The Salty Scent of Home offers hopeful twist on newcomer storiesYasmine Kandil learned a lesson while teaching at Brock University in Ontario: newcomers to Canada don’t necessarily want to see their stories as narratives of struggle. While her students worked with a community group for a class assignment, some of the recent immigrants “were sad when they saw some of the scenes that the students […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 1, 2025 issueFossil in the making: If you found a time capsule of the year 2000, what ever would you expect to find? A Tamogatchi, frosted lip gloss, or a burned compilation CD of The White Stripes? In our October 2, 2000 issue, we covered the assembly of Camosun’s turn-of-the-century time capsule, which hoped to fossilize the […] Continue Reading |
Pieces of Performance: TransFest turns bitterTransFest was set to take place in August. But what was meant to become a yearly celebration of trans lives quickly became unsafe, with some individuals’ behaviour choosing profit over people. As a person who had plans to help TransFest take flight with CCSS Pride in tow, I have insight that should be shared as […] Continue Reading |
The Trash Bash: October 1, 2025 issue |
Open for all: a look at upcoming fall open-mic eventsI enjoy writing poems, but I’ve always been anxious about sharing my work with others. When my best friend took me to my first open mic back in March last year, I was eager to go check it out but told them I would not be performing. That was not the case in the end, […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Tea Festival steeped in culture and wondermentReturning for its 10th anniversary, the Victoria Tea Festival, presented by the International Tea Appreciation Society, is the place to be if you drink tea, but also if you’re interested in the history of tea within different cultures. In addition to the farmer’s-market-style affair, where you bring your own cup and taste dozens of teas […] Continue Reading |
Natural Selection: October 1, 2025 issue |
Nexus newspaper October 1, 2025 full issueRead the full issue here. Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun College bathrooms lack inclusivityIf you’re a gender-diverse or disabled student at Camosun, good luck finding an appropriate bathroom. Our so-called “accessible bathrooms” are proof that accessibility for some is not necessarily accessibility for all. Bathrooms should be boring, but on the Lansdowne campus, they feel like a nightmare. Let’s start with accessibility. Most of our “accessible” bathrooms are […] Continue Reading |
Minister of post-secondary education and future skills Jessie Sunner visits campus, talks student issuesMinister of post-secondary education and future skills Jessie Sunner visited Camosun College on Wednesday, September 17, with a clear message: British Columbia must “stand on our own two feet.” She repeatedly returned to this theme of self-reliance during her interview with Nexus, calling it “crucial to our ability as a province to move forward” amid […] Continue Reading |
