Camosun College to host national volleyball championshipsThe Camosun Chargers are hosting the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national women’s volleyball championships at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) at Camosun’s Interurban campus from March 8 to 11. The Chargers also recently announced they would be hosting the national men’s volleyball championships at PISE from March 7 to 10, 2018. Camosun […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: March 1 to 14, 2017Until Wednesday, September 4 Past, meet future The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is using the first 30 years of their experience collecting art as inspiration for their new exhibit, Moving Forward by Looking Back. The focus of the exhibit will be on the gallery’s first director, Colin Graham, whose views of how art should be […] Continue Reading |
Local wrestling league prepares for smackdownWrestling was the most popular sport in ancient Greece. Thousands of years before John Cena captured hearts on the internet, near-naked Olympians tussled in the ring, exhibiting strength, endurance, and willpower. The excitement and adrenaline of this spectacle has withstood the test of time and has captured the hearts of folks far and wide… and […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 15, 2017 issueClip-art catastrophe: The story “Lead in Carey water exceeds acceptable limits” in our February 17, 1992 issue talked about how water in the now-defunct Camosun Carey Road campus had lead concentrations that were higher than they should have been. That’s no surprise for buildings of a certain vintage, but what was surprising was our rather […] Continue Reading |
Smith vs. Smith: February 15, 2017 issueSee more at smithvssmith.com. Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Tika Brown on chocolate, shopping, and learningKnow 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. This issue we caught up with Dental Hygiene prof Tika Brown to talk about chocolate as […] Continue Reading |
Author Lee Maracle brings her beliefs to VictoriaLee Maracle is one of Canada’s most prominent aboriginal writers. An active activist, she has travelled across Canada, written many books, and proven that if you’re dedicated you can make your voice heard. “I live my life as I live my life. I’m what I call a sovereign Stó:lō woman,” says Maracle. “I live my […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 15 to 28, 2017Until Thursday, February 23 Get high Have you ever wanted to sing? The Gettin’ Higher Choir is looking for new additions to their troupe this spring season. All voices welcome; no audition necessary. The choir will be recruiting until February 23; for full dates, times, and locations, visit gettinhigherchoir.ca. Until Saturday, March 4 Get secretarial […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Excess consumption must stopMateriality is a spectre, possessing our body without our knowledge, causing us pain that we think we are enjoying. There are things—physical things—that we need; there is nothing wrong with a certain amount of possessions. What is wrong is when the volume of one’s possessions begins to fill their mortal glass until their cup runneth […] Continue Reading |
Cooking and dancing form unlikely alliance in new performance exhibitCooking is great. The smells, taste, and presentation of a dish can go a long way, working together to bring the art of cooking into day-to-day life. A new art performance, Practices of Everyday Life: Cooking, combines two popular art styles—dancing and cooking—and is helped along by visual media prompts and large moving projections. Composer […] Continue Reading |
