Camosun ranks second in BCcampus Open Textbook reviewCamosun College recently placed second in BCcampus’ annual review of the Open Textbook Project. Camosun Plumbing and Pipe Trades instructor Rod Lidstone spearheaded the project at the college; he says students will continue to save money with open resources—such as free, online textbooks—in years to come. “I’m curious where we will come out this year. […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Changing how bans workBefore every game of League of Legends begins, players take turns banning three characters per team in an effort to prevent certain players from playing certain characters and to prevent any counter-picks for their own characters. This upcoming professional season, Riot Games will be changing this format to one in which 10 characters—five per team—are […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: January 18, 2017 issueFormer Camosun student involved in manslaughter, fraud: Stories like this don’t come along too often, and that’s a good thing: our January 20, 1992 issue talked about the case of a former Camosun student who had allegedly murdered someone, dumped their body into Telegraph Cove, and then assumed their identity to drain their bank accounts. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College focuses on coastal issues with new programInspired by the coastal life around BC, Camosun is beginning a new program focusing on the trades element of marine and coastal culture. With the Coastal Skills Initiative program, Camosun is hoping to become one of the province’s top post-secondary institutions when it comes to coastal skills and marine education in the trades sector. Camosun […] Continue Reading |
The cost of being an international student at Camosun CollegeNext time you’re walking down a hallway at one of Camosun’s campuses and see a burnt-out light bulb, don’t sweat it: the college has enough money to replace that bulb, thanks to the tuition paid by international students. But is it fair for international students to be paying for lighting, maintenance, and whatever else their […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Talking ’80s new wave and crime analysis with Camosun’s Ray LonsdaleKnow 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 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Beachheads, Louise Burns, Khodara, TerrifierBeachheads Beachheads (Fysisk Format) 2/5 Norway’s Beachheads are best known for having members of metal band Kvelertak in their ranks, but here on their debut album they veer far away from metal. Heavily influenced by power-pop bands of yesteryear, the band shows potential but is dragged down by mostly depressing lyrics and songs that just […] Continue Reading |
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 |
