Newcomer LANtasy fills gap in Victoria’s convention sceneThe past 12 months have been tough for the Victoria convention scene. GottaCon announced in July that their most recent convention would be their last; in October, IFCon was cancelled abruptly only days before it was to happen. But a new event has sprung up to fill in some of the gaps left behind by […] Continue Reading |
Slam poetry spreads throughout VictoriaSlam poetry has found its voice in Victoria throughout the last decade. Starting in 2005 as a monthly open-mic night at Solstice Cafe, it is now a staple in the local arts scene. A familiar name within Victoria’s growing poetry community is shayne avec i grec. A member of Victoria’s first slam-poetry team in 2005 […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Exercise is Medicine club joins fight against diabetesCamosun College is offering a new club that focuses on how exercise can help those living with type 1 and 2 two diabetes. It’s called Exercise is Medicine, and club founder Hannah Flahr, who is also a Sport and Fitness Leadership student, says that the club filled up fast. “Diabetes is on the rise, and […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 2, 2016 issueCamosun Chargers check-in The Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball teams wrapped up the season with an exciting pair of back-to-back match-ups against the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners. The island rivalry series began in Nanaimo on Friday, February 19; both men’s and women’s volleyball teams lost. The final match between the opposing teams was […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Government misses mark with MSPOn February 16 finance minister Mike de Jong announced BC’s 2016 budget and this government’s plans for the Medical Services Plan (MSP) in the province. There was a great effort on the government’s part to reduce the cost of MSP payments for low-income families, but they’re missing the mark. Green Party of British Columbia leader […] Continue Reading |
25 years ago in NexusCafeteria chaos: One of the main cover stories in our March 5, 1991 issue looked at a strike that almost shut down the Lansdowne cafeteria. But not quite: a one-year contract was agreed upon between Beaver Foods, who owned the cafeteria then, and their workers. The Camosun College Student Society stepped in and suggested mediation […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Carpentry and Trades program coordinator Christian Allen teaches for the studentsKnow 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. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society concerned over minister of advanced education’s commentsThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) claims that minister of advanced education Andrew Wilkinson made statements regarding BC student debt in a February 3 Times Colonist article that were misleading or unrealistic. Specifically, the CCSS is concerned about Wilkinson’s claim that 61,000 students receive financial assistance. The CCSS says that this is representative of less […] Continue Reading |
10 things you didn’t know about Camosun (Lansdowne edition)Camosun College opened its doors in 1971; in the past 45 years, countless students have roamed the halls and fields of the Lansdowne campus. During that time, stories have been told and myths have blossomed: tales of, for example, ghosts, underground tunnels, and, uh, turtles. Naturally, there are lots of unanswered questions, and we’re here […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: What is a sport?I want to talk about the word “sport,” the definition behind it, and how e-sports is dismantling the stigma of gaming. This topic is a hefty one, so I will be breaking it up into two columns. The Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual […] Continue Reading |
