Pass it on: responsible media coverage of suicideAs a kid one of my favorite group games was Pass It On. How exciting it was to pass a message along from between carefully cupped hands (to keep anyone from overhearing) by whispering it into the ear of the kid next to you, the “rumour” making its way around the circle in moist, tickling […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes Hot dog heaven in VictoriaWith just a glance around at all the burger joints in Victoria, it’s easy to see that this town has no shortage of love for meat-on-a-bun-based cuisine. In recent years, Victoria has experienced something of a burger boom, with new restaurants like Bin 4 and Big Wheel Burger attracting lineups of hungry customers with a […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: Hello, my name is (dis)abilityIt takes no effort to see a pair of crutches or a wheelchair, to mark someone exclusively as a (dis)abled person if they meet our society’s criteria as so, but it’s a painstakingly difficult process to learn to stop categorizing and to begin the journey to look deeper. Imagine a world where we are individuals […] Continue Reading |
Family of the Year continue to grow with their musicCurrently on tour and promoting their second album, Loma Vista, Family of the Year has come a long way since they first got together just four years ago. Drummer and vocalist, and former University of Victoria student, Sebastian Keefe made a quick decision right after his first year as a student to quit academia and […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusCamosun student takes bank hostages: So the headline said on page 2 of our April 5, 1993 issue. But while that seems like an incredibly unlikely and interesting story, it only got a few paragraphs of space. As it turned out, an 18-year-old Camosun student had an eight-hour standoff with police in the Pacific Coast […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: US should look to Canada’s same-sex marriagesIn 1996, then US president Bill Clinton signed into law the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA). This act restricted federal accessibility to only opposite-sex couples and if any state did allow same-sex unions it wouldn’t be recognized across state lines. The past few weeks have seen the marriage debate in the US heat up with […] Continue Reading |
Illusionist Vitaly wants to take Victorians off their driver’s licensesAchieving any single dream requires a huge amount of effort and time; it’s no surprise then that people find it easier to get a steady job rather than run after their dreams. Vitaly Beckman, a Vancouver-based illusionist, hopes to inspire people to take the hard path by sharing his story through his imaginative illusions and […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: Lucero, Billy Bragg, Stars, The Casualties, and moreWednesday, April 3 Lucero, Shovels & Rope Club 90NE9, $15, 9:30 pm I’m constantly being reminded of the fact that I’m getting old. Take skateboarding, for example. At one point in my life there was barely a day that I didn’t hop on one of my boards for something. Even if I wasn’t “going skateboarding,” […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Victoria’s Beach House tasty but priceyThe Beach House Restaurant, located on Cordova Bay Road in Saanich, is exactly what its name implies: a restaurant on the beach. As one may expect, they do quite a bit of seafood fare, usually with an Italian spin. The Beach House is situated right on the beach with a gorgeous view of the ocean […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: BC gov promotes public safety, design club, student debt crisisCamosun students named all-Canadian academics The Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association has named six Camosun Charger student athletes Academic All Canadians for the 2012 – 2013 season. “This is a great accomplishment by our student athletes,” says Camosun College recreation and athletics coordinator Graham Matthews. “It is a testament to […] Continue Reading |
