Open Space: Finding connection in sufferingThis summer, I attended the Otherworld Burning Man event, four days of non-stop electronic music with bass lines so deep you can feel the vibrations in your bones. Psychedelic drugs are everywhere. Burning Man events are about escaping the cagey terror of living in a paranoid culture where we’re afraid of our neighbours, whose names […] Continue Reading |
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Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Bro, you need a little broThis summer, I had the privilege of serving as an assistant coach for the Victoria Mariners baseball team. While the baseball side of the experience was more than enjoyable, I found the most rewarding part of this job to be mentoring the young men on the team. I have always believed that sport is a […] Continue Reading |
Calgary’s No Brainer headlines triple-threat punk showFeeling lucky, punks of Victoria? Then Calgary’s No Brainer, Powell River’s Electric Brains, and locals Pooched are ready for you on September 7. No Brainer vocalist Mike Grant is excited to come back to Victoria—he’s previously played at Logan’s Pub and Phoenix Bar & Grill in his other bands, but this is his first time […] Continue Reading |
Camosun faculty members concerned over fee deadlinesTwo years into Camosun College’s restructure of registration dates and fee deadlines, faculty members are challenging what the college claims are benefits of the change. Until 2022, the policy allowed students two weeks into the term before paying course fees and dropping classes without facing financial penalties. Since the change, students only have a 100-percent […] Continue Reading |
Students continue to get health and dental coverage through student societyCamosun College Student Society sponsored content If you’re a Camosun College student—and if you’re reading this, you likely are—you’re automatically enrolled in a Canada Life health and dental plan through the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) and its partner Gallivan. All eligible students—domestic and international—are in the plan, with the fees added as part of […] Continue Reading |
Listen and Learn: Unravelling the cassette revivalNostalgia has been hitting music formats again—cassettes have been making a comeback. The ballad of the cassette tape is revolutionary but short, holds a special place in the hearts of Gen X, and includes a pencil. First off, cassette tapes were made for dictation, not music, due to the ease of recording. However, that’s why […] Continue Reading |
I, AI-bot: A classroom discussion in artificial intelligenceArtificial Intelligence (AI) is the seemingly paradoxical concept of non-living entities generating persistent logic and reason—which, from the earliest days of ancient philosophers such as Descartes, are the singular defining features of what it means to be human. The first actual attempts at simulating human intelligence came in 1943, when academics Walter Pitts and Warren […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: Robot MonsterIf two words effectively attract swarms of schlock-hungry audiences, they are “robot” and “monster.” Plastered in large red text across an illustrated poster, Robot Monster (1953) was a lucrative success, bringing in $1 million USD at the box office. It isn’t hard to imagine why—the picture was filmed in elegant 3D, and with a title […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 3, 2024 issue3 days of peace and music: In our September 8, 1999 issue, “intrepid reporter” Jason Loxton detailed the preceding moments before he entered the gates of Woodstock ’99 hell. The palpable stench of sloppily discarded trash and testosterone-fuelled sweat consumed the air with vigour. Tents and their respective citizens lined the festival grounds, making it […] Continue Reading |
