What’s Going On: January 21 to February 3, 2015Friday afternoons Magic in the Young building Camosun’s Magic: The Gathering Club is a place where club members (and newcomers) can test their skills and duel their decks. The club will be handing out Magic starter decks to new members and everyone is welcome. The club takes place every Friday from 1 to 4 pm […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College Social Sciences chair Daniel Reeve loves a challengeKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series to help you get to know the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions. Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll add your instructor to our […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On January 7 to 20, 2015: Sharing warmth, questing for perception, and porn for Dorothy’s homeUntil Friday, January 9 Your warmth should be shared With a cold snap blanketing Vancouver Island, it’s important to remember those who may not have warm outerwear. Cool Aid is collecting winter garments to donate to those in need, so gather up those gently used items, such as hats, gloves, blankets, and sleeping bags. Donations can […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 26, 2014 to January 6, 2015: Human nature through art, bugs through your stomach, and Canadian rock via varying generationsUntil Saturday, December 20 Human nature examined through art Adam Davis, a Los Angeles-based artist known for his sculpting, videography, and photography work, is bringing a four-channel video installation to the Deluge Contemporary Art gallery at 636 Yates Street. The 33-minute piece encompasses audio, video, and manipulated images inspired by quantum physics, religious devotion, and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructor Erin Booth chose accounting for purely financial reasonsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series to help you get to know the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions. Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to know more about one of […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Psychology instructor Judy Caldwell loves to researchKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series to help you get to know the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions. Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want to know more about one of […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On, November 12 to 25, 2014: Free Chargers games, northern rock vs. Canadian rock, cowbell rockThursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7 One Buck 65 show down, one to go Canadian alternative hip-hop artist Buck 65 will be performing at Lucky Bar for two epic nights of music after stops in the UK on his current tour. Friday night is sold out, but tickets are still available for the Thursday […] Continue Reading |
1976 Camosun grad becomes Buddhist monk in retirementDoshu Rogers has been a technician, a researcher, an entrepreneur, a construction worker, and a tree planter. But now the Camosun alumnus is exploring a whole new lifestyle in his retirement. Rogers, a graduate of Camosun’s Electronics Technology Program in 1976, is now spreading the teachings and merits of meditation practice to the public as […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students summon up Magic: The Gathering club“I’m going to Tragic Slip your Heroes’ Bane with morbid.” “Fine, I’m going to tap four for Fuel for the Cause, counter-target spell, proliferate…” This exchange might seem a bit dense and esoteric, but it’s actually a bit of well-planned thrust and parry from the card game Magic: The Gathering. Magic is a high-fantasy trading […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On, October 29 to November 11, 2014: ESL paint-in, Rocky Horror spook-fest, and Fred Penner sing-alongWednesday, October 29 Bring your Strumbellas Juno Award-winning folk roots band The Strumbellas are celebrating their year of musical success and are coming to the Canadian West Coast as part of their Ride On North American Tour, which will be ending in their hometown of Toronto. The band will be playing Upstairs Cabaret with special […] Continue Reading |
