Nic’s Flicks: The best and worst movies of 2022Now, I know that this year isn’t finished and some big movies are still going to drop in 2022. For example, I still haven’t revisited the beautiful world of Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water or seen Damien Chazelle’s newest Oscar frontrunner Babylon, both of which come out in December. But deadlines […] Continue Reading |
Healing, art, and student-fee anger: Looking back at the top 10 most-read Nexus stories of 2022Camosun students pass through the college extremely quickly, so it’s important to commemorate our place in time at Camosun. At Nexus, we do this through a year-end recap of our top 10 most-read stories of the year over at nexusnewspaper.com. This is my first—and most likely last—year at Nexus, so this year is of special […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Julian Taylor delivers beauty, authenticity on new albumJulian Taylor Beyond the Reservoir (Howling Turtle, Inc.) 4/5 Toronto-based singer/songwriter Julian Taylor’s seventh album, Beyond the Reservoir, fills all the holes left vacant by current top 10s in the music industry. It feels like a Canadian album, in a good way. In 10 tracks, Taylor demonstrates the importance of impactful storytelling in music. The […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Keep on learningHow time has flown by: this is the last instalment of Show me the Money, as I’m graduating in December. I will miss college life, but it will be nice to start working full time and have a regular source of income. The field of personal finance and investing is huge and there’s always something […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever one of Marvel’s bestBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) 3.5/4 Marvel Studios’ widely anticipated sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning Black Panther was recently released, and I’m happy to report that it lives up to the trailblazing original. One of the main things that really worked about this movie was its tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther in the […] Continue Reading |
David Wilder: Private Eye: November 30, 2022 issue |
News Briefs: November 30, 2022 issueCamosun students place in provincial entrepreneurship competition Nine Camosun students in the Maker-to-Market program were recently awarded second place in the 2022 DIVERSEcity’s new Business Pitch Competition. They received a $1,500 prize to develop their small market business, Women of the World Soup, after they graduate. Government renews funding for nautical training program The federal […] Continue Reading |
You Should Frown More: November 30, 2022 issue |
Saanich and Oak Bay mayors talk student issuesDuring the October 15 municipal elections, the residents of Saanich and Oak Bay, which Camosun College’s campuses are on, elected mayors who made student issues related to housing availability and affordability, as well as transit and active transportation, a priority during their campaigns. Saanich voted in new mayor Dean Murdock, a former Camosun student and […] Continue Reading |
Wonderheads take a different approach to A Christmas CarolThis holiday season, local theatre group Wonderheads is bringing A Wonderheads Christmas Carol to town. Wonderheads productions is co-founded by Kate Braidwood and Andrew Phoenix. Braidwood is also one of the artistic directors of A Wonderheads Christmas Carol, and she says that the main focus of the play is to tell their version of Charles […] Continue Reading |
