25 Years Ago in Nexus: March 7, 2018 issueThe endless talk of CFS defederation: To the surprise of absolutely no one, while looking through our March 8, 1993 issue, we came across a letter to the editor rallying for Camosun students to defederate from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). Letter-writer Sue Williams, who was the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) director of […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: What exactly is a co-op?Many students talk about whether or not to do a co-op placement, but do you know what “co-op” even stands for? Present in several courses, co-operative education makes the student put into practice in a work environment what they’ve learned in the classroom. It’s important to mention that it is not a job placement. The […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 7, 2018 issueCamosun celebrates International Women’s Day On Thursday, March 8, Camosun will celebrate International Women’s Day with a number of events on both campuses. At Lansdowne, the Sisters With Spokes Bike Tune Up will take place in the Fisher courtyard from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm; there will be free coffee and cookies in the foyer […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: March 7 to 20, 2018Until Sunday, March 25 Sparking the light The Belfry Theatre presents its 2018 SPARK Festival this month. The festival highlights new theatre in Canada while also aiming to show how theatre has changed over the years. Festival details can be found at belfry.bc.ca. Thursday, March 8 Fundraising for Africa Three Camosun students are holding a […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Imtehaze Heerah on good food and caring for studentsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Emma Cook’s new album proof of the power of musicEmma Cook Living Proof (Indoor Recess) 3.5/5 Emma Cook wrote her fourth album, Living Proof, as she overcame a head injury and post-concussion syndrome. By drawing on this, Cook creates a melancholic and haunting 10-track experience. The Toronto-based singer’s voice flips from powerful lower notes to a willowy, higher range, reminiscent of the Celtic sounds […] Continue Reading |
BC musician FRASE decides to go small and enjoy lifeSome of Canada’s most well-known bands have come out of Toronto and Montreal; the cities are known for having a much larger music-industry infrastructure than the west coast. Still, that didn’t stop Montreal R&B/soul musician Fraser Hamilton—better known by his stage name FRASE—from moving to the small town of Ymir, BC to focus on his […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Black Wizard’s Livin’ Oblivion diverse and honestBlack Wizard Livin’ Oblivion (Listenable Records) 4.5/5 Vancouver doom metal/stoner rock band Black Wizard’s fourth album Livin’ Oblivion is one hell of a raw and honest journey from start to finish. At times, it’s not as heavy as its predecessor, 2016’s New Waste, but its diversity pays off. Eugene Parkomenko’s hearty drum work on opener […] Continue Reading |
Chargers to host national volleyball championshipsThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team will be hosting the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national volleyball championships at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Interurban this month. The championships will take place from March 7 to March 10; Chargers men’s volleyball player and fourth-year Sports Management student Doug Waterman says that, for […] Continue Reading |
What is the future of retail? With another retail giant gone, Camosun’s Lansdowne neighbourhood is changingCamosun’s Lansdowne campus neighbourhood will never look the same. On January 14, 2018, Sears, one of the Hillside Centre’s anchor tenants, closed its doors for the last time. It marked the end of an era in Canadian retail. Sears closed about 190 stores nationwide and took with it 15,000 jobs. Demographic changes continue to fuel […] Continue Reading |
