Man arrested for Halloween costume at Lansdowne campusA man was arrested on Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus on October 31 for carrying a fake firearm as part of his Halloween costume, college employees and the Saanich police have confirmed. Camosun College communications/marketing officer Michelle Tinis says the man had a fake gun and was wearing camouflage. “It was a 28-year-old male and he […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students get Disney World experience with co-op“Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.” This Chinese proverb means that knowledge should be connected with practice; looking at it through a post-secondary perspective, it could mean that when people acquire knowledge from school, they should use it in society. Camosun College is practicing this proverb with a co-op program that sends students […] Continue Reading |
Hannibal Buress brings hilarity to VictoriaImagine someone laughing so hard that it registers as exercise on their Fitbit. After witnessing Hannibal Buress’ live show at the Royal Theatre on Saturday, October 22, I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened to some audience members that night. Having recently watched some of Buress’ comedy specials on Netflix, I was hyped to be […] Continue Reading |
Victoria’s Horror Escape offers frightful challenges for the seasonAs we enter the Saunders family home, we’re told that their daughter, Elsa, had recently been showing signs of demonic possession. My partner Harris and I are informed that we are being sent in to investigate the strange events that have taken place and that we are the last hope that the family has. The […] Continue Reading |
Tokyo Police Club light it up in VictoriaTokyo Police Club returned to Victoria on October 4, this time playing the Alix Goolden Hall, a former church with a spectacular vaulted ceiling and lovely stained glass windows. The Elwins took the stage first, warming the crowd up with an electrifying performance that included their single “So Down Low” as well as some lesser-known, […] Continue Reading |
Peaches unapologetically awesome, and unabashedly herself, in VictoriaAs a new dad, going out on a school night feels a bit selfish, but go out to see Peaches perform at Sugar I did; I hope my daughter will someday understand that it was the right decision, because on Thursday, September 29, I glimpsed a bit of the future that I hope that she […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Mandarin Club expands awareness through languageIt’s taken Camosun College’s student Mandarin Club five years to get to where they’re at today. Sisters Esther and Sarah Hack are two of the Camosun students who run the club. They say there are a lot of different people in the club, including Camosun alumni and current UVic students. “We have a lot of […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Kirty lets personality shine on new albumKirty Kirty (Postwar Records) 4.5/5 Canadian singer Kirty was born into a big musical family in Toronto. When she was very young, she learned country, folk, and rock standards, and that diversity is all over this self-titled album. There are many different musical styles here; for example, the first song, “All Broke Up,” is country, […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun’s high international tuition fee should not be decreasedAt Camosun College, tuition for international students is higher than tuition for domestic students. People have often expressed concern to us at Nexus about this, but as an international student, I believe that the international tuition fee should not be reduced. The high tuition has many advantages for Camosun College, Victoria, and Canada. In Canada, […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Creative Hub aims to educate students, expand communityThe Canadian Music Centre-British Columbia (CMCBC) recently opened the Victoria Creative Hub—a lending library for contemporary music—at the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM). VCM Victoria engagement leader Christopher Reiche, whose work can be found in the library, says that the chance for the centre to grow presented itself because the city has such an active […] Continue Reading |
