Pieces of Performance: Cherry Cheeks helps bring Shade Burlesque Festival to townLocal burlesque performer, producer, and educator Cherry Cheeks has been working hard behind the curtain to bring together an all-BIPOC show that will soon be hitting the stage. The Shade Burlesque Festival will take place Thursday, September 25 to Saturday, September 27 at the McPherson Playhouse. “All of our headliners are going to be teaching […] Continue Reading |
Hurricane Faith: Why we are lying, why we are believingIt hadn’t seemed so difficult to parse through the false narratives and fabricated realities before this moment. It hadn’t felt this frictionless, as it appears today, to slip into the fringes and remain deep below. Or we had been familiar enough with the propaganda and the media bias and corporate or political control over rhetoric […] Continue Reading |
Student advice for entering a new school yearFall is near; the new academic year begins as the season transitions into tints of red and yellow, decorating our campus and welcoming students into the new semester. Whether you’re in your last term of your studies or just beginning your journey, you’ll need to prepare yourself to confidently continue your education. First and foremost, […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 2, 2025 issueCamosun Co-op Photo Contest open for entries Camosun’s annual Co-op Photo Contest is taking entries now. The contest—which is open to Camosun students who will have completed a Co-op or internship work term, with a passing grade, between September 2024 and August 2025. The grand prize winner will receive $300; the public will be able […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Faculty Association and Camosun College continue clashingConflicts between the Camosun College Faculty Association (CCFA) and Camosun College are continuing as the college faces financial struggles in the wake of lost revenue from international-student restrictions and the CCFA attempts to mitigate impact on faculty. The latest round of bargaining between the two groups was not successful, according to CCFA president Lynelle Yutani. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College alum returns to campus as cafeteria chefWhen Justin Zhang graduated from Camosun’s Culinary Arts program 20 years ago, he didn’t know he’d be returning to the college two decades later in a much different role. Today, after stints cooking at Coast Victoria Hotel and Pearson College in Metchosin, the alumnus is the new chef manager for Aramark, who run the college […] Continue Reading |
Nexus newspaper September 2, 2025 full issueRead the full issue here. Continue Reading |
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Open Space: Camosun needs to re-evaluate math creditI’ve taken a variety of courses at Camosun: English, philosophy, psychology, and symbolic logic, for example. I achieved a broad education, which is what Camosun wants, and I mostly did it on my terms. But there was one course that was required for my program, and I did everything I could to avoid it. Getting […] Continue Reading |
New Earth Bandits 2 offers choose-your-own-adventure theatreFor centuries, theatre has been a fairly static affair where the audience gathers in an auditorium and quietly watches an ensemble of performers. However, a local theatre group is on a mission to defy all of that. SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles prides itself in creating non-linear unconventional productions that appeal to a wider demographic. […] Continue Reading |
