Breakin’ down the budget: What Budget 2024 means for me and youBudget 2024 has gotten quite a bit of coverage in the news lately, centred around the changes to the capital gains tax. Some experts claim that the new federal budget provides a welcome reprieve to families and disadvantaged communities, but others have been critical of the capital gains measures. What hasn’t been discussed in nearly […] Continue Reading |
What I really learned at Camosun College: One student’s storyI finished the Community, Family and Child Studies program (CFCS) this winter semester and it feels so great. Finally, I could see assignments and exams coming to an end. These two years have been wonderful and so full of learning experiences, hard work, new people, and curiosity. These two years have also been intense and […] Continue Reading |
Under the underground: Victoria’s punk house-show legacyThroughout Victoria, there are unmarked spots where history was made. In the basement of a house on Caledonia, Green Day played a show on October 6, 1992. Near the corner of Hillside and Quadra, another house held shows with legendary punk bands NOFX and Lagwagon. World-renowned crossover hardcore legends DRI? Yup, they played in a […] Continue Reading |
From recovery to helping others recover: Camosun alumnus Fred Cameron tells his taleFred Cameron was at Camosun College from 2017 to 2022, but it was a long road for him to get here. Cameron put his education to work quickly when COVID turned his part-time job at SOLID, intended to give him money for coffee at school, into a full-time career. And now he’s using his education […] Continue Reading |
“Our time is coming; we can feel it.”: Camosun Chargers ready to finish seasons on a high noteThe Camosun Chargers teams all had different starts to their seasons, but they have one goal in common: to finish the season strong and make noise in the playoffs. The Chargers volleyball teams have had very similar seasons as of the time of writing this story in late January. They both started their season with […] Continue Reading |
The totally normal everyday guide to beerSo, if you’re like me and you love beer, but you know basically nothing about it, then congratulations, you’re completely ordinary! Now, I’ve decided that I want to review some of what I drank over the holidays, and learn about beer. How is it made? What is the difference between a stout and a porter? […] Continue Reading |
A look back at 2023: Nexus writers on the best and worst of the yearJordyn Haukaas, student editor So, apparently I blinked, because 2023 is over and a new year is here already. It’s hard to pick only five good things about 2023 because returning to school was such a life-changing choice for me. But, in no particular order, here are the best five things that happened to me […] Continue Reading |
Holidays through the eyes of Camosun College studentsHave we gone through some strange time warp or is it really the holiday season again? My editor is confirming that December is, in fact, inevitable, and in response to the upcoming holidays, Nexus writers have gathered together to share our stories, thoughts, and beliefs—and, of course, because we’re journalists, the occasional challenge to consumerism. […] Continue Reading |
The words behind the year: A look back at the most-read Nexus stories of 2023It’s been an unpredictable year. If the last decade has taught us anything, next year will probably be unpredictable too. What surprised me in looking over the list of the most-read Nexus stories in a year of calamity is how much people gravitated toward the arts. Six of our top 10 stories were about theatre—either […] Continue Reading |
Victoria loses with closure of Pic-A-FlicFor some, video rental stores are a foggy memory. The weekend rituals of two-day rentals were able to fill entire nights with an on-couch cinema experience crowding living rooms. Physical media brought the advent of the modern home entertainment system; the abundant amount of tape and disc options provided lovers of film with genre-spanning variety. […] Continue Reading |
