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Campus Callosum comic
Another installment of Pam Oliver's Campus Callosum.
Inside Out: Camille Jones
Camille Jones Camille Jones grew up on the Northern Gulf Islands and is now completing her second year at Camosun, working towards a...
Student employment numbers slowly crawling back
OTTAWA (CUP) — Richard Mah would guess he sent out about 300 resumés last summer and never got a job. He was on...
The many shades of queer
Heterosexism occurs when people assume that everyone is heterosexual; this assumption often leads to feelings of isolation among members of the queer community....
Reading-break fun and adventures
Reading break—a tried, tested, and true way to destroy your liver and kill some brain cells. It can be hit-or-miss for most students...
Introducing... Wizard Rock!
VANCOUVER (CUP) — When most people read the Harry Potter books, they come out fans of Harry, Ron or Hermione. Few think to...
Sports controversies: When winners become losers
OTTAWA (CUP) — Sex, drugs and . . . sports? Athletes are often highly regarded as wholesome heroes for kids to look up...
Canadian Olympians to watch at the 2010 Games
Soon the Canadians will be taking over the world. Or, well, at least the 2010 Olympic Games. Here are some Canuck athletes who...
Quick Bites: Canoe Brewpub
Canoe Brewpub 450 Swift Street 250–361–1940 4/5 bites A fusion of the old world and the new awaits inside the heritage building that...
Bottled-water giant responds to ban in Brandon
BRANDON, Man. (CUP) — The chair of Brandon University board of governors has received a letter from Nestlé Waters Canada — one of...
Watching Porn with Michael Dorn
May we introduce... Watching Porn with Michael Dorn!
Noise Addict: An introduction to greatness
Discovering a band that’s been around for a long time can be a daunting task. Where to begin when a band has a...
The Curtain Call: Blood mixed with tears
I felt like I’d received the emotional equivalent of a kick in the gut after watching the Belfry Theatre’s Where the Blood Mixes....
Interurban student starts PISE intramurals
Interurban student Samantha Doney has set the ball in motion on an idea to offer Camosun students a little more activity this school...
Camosun College about to get comfier
In response to a drought of comfortable student spaces on campus—where students often have no choice but to sit on tables and floors—the...
Big Screen Review: Doctor Parnassus and Creation
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Come one, come all! Enter the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a vaudeville act where imagination comes alive. The...
Car break-in a warning to Camosun students
For Camosun student Matt Rostad, dealing with the first day of classes in January was enough of a weight on his mind. But...
Student envisions composting program
In nature, waste doesn’t exist. Nature has a way of harnessing the energy and nutrients of decaying matter and turning it into new...
Worth the Trip: Breakfasts
Campus Café Lansdowne Campus Big Breakfast $5.59 plus tax Presentation and service Ed: It’s very rare to see Aramark make a decent platter...
Inter-Course: The money shot is not hot
A landscaper friend of mine once told me a story. She was working on a garden bed underneath a client’s kitchen window and...
Nothing clear-cut with local band Forestry
Whether it’s Cream in 1968 or Them Crooked Vultures in 2010, music fanatics will always be quick to shout “supergroup” when great musicians...
CCSS alumni charged in drug bust
A former executive of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has been arrested on charges relating to a major Canadian drug operation. Julian...
Student-complaint website launched
Camosun has launched a new service on its website advising students of the steps they can take if they have a complaint against...
Yarn bombing: Activism even granny would approve of
When I was a kid, my Oma was always making me sweaters and toques that my mom would force me to wear on...
Hair she blows!
There’s a scene in the cult British film, Withnail and I, where tweaked-out hippie Danny, high as a kite, remarks, “Hair are your...
Eye on Campus: Trades fair, youth health, tea fest
Thursday, Feb. 4 Trades & Technology Career Fair This one-day career fair is a great forum for schmoozing and socializing with students from...
Nexus issue 11 hits the stands on Wed.!
Nexus issue 11 hits the stands on Wednesday, with a feature story on yarn bombing, as well as stories on Camosun's new student...
Local Live and Loud: Rootz Underground, Corb Lund, more
Friday, Feb. 5 Rootz Underground, Shane Philip, Nine Mile Sugar, 9 pm, $20 - Let’s get together and feel all right for this...
News briefs: WestShore English, Young fitness, more
Go west, young man! Camosun’s English department is feeling finer than a frog’s hair split three ways over an English course soon to...
Arena Rock: Motley Crue and Steve Earle
Mötley Crüe Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, Jan. 23 Bands left over from the ’80s bring a few things to mind—big hair, men looking like...
Zooey and Adam courts controversy
WINNIPEG (CUP) – When asked if he anticipated the controversy surrounding his new film Zooey and Adam, filmmaker Sean Garrity’s answer was fairly...
Study confirms student debt is on the rise
OTTAWA (CUP) – A new Statistics Canada report suggests that more Canadian students are taking out loans to finance their education — and...
Riders in the storm
MONTREAL (CUP) – Braving harsh temperatures, snow and strong winds, some cyclists continue to commute by bike all year round. In the winter,...
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Nexus was established in 1990 as Camosun College's official student newspaper and was incorporated as the Nexus Publishing Society in 1999. For 20 years, Nexus has produced a high-quality, bi-monthly newspaper consisting of articles, written by Camosun students, on local and educational issues.
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