New AGGV exhibit explores work from pioneering Japanese-Canadian artistsStart Here: Kiyooka, Nakamura, Takashima, Tanabe is a new exhibit up now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Guest curator Bryce Kanbara says that the exhibit serves as a tribute to the pioneering work done by nisei artistes Roy Kiyooka, Kazuo Nakamura, Shizuye Takashima, and Takao Tanabe. “This exhibit is another example of what […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Why Disney remakes need to dieI love movies of all kinds—I’ve said that many times. But there actually is a kind of movie that I absolutely hate: unnecessary remakes. This, partially, applies to the last decade-plus of Disney remakes. Over the last 10 years, there has not been a single Disney remake that I’ve liked. One annoying thing they do […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: The importance of your credit scoreWe often hear that we should try to build up our credit score as early as possible. When it comes time to take out a loan for a large purchase, such as a home mortgage, a strong credit score will help us qualify for a loan and obtain better borrowing terms. But what exactly is […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 5, 2022 issueCCSS board member fears for life: According to a story in our September 29, 1997 issue, Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) Interurban executive Derek Madson let his political views impact his decisions in the CCSS, causing a conflict within the organization. Madson received lots of backlash due to this and even reached out to the […] Continue Reading |
Throat-singing duo brings traditional Inuit singing into modern timesIndigenous throat-singing duo PIQSIQ—consisting of Tiffany Kuliktana Ayalik and Kayley Inuksuk Mackay—want to talk about the weather, but it’s not just small talk. The word “piqsiq” means a specific type of weather phenomenon where the wind blows the snow upwards from the ground, so it looks like the snow is falling upwards into the sky; […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Predatory landlords forcing financially vulnerable into ruinationIf you’ve had to move within the last year, you’re one of many Canadians to discover the absolute horror that is the rental market in 2022. According to data collected by rental platform zumper.com, since September 2021, rent for a 1-bedroom in Victoria has risen by 29 percent, up to around $2,200 a month, while […] Continue Reading |
You can sit with us: What Camosun College’s clubs life has to offerLonely? Bored? Missing doing activities with others? There’s a way to fix that, according to those involved with clubs at Camosun College. Being a college club member has had an impact on Camosun students—it’s more than just getting together to, say, play video games or talk about psychology. They say it creates a sense of […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: October 5, 2022 issueInternational students miss out on fall semester A backlog in federal study permits being managed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada stopped 14 percent of Camosun College’s international students from starting at the college this semester. This backlog impacted post-secondary institutions across Canada. A Camosun spokesperson says that the college has around 1,550 new and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student’s band Hail the Void rocks one degree of separation from Ozzy26-year-old Dean Gustin thought he had it all figured out. A few years after earning his Red Seal from Camosun, he was really happy working with sheet metal. “It was a good union job and I was a union trustee and then everything kind of fell apart,” he admits. “I was in a lot of […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Orange Shirt Day founders look ahead, will continue to educateCamosun College Indigenous Studies alumnus Eddy Charlie is a residential-school survivor; along with fellow Camosun alumnus Kristin Spray he created Victoria Orange Shirt Day, which allows Charlie to share the tragic stories of his youth in order to educate people. Charlie began this mission after hearing people express irritation and mockery at Indigenous people who […] Continue Reading |
