Victoria’s Torrefy bring thrash metal sounds to the west coastLocal thrash metal band Torrefy started out as many local bands do: they were a bunch of friends jamming (at a house party on New Year’s Eve, to boot). But they kept at it, and now they’re hard at work on their second album. “We went ahead as most bands do, just jamming as colleagues […] Continue Reading |
25 years ago in Nexus: January 6, 2016 issueWhat is it good for?: Issues of war were on students’ minds 25 years ago: our January 8, 1991 issue’s main cover story was “Students protest gulf presence,” which examined how protestors were feeling about Canada’s presence in the Persian Gulf. Generally speaking, they weren’t feeling good about it: “No one has established that the […] Continue Reading |
Snowed In Comedy Tour brings laughs back to VictoriaOne million dollars in ticket sales is not what comedian Dan Quinn had originally set out for when planning a snowboard vacation in 2007. Quinn had just anticipated booking a few gigs along the way to pay for the trip; after mentioning his tour plans to other comedian friends, they all wanted to join in […] Continue Reading |
Unprescription medication: What Camosun College thinks about its students using drugs to studyThis is the second part of a two-part investigation into the use of ADD and ADHD drugs as a study tool by Camosun students who do not have ADD or ADHD. Part one can be read here. The Camosun reaction Camosun College vice president of education John Boraas says that there are lots of factors involved […] Continue Reading |
Parliamentary committee recommends government reinstate Adult Basic Education fundingThe Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, a parliamentary committee, recently recommended that government reinstate funding to Adult Basic Education (ABE), and student groups are backing their recommendation. According to Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia chairperson Simka Marshall, it’s important that ABE be tuition-free and that no student is turned away because of […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The unromantic romances of Gabrielle RoyCanada’s previous $20 bill had a quotation on it: “Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts?” The quotation is from Quebec novelist Gabrielle Roy’s The Hidden Mountain, a tender yet unrelenting look at both Canada’s northern wilderness and the interior wilderness of a life spent pursuing art. Roy grew up […] Continue Reading |
Soul of Wilderness strikes with nature photographsSoul of Wilderness by John Baldwin and Linda Bily is a delightful book about a couple’s wilderness journeys in western BC and Alaska. Baldwin and Bily spent years exploring the untamed wilderness of the Coast Mountains together and they couldn’t resist sharing their adventures with people any longer. The book is a thorough compilation of […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Man’s battle against hedonismSelf-interest and the pursuit of pleasure are the major driving forces behind most of humanity’s actions. When a person is born into this world they are born a hedonist. Without influence children have no care for the wants and needs of others; they simply desire to transform any discomforts they may have into pleasure. It […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus Claire Coupland finds her place in the music industryFolk singer/guitarist Claire Coupland is playing her first headlining show in Victoria this Christmas season, celebrating her new EP, For You. It’s a homecoming with a Camosun twist: Claire was in the Applied Communication Program (ACP) here at Camosun. She had a revelation while studying at the college that would impact her music career. “There […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: December 2, 2015 issueAt least there was no danger of a chemical explosion: Our November 27, 1990 issue had a rather alarming headline on the front page: “Chemicals present safety concern at Camosun.” Turns out that a new paper recycling and chemical storage area being built on the Lansdowne campus had Rinn Rapp, who was Camosun’s chemistry coordinator […] Continue Reading |
