Camosun briefs: Award recipients, pesticide progress

Camosun scientist makes pesticide progress Blair Surridge, a Camosun research chemist, has been hard at work making new methods to detect pesticides in fresh produce. The two-year project is still in early stages, but things are looking good that the end result will be new methods to detect even smaller amounts of pesticides on produce. […]

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Noms!: A little taste of Mexico

Good day, Camosun foodies! Today I’m coming at you with another restaurant review: Adriana’s the Whole Enchilada. Adriana’s is an authentic Mexican-style restaurant, located, conveniently, outside my work at 2140B Keating X Road in Saanichton, which is why I eat there constantly. Adriana’s is decorated with paraphernalia themed from Mexico, and the place is quite […]

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Know Your Profs: Tara Tudor

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it! This issue’s victim… er, subject: Camosun anthropology instructor Tara Tudor. 1: What do you teach and how long have […]

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New Music Revue: Alice in Chains, Chris Picco

Alice In Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (Universal Music) 4/5 I love that odd album title, and I love the fact that these guys are proving, like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, that they’re not just grunge revival (ugh, sorry ‘bout that). Instead, AiC are as heavy as ever, exploring a sound here on their […]

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Ability’s Muse: The truth about stigma

Stigma is a damaging force to those struggling with their mental health. It destroys families, friendships, and, for many, the will to persevere. Take a closer look at this destructive phenomenon and misinformation, ignorance, hatred, fear, and frustrations are but a few of the ugly pieces to the puzzle. It’s time to deconstruct stigma, examine […]

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Are mainstream music festivals like Sasquatch good or bad for music?

Everyone has a habit. For many music fans, the one they can’t seem to shake is attending massive festivals. Coachella. Bonnaroo. Bumbershoot. Sasquatch. These are all established music festivals that draw tens of thousands every year. They’re physically and financially taxing and feature countless artists in often-conflicting time slots. The talent play festivals because they […]

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Tuition increases at University of Victoria could benefit Camosun

With UVic and Camosun both raising tuition by two percent in September, the college’s smaller class sizes and lower tuition costs across the board could give Camosun a competitive advantage, according to administration. Both the university and the college announced the tuition raises recently, but UVic also included that “larger class sizes and reductions in […]

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Vancouver’s Rykka embraces her inner animal

Before she was known as Christina Maria (no, not the Kristina Maria who sings “Karma” and “Let’s Play,” so maybe that explains the name change): now she is known, simply, as Rykka. The Vancouver-born musician is touring across Canada to perform songs from her latest album, Kodiak. This disc is completely different compared to her […]

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