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 |
Camosun College instructor Kari Jones talks about her career as an authorWhen I recognized her crossing the street to meet me, I immediately grew nervous and my brain went chaotic; suddenly everything went quiet, including my usually turbulent head, as she walked into the busy coffee shop. She seemed different that afternoon; out of context she was simply Kari, as opposed to Kari Jones, writer and […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Comics students host year-end festivalAn upcoming festival will allow the students in Camosun’s Comics and Graphic Novels program the opportunity to network with professional visual storytellers who will share their experiences and skills in a mentorship environment. The annual Camosun Comic Arts Festival (CCAF), taking place April 11 at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus, is a free event open to the […] Continue Reading |
CRD clears the air on the new clean-air bylawsSmoking in Victoria is about to become a lot more difficult. The Capital Regional District (CRD), in collaboration with Island Health (VIHA), has updated the existing Clean Air Bylaw, which currently prohibits smoking three metres from businesses, patios, and bus stops. The CRD is a government-regulated organization comprised of elected members representing the multiple municipalities […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: April 1, 2015Saturday, April 4 Volley for funds Don’t miss the Camosun Business students’ volleyball tournament fundraiser for the Victoria International Development Education Association. The fundraiser is one of the students’ final assignments, testing their newly learned project management skills. The money raised will be donated to help Zambian youth attend the Teen Vision Conference in Lusaka, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student makes unique discovery during Geoscience field tripCamosun Geoscience environmental technology student Julio Flores made an interesting discovery during a recent field trip with Tark Hamilton, a professor in the department of Chemistry and Geoscience. Flores found half a maxilla of some species of canid, and he was determined to identify the species and age of the bone fragment. With the help of […] Continue Reading |
Breaking: Canadian Federation of Students national office denies corruption allegationsThe national office of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), based in Ottawa, is the target of recent allegations of internal corruption and union-busting. Today, the organization’s chairperson has denied to Nexus the allegations. The allegations stem from an anonymous email sent to people associated with the CFS and its provincial branches, such as the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Legs’ Altitud excels when it gets funkyLegs Altitud (Unsatisfied Records) 3/5 The first two tracks (“Jungle” and “Top of the World”) on Brooklyn indie dance group Legs’ new album, Altitud, are forgettable, but the album really picks up on the third track, “Hide and Seek.” Legs’ slower, synth-driven songs are boring and meandering, suited for a movie soundtrack, which is perhaps […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Jesse Roper’s Red Bird misses the markJesse Roper Red Bird (Warner/Blue Heron Music) 1/5 Despite Victoria songwriter Jesse Roper’s obvious instrumental and vocal talent, his self-indulgent music on Red Bird reminds me of a cover band you might find at a backyard BBQ celebrating an over-the-hill birthday. Red Bird starts off with a folk sound, moves into a soft-rock lull, briefly […] Continue Reading |
