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News Briefs: Skills training investment, scientific awards, new hike trail

Jason Schreurs and Greg Pratt

January 23, 2013

Support staff contract ratification on horizon Things are looking promising for the ratification of Camosun College support staff’s new contract. The board of the Post-Secondary Employers’ Association (PSEA) recently ratified three other agreements for support staff at Capilano University, North Island College, and Vancouver Island University. Following the recent announcement made by advanced education, innovation […]

Camosun student society joins critics of Enbridge pipeline

Ryan Brezzi, contributing writer

January 23, 2013

The proposition to build the Northern Gateway Pipeline–which could transport heavy crude bitumen to tankers which would then carry it to the US and China–from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, BC has had no shortage of critics. Those opposed to it are concerned about its potential economic and environmental impacts, while those in support of it […]

20 years ago in Nexus

January 23, 2013

Huh?: Our January 25, 1993 issue featured an article titled “A woman and her wolf,” which was about a local woman and her pet… wolf. The animal, named Karpatheon, was “98% Timber wolf” who lived in James Bay in a “makeshift den in a basement suite.” Karpatheon enjoyed running through Beacon Hill Park and, as […]

Open Space: Rethinking Protests

Larry Wilkinson, contributing writer

January 23, 2013

The first time I went to a protest on the lawn of the parliament buildings was a waste of time. My first real act of civil disobedience, I fully expected to be pepper sprayed, sucker-punched, and arrested by truncheon-wielding cops. I even had a 50/50 mix of Maalox and water in a spray bottle for […]

Eye on campus: January 23 – February 4

Lucas Milroy, contributing writer

January 23, 2013

Wednesday, January 30 Cinema Politica Camosun’s informative film series continues as Cinema Politica presents Call Me Salma, a documentary film about a young woman from Bangladesh who enters into the world of trans-sexuality. The film screens in Fisher 100, Lansdowne at 3 pm and is free and open to the public. Go to cinemapolitica.org/film/call-me-salma for […]

That Face explores what it means to be part of a family

Insu Kim, contributing writer

January 22, 2013

Director Judy Treloar hopes That Face will grab audiences the same way it grabbed her when she first saw the play. That was in New Zealand, three years ago. After seeing the play, she was so moved by it that she went and bought the script. “I took the script back to where I was staying,” […]

The prophets of local non-profits

Jean Oliver, contributing writer

January 22, 2013

Whenever I read the next great mental-health study or report, I’m reminded of a scene in The Life of Brian. Brian is about to be crucified, propelling lover Judith into action. She charges into their Judean rebel group’s board meeting, shouting, “Do something!” The president, Reg, played to perfection by John Cleese, nods enthusiastically and […]

Noms!: Chicken pasta perfection

by Patrick Hallihan, contributing writer

January 15, 2013

Hello, good evening, goodbye, and hello again! My name is Patrick Hallihan, and I like to eat, a lot. And I don’t just mean in terms of how much I like eating, but the quantities I eat, as well. And I think many of my fellow students would share my joy of food, even if […]

Juggling fest teaches the art of play

Nicole Beneteau, contributing writer

January 14, 2013

For those who’ve dreamed of running away with the circus, performing magnificent feats with hoops and fire, and delighting awestruck audiences around the world, the Victoria Juggle and Flow Festival will light the way. This year’s festival is the seventh of its kind and features performances by some of the West Coast’s greatest ground-level circus […]

DECA club means business

Crystal Derry, contributing writer

January 11, 2013

A business club at Camosun Collge is giving students real-life experience in the business world. DECA is aimed at developing students’ professionalism and leadership skills through networking, volunteer work, and competitions. The experience gives members opportunity in the world of business to give them an edge in the competitive field. Jasmine Giesbrecht, an accounting student […]