In Search of Lost Time: It’s all about self-care

It’s that time of the year when the clocks turn back and the nights are getting longer. It’s a season that, for some of us, causes a period of low energy and adjustment. It’s also just past the middle of the fall semester. In my years as a student, this is a time that I […]

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Noms!: Lady Marmalade’s breakfast wins

Lady Marmalade offers a delicious all-day breakfast menu, filled with Mexican-inspired foods with a healthy twist. Organic tofu scrambles, spinach waffles, and avocados all over the place: Lady Marmalade definitely has one of the most intriguing breakfast menus I have ever seen. Located downtown on Johnson Street, Lady Marmalade is in a very unassuming little […]

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Ability’s Muse: Thin line between assistance and degradation

Helping those who can help themselves is no service. In fact, it’s counterproductive and, at times, even offensive. Where there are differences in abilities, there’s need for a difference in approach and support. It will never be beneficial to adopt a rescue mentality, or to project pity onto another. When you see an individual who […]

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Age of Geeks: Wait no longer for BlackBerry, Apple

This is the end! Not of the world, of course, but of our waiting. Finally, Blackberry released their Android and Apple apps for the BlackBerry Messenger. Read on for more information on this wonderful news, as well as other tech stories that have broken since last time. BlackBerry releases messenger for all smartphones So it’s […]

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Noms!: Eating at the Greek… Community Hall in Victoria, that is

The Greek Community Hall offers great, authentic Greek food for small-to-medium-sized groups, with sizeable portions for everyone, and even dessert! Most of us already know that the Greeks are up there in the great nations of food, bringing us foods like spanakopita and baklava. So who’s up for some Greek? Now, admittedly, dining at a […]

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Mind Your Business: Budgets work so you don’t have to

Ah, the dreaded “C” word: Christmas. Now that November is upon us, we enter the world of mega-purchases and last-minute presents. Welcome to overspending, where even one wrong purchase decision may catapult us into debt. Maybe it’s time to consider the following money management steps: Set goals Let’s take this time to identify our values […]

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Queerly Forward: Genderqueer enables fluid identity

I identify as genderqueer, an umbrella term that basically means, “I don’t fit into the gender binary.” I came across this term a year ago and was instantly drawn to it. As a person of Anishinaabe and European heritage, I have always carried multiple identities. Genderqueer is vague, which is perfect; gender itself is a […]

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Gameplay: Wii U finally takes off, Raven’s Cry released

Before I reveal the latest video game releases, let’s share some gamer news. First, have you heard that Nintendo decided not to manufacture any more Wii consoles in Japan? But why? Nintendo doesn’t clarify why they are discontinuing the Japanese manufacturing of the product; they also fail to mention if this dismissal will continue throughout […]

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20 Years Ago in Nexus: October 30, 2013 issue

Criminals or heroes?: The Student Opinion column in our November 1, 1993 issue talked about one of the hot topics of the day: the protests over logging practices in Clayoquot Sound at the time. Writer Paul A. Smith asked “…what will future generations think of those who took great risks to stop such practices? Will […]

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