Diamond Rings back and larger than lifeAsk most Canadian indie rock darlings who they’d like to collaborate with if they could pick anyone and the stock answer is usually someone from The Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, or that dude from the Black Keys. (I could just barf all over their hipster clothes.) But ask John O’Regan, better known as Diamond […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: On firewalls and diving helmetsIn four weeks, and against odds that would drop Lance Armstrong, I will complete my Associate Degree in creative writing. Not bad, considering for most of it I was also suicidal. My secret? I used a magical, invisible diving bell helmet, of course. Depression had stalked me for years; wanting to die was just the […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in Nexus: November 14th, 2012 issueAround the world: In our last issue, we took a look at how international students have a hard time adjusting to life in Canada and studying at Camosun. Back in our November 2, 1992 issue, we were doing the exact same thing in an article titled “Lifestyle shift for Columbian student.” (Sure, maybe it should […] Continue Reading |
Child war-art exhibition opens eyes and mindsImagine a childhood where you fall asleep every night wondering if you’ll wake up alive, praying that your home will not be targeted, and fearing what you’ll have to face the next day. Imagine waking up every morning and looking out your window to see dead bodies, bullets flying, bombs in the air, and looks […] Continue Reading |
Eye on CampusWednesday, November 14 Economics Café Economics are all around us, affecting everything that we do. Here’s a chance to learn more about them at the Economics Café Speaker Series, a forum to discuss current economic issues, and to build your knowledge about the world in which you live. It takes place from 2:30-3:30 pm in […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: November 14th – 27th, 2012Wednesday, November 14 Patrick Watson, Wake Owl Alix Goolden Hall, $25, 7 pm There used to be this owl that lived near my house. I’d hear him when I’d come home late at night, hooting from the darkness. I’m pretty sure he’d sneak up on me every once in a while. I never actually saw […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: Camosun College Student Society election results, BC trades, Federal election Q&A at Camosun, Fort Street Cafe closure, new Canadian 20 billsWe have a winner! Well, actually, we have a few, as the results of the Camosun College Student Society fall election are in. Now holding positions are Megan Marshall as women’s director; Claire Horwood as sustainability director; Mean Khim as Interurban director; and Mindy Jiang, Callum Harrison, and Shayli Robinson as Lansdowne directors. Talking of […] Continue Reading |
Art show gives meaning to placeImages inevitably carry with them the artist’s meaning; if this meaning is not seen, it is lost. A new art exhibit entitled Understanding Place in Culture: Serigraphs and the Transmission of Cultural Knowledge is a collection of indigenous artists’ work; the meanings behind the work can help the person viewing them understand the world and […] Continue Reading |
Death metal band Auroch worship at altar of LovecraftH.P. Lovecraft is one weird dude. Go ahead and Google image search his name. For every menacing looking head shot of ol’ H.P. is yet another menacing looking head shot of him with monster squid tentacles emerging from the back of this head. This, of course, is the perfect source material for a brutal death […] Continue Reading |
Federal by-election looms, candidates weigh inA federal by-election will be held on November 26 as a result of current MP Denise Savoie resigning due to health complications. This has left a relatively short time for candidates to prepare for their chance to go to Ottawa and represent Victoria on a national scale. To help students make sense of the by-election, […] Continue Reading |
