Mind Your Business: What did you say?Communication is the primary function of business. It affects all aspects of business processes. The most important element in communication that’s often overlooked is checking for understanding. In a typical conversation you listen to what the other person says, analyze what they’re saying, and then form a response. But because our brains can process words […] Continue Reading |
Gameplay: Gamers to fight battlesRemember all those fighting games that just begged to be played for endless hours in years past? I do; I remember playing Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat for many, MANY hours. But there was always that one fighting game that went further than those and never got old, no matter how much it was played. […] Continue Reading |
Kamloops university working on social media use policyThompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops, BC is working on creating a policy to outline appropriate online conduct for users associated with the postsecondary institution. The social media committee, coordinated by TRU’s marketing and communications office, first met in April to begin a formal discussion about social media use within the TRU community. By the […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College carpentry instructor and architectural trades chair Al van AkkerKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun a bit better. Every issue we ask an instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with carpentry instructor and […] Continue Reading |
UVic Phoenix Theatre’s Skin of Our Teeth all about familyDisregarding garlic breath and Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” there’s nothing more powerful than the bonds of a family. Families go through thick, thin, and, in the most extreme cases, freezing cold and gunfire, but they always remain strong. On that note, UVic’s theatre department will be performing Thorton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning The Skin […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: United Canada or American takeoverQuebec is one of my favourite provinces. It’s our country’s leading example of passion and Frenchness, two things I love deeply. Whether it’s through cultural preservation, students protesting tuition costs, or general indignation about goodness knows what, Quebec represents much of our nation’s vivre and spirit. It’s a riot! However, sometimes we err in thinking […] Continue Reading |
Intrepid Theatre’s Cocktails with Stalin brimming with accents and translationsThe Intrepid Theatre Club offered the perfect intimate space for Cocktails with Stalin, an unlikely pairing of two one-act shows. Good Night Uncle Joe dives into the thrilling, heartbreaking, and humorous interview of Stalin’s ruthless henchman, Lavrentil Beria. The interview was done by American journalist Anna on March 1, 1953 in Moscow, just as the […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in Nexus: November 13, 2013 issueThe ol’ reliable: A common theme when looking through old issues of newspapers is, well, common themes. For a student newspaper, lots of the same things remain relevant no matter how much time passes. For example, parking fees. In our November 15, 1993 issue, an opinion piece titled “Student parking: the shocking truth” decried having […] Continue Reading |
Queerly Forward: Solidarity work important for queer societyWithin queer society, there are marginalized communities whose stories and insights are often forgotten. Some of the further marginalized identities within the queer community are indigenous and gender-variant ones. Many lives are lost due to systemic oppressions that affect these communities; whether through violence or suicide, identities are systemically erased. It is important for queers […] Continue Reading |
Astrological Asininity: November 13, 2013 issueHi! So last time around my editor totally cut out my intro part here, which I saw and was like OMG, totally cursing that jerk. But totally just kidding because I don’t know how to curse yet (see Cancer, below). But seriously, an introduction is long overdue. I’m River, and I can predict the future! […] Continue Reading |
