Camosun’s indigenous department gets funding, changes nameCamosun College recently received $143,480 in government funding for academic upgrading for their indigenous education programs. Meanwhile, the college’s indigenous education department has a new name. “We’re thrilled,” says Janice Simcoe, chair and co-leader of what is now known as Ey ēʔ Sqȃ’lewen: the Centre for Indigenous Education and Community Connections (IECC). Simcoe hopes to […] Continue Reading |
The maker movement has hit Victoria: is it a fad or a revolution?The rise of consumerism has had some interesting effects on our society. One of those effects is the loss of connection between people and the things they’re consuming. It wasn’t so long ago that people made almost everything they had themselves. Now, outside of the occasional hobby, it’s rare for people to use their own […] Continue Reading |
Local company Anian Surfboards goes off the gridLocally owned and operated, Anian is a Victoria surf shop that sells Canadian manufactured surfboards and clothing, and, if that’s not cool enough, they are also currently in the research and development stage of manufacturing their own wetsuits. But what makes Anian truly unique is how they source their power: solar energy. Anian, founded in […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: October 1, 2014 issueClock concerns: An opinion piece titled Wake Up! in our October 3, 1994 issue brought up an interesting point: facilities at Camosun just aren’t open early (or late) enough, according to writer Patrick Isaac. What do you think, now that two decades have passed? Has Camosun got the hours for the computer labs and libraries […] Continue Reading |
E-sports challenge conventional sports for popularityVideo games are big business. In 2013, consumers in the US spent over $20 billion playing video games. That’s double the amount they spent on going to the movies, and slightly more than the combined revenues of the NFL, NBA, and NHL. Inside this 40-year-old industry, a new sector, electronic sports (or e-sports), has seen […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus latest addition to Victoria RoyalsIt hasn’t always been about sports for Camosun alumnus Adam McKinnon. Recently hired as the manager of communications and hockey coordinator by the Victoria Royals, McKinnon took a year off after completing high school to work in England at the Royal National Institute for the Blind. There he found another passion: working with children. “Their […] Continue Reading |
Former Camosun student Claire Bezuidenhout becomes Victoria’s living statueAmong all of the artists, musicians and street performers in downtown Victoria, one who stands out is actually a former Camosun student. Yes, the Copper Cowgirl, who sheriffs crime by standing absolutely still in the Inner Harbour, is actually Claire Bezuidenhout, a recent Camosun grad from the Community Support and Education Assistant program. “I loved […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun Chargers update, a moving museum, and award-winning beerChargers take charge A group of 15 Camosun College student athletes have been awarded prestigious National Scholar Awards from the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association for achieving academic honours during the 2013/2014 season. Lachlan Ross, Harrison Mar, Brianne Larson, Elyse Matthews, Rachael Bakker, Olivia Bakker, Amy Acheson, Alex Sadwoski, Lucas Dellabough, Cameron Fennema, James Poirier, Jamie […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society meets with government to address concernsMembers of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) recently met with government officials to discuss and mediate student and institutional concerns. On Friday, September 5, the CCSS members met with MP Murray Rankin. Then, on Tuesday, September 9, they met with NDP Advanced Education Critic Kathy Corrigan, MLA Rob Fleming, and MLA Carole James. Hot-button […] Continue Reading |
The Garden continue to confound and confuseCalifornia-based twin brothers Fletcher and Wyatt Shears have impressed and confused the music world in equal amounts since they began their band The Garden in 2011. The Garden are anything but a normal punk band, and they definitely have their own style, rocking an overtly feminine wardrobe and blasting songs just over a minute long […] Continue Reading |
