What’s Going On, January 8, 2014 issue: Funk posses, old trout caveman puppets, and the blood of surfersUntil Sunday, January 19 Puppet cavemen are happier than you Puppet shows aren’t just for kids. Calgary’s Old Trout Puppet Workshop has created Ignorance, a “puppet documentary” that goes from cavemen to modern humans, and considers what makes us happy (hint: it’s not iPhones). The show is playing at Blue Bridge at the Roxy. Details […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On, November 27, 2013 issue: literary love-ins, music/mushrooms, and neglected spacesThursday, November 28 Literary love-in with local writers As a fundraiser to start a scholarship at UVic, instructor and poet Lorna Crozier is gathering friends and associates for an evening of literature. Guests include Anne Michaels, Jane Urquhart, Patrick Lane, Esi Edugyan, Steven Price, and Carla Funk. Tickets are $20, and it starts at 7 […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College anthropology instructor Brenda ClarkGreg Pratt Editor-in-chief Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask an instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Royals interns from Camosun College reap team rewardsWhen Camosun’s Sport Management Program invited Jeff Harris of the Victoria Royals to do some mock interviews for their students a few years ago, it’s doubtful either party could have predicted the beginning of such a mutually beneficial relationship. Harris, the local Western Hockey League (WHL) team’s director of hockey operations and communications, has since […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On, November 13, 2013 issue: An old man, a dog, and an astronaut walk into a bar… and there’s Alice Cooper!November 13–30 Three old men and a dog In the comedic play Heroes, translated by Tom Stoppard, three WWI vets are in a retirement home, but their battles are not over. When the enemies are overzealous nuns and the boredom of endless birthday parties, however, the plan for escape might be more silly than suspenseful. […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College carpentry instructor and architectural trades chair Al van AkkerKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun a bit better. Every issue we ask an instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with carpentry instructor and […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: October 30, issue: Grapes, “If you have been gifted with a cervix,” and many Sarah McLachlan referencesFriday, November 1 Flashback to the ’80s If you’re old enough to remember Grapes of Wrath, you’ll probably also remember how big they were in Canada (Sarah McLachlan opened for them!). Three original members got together in 2010 and released an album, High Road, this year. To indulge old memories or make new ones, catch […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College math instructor Bogdan VerjinschiKnow 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 mathematics instructor Bogdan Verjinschi and talked about the struggles of teaching math, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun’s Living Library offers students valuable knowledgeThe general consensus amongst successful people is that knowledge is power. On Wednesday, November 13 the Lansdowne campus will be hosting a Living Library for students to get knowledge in a variety of fields. No, this Living Library isn’t the inevitable genetically-modified-books-come-alive-and-take-over-the-world apocalypse; rather, it’s an event where professionals from many different disciplines gather to […] Continue Reading |
Fall Camosun College Student Society election results inThe preliminary results for the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) fall elections are in. 593 students voted, and the end result is this: Jacqueline Christie is now a Lansdowne director, while Sophie Amin, Xinyi Qu, Pamela Webster, and Ellen Young are Interurban directors. Andrea Lemus is the new international director. Continue Reading |
