Free course material continuing to gain momentum at CamosunSeeing students lining up at the bookstore to purchase expensive textbooks for the semester is a familiar scene, but could it become a thing of the past? Emily Schudel, chair and instructional designer at The Dr. Lloyd Morin Centre for Excellence and Learning at Camosun College, is working toward a future consisting of free course […] Continue Reading |
Erdoğan unique perspective of life of Turkish autocratErdoğan is a very unique graphic-novel biography written by Turkish journalist and author Can Dündar and drawn by Egyptian caricaturist Anwar. This idea of telling the story of Turkey’s “modern autocrat” Tayyip Erdoğan couldn’t be executed any better. I was so excited when I found out about this book by my fellow countryman Dündar, but […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: GLDN EP reissue a mixed bagGLDN First Blood (Deluxe Edition) (Independent) 2.5/5 Lukewarm off the presses! The deluxe reissue of Brooklyn-based industrial punk group GLDN’s First Blood EP is the musical definition of a mixed bag. Industrial punk can get a bad rep for maxing out intensity at all times, often to a song’s detriment. It’s a stereotype of the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Fur Trade offer up chaotic fun after 10 years awayFur Trade Dark Celebration (Light Organ Records) 4/5 Victoria’s Steve Bays and Parker Bossley (both ex-Hot Hot Heat) are back with Fur Trades’ second album after a decade-long absence, and it’s a rockin’ good time. Dark Celebration is filled with 10 chaotic, funky, fun, feel-good tracks. It’s music you can blast in the car: turn […] Continue Reading |
Nexus newspaper September 20, 2023 full issueRead the whole issue here. Continue Reading |
Food hub at Interurban a possibility but roadblocks remainEarlier this year, the District of Saanich approached Camosun College to discuss the possibility of opening a food hub at its Interurban campus. While the college is exploring the idea, it’s also clear that there’s a lot that needs to happen before this idea could become a reality. The food hub would offer a space […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 20, 2023 issueCafeteria wins and woes: Apparently, the food at the cafeteria at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus was less than desirable back in the late ’90s. However, in our September 21, 1998 issue, Nexus writer John Overall reported that in August the cafeteria was taken over by Restauronics Service Ltd., and, apparently, the food improved greatly. He admired […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: September 20, 2023 issueCamosun Makerspace on the way Camosun College is getting ready to open a Makerspace in the Wilna Thomas Building at Lansdowne. Makerspace is a place for students to collaborate and learn new skills in a beginner-friendly space. Students will be able to work with tools for 3D printing, sewing, laser cutting, virtual reality, and vinyl […] Continue Reading |
Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: A blast of fall heatHard to believe that we’re this far into September already. Hopefully this means you’ve settled into the rhythm of your fall schedule and are enjoying the subtle changes as we move towards fall equinox, which happens Friday, September 22. A shift from summer to fall means a change in seasonal foods and a turning from […] Continue Reading |
Lachlan Scherger ready to make impact with ChargersLachlan Scherger, a former member of the Australian Junior Volleyball team, has joined the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team and hopes to win the national championship with them in his freshman year. The volleyball team, who are the back-to-back national champions, are adding Scherger for the 2023/24 season. A middle blocker from Mildura, Australia, he […] Continue Reading |
