25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 5, 2017 issueDefine “tight”: Our September 8, 1992 issue started that semester off with a bang, as an ad in our classifieds section proves. “To the guy in the tight Levis who lent me $10 at Registration; I’d like to pay you back. Let’s meet. L.B.” Okay, serious request now that I’m finished snorting coffee out my […] Continue Reading |
Eclectic local six-piece Astrocolor gear up for RifflandiaIf half of you wants to go clubbing until you regret it, but the other half of you wants to sit at home with a cuppa and a good read, locals Astrocolor will meet you wherever you find yourself along that continuum. The band mixes electronica with jazz, along with other genres; DJ/producer Neil Cooke-Dallin […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student gets hardcore with Eves of DestructionWhen Camosun first-year Biology student Anna Jessop isn’t hard at work studying at the Lansdowne campus, she goes by the name of Chip n’ Flail and races around a track trying to avoid injuries as a roller derby player. Jessop joined the local roller derby league Eves of Destruction (EOD)—who are playing their season finale […] Continue Reading |
Eye on the National Student Movement: September 5, 2017Eye on the National Student Movement is a new column that will appear in our news section every issue. We want to keep Camosun students updated on what’s happening with their money and what’s happening with the national student movement. Got a tip? Let us know at editor@nexusnewspaper.com. 1. The $202,305.11 of your Camosun student […] Continue Reading |
CCSS further distances itself from CFS with new student handbookEvery month, each Camosun student pays $2.25 for membership in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) and the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS); the fee, which is collected by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS), is split between the two organizations. However, the CCSS is taking deliberate steps to not advertise student membership in […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Keep calm and keep dreamingUnpacking the Bags is a new column giving advice and tips to international students at Camosun. What leads someone to leave everything behind and move to a new country? What makes the courage to pack those bags become greater than the fear of the unknown? There may be many ways to answer this question, but […] Continue Reading |
Cait Haggarty joins Camosun Chargers as new women’s basketball coachA new year brings new changes; for the Camosun Chargers, those changes came in the form of two new coaches. Brent Hall is now coaching the women’s volleyball players, and former UBC student athlete turned coach Cait Haggarty is coming to Camosun to coach the women’s basketball team. Haggarty says that although she hasn’t had […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: September 5, 2017 issue |
The Glass Castle a sobering metaphor for lifeThere are certain movies that ignite the viewer, make them feel alive but also, in some ways, kill them at the same time. The spark that Woody Harrelson ignites while playing Rex, an abusive but, somehow, occasionally inspiring and kind alcoholic in The Glass Castle (2017; 4/5) burns viewers as they watch the film. The […] Continue Reading |
Dearest Reader: A Proposal: Camosun must house the homelessDearest Reader, Some weeks have now elapsed since mayor Lisa Helps first offered, at the suggestion of a few good Samaritans, the suggestion that residents of our fair city open their doors to the displaced and downtrodden of the much-discussed homeless community. At the time, a number of local students were quoted in this very […] Continue Reading |
