New Camosun student club explores engineeringCamosun College is home to a brand new student club this year—the Society of Extraordinary Engineering Machines. The group is composed of student engineers who decided they should create a student club where they can mingle and come up with fun ideas related to their interests. “There are two engineering programs at Camosun—the Engineering Bridge […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Writer: Nexus features writer Quinn Hiebert on gaming and jewelryHave 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 caught up with features writer Quinn Hiebert. What drew you to journalism? It was an accident. I’ve always wanted to be […] Continue Reading |
Dearest Reader: A proposal: Camosun requires philosophical reformDearest reader, The tendrils of controversy have, for much of our current decade, been inexorably wrapped around the popular topic of European colonialism, its propagation, and the means by which its dastardly influence may at last be wrenched from the shores of our great and multicultural modern nation. In the pinnacle of irony, an answer […] Continue Reading |
Post-secondary staple Peter Verin dies at 71If you live in Victoria, there’s a good chance you’ve seen, if not had a conversation with, Peter Verin. Verin was a staple in the post-secondary community, living on the grounds of the University of Victoria for many years. Verin was known for carrying a large amount of items around with him in his shopping […] Continue Reading |
New play at Langham Court gets slapstickOne man, Two Guvnors is a play set in the ’60s in Brighton, England that features slapstick situations and a skiffle band; the play features around 30 cast and crew members. Kyle Kushnar is the lead actor of the production, portraying the character Francis as he attempts to successfully moonlight for two governors, without either […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 4, 2017 issueThere’s no news like bad news: The cover of our January 9, 1992 issue featured not one but two grim headlines: “Oil leak contaminates Lansdowne” and “Camosun arsonist sentenced.” The latter talked about how a person who had been setting fires around the Lansdowne neighbourhood had been sentenced to 10 years in prison, while the […] Continue Reading |
Calculated Thought: New risk to housing marketAs of January 1, first-time homebuyers can apply for a loan from the BC government to help with that pesky mortgage down payment. Cleverly dubbed the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program (HOME Partnership), it has specific stipulations: the person applying for it must be a first-time buyer of a principal residence that […] Continue Reading |
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Camosun College surpasses funding goal for trades buildingsCamosun College has reached their $6.5-million funding goal for new buildings and renovations at the Interurban campus. The college—which raised the funds through its TRADEmark of Excellence campaign—exceeded its goal by $1.5 million. A large chunk of the fundraising went toward Interurban’s new Centre for Trades Education and Innovation. TRADEmark of Excellence campaign director Angus […] Continue Reading |
None of This Was Planned leaves bad taste in mouthIn None of This Was Planned, reporter Mike McCardell writes about the people he’s met while trying to get stories on the streets of Vancouver. The characters he talks about range from inspirational to odd. When I read the title and found out what it was about, I was excited to read this. And while […] Continue Reading |
