New Music Revue: Punch’s They Don’t Have to Believe rages fast and furiousPunch They Don’t Have to Believe (Deathwish Inc.) 4.5/5 Fans of hardcore/punk have taken notice of Punch’s simple name since their inception in 2008, but now with the release of their third album, They Don’t Have to Believe (released by hardcore biggie label Deathwish Inc., which is run by Converge’s Jacob Bannon), the San Francisco […] Continue Reading |
Poison Idea still kings of punkIt’s the age-old cliche in punk rock for a band to decide to settle down in their glory years and clean up their act in order to continue playing and making music. But in the case of legendary Portland punk/hardcore band Poison Idea, cleaning up was a necessity. After years of alcoholism that saw the […] Continue Reading |
Steve Adamyk Band praise Ottawa’s punk sceneBy the sounds of it, Ottawa’s punk rock music scene is a lot like Victoria’s, which should bode well for Ottawa punk group Steve Adamyk Band’s upcoming show in town. Around the same size as Victoria, Ottawa’s underground music community is tight-knit enough that Adamyk and his band have gotten the local support that has […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers golf team aims to improve on last year’s bronzeCamosun College’s 2013 national bronze-medal golfers are aiming their sights even higher this year, according to the team’s coach and players, but first they’re going to have to get past a stalwart team in their own province. After two tournaments so far this season, the Camosun Chargers men’s golf team sits second behind the University […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Student awards, Camosun and SFU round two, and Martime-y musingsStudent awards available Camosun’s Education Council awards committee is looking for student activists on campus for a series of awards of up to $1,000 in value. The awards will be awarded to academically strong students who have been active in such causes as community service, African awareness, family leadership, animal rights, and more. A full […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: September 17 to 30, 2014: Belfry beginnings, author speaking, tree fetishesUntil October 19 Belfry opens season The Belfry Theatre is opening its 39th season with celebrated First Nations writer Tomson Highway’s play The Rez Sisters. The play, which runs nightly until October 19, features an ensemble cast portraying female First Nations characters and is directed by Peter Hinton. Go to belfry.bc.ca for show times and […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Keeping Pride politicalGay pride? What about the rest of us!? No, I’m certainly not one of those people who actually uses not having “straight pride” as an arguing point. What I mean is: what about the majority of individuals in the queer community who aren’t cisgender homosexual men? What started out as a radical political riot led […] Continue Reading |
Greener’s Digest: CSEA 101Camosun Students for Environmental Awareness (CSEA) is a not-for-profit organization based out of Camosun College at the Lansdowne Campus. CSEA focuses on spreading environmental awareness while promoting sustainability on campus and in our local community of Greater Victoria. We address such issues as over-consumption, waste disposal, water quality, and native species conservation, as well as […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: September 17, 2014Presidential faux pas: In our September 19, 1994 issue we had a story about how Camosun’s first female president, Liz Ashton, had officially commenced her duties. Ashton went on to much notoriety by saying in an unrehearsed speech in 2008 that “the students that come to us, initially, they’re not the best and not the […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: The full rundown on the new iPhone 6It wouldn’t be too far off to say that Christmas has come early for Apple fanatics and enthusiasts. In a September 9 event, Apple unveiled the long-awaited next generation of iPhones, which will be Apple’s flagship for this year and next (at least until the next iPhone launch). And this time the iPhone is coming […] Continue Reading |
