News Briefs: October 7, 2015 issueBC students pledge to vote Just two weeks after the launch of the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia (CFS-BC) campaign This Time We Decide, over 4,200 postsecondary students have pledged to vote across the province, according to CFS-BC. The campaign focuses on first-time voters and uses social media and modern technologies to send reminders and […] Continue Reading |
Peeling back the textbook price tags: a look at why exactly textbooks are so expensive, and what students can do about itTextbooks are a big part of the life of any student; many students have one or two of them with them at all times. But there is a love/hate relationship between a pupil and their textbooks. They help us learn and succeed, but they can cause us an awful lot of grief: they are very […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Yukio Mishima finds true beauty“True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys,” wrote Yukio Mishima, a Japanese author who is as famous for his death at age 45 as he is for his prodigious literary output. It is hard to overstate the expanse of Mishima’s life. Considered the most important Japanese author of the 20th century, […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun political science instructor Mona Brash gets students politicizedKnow 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 |
Art gallery exhibit looks at the lives of Chinese literatiOur city, relative to its size, has long had an incredible variety of opportunities for its residents to take in many forms of cultural expression; the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) has been a constant provider of these chances. One of the AGGV’s current exhibits, Treasures of the Chinese Scholar’s Studio, promises to uphold […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Anti-choice shames women into motherhoodI hovered over an ominous white stick last weekend: something so small and simple; something that could change the course of my life in a moment. As I watched a faded pink line appear, I wondered if I had the strength to walk past protestors shaming my choices over my own body. (By the way, […] Continue Reading |
25 years ago in Nexus: September 23, 2015Did you know we are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year? The first issue of Nexus, known back then as The Nexus, came out in September 1990; we’re relaunching the 20 Years Ago column as 25 Years Ago to celebrate. Commenters anonymous: Our September 19, 1990 issue was our second issue, and in it we […] Continue Reading |
Camosun deals with Adult Basic Education changesWith the school year now in full swing, Camosun College campuses are back to being busy and lively. But for some students, particularly those looking to access Adult Basic Education (ABE), this September might be a bit different. The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is expressing concern over recent changes to how students can access […] Continue Reading |
The Functional Traveller: Organized chaosWe’re all familiar with the saying, “Packed like a can of sardines.” I myself have certainly used this phrase before but, admittedly, living amongst the diluted populace of Victoria, have not truly experienced any situation near claustrophobic. A crowded Victorian bus often constitutes several people standing metres apart while four people accommodate an eight-person bench […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 23, 2015 issueCamosun board gets new chair The Camosun College board of governors recently elected Russ Lazaruk as board chair. Lazaruk has been a member of the college’s board since 2011, and has served as vice chair since 2014. He is also a member of the audit, finance, external relations, and executive committees. He succeeds Marilyn Pattison, […] Continue Reading |
