20 Years Ago In Nexus: January 7, 2015 issueInterurban issues: Our January 9, 1995 issue had no shortage of news about happenings going on over at the Interurban campus. A new student lounge was announced, safety training for students was unveiled, and, in a move that is actually pretty fancy for 1995, touch-screen computer kiosks with Interurban info were being installed at that […] Continue Reading |
As I Was Saying: Cougar just another sexist term for womenDon’t call me a cougar. We don’t need another word to shame women. According to sex columnist Valerie Gibson, the term “cougar” originated in Vancouver, BC to describe older woman who go to bars looking for younger men. I’m a woman in my thirties, and I’m frequently mistaken for being younger; young people often approach […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: Homelessness and mental illness linkedThose who are homeless are 50 percent more likely to die because of accidental causes than the rest of us. There is no judgment here, just a hard fact. Homelessness and mental illness are often concurrent conditions, meaning one can bring on the other. Last year alone, Vancouver police apprehended close to 3,000 people under […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Russian poet Joseph Brodsky believed in literature“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” So said the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who had more claim than most to know about books and crimes. Brodsky got his start writing in St. Petersburg during the heyday of Soviet oppression. In 1964, at age 23, he was arrested […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Operating systems go head to headThe war of the operating system (OS) has existed since the early days of the OS. It’s not about which OS is the best, but rather which OS suits you best. Everyone has different needs and usage habits. The flexibility of Android devices accommodates my affinity for tweaking settings frequently. On the other hand, you […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: How Jorge Luis Borges invented realityThe idea of a blind man in charge of a nation’s books may sound like something from a fantasy novel, but this was the real-life story of Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges. Borges is best known for his strange tales about libraries that have no end, traitors who betray themselves, and gardens with paths that […] Continue Reading |
As I Was Saying: Don’t forget to spread the love, Franti styleI recently saw Michael Franti in concert, and the power of his music changed the way I see the world and the way I think. I was sharing my feelings about the show and the intense emotions I was feeling afterwards. The message through the music really touched me; I’ve often heard of people being […] Continue Reading |
Booze Clues: Cenote suffers from bad serviceI’ve been to Cenote a handful of times and I will go again; maybe not this month, or next month, but sometime in the future. Would I recommend it to tourists or friends? Definitely not. Several bars and restaurants of similar status in Victoria are much better. The night I went Cenote, a few musicians […] Continue Reading |
Bite Me: Lasagna perfect comfort foodAs cold weather settles in, we crave hot comfort food. If you have a crock pot (if you don’t, you should invest in one), here’s a really easy and great way to make lasagna. Crock Pot Lasagna Total time: 4 hours, 45 minutes Prep time: 45 minutes Cooking time: 4 hours Serves: 8 Ingredients […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: November 26, 2014 issueWomen’s Centre debate : The November 28, 1994 issue of Nexus featured the cover story “Male student kicked out of Women’s Centre sparks debate,” in which writer Bowen Moran explains how student Martin Moreau had been, according to Moreau, “in and out [of the Women’s Centre] all day, actually,” when two women in the centre […] Continue Reading |
