New Music Revue: MAVI’s charisma shines on new albumMAVI Let the Sun Talk (Independent) 4/5 While some artists benefit from high-budget production, Charlotte, North Carolina rapper MAVI thrives on skeletal, sample-heavy beats that allow his non-linear flow and sharp lyricism to shine through. When he’s not studying neuroscience at Howard University, MAVI constructs insightful songs detailing stories of human experience and understanding his […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Callout culture and the problem of emotional entitlementWe’re living in an age of social activism. We value personal expression and social inclusion more than ever before, and this is a good thing. It means that, as a society, we are learning to value greater diversity. Unfortunately, we haven’t all learned the importance of discretion. The current callout culture is symptomatic of the social […] Continue Reading |
nêhiyawak navigate the intersection between traditional and contemporaryThe North Saskatchewan river kisiskâciwanisîpiy flows through the heart of amiskwaciy (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. In their new album, nipiy (Cree for “water”), Edmonton-based post-rock/ambient/pop band nêhiyawak echo the pace with which that river flows. “When we think of nipiy, there is an intellectual and physical resource there that those waters, these rivers, have […] Continue Reading |
Hold My Beer, I Lost My Keys: How to have dinner with parentsHaving dinner with your parents is like sitting across the table from a firing squad armed with questions about your past, present, and future. To survive, you have to be focused and quick on your feet. You can’t be shooting from the hip with evasive news like “Elizabeth’s pregnant!” This is the first time they’re […] Continue Reading |
Bubbles: November 20, 2019 issue |
Angry in the snow, but with slightly less student-loan debt: Looking back on the top 10 most-read Nexus stories of 2019I loathe top-10 lists of anything. At first, it felt like a huge cop-out to make this feature a look at the 10 most-read stories at nexusnewspaper.com in 2019 and say, “This is what everyone liked, see you next year.” But for us at the Nexus office, it’s not that at all. The end result of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College students benefit from tuition-waiver programCamosun students who were formerly youth in care are benefiting from BC’s Provincial Tuition Waiver Program. The program is for those who lived more than two years as youth in care. The government started the program as a way to give these youth a chance at an education where there might not have been a […] Continue Reading |
Camosun event calls for action against gender-based violenceFrom Monday, November 25 to Tuesday, December 10, Camosun students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate in a collaborative event being held at both campuses as part of the annual international campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In Canada, the campaign includes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against […] Continue Reading |
Queering: Love letter to a termI love the word “queer.” It fits my body naturally and eases my insecurities. It sits alongside my experience comfortably and gives me a way to describe the affections I have known. It’s an identity that embraces all that I am physically, emotionally, and sexually. The word feels open and welcoming; it sees me and […] Continue Reading |
New book offers immersive but incomplete sail into historyOriginally, I looked at Victoria author Robert Turner’s book The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers: A History of Yukon River Steam Navigation and thought, Of course they want me to write a review of a book about boats. Being in the Navy, I can’t get away from them. I looked dubiously at the book, as it […] Continue Reading |
