Festive Cantatas celebrates Christmas with Bach performanceIn December, Early Music Vancouver Pacific Baroque Series returns to Victoria to present a collection of Bach’s more festive compositions. Festive Cantatas: J.S. Bach Magnificat & Cantata BWV 110 (‘Let Our Mouth Be Full of Laughter’) explores the human side of the Christmas story by blending instrumentation and vocals to create a polyphonic experience. Pacific […] Continue Reading |
Federal government removes interest on student loans, raises repayment thresholdThe federal government recently announced that it will permanently eliminate interest on the federal portion of student loans. This change is a response to the rising cost of living that’s causing financial hardship for students and recent graduates. The government also recently announced they were raising the income threshold for the Repayment Assistance Plan from […] Continue Reading |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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