Student Editor’s Letter: Eggnog beginningsHas truth ever felt so close to fiction? In the span of a month, there’s been a flood in my apartment (I woke up to water pouring through a live light fixture), a tree has fallen down outside Nexus HQ, and there’s a dead squirrel on the front steps of our office, all its insides seemingly sucked […] Continue Reading |
Camosun grad Rishi Sharma runs as BC Liberal candidateThe last few weeks have been more than a little hectic for Saanich South BC Liberal candidate and Camosun alumnus Rishi Sharma. Sharma, who graduated from Camosun’s Major Appliance and Vending Machine Repair Technician program in 1998, says he was completely surprised by the decision to have a snap election, and he doesn’t think it […] Continue Reading |
Unsettled and Striving: IntroductionsHello. I’m Alexis. This September I became a first-year student in Camosun College’s Indigenous Studies program. The first lessons we moved through in week 1 were about introductions and the importance of them within First Nations culture. In each of my classes I was to compose an essay introducing myself, including information about where I […] Continue Reading |
Empty: A look at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus during COVID-19Here in the fall 2020 semester, any course that can be taken online is being taken online due to the COVID-19 crisis, leaving Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus a ghost town. Here’s a look at the campus one chilly October morning. […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 16, 2020 web exclusiveKeep corporations out of post-secondary: Our October 2, 1995 issue featured a feisty student editorial written by Nick Yaremchuk. In it, Yaremchuk came out strong, saying “Let’s face it, large corporations have a foothold on Camosun College,” and went on to say how upset he was to see a Citibank Visa representative on campus trying […] Continue Reading |
Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Fred CameronOur team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students welcome on new local collegiate baseball teamVictoria is getting a new collegiate baseball team, and Camosun College students are welcome to play on it. The Victoria Golden Tide, set to start playing next fall at Royal Athletic Park, is open to Camosun students who are enrolled in at least nine credits. The team will be in the Canadian College Baseball Conference […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: The flu shot in the COVID-19 eraIn Grade 10, my family heeded the advice of our doctor and we all got the annual flu shot. Now, I was raised a centrist on the matter of flu shots. The pros were obvious; so were the cons. Some years we got the shot, some years we didn’t. The last thing I want to […] Continue Reading |
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria stays positive with COVID CreationsTruly great art is often created during times of change. This is because great art comes from artists who are inspired by change. For example, Leonardo de Vinci created his famous Mona Lisa during the Italian Renaissance, a time where the very fabric of art was evolving into what we know and love today. 2020 […] Continue Reading |
Antimatter film festival to continue in 2020 despite virusIt’s been a Victoria tradition for a long time, and despite the obstacles it’s facing due to COVID-19, Antimatter film festival will indeed be happening this year. Antimatter, now in its 23rd year, celebrates film and other expressions of audio/visual artistry with a non-competitive, community-oriented focus; this year features over 100 films from more than […] Continue Reading |
