Halloween: Embracing fears and personasHalloween originated as a holiday called All Hallow’s Eve, which celebrated the evening before All Hallow’s, which was a Christian holiday. All Hallow’s Eve embraced Pagan traditions and honouring the dead, and over time it has gotten a reputation for embracing the ghouls, ghosts, and other dark spooks of the world. With scary movies and […] Continue Reading |
Writers talk about the process behind the wordsWriting is a versatile form of communication. Writing is a way of sharing information from one source to another and, depending on execution, can signify something much deeper than words on a surface. Getting a particular message out correctly in writing can be difficult because it takes using certain words in a certain way to […] Continue Reading |
Childhood cancer survivor cycles Vancouver IslandAfter 14 years of having Tour de Rock support sending him to Camp Goodtimes, 20-year-old cancer survivor Matt Webb now has the opportunity to send other young cancer fighters to the same camp as a junior rider on the Tour de Rock 2012 team. Tour de Rock raises money for pediatric cancer research and programs […] Continue Reading |
DOTS never gives up on helping the suicidalThere are two major problems with treating mental illnesses. It’s often invisible, and it’s nearly impossible to prove that someone suffers from a mental illness. At least that’s according to Development of Treatment Services (DOTS) president Jean Oliver. And she should know, having been through the horror of suicidal urges herself. “It’s very difficult to […] Continue Reading |
Why you shouldn’t tell American border guards you’re in Islamic StudiesMONTREAL (CUP) — On May 1, 2010, Pascal Abidor was riding an Amtrak train from Montreal to New York. His parents live in Brooklyn, and he was on his way to visit them. The school year at McGill had just ended, and he felt relieved and calm as the train rolled south towards America. At […] Continue Reading |
Controversial art creates cultural conversation at TRUKAMLOOPS (CUP) — Sooraya Graham is a normal student just like anyone else at Thompson Rivers University (TRU). She goes to class and does her assignments, just like any other student. She never realized that with her most recent assignment she would start such a controversial cultural discussion that ultimately saw her art being damaged […] Continue Reading |
A surveillance society: 10 things you should know about Bill C-30[One of our most-read feature stories from this year makes a return appearance in the spotlight, as relevant as ever.] Bill C-30 is the lawful access legislation proposed by current minister of public safety Vic Toews. The bill is also known as the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act or Protecting Children from Internet […] Continue Reading |
DIwhY?If you’ve ever baked your own bread, knitted yourself some mittens, or planted a backyard carrot or two, you’re part of a growing cultural revolution known as do it yourself, or DIY. Urban farming, home-brewing, independent publishing… the culture of DIY has infiltrated the lives of people the world over and is only getting stronger. […] Continue Reading |
Gone but not forgotten: A look at the Missing Women Commission of InquiryIt felt like a turning point. After years of requests by advocacy groups, the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry was finally about to begin. This was back in September, when Nexus covered the epidemic of missing and murdered women in BC. Many hoped that justice would be served. As the commission was preparing to launch […] Continue Reading |
David Mathers’ storyAspiring teachers have high hopes when they’re studying to become an educator, imagining the impact they’re going to have on their students. But there’s another side to teaching: frustration at students who don’t want to be there, reputation-scarring rumours, the inner workings of the school system. The lines on David Mathers’ face tell the story […] Continue Reading |
