Oh How the Flowers Fly: January 10, 2022 issue |
Magazine Issue
New poetry collection from Toronto writer Natalie Wee fresh, relatableI’m always trying to find more literature from queer writers, so I was thrilled to read Toronto-based writer Natalie Wee’s new collection of poetry, Beast at Every Threshold. The collection of poems touches on Wee’s experiences as a woman, as a queer person, and as an immigrant. She does a magnificent job of exploring the […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: January 10, 2022 issue |
Camosun students from Kenya raise $2,500 for Doctors Without BordersIn the fall 2021 semester, Camosun partnered with World University Service of Canada (WUSC) to bring nine refugees from Kenya to Victoria through HIRES, an employment-linked sponsorship pathway program. The students completed an eight-week Hospitality Management program at Camosun to prepare them to join workplace sponsorships in Tofino. During their time in Victoria, these new […] Continue Reading |
Show me the Money: New Year’s money resolutionsAs the ball drops and we ring in a brand new year, I’m sure many of us will be making New Year’s resolutions with great optimism. Well, why not make some new year’s money resolutions, too? Doing so could benefit your long-term financial health. In this instalment of Show Me the Money, I’ll suggest a […] Continue Reading |
Criminal Justice students organize clothing drive for Our PlaceStudents in Camosun College’s Criminal Justice program finished off the fall 2021 semester by collecting a classroom-sized clothing donation for Our Place. The students gathered donations from all over Victoria, which, once delivered, were all re-homed within days. Second-year student Sean Eversfield says that “basically everyone” in the second year of the Criminal Justice program […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: Welcoming in the new year with positivityLast month, during one of the wettest autumn seasons I’ve ever seen, I heard through the grapevine that the winter promised to be colder and snowier than usual. I have an image re-playing itself constantly in my head of two giant fingers reaching through the clouds, picking me up, and plopping down somewhere else, I […] Continue Reading |
What we want to see at Camosun in 2022: Nexus staff and contributing writers on what needs to changeWhat needs to happen at Lansdowne by Caitlin Kinsgmill, student editor With the start of a new semester, and with a new Camosun president leading the way, it feels like an appropriate time to be brainstorming changes one might like to see on campus. I’m pretty satisfied with my overall student experience here, but after […] Continue Reading |
Company launches first software-testing program for Indigenous students in CanadaPLATO Testing, Canada’s only Indigenous-staffed and Indigenous-led software testing company, recently launched its Indigenous Software Tester Training Course in Victoria for the first time. The company, based in New Brunswick, offers the program to Indigenous people in other cities across Canada and is now offering it at the Camosun Coastal Centre (there is no connection […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student raises over $10,000 for diabetes researchMotria Iwan has raised over $10,000 toward diabetes research, and is now using the skills she gained in her program at Camosun to take the initiative to the next level. At 14, Iwan was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a life-threatening illness that prevents the body from producing insulin, the hormone responsible for converting blood […] Continue Reading |