In Search of Lost Time: Embrace diversityBeing ostracized by friends, family, and community is damaging to the confidence and social viability of an individual. Many identities within LGBTQQ are, in our society, completely invisible, such as inter-sexed persons, non-binary genders, and more. Some identities are prevalent and yet invisible, such as bisexuality and polyamory. For some people, such as myself, being […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: October 3, 2012 issueAnimal Collective Centipede Hz (Domino Records) 4.5/5 Nickolas Joy, contributing writer Centipede Hz, like every other Animal Collective album, is completely different from every other Animal Collective album. The experimental rock band’s ninth album comes three years after their biggest success, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Centipede Hz is filled with the pop elements that won Merriweather […] Continue Reading |
Ladyhawk return with No Can DoVancouver’s dirty alternative rock and roll band Ladyhawk have announced the release of their third studio album, No Can Do, and now they are touring for the first time in years. “Almost everything is different since our last album. It’s been about four years since we toured or focused on the band at all,” says […] Continue Reading |
Rise Against bring social awareness to arena rockRise Against isn’t a band to shy away from putting a message in their music. However, the band’s longtime drummer, Brandon Barnes, recognizes that a strong meaning isn’t always necessary for quality tunes. “There are plenty of songs that are amazing songs and they’re just about nothing,” he says. “If people want to have a […] Continue Reading |
Taboo event explores different forms of danceTaboo is something forbidden, exotic, illicit, and a brand of absinthe hailing from the Okanagan. It was all of these things that inspired Suddenly Dance Theatre to choose Taboo as the name for their 20th anniversary celebration and fundraiser. In particular, absinthe has an alternate meaning for Suddenly Dance founders David Ferguson and Miles Lowry. […] Continue Reading |
Alumni award winner stays involved with Camosun dentalCheri Wu may have become a superstar of Camosun College, but she was just a normal student at Camosun 20 years ago. Wu, who graduated in the dental hygiene program from Camosun in 1992, recently won the college’s 2012 distinguished alumni award. Wu has become a very successful woman in the dental hygiene field. She […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: White washedMy sociology textbook covers a touchy subject, maybe the touchiest yet for social beings: the question of what whiteness is, and the emergence of white-as-race. We are beginning to get a grip. It really bothers me that we continue to blame the “white” man for rampaging his way across the globe. I had hoped when […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusDig deep: The first story in our October 5, 1992 issue was about how there was a movie called Digger being filmed in the Camosun parking lot. Now, this one may not have turned into a time-tested classic, but it did boast at least one big name. Yes, for a period in 1992, the one […] Continue Reading |
Writers talk about the process behind the wordsWriting is a versatile form of communication. Writing is a way of sharing information from one source to another and, depending on execution, can signify something much deeper than words on a surface. Getting a particular message out correctly in writing can be difficult because it takes using certain words in a certain way to […] Continue Reading |
Eye on campus: October 3 – October 16Wednesday, October 3 Healthy mind ambassador An information session at the Interurban campus from 12–1 pm hopes to aid in the elimination of the stigmas that go hand-in-hand with mental health issues. The organizers are looking for students to become “ambassadors of the healthy mind and help to decrease the stigma of mental health issues, […] Continue Reading |
