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 |
Where do we go from here?: What the future holds in store for the national student movementIt wasn’t that long ago that each student at Camosun College paid $2.25 a month to the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) in membership fees for national and provincial student organizations. The CCSS would give half that amount to the national student organization the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and half to the provincial student […] Continue Reading |
Hiroshima memorial examines current nuclear threatOn August 9, Victorians will gather at Wake Up! It’s Two Minutes to Midnight to discuss the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty and hear citizens and politicians—such as NDP MP Randall Garrison and Oak Bay mayor Nils Jenson—talk about the threat of nuclear weapons and pay their respects to victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Nuclear […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Gill Atkinson on different cultures, countries, and catsKnow 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 better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Sky Parallel deliver magic in musicSky Parallel Sky Parallel (TuneCore) 4.5/5 Sky Parallel’s new self-titled EP is an essential experience for anyone who desires an alternative to mainstream pop music. Sarah Noni and Sara Fitzpatrick have taken pop music and infused it with virtuoso flavour to create something that demands to be heard. My initial impression of Sky Parallel—who are […] Continue Reading |
Releasing the words from the chrysalis at this year’s Victoria Fringe FestivalThe journey for Hapax Theatre’s upcoming production of The Boy in the Chrysalis, playing at this year’s Victoria Fringe Festival, has been several years in the making. The one-man, one-act play tells the story of a schoolteacher who is a drag queen by night, struggling to escape the reality of his recent break-up and life […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: August 8, 2018 issueCollege Sheet Metal student wins bronze Camosun third-year Sheet Metal apprentice Dean Gustin took home a bronze medal from the 2018 Skills Canada National Competition in Edmonton in June. Gustin won gold at the Skills Canada British Columbia competition in April. He was one of over 550 students at the nationals. Camosun board of governors […] Continue Reading |
