Open Space: Post-secondary needs to be free for healthcare workersThere is currently a massive shortage of doctors and nurses in Canada, and the government has played a big part in this, so the government must now fix this problem by providing—at least temporarily—free post-secondary training for healthcare workers. In a recent market outlook published by the Government of Canada, it was estimated that there […] Continue Reading |
New book The Sunbearer Trials takes flightNew York Times bestselling author Aiden Thomas is taking his first crack at a multi-book series with his Mexican-inspired fantasy novel The Sunbearer Trials. The book follows Teo, a 17-year-old semidiós who is chosen by the sun god Sol to compete in the deadly decennial Sunbearer Trials. To win the trials is a great honour, […] Continue Reading |
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria connects with ReverberationsThe Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is aiming to better connect with Victoria’s artistic community with their exhibit Reverberations. For the exhibit, co-curators Nicole Stanbridge, Heng Wu, and Mel Granley selected emerging artists—including visual artists, poets, and composers—to collaborate with bodies of work from the gallery’s permanent collection. “We worked with each of the collaborators […] Continue Reading |
Todd Ormiston aims to influence Indigenous education as new Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen executive directorFrom Criminal Justice student to Indigenous Studies program chair to executive director of Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen, or The Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections, Todd Ormiston’s time at Camosun College has truly come full circle. Ormiston became chair of the Indigenous Studies program in 2017, and in that time he’s had an immense influence and […] Continue Reading |
What’s behind the 3D-printed curtain: Understanding Camosun InnovatesWalking into the Jack White Building on Camosun College’s Interurban campus, searching for the Camosun Innovates headquarters, I didn’t really know what to expect. When I walked through the glass doors into room 102A, the first thing I noticed was the dull hum of machinery hanging in the air. It wasn’t an unpleasant sound, but […] Continue Reading |
Shad uses hip-hop to provide hope, inspiration, changeToronto-based rapper Shad’s latest album TAO, released last year, takes listeners through the thought processes of Taoism beliefs and social awareness. C.S. Lewis’ 1943 book The Abolition of Man and Shoshana Zuboff’s 2019 book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism are used as references by Shad to provide context to dystopian changes in society over music […] Continue Reading |
Outside in: Interurban campus from a different perspectiveIn March, Nexus contributing writer Celina Lessard photographed the Lansdowne campus in an attempt to capture it in unique, new angles. Now, Lessard took to Interurban campus to do the same. Enjoy this look at that campus in a whole new light. – Greg Pratt, managing editor Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Ambulance nonsensical, nauseatingAmbulance (2022) 1/4 I’ve never been a fan of Michel Bay’s work but I went to see his newest movie, Ambulance, with a open mind, hoping that this may just be one of his better films. Unfortunately, my hopefulness was short lived. This movie—which is based on a Danish movie from 2005—is everything that I […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: Hopeful in HighlandsSince life is now becoming somewhat regular again—we’re not always wearing our masks, we can gather in larger groups—I’m curious as to how we all, as a student body, survived the past two years. I mean, what did the whole, very surreal, experience do to our fragile minds? What effect did isolation have on us, […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Investing in foreign marketsIn our globalized world, we can easily buy products from all over the planet. In fact, it may be hard to find products that do not contain materials from multiple countries. Since we consume globally, should we also think about investing globally? Here in Canada, we can easily invest in Canadian and US markets, but […] Continue Reading |
