Student plans talent show for mental-health awarenessOut of pain comes creativity. That’s what second-year General Science student Jordan Bell proved when she decided to take her experiences with mental health and turn them into something beautiful and creative. “I struggled with mental health for quite a while,” says Bell. “Artistic expression is something that really got me through that time. It […] Continue Reading |
Natural Selection: January 22, 2020 |
Girlfriend Material explore cool cars and the business of musicWhat makes a cool car cool? Graham Wright, vocalist/guitarist of Toronto-based rock band Girlfriend Material, is getting to the bottom of that question while challenging normative rock and roll tropes with his band’s unconventional social media presence. “I’m always fascinated by the way that rock and roll came of age when cars were the status […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 22, 2020 issueI think the instructor is doing a fine job creating problems himself: The story “Interurban students take changes in stride” in our January 23, 1995 issue talked about how students at Interurban were dealing with an increase in enrolment. One big change was that there were more women enrolling in trades programs at the time, […] Continue Reading |
All-male drag ballet company takes the stage in VictoriaWhen Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo comes to town in February, the unconventional will take the stage. Sure, the program will include the second act of Swan Lake, Go for Barocco, and Paquita, but the all-male drag ballet troupe will present them as parody. The troupe—affectionately known as The Trocks—was founded in 1974 with […] Continue Reading |
Camosun MyWellness column: Talent show for mental health coming in FebruaryThe Camosun College MyWellness program is hosting our first-ever talent show for mental health awareness in February—and we’re looking for talent! If mental health has ever affected you or someone you know, you can do a song, dance, poem, or anything else in honour of that—and if you want, we’d love you to tell your […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: January 22, 2020 issue |
Exhibit uses radical levity to explore Indigenous storiesA mixed-media art exhibit exploring the supernatural elements and beings of Indigenous stories through a modern superhero comic lens is coming to Open Space. When Raven Became Spider features work by six Indigenous artists: Joi Arcand, Shawn Beyale, Sonny Assu, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Jeffrey Veregge, and Julianne Beaudin-Herney. Curator Leena Minifie first designed the show for […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Changes inward and outwardI began this column about addiction last year, and it started with my story. To make a very long tale short, life directed my awareness—rather forcefully—toward the fact that I was living as an active addict. This awareness came largely through a series of painful events, most notably a relationship with a physically and emotionally […] Continue Reading |
Politics and Other Nonsense: The international-student tuition crisisStudent organizations across the province—including the Camosun College Student Society—are fighting against the unfair lack of international-student tuition regulation by the provincial government. This is a big concern, as the BC government’s deregulation of international-student tuition allows tuition prices to rise uncontrollably. In BC, the lack of regulation allowed average international-student tuition to rise by […] Continue Reading |
