Camosun Chargers women’s basketball team excited about seasonThe Camosun College women’s basketball team is preparing for its upcoming season, which starts on November 1. Chargers women’s basketball guard Tessa Lannon-Paakspuu, who is a fourth-year Sport and Fitness Leadership student, is in her fifth and final year with the team. She says that she’s really excited about this season. “We have a new […] Continue Reading |
Camosun to establish open education initiative with grant moneyCamosun College recently received $32,250 from BCcampus in order to establish the Open Education Demonstration Initiative. The college received the money in the form of an Institutional Sustainability Grant from BCcampus—a publicly funded organization that aims to make post-secondary education accessible to everyone—and will use it to redevelop 10 courses with open textbooks through a […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: The journey of recoveryMy experiences with addiction have mostly been as a sex and love addict. I’ve also struggled with food, alcohol and drugs, shopping, pornography, and excessive use of my phone. I believe we are all addicts to a greater or lesser extent. Many of us are compulsively seeking a means to an end, scarcely enjoying a […] Continue Reading |
William Head on Stage reimagines The Wizard of Oz in new playGenerally speaking, most people would hope to avoid jail at all costs. However, if you love the theatre and love trying new things, then conquering that fear and going to jail for an evening could end up being a pretty unique experience. It’s an experience put on by William Head on Stage (WHOS), which is […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 23, 2019 issueCCSS under fire for women-only voting: The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) was laying down some radical gender-based initiatives back in the mid-’90s, as the story “Women-only vote raises questions of sexism” from our October 31, 1994 issue proves. The CCSS had recently held its elections, and its then-policy of only allowing women to vote […] Continue Reading |
Hold My Beer, I Lost My Keys: How to buy gifts like an adultOne defining moment of that abrupt transition between adolescence and adulthood is the realization that you now have to put thorough effort into buying gifts for your friends and family members when their birthdays come around. Gone are the days of quirky handwritten coupon books and endearing last-minute runs to Shoppers Drug Mart for vague, […] Continue Reading |
Social Survival 101: How to stay warm but look cool this winterAs cold, wet weather begins to cast a shadow on our summer wardrobes, many fashionistas will find it increasingly difficult to continue making edgy statements through the holes of their pre-tattered pants while also staying warm and dry enough to look nonchalant about it. Some will compromise with base layers beneath their extreme cut-out jeans […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Snuff delivers a lot of it on new albumSnuff There’s a Lot of It About (Fat Wreck Chords) 4/5 There certainly is a lot of something about Snuff’s 10th studio album, There’s a Lot of It About. This album is the epitome of party punk rock. Every track here is a fresh dose of good vibes and bad intentions, and they come complete […] Continue Reading |
Freedom from Addiction: Learning to recoverWhat drives addiction? Exploring this question is essential if we are to change our lives for the better and recover the person we were meant to be—the person we are beneath our dysfunctional patterns and behaviours. This person can be recovered—that’s why it is called “addiction recovery.” I believe that what drives addiction is a […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Business Study Group forms to help Business studentsStudying is never easy. It could be due to lack of personal discipline, lack of spare time in a busy schedule, or lack of ability to concentrate for more than a minute at a time. Whatever the reason, sitting down to hit the books can be an arduous task—one that most Camosun students would probably […] Continue Reading |
