Walking the Balance Beam: Balancing boundariesLate March was tough for me. Lots was going on in my life, and there were finals coming up. My brain felt full; it also felt fried. I’d been trying to think up a topic for this column: how to balance sanity with a serious relationship, final exams, and two very frisky cats. It seemed […] Continue Reading |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: May 3, 2023 issue |
Referendum passes, new board members elected in Camosun College Student Society electionsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring student elections from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5. There was a slight increase in the number of voters this time around, with a total of 844 votes, compared to 740 in the fall elections. CCSS external executive Jessie Niikoi says that the CCSS is […] Continue Reading |
Abnormal Menagerie: May 3, 2023 issue |
Victoria Beer Week returns with groovy, space-age eventsThis May, Victoria Beer Society will host the ninth annual Victoria Beer Week, which features seven events, including two that are outer-space-themed and one that’s a disco party. Victoria Beer Society event producer Rebecca Craig says that this is a great way to enjoy some fresh craft brews and some of the more creative design […] Continue Reading |
Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) takes novel look at ShakespeareBlue Bridge Repertory Theatre is known for thinking outside the box, and Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) is no exception to that. Written in 1988 by Canadian author Ann Marie Macdonald, Goodnight Desdemona is a comedy written through the eyes and thoughts of English professor Constance Ledbelly, who, while in the process of proving underlying […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Everything Everywhere All at Once unforgettable, originalEverything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 3.5/4 I was recently looking through the numerous columns I published last year and I noticed that one movie I didn’t fully cover was Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s science-fiction film Everything Everywhere All at Once. So, in honour of its seven Academy Award wins, here’s my review of […] Continue Reading |
Walking the Balance Beam: The importance of sleepSleep is essential for leading a balanced life. If I don’t get sleep—some sleep, any sleep—I’ll shamble around like someone from the walking dead, no brainpower to make any proper decisions or even string a few random thoughts together. There’s a common misconception—not just with academics, but with everyone—that we need to work hard all […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: April 5, 2023 issueHappy hempin’: In the April 6, 1998 issue of Nexus, we reported on the decriminalization of industrialized hemp production. Hemp production for commercial purposes was prohibited in Canada in 1938 under the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act, but environmentalists and farmers were pressuring the federal government to lift the act because hemp production was more […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Euphemisms worse than honestyThe English language is one of the more challenging languages to learn. English is loaded with rules, with teaching methods that don’t always apply or even make sense. For instance, “i before e except after c” is one of the first grammar laws we are told to memorize, yet there are plenty of times when […] Continue Reading |
