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The Misadventures of Ginger Casanova

February 28, 2010
- Humour

Thanks to SFU's the Peak for this installment of the Misadventures of Ginger Casanova.

Big Fat Hairy Ball Sack comic

February 27, 2010
- Humour

Here's another edition of Big Fat Hairy Ball Sack (thanks to longtime Nexus contributor Brendan Kergin for pointing out that Ball Sack is...

Inside Out: Lacey Geary

February 25, 2010
- Columns

Lacey Geary Lacey Geary is currently completing her last semester of the Business Administration diploma at the Interurban campus. She plans to take...

At the Olympics: Drinking with Europe

February 24, 2010
- Views

KAMLOOPS (CUP) – I have been to Grey Cups. I have been to World Junior Hockey events. I have been to NFL playoff...

Pride column: Coming out is a form of activism

February 24, 2010
- Columns

When singer Adam Lambert recently came out of the closet, he was quoted as saying he wasn’t an activist. Sometimes people think they...

Quick Bites: Nando's

February 23, 2010
- Columns

Nando’s 101-1600 Government 250-590-3239 4/5 bites KFC’s days are numbered if Nando’s keeps expanding. Nando’s chicken is marinated in a hot, spicy sauce...

Water bottle refill stations go unnoticed at TRU

February 22, 2010
- News

KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CUP) — Six new water refill stations were installed at Thompson Rivers University last term to curb the sale of bottled...

The Curtain Call: Problem Child review

February 22, 2010
- Arts

Problem Child is the Phoenix Theatre's latest offering at UVic, a dark but thoroughly enjoyable piece of theatre directed by the award-winning Michael...

Worth the Trip: Soup combos

February 22, 2010
- Columns

Aramark Campus Café Lansdowne campus Vegetable soup, plus bun and drink $6.55 Presentation and service Ed: I was expecting something nefarious hiding in...

Big Screen Review: From Paris with Love

February 21, 2010
- Arts

From Paris with Love Thumbs up, three stars Yippie-ki-yay, motherfucker. The boys in From Paris with Love certainly love playing cops and robbers,...

Noise Addict: The true classic albums

February 20, 2010
- Arts

Awhile back, we investigated “modern-day classics”—albums that deserve the classic title, but are fairly new additions to the world of music. But what...

Watching Porn with Michael Dorn comic

February 20, 2010
- Humour

Part two of Watching Porn with Michael Dorn. Here's hoping for a part three!

100% Fifty Fifty

February 19, 2010
- Arts

Victoria is full of creative folk and the presence of artistic minds is evident across the city. The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective is...

Pairing wine with student meals

February 19, 2010
- Life

A subscription to Wine Spectator, Food and Wine, or Decanter isn’t necessary to figure out what wines a person may find appealing. And...

Local, live and loud: Feb. 20-March 2

February 19, 2010
- Arts

Saturday, Feb. 20 The Arbitrarys, Revolucionary Cyborg Wedding Band Mobile Unit Solstice Café, 7:30 pm, $10 There’s just no way that Prince George’s...

Hits in hockey a double-edged sword

February 19, 2010
- Sports

Not long after Patrice Cormier’s elbow brutally connected with Mikael Tam’s head on Jan. 17 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey, the controversy over...

Eye on Campus: Feb. 20-March 21

February 18, 2010
- Campus

Saturday, Feb. 20 and Sunday, Feb. 21 Scene+Heard The progressive and personable pairing of CineVic: Society of Independent Filmmakers and the Puente Theatre...

School of Access helps returning students

February 18, 2010
- Campus

Being a student is something many people might think is just for young people. But those who never quite made it through high...

Garden offers hope for Garry Oaks

February 18, 2010
- Campus

With its serpentine Garry Oak trees and teeming seasonal underbrush, Lansdowne’s native plant garden appears much like any other pocket of campus greenery....

Phoenix play looks at hard realities

February 17, 2010
- Arts

Continuing in their tradition of bringing Victoria a wide variety of theatre, UVic’s Phoenix Theatre is following up their last show, the classic...

Airport to display student tables

February 17, 2010
- Campus

Students in the Fine Furniture and Joinery program at Interurban campus are busy building tables that are soon to be on display in...

Probing the Olympic protests

February 17, 2010
- Feature

VANCOUVER (CUP) — Three luxurious-looking, brightly lit cruise ships in the Vancouver harbour serve as a visual reminder of the $900-million Olympic security...

Inter-Course: Golden showers and broken condoms

February 17, 2010
- Columns

Dear Keltie, My boyfriend sometimes asks me to pee on him when we’re in the shower. He pretends like he’s just joking around,...

Phelgm comic

February 17, 2010
- Humour

Another edition of Phelgm by Shane Scott-Travis.

Student rep rallies for computer accessibility

February 17, 2010
- News

The Camosun College Student Society’s disabilities director is concerned about the lack of accessible computer stations on campus and he’s hoping the college...

Campus Callosum: Olympics edition

February 17, 2010
- Humour

A special Olympics edition of Pam Oliver's Campus Callosum.

Strip showcases local comic artists

February 17, 2010
- Arts

It’s tough for aspiring comic-book artists to get published. The challenges include competing against web comics and getting noticed in the rows of...

Meditation can lower student stress

February 17, 2010
- Life

Meditation is sometimes considered an outlandish spiritual journey where a person sits on a mountaintop for years contemplating the meaning of life. While...

CCSS wants academic amnesty

February 16, 2010
- News

Elected members of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) are hoping to change the college’s policy on academic amnesty. Between his role as...

Olympic protesters need to up their game

February 16, 2010
- Views

[Note – This piece was written before the Feb. 13 protests in downtown Vancouver.] To the megaphone-toting, camouflage-wearing, Abbie-Hoffman-wannabe Olympic protest organizer: Please,...

Campus Callosum

February 16, 2010
- Humour

The latest installment of Pam Oliver's Campus Callosum.

Behind the flash and flips of Capoeira

February 16, 2010
- Feature

Nestled in the heart of downtown Victoria lies the Grupo Axé Capoeira Academy, the only one of its kind on Vancouver Island. Capoeria...

Nexus submits to the call of Jiu Jitsu

February 16, 2010
- Feature

My core hurts. My arms are sore, my back aches, and there are bruises on my knees. I groan like an old lady...

The Simpsons = literacy

February 16, 2010
- Views

With irreverence at the crux of pop culture it’s always astonishing to find anything resonating with banter or beauty. Our disposable culture—obsessed with mediocrity—so...

News briefs: Higher tuition, health centre funding, NEED update

February 16, 2010
- News

Higher tuition is anything but bitchin’ Statistics Canada has finished a new study that has helped confirm the fears of students everywhere. Student...

Nexus issue 12 out this week!

February 15, 2010
- Campus

Nexus issue 12 will be on the stands tomorrow (Tuesday) as well as on our regular publication day, Wednesday. We thought we'd get...

Olympics protest leads to vandalism, arrests in Vancouver

February 15, 2010
- News

VANCOUVER (CUP) — As many as seven people were arrested after violence in Vancouver Saturday during the 2010 Heart Attack protests, according to...

News briefs: Debt Sentence, Better World Books, more

February 15, 2010
- News

Chillaxin’ with a bowl of chili As the saying goes, “The way to the heart is through the stomach.” This is especially true...

Camosun b-ball teams go different directions

February 15, 2010
- Sports

The Feb. 13 weekend marked the Charger’s basketball team’s last home games of the season. Camosun played the Douglas College Royals at the...

Camosun volleyball teams playoff bound

February 15, 2010
- Sports

Camosun’s volleyball teams are counting on having the home court advantage going into the provincial playoffs. The Chargers will play host to the...

First Nations University optimistic despite funding cuts

February 13, 2010
- News

WINNIPEG (CUP) — Despite provincial and federal funding cuts of $12 million and counting, students at the First Nations University of Canada are...

Victoria’s buses stay out late on trial run

February 12, 2010
- News

Until April 5, BC Transit’s Victoria fleet is staying up late to make sure we get home safe. BC Transit launched a three-month...

The Oscars as a stage for social commentary

February 11, 2010
- Arts

TORONTO (CUP) — As we near March, so too comes that sacred time of year for film students and entertainment junkies alike: The...

Arena Rock: St. Vincent and Wildbirds & Peacedrums

February 8, 2010
- Arts

St. Vincent and Wildbirds & Peacedrums Element, Feb. 3 As a few wispy clouds of fog spewed out of the smoke machines in...

Arena Rock: Swollen Members

February 8, 2010
- Arts

Swollen Members Element, Jan. 31 I've never been much of a Swollen Members fan. You've got to wonder what was going through their...

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