New Music Revue: Bec Lauder and the Noise show promise with edgy debut

Bec Lauder and The Noise The Vessel (Killphonic) 3.5/5 Bec Lauder and The Noise is a three-piece rock-grrl group who started their music journey in East Village, Manhattan, and convey their city upbringings in their music. The band—consisting of Lauder, Soph Shreds and Maggie Bishop—released an EP, Before Everything Changes, in 2023 and have now […]

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New Music Revue: The Cords deliver joyful summer indie pop on debut

The Cords The Cords (Slumberland/Sleep Wax) 4.5/5 The Cords is a band made up of sisters Eva and Grace Tedeschi from Scotland. The two had an interest for indie music from the ’80s and ’90s as kids, which eventually led to the formation of The Cords, with Eva as the guitarist and vocalist and Grace […]

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The worst cocktail you’ll ever taste: My life with ADHD and anxiety

What’s your favourite drink to have at the bar? Maybe you and your colleagues like a nice cold mug of lager or a stout after a hard day’s work in the summer sun. Maybe you prefer to unwind with a nice glass of wine and relax by yourself in a quiet section of the venue. […]

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Enjoying fall comfort foods on a budget

It’s a Wednesday evening and you’re heading back home from a busy day at college. The wind chills the environment and you deeply crave something familiar and warming, something homemade with easy ingredients. That’s when the idea comes to mind: comfort food. The moment when food connects with the soul, and the dish leaves your […]

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25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 17, 2025 issue

Tele-Reg-o-Mania: In the age of exasperating online class registration and complicated student portals, we should be grateful of the system’s immediacy. In our September 18, 2000 issue, writer Shane Berkholtz complained about the then-new and painful Tele-Reg process, where students use their phones to—get this—call a Camosun hotline to register for classes. Although it may […]

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Open Space: In defence of real life

Digital connection has never been more essential. We stay close to friends across continents, access unlimited information, and build communities around shared interests. Life is lived increasingly online, and while millennials and Gen Zs have been coined as “digital natives,” our digital ecosystems have become fertile ground for conquest by those seeking profits. Your attention […]

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