Know Your Writers: Nexus staff writer Adam BoyleHave 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, staff writer Adam Boyle talks about making the right choice, getting motivation to write, and his strange amount of free time. What […] Continue Reading |
25 Years in Nexus: February 1, 2017 issueThat’s one way to get the message across: The story “Tuition freeze unlikely” in our February 3, 1992 issue talked about how Tom Perry, who was the provincial minister of advanced education at the time, had recently visited Camosun College. The Camosun College Student Society, unhappy at the state of tuition, gave Perry a little […] Continue Reading |
Camosun to construct $48.5-million building at InterurbanCamosun College is building a new Health and Science Centre at Interurban, thanks in large part to provincial and federal funding. The $48.5-million project is being funded with $12.5 million from the federal government and $31 million from the provincial government, with the college paying the rest. Camosun vice president of education John Boraas says […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Ada Barker knows the future is brightKnow 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 know more about, but perhaps you’re too busy […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 1 to 14, 2017Wednesday, February 1 Strongerthans John K. Samson of Winnipeg indie rockers The Weakerthans is returning to town with his new project, the Winter Wheat. Northcote opens; the show will set you back $20. See sugarnightclub.ca for more info. Saturday, February 4 Drum bangin’ and general boogyin’ A drum and dance festival will be held in […] Continue Reading |
Gracie explores polygamy from the eyes of a youthGracie explores the life of a girl growing up in a polygamist society in Bountiful, BC. Local playwright Joan MacLeod wrote the play; she says that she would like audience members to come away from the play with a conscious mind about what’s happening in BC, and even here in Victoria. “I’d like for people […] Continue Reading |
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Smith vs. Smith: January 18, 2017 issueSee more at smithvssmith.com. Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: January 18 to 31, 2017Until Sunday, January 22 Performing people Check out the work of Camosun College Visual Arts faculty Brenda Petays and John G. Boehme, as well as alumna Grace Salez and emeritus Judie Price, in Open Action: A Collection of Photographs and Relics from People Who Perform, on display at The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective. See thefiftyfifty.net […] Continue Reading |
Calculated Thought: Students should think about investingInvesting is a daunting topic to learn about, filled with technical language, buzzwords, and acronyms (so many acronyms). I’d like to talk about two of them: RRSPs and TFSAs. These are registered accounts in which your investments held inside grow tax-free. Plunk some money into an Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) (there are annual maximums), […] Continue Reading |
