November 12, 2025

Federal budget 2025 further reduces international student permits, advocacy groups weigh in

Lydia Zuleta, student editor

November 26, 2025

The 2025 federal budget will roughly halve the number of international-student study permits beginning next year, despite concerns over financial strain on colleges and universities—some of which, like Camosun, are already confronting major budget deficits. Passed on Monday, November 17, the budget—Canada Strong—plans to issue a maximum of 155,000 new international student permits in 2026, […]

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News Briefs: November 25, 2025 issue

Tyler Calhoon-Cardinal and Jasmine Wagstaff, student editorial assistants

November 26, 2025

Camosun quarterly budget update On November 4, Camosun College announced that as of September 30, six months into its fiscal year, it was in a deficit position. While a deficit position halfway through the fiscal year isn’t unusual, the deficit is currently $2.2 million higher than anticipated, due to reduced revenues and spending on higher […]

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25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 12, 2025 issue

Lydia Zuleta, student editor

November 24, 2025

Getting old: Well, it’s official: Nelly Furtado’s Whoa, Nelly! is now 25 years old. The debut album from Victoria-born artist-turned super-duper-sensation pop star has hit its quarter-life crisis and still remains a staple on the radio, personal playlists, and commercials. In our November 14, 2000 issue, we covered this album as well as other then-recently […]

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New Music Revue: Keaton Henson delivers the feels on Parader

Evelyn Jordan, contributing writer

November 21, 2025

Going back to memories of his youth, Keaton Henson’s ninth studio album, Parader, is a light grunge/folk-rock record with plenty of well-written lyrics to really make the listener feel the points of the songs. The English musician began his career as an illustrator before starting to record songs in his London apartment. Because of his […]

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New exhibit highlights elements of Sikh culture

Tyler Calhoon-Cardinal, student editorial assistant

November 20, 2025

Sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ, or A Crack in the Mirror, is a collection of mixed-media art that highlights different elements of Sikh culture and demonstrates how they interact with one another across the diaspora and across time. Textiles and objects in the exhibit, opening Saturday, November 22 at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV), offer […]

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