25 Years Ago in Nexus: August 29, 2018 issueStill going strong: The story “Women’s Centre opens” in our September 7, 1993 issue reported that the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) was opening the Women’s Centre on the Lansdowne campus. The centre was then located in the Fisher building; the CCSS still runs the Women’s Centre, which is now located on the main floor […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Living with minimum wageAs you may already know, it isn’t easy to be a student, work part time, pay all your bills, and still save money at the end of the month. Today, I’d like to show some alternative ways to thrive as a student while working part time and receiving minimum wage. How do I know that’s […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: August 29 to September 11, 2018Wednesday, August 22 to Sunday, September 2 Life on the fringes With 47 shows from around the world, the Victoria Fringe Festival is offering a lot this year. This long-standing live-performance festival offers entertainment at a decent price. You must make a one-time purchase of a Fringe Festival button for $6 to attend performances (the money […] Continue Reading |
New book examines use of word “bitch”After spending our last issue immersed in all things feminist, I was both excited and trepidation-ridden to read Bitch: A Definitive and Restorative Guide by Arnette Wright Travis. Trepidation because everything I thought I knew about feminism had been challenged while working on last issue, and I wasn’t sure I was ready to upend the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: La Chinga deliver good, pure rock on third albumLa Chinga Beyond the Sky (Small Stone Records) 4/5 Beyond The Sky, the third album from Vancouver rockers La Chinga, is a masterpiece full of life, freedom, and, most importantly, good pure rock. “Nothin’ that I Can’t Do” is an ideal way to kick off this incredible album. The guitar work is on par with […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk?: A basic love of pumpkin spiceThere’s a tangible shift about to happen. The air is getting cooler at night, we’re all heading back to school, tank tops will soon be replaced (or at least layered) with button-down flannels, and Instagram is about to be flooded with images of rusty red foliage and pumpkin spice lattes (PSLs). Love them or hate […] Continue Reading |
Great Canadian Beer Festival gets hazy as it enters its second quarter-centuryIf there’s one thing the Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF)—a local institution now in its 26th year—has no shortage of, it’s beer (that was easy). But more is more, so those behind the GCBF have actually added more breweries this year, in the form of the BC Ale Trail-er and the Alberta Brewers Tent, which […] Continue Reading |
House of Columns: Less really is more“Less is more.” It’s a phrase we hear tossed around for everything from corporate slogans to lifestyle choices. The statement is overused for good reason: because it’s true. As students, we have an omnipresent balance of packed academic calendars, work, and life itself. This isn’t all that natural, and it certainly is overwhelming for our […] Continue Reading |
Saudi Arabian students forced to leave Camosun College34 Saudi Arabian students studying at Camosun are being forced to leave the college before starting their fall classes. Saudi Arabia has ordered all government-sponsored Saudi Arabian nationals studying in Canada to leave the country in response to tweets from Canadian foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland and Global Affairs Canada. Freeland tweeted that she was […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Students need to get involved to have their voice heardCamosun’s student government is a political force made up of our own bodies. We are the people who sit down at the table with organizations like the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) to speak as a collective voice on the things that matter most. Camosun student affiliation with the CFS—who recently expulsed Camosun students from […] Continue Reading |
