Magazine Issue | Nexus newspaper

Open Space: Unpaid internships deeply flawed

Matias Li, contributing writer

June 4, 2026

While unpaid internships are often celebrated as a young adult’s first foray into the professional world, they have morphed into a deeply flawed practice that devalues merit, restricts socioeconomic mobility, and dismantles the standard university-to-career pipeline. By establishing a hard barrier that excludes low-to-average-income students while simultaneously inflating job requirements, unpaid internships deepen socioeconomic disparities […]

Nexus newspaper June 3, 2026 full issue

Greg Pratt, managing editor

June 3, 2026

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Brahms’ Requiem decent but underwhelming performance

Lane Chevrier, contributing writer

June 3, 2026

A requiem is a religious ceremony or song composed to honour the deceased. In 1866, when legendary composer Johannes Brahms was 33, he started seriously writing Ein Deutsches Requiem, which he intended to write not as an expression of mourning, but a requiem for the living, to provide comfort. On Sunday, May 24, the Victoria […]

Mortal Kombat II combines fatalities and forgettability

Lane Chevrier, contributing writer

June 3, 2026

In 1992, the world was blessed with Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo systems. At the time, this hyper-violent beat-’em-up played into growing fears of the burgeoning video-game industry, which was considered the means by which children would become shiftless degenerates and serial killers. This was on every news station and was […]

Elion Wong returns to Camosun as men’s volleyball head coach

Jasmine Wagstaff, staff writer

June 3, 2026

Elion Wong has been named head coach of the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team, returning to the program where he once competed as a student athlete. Wong played for the Chargers from 2015 to 2018, a successful period for the program, and has remained involved in the sport locally through club coaching, strength and conditioning […]

News Briefs: June 3, 2026 issue

Jasmine Wagstaff, staff writer

June 3, 2026

Camosun students win at Skills Canada BC Several Camosun College Pipe Trades students recently took home awards at the Skills Canada BC competition. Sprinkler fitter Ty Lindquist got bronze; refrigeration and AC mechanic Rachel Anderson took home silver; gold-medalists Parm Singh, plumber, and Matt Stewart, steamfitter/pipefitter, are now going on to represent Camosun on Team […]

Will Ferguson delivers successful new collection of essays

Jasmine Wagstaff, staff writer

June 3, 2026

Meanwhile, Back in Nokomis: Tales from Canada and Elsewhere by Will Ferguson is a witty, reflective, and distinctly Canadian collection of essays that blends travel writing, memoir, cultural commentary, and humour. Ferguson began this book as a way to compile essays that went unused in his career as a travel writer and then filled in […]

Trill’s Recipes: Peach cobbler: an easy-to-make sweet summer treat

Trillium McNabb, contributing writer

June 3, 2026

Ingredients: 10-12 large whole peaches 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 cups white sugar 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups quick oats 1 tsp cinnamon 2 tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup margarine As the days get longer and hotter, fruits like peaches start coming into season. Here’s a vegetarian recipe for a sweet summer treat that’s […]

New anthology weaves hope into cinematic warnings

Amelia Wilde, contributing writer

June 3, 2026

At a time when global tensions feel immeasurably high, it’s easy to lose grip on environmental values. We cling to our peers and neglect the surroundings we call home, which ultimately bleeds onto the smallest creatures that exist around us. Nadja Lubiw-Hazard reaches for this tendency and offers it a long hug. While The Life […]

Pride in the city: A look back at Victoria’s history with Pride

Ashley Hagel, features writer

June 3, 2026

Every year, in the month of June, millions of people from around the world come together to celebrate Pride and honour the ongoing liberation of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. In Victoria, this will mark the 33rd annual celebration, complete with a community dog walk, a baseball game, and, of course, a parade. But the origins of […]