf. The Chargers golf team, who took home silver in the provincial and national championships last year, hosted the Camosun Invitational at Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa on September 26 and 27. They […]

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What’s Going On: October 7 to October 21, 2015

Until Saturday, October 17 Family hilarity at Langham Court You Can’t Take It With You is a comedic dive into the lives of a batty family that has unusual views regarding normality. This play originally premiered on Broadway in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1937. You Can’t Take It With You […]

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