Camosun student writes contest-winning essay inspired by past

He’s a Camosun student now, but eight years ago, at the age of 25, Justin Scott wasn’t, and he was sick and tired of being sick and tired. Suffering from an addiction to methamphetamine and going through spiritual despair, Scott says he decided to go to his parents and isolate himself from his fellow drug […]

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Snowed In Comedy Tour returns to Victoria for more laughs

Things often look bleak during Victoria’s rainy and cold winter months. Wintertime sadness, illness, and general hatred of our city’s weather all set in and people start to ask themselves, “Why must we live in such gloominess?” Well, Victorians can stop asking themselves that now, because the annual Snowed In Comedy Tour is returning to […]

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A Nexus look back at the year that was 2016

Like every year that has ever happened, 2016 was a big one, filled with notable events, small victories, plenty of insects in unappealing places, etc. Before we march forth into 2017, here’s one last look at the year that was by way of each Nexus staffer’s list of their top five favourite things of 2016, […]

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Camosun College on Philippines complaint: “The matter is now closed”

We previously reported that a Camosun College faculty member had been suspended after a student complaint related to an incident that happened on a school trip to the Philippines; a recent Times Colonist story is now saying that the faculty member who was being investigated was Nursing instructor Stephen Bishop and is also reporting that […]

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Lit Matters: Louise Erdrich explores myth-making and magic realism

Ojibwe writer and bookstore owner Louise Erdrich knows the power of storytelling. When she first went to college, she was so painfully shy that people assumed she was stoned, so she became a writer in order to develop a personality. That personality has gone on to win national awards, and she has become one of […]

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North Carolina soloist says music serves as an outlet during the holidays

American soprano and soloist Molly Quinn is no stranger to life on the road. And she’s travelling down that never-ending path and ending up right here in Victoria on December 17 to perform Festive Cantatas: JS Bach Magnificat.  Quinn says the show is a joy to perform because it’s focused on the talents of each […]

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New student representatives elected to Camosun College boards

On October 25 and 26, the Camosun College board of governors and education council held their fall by-elections for Lansdowne representatives. Camosun second-year University Transfer student Mitchel Auger-Langejan was elected to the education council as Lansdowne student representative, and Camosun second-year University Transfer student Anthony Pica was elected as Lansdowne student representative to the college’s […]

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To See or Not to See: Arrival almost awesome

Arrival 3/5 Arrival (2016) comes to us as the latest in a string of science-fiction movies notable for the way they build upon philosophical issues with the tools their genre gives them. However, while Arrival stands on the same podium as its peers, it does so only in their shadows. Whoever said “comparisons are odious” […]

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