Camosun Pride Collective continues to provide support, community

You’ve heard of them around campus, but who exactly are the Pride Collective? They’re a constituency of the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS), focused on bringing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, two-spirited and queer (LGBT2Q) students and community members together. The collective also runs the Pride Lounge, a cozy space tucked away in the Richmond House […]

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Know Your Profs: Camosun College marketing and communications Laurie Jackson

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com. This time around we caught up with marketing and communications instructor Laurie Jackson […]

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Africa Calling phone donation program goes local

Africa Calling, the organization that started on Camosun College’s campuses, has come a long way since we last checked in with them. In fact, they’ve gone to Africa and back. But now the student-created charity is also reaching out to the local community. Since 2011, Africa Calling has collected nearly 3,000 used cell phones to […]

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What’s Going On, February 5, 2014 issue: Drop-in soccer and hockey, Django lives, “seedy” is not bad

Tuesdays and Thursdays, through February It’s gym time! Camosun students can now play team sports without all the commitment and pressure of an actual team. Just come out for the drop-in soccer and floor hockey at the Lansdowne Middle School gymnasium. Soccer runs from 8–9 pm on Tuesdays and 8:30–9:30 pm Thursdays, and floor hockey […]

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Mind Your Business: To compete or not to compete?

A real-world situation with no right answer: business case competitions can seem rather daunting. Camosun’s DECA club attends two case competitions each winter semester. This year the first is just a short ferry ride to Seattle, and the second is in Washington, DC. But, as a student, how do you justify the cost? Why is […]

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What’s Going On, January 22, 2014 issue: Ministry lives on, haggis keeps being haggis, Pigeon Hole get pigeonholed

January 23-February 8 Dance Days/Night Moves Dance Victoria invites everyone to dance in their festival: in the classes, that is. If you’d rather watch, then leave the performance to the professionals. Both performances and classes come in a variety of styles for any taste. Beginner to advanced classes cover all the bases. Find the schedule […]

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Know Your Profs: Camosun College anthropology instructor Nicole Kilburn

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with anthropology […]

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Know Your Profs: Camosun College accounting instructor Keri Norrie

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with accounting […]

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What’s Going On, January 8, 2014 issue: Funk posses, old trout caveman puppets, and the blood of surfers

Until Sunday, January 19 Puppet cavemen are happier than you Puppet shows aren’t just for kids. Calgary’s Old Trout Puppet Workshop has created Ignorance, a “puppet documentary” that goes from cavemen to modern humans, and considers what makes us happy (hint: it’s not iPhones). The show is playing at Blue Bridge at the Roxy. Details […]

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