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 |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: November 30, 2022 issue |
Taxidermy Bug Project: November 30, 2022 issue |
New Music Revue: Izzy Spears showcases musical fusion, raw emotionIzzy Spears Monstar (KRO Records) 3.5/5 American musician and songwriter Izzy Spears showcases a fusion of rock, rap, and hip-hop on debut EP Monstar. The songs are sparked by his anger at past relationships, and even if you don’t closely listen to the words, that anger can be felt from the forceful tone used to […] Continue Reading |
Abnormal Menagerie: November 30, 2022 issue |
Nic’s Flicks: Black Adam appallingly handled misfireBlack Adam (2022) 2/4 I have no qualms with comic-book movies. Over the past 20-plus years, this genre has provided us with some of the most successful films of all time, and, for the most part, they’ve been very good. But there are also the overblown, nonsensical CGI fests that turn out to be a […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Tenant’s insurance and why you should consider itMy current homestay agreement ends in December, and I’ve been looking around for a new rental. One requirement I’ve noticed some landlords asking for is tenant’s insurance. It’s not something I had thought of before, so I started looking into it, and now I think that anyone who rents should seriously consider it. It’s important […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 16, 2022 issueParking at Camosun still feels like a money grab: The “joys” of parking at Camosun haven’t changed much now from 25 years ago, as a story in our November 10, 1997 issue proves. However, back then, Camosun students paid twice as much as UVic students for parking because they had no parking-pass options. Now, our […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: What is truly a full life?What is it to have a full life? According to society, it’s having a nice car, a family that doesn’t make too much ruckus in public, a house (or rather, these days, a condo), mortgage payments, a job that isn’t too ordinary but also not too unique, either. Above all, of course, you have to […] Continue Reading |
