Local artist examines colonization from personal experienceArt wasn’t something that Victoria’s Mike Alexander thought he was able to commit to. Originally working as a guidance counsellor for at-risk youth, Alexander has worked with mainly inner-city youth for 15 years. But he drew from his identification with those youth and from his passion for helping others, and it shows in his art. […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Uninformed voting must stopThe streets swelled and popped with euphoria. Reasons were shared as to why they voted for the winning party: “She just seemed more reassuring”; “My parents voted for them so I did the same”; “I heard too many bad things about the other party”; “Everyone told me I’d be stupid to vote for anyone else.” […] Continue Reading |
Calculated Thought: Making credit cards work for youAs this season of Nexus winds down and the holiday season gears up, it’s as good a time as any to talk about credit cards. These little plastic rectangles can be useful in your everyday financial life, but they can become a burden. Here are some thoughts to ponder as we tap our hearts out […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts exhibit focuses on student freedomTaking 100 photographs and then arranging them in an artistically sound way is no small task, but that’s what Camosun Visual Arts students have done in Typologies, an exhibit up at the Lansdowne campus until December 6. Camosun Visual Arts instructor Nancy Yakimoski says watching the wide array of creative property that students come up […] Continue Reading |
New book sheds light on ferry disasterWhen the Queen of the North ferry sank in British Columbia waters in the early hours of March 22, 2006, the entire province held its breath. Two people went missing that night; they remain missing to this day. The new book The Queen of the North Disaster is captain Colin Henthorne’s account of the sinking, […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun’s Kathie Ross doesn’t want to see students give upKnow 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 |
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Local artist looks beyond botany for inspirationAurafidelite Arindam is a local artist who specializes in botanical-themed work, but her knowledge of art goes far beyond botany. Arindam apprenticed with her late husband Auro, who attended multiple international arts institutions, and even studied under famous Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. She has a large appreciation for impressionism, which was made popular by artists […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 30, 2016 issueInteresting culinary twist: The ongoing saga of dishes going missing from the Lansdowne cafeteria 25 years ago—which ended with the caf bringing back disposable dishware—wasn’t just because of students taking the plastic dishes, it turns out. In our November 25, 1991 issue, Camosun Food Services Advisory Committee chairperson Beryl Hastings said that he “frequently saw […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Dante DeCaro, Ween, Young MammalsDante DeCaro Kill Your Boyfriend (Last Gang Records) 4/5 Jazz legend John Coltrane once said that “the emotional reaction is all that matters.” That sentiment is reflected on Kill your Boyfriend, the debut solo EP from Wolf Parade’s Dante DeCaro (who also played in Hot Hot Heat). In 24 minutes, across five beautifully written and […] Continue Reading |
