Culture Days showcases diverse culture and arts for 15th year

Celebrating 15 years, Culture Days returns Canada-wide this fall, offering hundreds of activities highlighting diverse arts and culture in local communities. Running from Friday, September 20 to Sunday, October 13, the event offers a variety of free participatory programs, including over 400 across BC. Last year, Culture Days included over 3,000 programs in over 300 […]

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New William Head on Stage play gets personal

William Head Correctional Centre has been providing the island with imaginative live theatre for almost 40 years, but Hatched, put on by William Head on Stage (WHoS), might just be giving people the most intimate look inside the performers’ lives yet. WHoS project lead and director Kate Rubin has been working with WHoS for almost […]

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25 Years Ago in Nexus: October 2, 2024 issue

Are you there, God? It’s me, a Camosun student: In a decade where Nirvana and Radiohead ruled supreme, God was an antiquated square. As such, the general religious landscape was undergoing major transformations. Camosun students had lots to say on the subject in our October 4, 1999 issue. Writer Sandra D. Pearce covered the changing […]

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Scary movies haunt Young Building during student society events

The Young Building auditorium will adopt a frightening new ambience this October, playing classic horror films in Halloween spirit. Hosted by the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS), the month-long CCSS B Movie Festival includes three free-admission movies—The Terror (1963, screening on October 3), The Last Man on Earth (1964, screening on October 10), and The […]

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Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Tips on decluttering

As the school year begins, I want to share a valuable tip that may lead to more productive study sessions. It also happens to be a reminder to myself. This edition’s focus is on decluttering. College life is busy; no one can deny that. A busy life often leads to a cluttered life, which can […]

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Camosun student starts off-campus chess club

The history of chess goes back almost 1,500 years, with details as intricate as the game itself. First evolving from the war game chaturanga, chess’ ancestral roots are found in India, where its popularity later migrated across Asia, and eventually to the Western hemisphere. Now, in local communities, chess has evolved into circles of union […]

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At the crossroads of crises: How students struggle, and how to help yourself

Everything sucks right now. I don’t say this to be a pessimist—I say this because it’s the elephant in the room. Globally, we are witnessing once-in-a-lifetime horror after once-in-a-lifetime horror; locally, climate stresses and the cost of living are creating an environment where we’re so run down we barely have time to react. I don’t […]

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