What’s Going On: September 5 to 19, 2017Tuesday, September 5 Launched to sea Head down to Bolen Books to listen to Michael and Anita Hadley launch Spindrift: A Canadian Book of the Sea on September 5. The anthology has 170 pieces from more than 130 Canadian writers; the book launch has no cover charge and light refreshments. Win-win. The festivities start at […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 5, 2017 issueCCSS shuts down free stores The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) announced on August 16 that it is discontinuing their “free store” exchanges on both campuses. In an email, CCSS student services coordinator Michael Glover said that the CCSS is discontinuing the service because of space concerns and the fact that it’s not supervised, so […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Culinary Arts instructor Rob Budlong knows the importance of teamworkKnow 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. If you have an instructor you’d like to see interviewed in the paper, but perhaps you’re too […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun needs to work on smart city conceptsCamosun College and the City of Victoria are way off base when it comes to smart city concepts. A smart city brings together a wide range of digital technologies to transform social and working spaces, quality of life, and community services. There are many initiatives that contribute to a smart city concept, each using different […] Continue Reading |
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 |
