Open Space: Feminism is realityYou hear the “f word” on college campuses a lot these days. Between Tumblr’s social justice warriors and Social Science majors, feminism has been getting a lot of press. It’s not like that’s a new thing: the fight for gender rights has been raging for years. Still, this new breed of feminist has everyone talking. […] Continue Reading |
The Best of Adrian Raeside embodies British Columbia attitude, not much fun to readOne thing I noticed in my move from “friendly Manitoba” to “beautiful British Columbia” was the ability of BC residents to act like they live in a whole different country than the rest of Canada. Nowhere else have I met people who have travelled less outside their province or complained about their province while still […] Continue Reading |
Travis Bernhardt’s Unpossible! brings magic and mind-reading to Victoria’s UNO FestivalVancouver magician Travis Bernhardt’s new show, Unpossible!, may stick out on the theatre-rich lineup of the annual UNO Festival, but his one-hour long demonstration of psychological trickery was written in the same spirit of adventure as the rest of the acts in the 17th annual festival of solo stage performers. “I wrote this show to challenge […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Tech updates, tech updates, tech updatesSpring is here and so is an array of devices and apps from the technology world. It’s that time of the year when lot of updates get pushed out, at least for Android devices. During the last two weeks we also saw the release of significant devices, apps, and updates. All new HTC ONE (M8) […] Continue Reading |
Two-spirit: Beyond sex and genderLGBT: it’s an arrangement of letters that many of us have seen before, but for those who are unfamiliar with it, the acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. As an acronym adopted by what was formerly known simply as the gay community, its purpose has been to acknowledge and highlight the diversity within […] Continue Reading |
Astrological Asininity: April 2, 2014 issueHi! OMG this is the last issue of this website before the semester ends so um bye!! Aries: Hi Aries! I hope you’re ready for the spring semester! Or, are you leaving Camosun for now? I hope you come back because Aries you’re one of my faves. Taurus: Taurus, study hard for those tests, because […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Finding body acceptanceWe are all different. You’re special and I’m special; we are all independently special in our own unique ways. Trying to conform to western society’s unrealistic views of beauty and body shape takes its toll on us mentally and physically, and it’s dangerous. For almost two years now I have gone without makeup with the […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago in Nexus: Web exclusive for April 2, 2014 issueHow could hell be any worse?: Our cover story for our April 18, 1994 issue looked at students and poverty. Clearly, not much has changed on this front. However, it has rarely been explained so passionately as by a poem printed in the Letters to the Editor section of this issue. A letter writer named […] Continue Reading |
Greg MacPherson visits ghosts of accidents past on BC tourWinnipeg singer/songwriter Greg MacPherson is heading out to the west coast to conclude his tour for his latest album, Fireball. And he’ll visit some bad memories along the way: his last BC tour was cut short after MacPherson and his band were in a car accident on their way to the coast. “We were sitting […] Continue Reading |
Student Zen: Kindness before rightnessA meditation teacher of mine has said on numerous occasions that it’s more important to be kind than to be right. Certainly there are situations where it’s critical to communicate the right message to the right person and make sure they understand it; it may be the kind thing to do. It’s those situations in […] Continue Reading |
