This System Is Broken: First dispatchWhen the canadian (I refuse to capitalize that word out of protest) government began using the word “reconciliation” I was one of the naive canadians who felt optimistic. I fell under the impression that things around here might actually change. But then the government hired planeloads of RCMP to congregate in the Bulkley Valley and […] Continue Reading |
Book shines light on Russian actress Alla NazimovaThe most memorable books for me are biographies. I love learning about important people’s lives because we often look to these people to inspire us. What makes Gavin Lambert’s biography Nazimova so great is that it perfectly hits those same type of inspirational notes while also giving the reader a unique reading experience that they […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: December 1, 2021 issueA courageous confession: Our November 25, 1996 issue featured a the cover story “Coming out of the closet about gay bashing,” which featured a brave Camosun student opening up about being assaulted. Times have changed and much of it has been for the better, but reading this sobering story is a reminder that there is […] Continue Reading |
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?The days are shorter and there’s a cold bite in the air, so you know what that means: it’s time to cozy up with all your favourite Christmas movies. For me, one of those movies is Die Hard. Every Christmas Eve, I make my family watch Die Hard with me, even though my mom doesn’t […] Continue Reading |
Three ways we’ve lost touch with ChristmasFrom my experience, the true meaning of Christmas has really gone to the dogs. Christmas is about celebrating the gift of life with your loved ones, something everybody should be able to appreciate in these times, and every year—COVID or no COVID—that concept seems to be getting dragged farther away from us. Here are some […] Continue Reading |
Christmas and capitalismThe Christmas season is the busiest time of year for retailers, and they know exactly how to capitalize on that. More to the point, they know how to manipulate the holiday to ensure maximum profits. They have capitalized on it so much, in fact, that our observation of the holiday is slowly being changed. Advertisers […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Celebrate the light this DecemberThe holidays have different meanings for everyone. For some it’s a good excuse for a well-needed rest. For others it’s a time for traditional religious values and rituals. For many of us, it’s a time for reflecting on what needs to be different in our lives. Because of the time of year, many countries have […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Indigenous Studies alumnus Ren Louie to release first children’s bookWhen Ren Louie, a member of the Ahousaht First Nations, began the Indigenous Studies program at Camosun College in 2016, he never imagined he would become a children’s author and be published by Victoria’s Medicine Wheel Education. “I actually only started [writing] two years ago in December,” says Louie, now 23 years old. “It’s something […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Dune fantastic, absorbing adaptationThe most challenging movies to make often prove to be book-to-film adaptations. Luckily, director Denis Villeneuve has done with Frank Herbert’s marvellous world Arrakis what Peter Jackson did with J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth over a decade ago: made an incredibly good film that explores the philosophical themes and ideas that the author was trying to convey […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: Study habitsWe’re deep into the semester now: midterms are past us and we’re up to our ears in assignments. I know it’s apparently an urban college myth, but doesn’t it feel like all the hardest and backbreaking night-owl kind of assignments seem to come at the same time, as if the instructors are having some secret […] Continue Reading |
