25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 21, 2026 issue

Computer lab controversy: Nowadays practically every student brings their own tablet or laptop to school to work on assignments, but that wasn’t the case back in 2001, as we detailed in our January 22, 2001 issue. Tensions were already high between Computer Science students and Camosun faculty over the lack of computer labs on campus, […]

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Open Space: It’s time to overcome post-pandemic isolation

Over the past few years, the world around us has undergone changes faster than we can process. Global pandemics; televised wars; the decline of democracy as we know it—nothing is certain. Perhaps it never was. There are times it feels as though the world has ceased to spin. While days fly by on a constant […]

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New Music Revue: Gavial get weird on new album

Gavial Thanks, I Hate It (Exile on Mainstream) 4/5 I’m a sucker for bass-driven rock ‘n’ roll. I also really love a plodding rhythm that feels like a war machine slowly picking up speed. Because of these reasons and more, which I will get into momentarily, I quite enjoy this little peach of a record. […]

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Camosun Chargers volleyball teams heading into second half of season strong

The Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team struggled a bit in the first half of the season, but they’re is determined to make a solid comeback during the latter half. The team has undergone some notable changes in recent history, losing their coach Brent Hall back in April, with Scott Freeburn taking his place. The players […]

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Trill’s Recipes: Gnocchi with cream sauce

Ingredients for cream sauce: 2 tbsp butter/margarine/neutral cooking oil 2 tbsp all purpose flour 1 cup milk 1/2 cup broth of choice Salt and pepper, to taste 1 tsp garlic powder and onion powder 1 cup grated mozzarella or parmesan cheese Ingredients for gnocchi: 1 cup mashed potatoes 2 cups all purpose flour 2 eggs […]

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Camosun Chargers basketball teams hit mid-season, keep pushing

The Camosun Chargers basketball teams are entering the second half of their season with some much-needed optimism. With both teams recovering from losses against the VIU Mariners in late November, fourth-year forward David Finch believes the best is yet to come. “We definitely feel like there’s tons of areas where we can improve,” says Finch. […]

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News Briefs: January 21, 2026 issue

CRD on track for emissions target The Capital Regional District (CRD) recently announced that it remains on track to hit the targets in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that were enshrined into law in 2007’s provincial Greenhouse Gas Reductions Target Act. With an aim of dropping GHG emissions 40 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by […]

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Tips for improving mental health in the dark Canadian winters

I hated winter in Canada so much that I numbed myself through it for eight years straight. Even after all these years of living in Canada, I still dreaded being here every winter instead of being back home in Los Cabos, Mexico, where most winter days are 25 C and sunny; however, I’ve finally settled […]

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