News Briefs: November 4, 2015 issueStudent society offers Christmas hampers Students can pre-register to receive one of 80 hampers (40 at Lansdowne and 40 at Interurban) the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) is making available to those attending Camosun this holiday season. The hampers will be available to students on Monday, November 30 and will include food and other essentials […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Interurban technology programs to switch to semester systemTechnology programs at Camosun College’s Interurban campus are switching to a semester system in September 2016. The programs are currently on a quarterly system, as opposed to programs at the Lansdowne campus, which are on the semester system. Redesigning the courses to fit into a semester system will allow for more co-op placement opportunities for […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 4 to 17, 2015Friday, November 6 Hunting buffalo and singing songs That’s what I imagine the members of We Hunt Buffalo do for fun, come find out when they play at Lucky Bar here in Victoria on November 6. Advance tickets are $10; for more info visit luckybar.ca. Saturday, November 7 Running wild The salmon are running, so it’s […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: People with disabilities deserve respect tooImagine being a high-school student, getting lunch, struggling to get to class, and dealing with judgmental teachers. Sound familiar? Now imagine being a student with cerebral palsy. This condition affects motor skills, muscle tone, and movement, and can lead to many other health issues impacting vision, hearing, speech, and learning. So, add cerebral palsy on […] Continue Reading |
25 years ago in Nexus: November 4, 2015 issueStudent society mover and shaker: In “Student president resigns” in our October 30, 1990 issue, we reported that James Grey was stepping down as president of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS). Grey said in his resignment letter that he had accomplished his main goal of establishing a student society that was autonomous and independent […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: A legendary competitionThe video game League of Legends (LoL), recently wrapped up its yearly World Championship in Berlin. The event was at the Mercedes-Benz arena, filled with a sold-out crowd of 30,000 passionate fans. LoL is a game where two teams of five players face off against each other in a battle to destroy the other team’s […] Continue Reading |
The Functional Traveller: An important anecdote for my peers abroadEver since leaving Canada I’ve felt an ache in my chest, pleading to be soothed by a balm of maple syrup and pancake mix and a gauze of back bacon. Though I rarely consume these things at home, my cravings seem to be a symptom of cultural identity. Being a first-generation Canadian daughter of an […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The inside rooms of Carson McCullers“I am not meant to be alone and without you who understands,” wrote John Singer, a deaf mute who is at the center of Carson McCullers’ beautiful novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Set in the depression-era south, the novel follows the lives of several townspeople who revolve around the mild-mannered Singer, each driven, […] Continue Reading |
Jesse Roper drops new album for charity, gets lost in woodsWhen singer/songwriter Jesse Roper calls me to start our interview to chat about his new benefit album and tour, something seems off right away: he’s completely out of breath. “Hi, it’s Jesse Roper here, and I’m on a little hike,” he says, panting, making it difficult to make out his words. Roper, who is from […] Continue Reading |
Towers and Trees hope to use The West Coast to connectIt’s been a whirlwind three years for Adrian Chalifour. After the release of Towers and Trees’ debut EP, Broken Record, the frontman for the Victoria rock outfit has kept himself busy. Between a slew of tour dates, including a standout show at Rifflandia, the group has released their sophomore effort, The West Coast. “I think […] Continue Reading |
