April 1 exclusive: Camosun College to rebrand logo as Lane Trotter’s smileToday—Friday, April 1—Nexus has learned through an anonymous phone call left on our voicemail in the middle of the night (keep those coming, by the way) that Camosun College will soon be replacing its swooshy-C logo with pictures of new president Lane Trotter’s smile. “It’s just so infectious, no one can look away from it, […] Continue Reading |
Chargers men’s volleyball play perfect tournament, bring home national goldThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team have returned from Quebec as champions. The team brought home the national Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) gold medal this year, playing a perfect tournament on Sunday, March 27 to get it. The victory comes after having spent all of last year training, despite there being no games as […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students start petition to get college to provide free menstrual productsUpdate: Since this story was filed, Camosun student Michelle Reed informed Nexus that dispenser machines will be installed in 9 locations across both campuses as early as June, and the products are coming from local environmentally friendly company Joni. Reed says that signage will be placed to advertise the dispenser machines. As part of a collaborative […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Baroque Festival rocks the halls in its 18th year of live classical musicFor the past 18 years, the Pacific Baroque Festival has celebrated classical music that deserves to be heard. This year, audiences were treated to five days of live performances focusing on music composed by, influencing, or inspired by 17th-century German composer Heinrich Schütz. The festival was hosted at the Christ Church Cathedral and the Alix […] Continue Reading |
The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society return to stage with entertaining, cheerful performanceOn Sunday, March 20, The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society returned to live performances with their Spring Concert, their first public show since COVID-19 hit. You could feel, hear, and see the excitement of the quartet when they started the revue. The Spring Concert contained material from various other performances, a sort of greatest hits […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Cultural Showcase Event to return this weekCamosun College’s annual Cultural Showcase Event will return today for the 13th time, after a two-year hiatus prompted by the pandemic. The event will take place online between March 21 and 25, and will feature a variety of performances from members of Camosun’s international student body. Associate director of Camosun International student services Gulcan Barclay […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Yumi Zouma drop impressive record despite obstaclesYumi Zouma Present Tense (Polyvinyl) 4/5 Present Tense is the fourth album from New Zealand alternative pop quartet Yumi Zouma. Yumi Zouma—who have been together since 2014—faced a lot of obstacles creating this album because of COVID and them having to write music together while living in different countries. Present Tense gives off a light-hearted […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Nursing Student Collective to host online workshopOn Wednesday March 23 at 5 pm, the Camosun Nursing Student Collective (CNSC) is partnering with Victoria Cool Aid Homelessness Society for an online workshop. The workshop—which is open to the public—is curated and facilitated by CNSC president Afaf Burrow and will feature guest speaker Emily Taylor, who is a nurse for the Cool Aid […] Continue Reading |
Hapax Theatre returns to stage with Castle on the FarmHapax Theatre is returning to the stage after two years forced hiatus due to COVID with Castle on the Farm. Director Heather Jarvie says the play—which was written by local playwright Alaina Baskerville-Bridges—is a touching and funny one-person show that follows main character 14-year-old Layla. “She is starting her first year in high school, first […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team head to nationals, men’s basketball coach takes home awardThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team are heading to nationals later this month after winning in the provincial finals and securing a Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) gold medal. Team captain Lorenz Vogel says that the team only found out that just the winner of the provincials goes to nationals right before they left for […] Continue Reading |
