Penguin & Peacock: January 7, 2019 issue |
Magazine Issue
First Things First: Hurry up and wait(list)I can’t begin to describe how insufferable it is to check your place on a waitlist. Because of this, I have a few pieces of advice for you. First, as you might have guessed, the lower the number, the higher your chances are of getting in. “Well, duh, Tiegan,” you say. “That’s, like, what a […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: Resolutions worth keepingOMG, peeps: I can’t believe it’s already 2019 and we’re back at it again. Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s. I’m assuming (as my deadline for this was back in December) that I made it until about 9 pm before falling asleep watching Titanic with my cat. As we enter a new […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Fermented foods are the superfoods of todayFermenting is an ancient technique that has been used to preserve food for centuries, and it’s seen a major resurgence over the last few years. What makes this ancient technique so culturally relevant today? It may have to do with something known as probiotics. Probiotics are microorganisms that promote healthy gut activity; they are typically […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Discrimination based on beauty needs to endThere is a great unacknowledged movement of oppression in our culture. Our society’s focus on the visual appeal of people is harmful, unethical, and represents a little-discussed form of discrimination. Various aspects of our culture perpetuate an obsession with beauty: clothing and makeup brands, the media and its celebrity culture. Ideals of beauty are crammed […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Mike Field shows songwriting guts on new albumMike FieldTrue Stories(Independent)4/5 Imagine if Miles Davis met Bad Religion in a bar and they then decided to mix a shot of world jazz with a side of Banner Pilot into their drinks and start singing. This sums up “Mechanic,” the first track on Canadian jazz trumpeter Mike Field’s fourth album, True Stories. That combination […] Continue Reading |
Campus Access: Bookstore access concernsLike many of the spaces on campus, Camosun’s Lansdowne bookstore is not without its faults in regard to access issues. That’s not to say that it isn’t accommodating when necessary; it’s just that accommodation and access shouldn’t have to be thought about. At the bookstore, getting through the shelves of books is a tight squeeze, […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Julia Liska loves chili, hates rogue student calls in classKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor who you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 7, 2019 issueGetting a rise out of fee raises: Writer Shelley Evans lamented the state of being a student in our January 10, 1994 issue, talking about the financial strain of those attending Camosun. In particular, Evans pointed out the raising of the Canadian Federation of Students fees that Camosun students were paying at the time. Speaking […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Colours of languageYou can sleep when you’re dead, but you’re not dead, and you cannot sleep. We must walk around in black and white, being followed around by our shadow, our spectre, our only friend: insomnia. But where did all of the colours go, and why are we left with nothing but the sleepless bodies of our […] Continue Reading |