25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 21, 2026 issueSpeak up: In our October 11, 2001 issue we were writing about the aftermaths of 9/11, and letter-writer Mark Redgwell wasn’t pleased with how we had been doing it. In our previous issue, we had run a cartoon that Redgwell took offence to, saying that its obvious meaning—Americans are racist—was painting with as wide of […] Continue Reading |
Evie the Alien: October 21, 2026 issue |
Crystal Pool closes, but students have alternativesThe Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre closed permanently in September in order to tear down the building and rebuild a new, modern facility. While this is a sad day for long-time patrons, and necessitates a five-year temporary service shift, the upgrading of the facility was necessary for safety, cost, and efficiency. Crystal Pool was built […] Continue Reading |
Trill’s Recipes: Spicy meat chiliIngredients: 2 pounds ground beef 1 can diced tomato 2 cans tomato paste 1 can chipotle in adobo sauce 2 cans of corn 3 onions 3 green jalapenos 1 red bell pepper 1 orange bell pepper 2 yellow bell peppers 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp and 1 tsp of chili powder 1 tsp salt […] Continue Reading |
Nexus newspaper October 21, 2026 issueRead the full issue here. Continue Reading |
A Student’s Guide to Local Politics: Trash bags and governing bodiesI’ve been thinking a lot about the power of “them” in my life. The faceless, nameless entity we ascribe the burden of our problems onto. I was driving to school the other day when I noticed a trash bag sprawled out on the side of the road, the same one that had been collecting burned […] Continue Reading |
Marvel tries to resurrect MCU with Avengers Endgame: EncoreThere was recently an unexpected rerun of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame at theatres. Avengers Endgame: Encore adds a few scenes designed to prime viewers for Avengers: Doomsday, releasing in December. I was more than happy to see it again. This film is the second to last of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), what […] Continue Reading |
Bring out your dead: Nexus goes ghost hunting on campus… and beyondAs a lifelong Victoria local, I’ve grown quite familiar with the city’s haunted reputation. It seems like there’s a ghoulish story just waiting to be told around every corner. But I can’t help raising an eyebrow when I hear people talk about their haunted experiences in places like Bastion Square or Fan Tan Alley. I […] Continue Reading |
Don’t Ship Anyone in a Trashy Novel: October 21, 2026 issue |
Kintsugi examines effects of women leaving war, genocideAn upcoming play presented by Theatre Inconnu portrays the lives of three women and one of their daughters who have fled their home countries to escape war and genocide. The name of the play, Kintsugi—the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold—is a metaphor for the shattered and rebuilt lives these women create for […] Continue Reading |
