New play examines troubled family relationshipsLocal director Zelda Dean is getting ready to launch her new play, The Year My Mother Came Back; the play and the Alice Eve Cohen novel it’s based on is strongly inspired by Cohen’s turmoil-filled relationship with her mother. “I just love this play, I think I related to it. It’s just such a brave […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 8, 2023 issueGet off their lawn: In our February 9, 1998 issue we reported on a student rally against rising prices for post-secondary education that took place in downtown Victoria; the angry group of students was three blocks long as they marched to Parliament. However, the rally got very little coverage as they were only allowed […] Continue Reading |
The Unplugging shares unique Indigenous perspectiveDirector Reneltta Arluk says what drew her to The Unplugging is how the play defies the norm of portraying different Indigenous perspectives in theatre. And it’s not Arluk’s first time taking on the play, which is based on the book Two Old Women; she previously directed it in Whitehorse. “What I love about it is […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Baroque Festival explores music of 17th and 18th century EnglandThe annual Pacific Baroque Festival has returned for its 19th season, this year with the theme of “music for distracted times.” The festival transports listeners to 17th and 18th century England, to a time when Britain was, for the most part, prospering, and the musical arts were booming. At the time, King Charles II had […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun’s Indigenization needs to be more concreteCamosun College must take more concrete steps toward Indigenization if real change is going to happen. On its website, Camosun has its posted acknowledgement, which is a good reminder to respect the peoples who are allowing us to seek knowledge on their land. Having this territorial acknowledgement on its site is an important initial step […] Continue Reading |
Visible invisibility: Black History Month, on and off campusFebruary is Black History Month, a time to honour and acknowledge the contributions Black people have made to Canada. It is also an opportune time to listen and learn about the issues the Black community still faces, such as racism and inequality, and the steps toward meaningful change that can be taken both at Camosun […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumni finalists in national contest to save heritage buildingCamosun College Visual Arts alumni Lana Jamieson and Shauna Davis are finalists for a national contest to help save a heritage building. The Next Great Save is a competition put on by The National Trust for Canada where 10 teams apply to save a heritage building; the winning team will then receive $50,000 for the […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: February 8, 2023 issueCamosun College opens ultrasound clinic On Thursday, January 26, Camosun College announced that it is opening a new ultrasound clinic at its Interurban campus. The clinic is called Campus Ultrasound and is the first of its kind in Canada to support on-site learning. Campus Ultrasound is a partnership with Island Health and will give Camosun […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers alumnus up for national awardAfter helping lead the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team to the national championship in 2022, Vitor Pereira has been nominated for the Sport BC Athlete of the Year Award under the College Athlete category. Pereira—who moved to Canada from Brazil in 2016 and joined the Chargers in 2018—had a lot of ups and downs in […] Continue Reading |
