Chargers golf tournament brings alumni together for weekendFor Camosun Chargers alumni, the chance to reconnect with old teammates and classmates is coming this September in the form of a golf tournament, banquet, and games held at Highland Pacific Golf Course. This will be the second annual Chargers Golf Tournament fundraiser, with alumni activities happening on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23. […] Continue Reading |
Student podcast offers glimpse into Fine Furniture programDuring his time at the Fine Furniture/Joinery program at Camosun College, Joel Feinman created a podcast, Pleasure in the Deeds of the Present, where he delves into the history of the class by interviewing his teachers and fellow classmates. Originally a public defender in Arizona, Feinman moved to Canada with his wife and decided to […] Continue Reading |
Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Getting focusedAh, September, the month of getting back to work or school after summer holidays. If you’re anything like me, September feels a bit like New Year’s: exciting new beginnings of classes or work, or returning to the rewarding and comfortable rhythm of structure. Whether you’re experiencing your first journey away from your parental home or […] Continue Reading |
Tastes of Victoria: Fresh new startsA new term is starting, and I still can’t figure out what my favourite part about that is. It’s exciting to think about all the new faces that will come across the campus and all the new readers joining me right now. As an international student in a new town, in a whole new country, […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Bill C-ya later Canadian newsWhen I entered Camosun College bright eyed and bushy tailed I wasn’t sure what career I wanted to pursue. During my first semester in the Digital Production, Writing and Design program I was quickly drawn to journalism. I thoroughly enjoyed my journalism class and was volunteering for Nexus, so my route to becoming a journalist […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Seeing my father for the first, and last, timeI was caught in my father’s hold in the same way a fly gets caught in the sticky threads of a spider’s web, struggling to escape the suffocation. He was one of the most brilliant people I have known, and also one of the most tortured. He was a professor in art history with a […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 5, 2023 issueNo fishing in Fisher: In the September 8, 1998 issue of Nexus we reported on the creation of the pond in the Fisher building. The project was launched because of a suggestion from Camosun’s Health and Wellness Committee; the pond was meant to beautify the space as well as cleanse the air. In ’98 the […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College students impacted by security breachSome Camosun College students had their student ID, name, and date of birth accessed in a data breach incident that happened earlier this year. On March 10, 2023, Gallivan—a partner organization to the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) that provides post-secondary organizations with health and dental plans—was notified about the breach. The data breach happened […] Continue Reading |
Art exhibit explores mushrooms, ecology, climate changeThis month, guest curator Mel Granley and chief collaborator Jaimie Isaac are releasing a new environmental-focused exhibit at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. It’s called Symbiosis and, according to Granley, the exhibit’s main focus is the power of mushrooms and how they can help us tackle climate change. “I have been interested in mushrooms […] Continue Reading |
Not the Last Word: Life through the eyes of a XennialThis is an age where everything and everyone is categorized. The age we live in, the crowd we associate with, the generation we’re born into. We are either left or right wing, low income, middle-class, or upper-class. We are cis, we are trans. We are queer, straight, bi, pan. We are Generation Z, Millennial, Gen […] Continue Reading |
