New textbook program to save Camosun students moneyA new program will grant BC students easier and inexpensive access to their textbooks. Under the new open textbook program, which could be implemented as early as September, postsecondary students in select courses will be able to read their texts online, download them for free, and print them for a fraction of the price of […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Hollerado, KEN modeHollerado White Paint (Royal Mountain Records) 3.5/5 Sharing the stage with both Weezer and Jack White, Ottawa-based indie-rock band Hollerado have been sweeping the globe since debuting Record in a Bag back in 2010. Building steam over the past two years, their hit single, “Pick Me Up” from latest album White Paint does not […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: The many layers of suicideToo often I hear of families and friends losing loved ones to suicide. Those left behind are wracked with guilt, wondering what could have been done differently. There is much conflict and controversy as to how those no longer with us should be viewed. Suicide has been labelled as the ultimate act of cowardice, as […] Continue Reading |
Victoria artists flock together like birds of a featherStar-crossed artists Julien Loiselle and Aram Heinze are teaming up for Birds of a Feather, an art exhibition about women, birds, the conflict between beauty and inner demons, and taking flight. The luck of the draw brought Loiselle and Heinze together when they started working together at Spinnakers Brewpub. “Once we realized we were both […] Continue Reading |
Camosun weighs in on looming job shortageBC will lose close to 19,000 jobs due to a shortage of qualified persons, according to a number of recent reports. The BC Labour Market Profile, BC Stats, and Statistics Canada confirm that the number of jobs that require post-secondary credentials will exceed the amount of BC graduates between 2016 and 2020. According to Gloria Darroch, […] Continue Reading |
Book: Clarke Champniss returns with Republic of Rock ‘N’ Roll ’80s music tome via WarnerFor some, the music of the ’80s was as cheeseball as it gets. But for music journalist Kim Clarke Champniss, it was a revolution. The former MuchMusic VJ details what he says was one of the most important decades in rock in his new e-book, The Republic of Rock ‘N’ Roll, due out in March […] Continue Reading |
Hockey: Edmonton Oilers prospect Brandon Magee pursues dream with WHL Victoria RoyalsHockey is life. Life is hockey. It’s a catchphrase that’s probably been used by a few hockey equipment companies over the years, maybe even a couple of beer ads. But for Victoria Royals star centre Brandon Magee, it’s been a personal mantra since he was three years old. Magee’s enjoying a banner year in the […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Alkaline diet mysteriousDiets aren’t always about losing weight. Sometimes, an eating regime can be about healing the body and protecting oneself from disease. Enter the alkaline diet. The alkaline diet is based on a whole lot of chemistry and science mumbo-jumbo, but it basically breaks down to this: acidic foods suck away your very life force, while […] Continue Reading |
Opening of Uptown’s H&M met with excitement from shoppers, concern from local retailersH&M will open its doors at Uptown at noon on Thursday, February 21. The chain was founded in Sweden in 1947 and has 2,700 stores worldwide. In nine years, H&M has opened 61 stores across Canada, with the 62nd at Uptown. “One of the greatest things about H&M is we allow people to dress their […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: No such thing as a safe spaceThere was a story in the last issue of Nexus about an event that the Camosun College Student Society was getting ready to host: a dance party as part of the One Billion Rising movement. One Billion Rising is a global movement of people, primarily women, rising up in protest of violence against women. This […] Continue Reading |
