Lit Matters: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s flights of fancy‘‘All grownups were first children, but few of them remember it,’’ wrote Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French novelist and pilot who is best remembered for his moving children’s fable The Little Prince. Saint-Exupéry was an aviation pioneer in the 1920s and 1930s, flying at a time when being a pilot was a rough and adventurous […] Continue Reading |
Student groups say minimum wage increase not enoughA two-percent increase to British Columbia’s minimum wage will go into effect in September, but student groups are complaining that the 20-cent-per-hour hike isn’t nearly enough to keep students and families in BC above the poverty line. “Students are looking for a meaningful increase to minimum wage. It doesn’t make sense for anyone, whether they […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball coach Chris Dahl named Coach of the YearThe head coach of the Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team has won the national Coach of the Year award, an honour that his players and coaching staff agree is well overdue. Chris Dahl, now in his fifth year coaching the Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball squad, was awarded Coach of the Year while his team was […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts students prepare their final exhibitThe Camosun Visual Arts students have been working long days leading up to their year-end exhibit. The Visual Arts graduate exhibition, Within the Menagerie, will be taking place on April 24. The exhibition will showcase the students’ exploration of artistic media and the hours of planning that took place leading up to the show. “Because […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Kathryn Calder’s new album of love songs is a tearjerkerKathryn Calder Kathryn Calder (File Under: Music) 3/5 Kathryn Calder’s third album is all love songs, but in the broad sense. Anyone who has been in love, burned by love, or is currently in love will be able to relate to the tracks. The Canadian indie rock musician and New Pornographers member has a soulful […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: April 1, 2015 issue (with extra web-exclusive content)Camosun students win awards The 2014 College Co-op Student of the Year award, presented by the Association for Co-operative Education-BC/Yukon, was awarded to Kyle Nelson, a Camosun Environmental Technology student. Camosun BBA-Accounting student Jasmine Giesbrecht was awarded the Honourable Mention. The students were recognized for their community involvement, academic achievement, and letters of support. New […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Frank Turner’s new one more than just a drinking albumFrank Turner The Three Third Years (Xtra Mile Recordings) 3.5/5 The Third Three Years is a very fun and gritty collection of rarities from British singer/songwriter Frank Turner. Turner’s sixth disc sounds like a heavy, dark beer would if you could bring it to life through Disney magic. A lot of these songs resemble drinking […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Decolonization, divestment, and Camosun CollegeUpdate: A previous version of this story, and the version that ran in our April 1, 2015 issue, said that the $5,000 donation towards veterinary costs was non-repayable. This is incorrect, and the Camosun College Student Society expects money to be returned to them if a lawsuit that is happening as a result of the […] Continue Reading |
Madama Butterfly conductor’s love of music started earlyMozart composed his first opera at age 12, but Giuseppe Pietraroia, the conductor-in-residence at Pacific Opera Victoria, discovered a fascination with singing at an even younger age than that. Pietraroia remembers loving all music and singing when he was three years old. “I used to enjoy listening to music from playing records, and I used […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: April 1, 2015 issueUsually bathroom graffiti is much more intelligent: The main cover story in our April 3, 1995 issue, “Hate graffiti sparks student outrage,” was about how graffiti targeting “people with disabilities, women, ethnic groups, and homosexuals” had been popping up around campus. “It’s scary that people have these ideas,” said student Nick Yaremchuk, who brought the […] Continue Reading |
