Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: September 18, 2024 issue |
Magazine Issue
Lydia’s Film Critique: La dolce vitaFrom dark until dawn, glamour is restless—1960s Rome knows this best. While the rest of us retreat from our inadequate lives onto beaten mattresses, the elite awakens to carouse in the streets and clubs and high-rises of Italy. Federico Fellini’s La dolce vita (1960) visits several nights of extravagant, vain, and depraved stardom. The “sweet” […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 18, 2024 issueOverdose prevention comes to Camosun Camosun College has begun implementing provincial harm-reduction strategies on campus. Outlined by BC’s Post-Secondary Overdose Prevention and Response Steering Committee, four harm-reduction actions will be adopted by post-secondary institutions. The actions are: contacting emergency services; providing access to naloxone; creating overdose prevention awareness; and expanding awareness of toxic drug alerts. […] Continue Reading |
Natural Selection: September 18, 2024 issue |
Generations exhibit to be remembered for generationsWhen I stepped foot into the exhibit space of Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art, I immediately became immersed in a powerfully emotive and reflective world of cultural exploration. Generations is a curated exhibition of the Sobey family’s personal art collection. Hailing from Nova Scotia, they’re best known as the founders of the Sobeys […] Continue Reading |
Nexus newspaper September 3, 2024 issueRead the full issue here. Continue Reading |
Camosun student brings the dreamy noise with Black TreacleLocal band Black Treacle is making an impression in the music scene, and it’s easy to see why. Their sound is dreamy yet heavy, and instantly transports the listener to a time of basement block parties and Sony Walkmans, a time where tapes of The Cure, The Charlatans, and The Smiths lined teenagers’ shelves. Black […] Continue Reading |
Revamped Environmental Tech program back after two yearsAfter a two-year hiatus, Camosun College’s Environmental Technology (ENVR) program, a science-based diploma that prepares students to develop technologies for tackling the climate crisis and strengthening sustainability, is back, with some changes. The program has been shortened to two years from three, shaving eight courses off the diploma requirements. Students can still obtain a diploma […] Continue Reading |
The Great Canadian Beer Festival returns for 30th yearThe Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF) is returning for its 30th anniversary, and for the first time in 20 years, it won’t be held at Royal Athletic Park. Presented by the Victoria Beer Society (VBS), the event—being held this year at Topaz Park due to a booking conflict—will feature around 65 Canadian breweries serving over […] Continue Reading |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: September 3, 2024 issue |