The Bi-weekly Gamer: Overwatch League gives pros a reason to joinThe Overwatch League (OWL) is one of the first esports leagues to be structured like a traditional sport. OWL teams will be city-based, similar to how the NHL or NBA works; the buy-in price, though, is huge, starting at $20 million and increasing based on the city. For that price, teams are guaranteed a permanent […] Continue Reading |
CamFest returns despite Lansdowne campus constructionEven smaller colleges have events for students; here at Camosun, the big one is CamFest, two days on which clubs, societies, and other groups can go all out and show off what they’re all about. Once again, CamFest is making its return at the start of the fall semester; Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) outreach […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: August 16, 2017 issueCamosun Chargers holding tryouts The Camosun Chargers are holding tryouts for all their teams—men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, and golf—from September 3 to 7. Times for tryouts vary depending on the sport; there is an $80 fee. Students need to register for the golf qualifier tournament—held at Highland Pacific Golf Course on […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: August 16 to September 4, 2017Until Saturday, August 26 Talking to art Dark Sand Asks Why You Talk So Fast is currently running at Deluge Contemporary Art. This exhibit showcases the works of Megan Hepburn, who created her art by using brushes that were too small for the canvases that she was using, causing a completely incorrect amount of detail […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Writers: Nexus columnist Sean AnnableHave you ever wondered about the Camosun students writing the articles you read in Nexus? Know Your Writers will help you dive into the minds of the writers behind the stories.This issue, we talked to columnist Sean Annable about what the public expects of journalists, how his column makes him push himself, and why he […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Victoria needs a light-rail systemIf you’ve spent any time at all in the Capital Regional District, you are quite familiar with just how bad the southern island’s traffic congestion issues really are. The region’s population is rapidly growing, and, according to census data, the population of metro Victoria exceeded the national growth rate over the last five years. So […] Continue Reading |
Cream of the Craft: It’s the time of year for summer sessionablesAs I write this, it’s hot out, and I need something cool to slake my thirst while I do yard work, barbecue, or just hang inside, enjoying the AC. I want a beer with flavour, but I want to be able to have a couple and not feel too dizzy to cook. I need a […] Continue Reading |
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Smith vs. Smith: August 16, 2017 issueSee more at smithvssmith.com. Continue Reading |
Mantra-doom duo Zaum bring the metal from the maritimesThe two members of New Brunswick doom metal duo Zaum—vocalist/bassist Kyle Alexander McDonald and drummer Christopher Lewis—got the self-described “mantra doom” band together in 2013 and released their first record, Oracles, shortly after, in 2014. “We just hit a point where we both weren’t busy musically, and I kind of realized that I wanted to […] Continue Reading |
