Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Downward dog mornings

In my last couple of articles, I covered the warming effects of chair pose, the energizing effects of warrior lunges, and the importance of balancing blood sugar with natural high fibre and protein foods like nuts, seeds, and whole fruits. As we move toward the wetter west coast seasons of fall and winter, our bodies […]

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Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Fighting the Halloween candy urges

Soon we’ll be seeing displays for Halloween, and all the candy that goes along with it. It’s tempting to make excuses for those miniature-sized treats, but it’s just a trick! You’re working away on your next assignment then, magically, a pile of empty little wrappers appears, equalling much more than just one regular-sized treat. There […]

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How to Be Found tale of determination and teen love

This is the first novel I’ve read by Vancouver-based author Emily Pohl-Weary, but it definitely won’t be the last. Her other works, such as Ghost Sick: A Poetry of Witness and Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril, have both won awards and showcased Pohl-Weary’s diverse writing style. How to Be Found is […]

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Not the Last Word: Hope through COVID

I remember it was close to Christmas in 2019 when a colleague of mine at Nexus was reading up on the coronavirus. He was always telling us that he believed “this thing is going to get bad.” I brushed off his fears as one might brush off the rantings of a conspiracy theorist. I thought […]

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The Nexus fall movie preview

When it came time to put together our fall movie preview this year, the staff and volunteers of Nexus got excited; very excited. So excited that, with five writers involved, there’s bound to be some overlap, as well as conflicting opinion. And, as movie lovers, we are nothing if not opinionated. Bust out the popcorn […]

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25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 4, 2023 issue

Caf critiques: The talk of the town (or, more accurately, Camosun College) in the October 5, 1998 issue of Nexus seemed to be cafeteria complaints, covering both campuses. Two articles called for improvements for college food services in this issue. In the first, our single-named writer AJ addressed unfairly priced items and suggested that students […]

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News Briefs: October 4, 2023 issue

Socks for a cause Camosun’s school of Arts & Science is asking for your socks this October in Socktober, a sock-focused clothing drive.The department is asking for new socks for both children and adults and will be accepting donations until Wednesday, November 1. Students can bring their donations to Fisher 104. Supports offered for Professional […]

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