25 Years Ago In Nexus: October 7, 2015Did you know we are turning 25 this year? That’s right: the very first issue of Nexus, known back then as The Nexus, appeared on stands around Camosun in September 1990. So we’re relaunching our 20 Years Ago column as 25 Years Ago and starting back at the beginning… Changing attitudes: In the editor’s letter […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Haruki Murakami’s fusion fiction“The good thing about writing books is that you can dream while you are awake,” Japanese author Haruki Murakami once said. Murakami’s books, often featuring a dream-like blend of realism and surrealism, have sold millions of copies worldwide and made Murakami a literary superstar in his native Japan. But the literary life came as a […] Continue Reading |
Look: Art, fun, and creativityI was transported back in time last week to the land of elementary school field trips. Back then, the field trip was the holiest of holidays. Would our parents sign? Of course, now, I’m 43. I can sign my own permission form, which is what I did, so to speak, when it was time to […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Yukio Mishima finds true beauty“True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys,” wrote Yukio Mishima, a Japanese author who is as famous for his death at age 45 as he is for his prodigious literary output. It is hard to overstate the expanse of Mishima’s life. Considered the most important Japanese author of the 20th century, […] Continue Reading |
25 years ago in Nexus: September 23, 2015Did you know we are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year? The first issue of Nexus, known back then as The Nexus, came out in September 1990; we’re relaunching the 20 Years Ago column as 25 Years Ago to celebrate. Commenters anonymous: Our September 19, 1990 issue was our second issue, and in it we […] Continue Reading |
The Functional Traveller: Organized chaosWe’re all familiar with the saying, “Packed like a can of sardines.” I myself have certainly used this phrase before but, admittedly, living amongst the diluted populace of Victoria, have not truly experienced any situation near claustrophobic. A crowded Victorian bus often constitutes several people standing metres apart while four people accommodate an eight-person bench […] Continue Reading |
Look: MindfulnessEither everything is for a reason or nothing is: it’s a world of pure chance or coincidence. But as I look around every day I realize that I probably fall into the group that believes that everything happens for a reason, that the world isn’t just stuck hobnob on the tip of a planet without […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Consent conversationsIf you’ve never heard of Laci Green, then, well, we kind of wonder where you’ve been. Green is a popular YouTube vlogger who describes herself as a “sex education activist,” based in the San Francisco Bay Area. And we’re bringing her to town. Let face it, folks: sex is and always will be cool. The […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The numinous everyday of Marilynne Robinson“There are a thousand thousand reasons to live this life, everyone of them sufficient,” wrote Marilynne Robinson, who has been called one of America’s finest living writers, despite having only published four novels in the last 35 years. Robinson’s novels are themselves good reasons to be alive. Using prose that is graceful and light, she […] Continue Reading |
The Functional Traveller: Turbulence before takeoffThis is the debut of a new column in which Camosun student Sera Down chronicles her adventures as a student in Japan. There is something to be said of the Type A personality. When it comes to preparing for an extended stint at university in a foreign country, these individuals excel. Their list of necessities […] Continue Reading |
