Web exclusive: The Nexus Q&A interview with Don KesslerWhen word dropped that ex-NASA scientist Don Kessler was coming to town, the inner astronomy nerdling in me kinda sorta totally flipped out. Fellow nerdling and Nexus contributing writer Ryan Brezzi interviewed Kessler (read his story here), but when Kessler called the office one day looking for Brezzi, I did what anyone who grew up […] Continue Reading |
Fall Camosun College Student Society election results inThe preliminary results for the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) fall elections are in. 593 students voted, and the end result is this: Jacqueline Christie is now a Lansdowne director, while Sophie Amin, Xinyi Qu, Pamela Webster, and Ellen Young are Interurban directors. Andrea Lemus is the new international director. Continue Reading |
Retired NASA scientist Don Kessler talks space junk issuesAre the days that we can look up at a clean sky and see a vast expanse of stars and contemplate the depths of our existence numbered? Human impact is now being felt in space, and aside from the development of megacities with buildings and lights that block the stars, the days of the big […] Continue Reading |
Sudoku answers for October 16, 2013 issue |
Humour via barbiturate overdose: local company brings farce to the stageSix doors, obnoxious bellhops, and barbiturate overdoses: welcome to the zany world of farce, this time around brought to you by the Canadian College of Performing Arts’ Company C. The performance in question is Lend Me a Tenor, originally written by playwright Ken Ludwig, here brought to life again by director Julie McIsaac, herself a […] Continue Reading |
Sudoko answers for October 2, 2013 issue |
A look at this year’s WHL Victoria RoyalsWith a record of two wins and three losses heading into October, the Victoria Royals are set for another year of growth since entering the Western Hockey League and moving to our city three seasons ago. Year three in Victoria could be the hockey team’s make-it-or-break-it time in the league. Here’s a quick look at […] Continue Reading |
Belfry’s production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) does the Bard justiceIf you’ve ever had the desire to see people in tights fervently raising the battle cry of “Bullshit! Bullshit!” in front of a sold-out Victoria audience, then I suggest you go see The Belfry Theatre’s production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Canadian playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald brings Shakespeare’s most famous characters into collision with the […] Continue Reading |
Sudoku answers: September 18, 2013 issueAs promised, here are the answers to the two sudoku puzzles in our September 18, 2013 issue. Continue Reading |
Rifflandia: Victoria music festival in picturesThe sixth annual Rifflandia Music Festival recently took place in Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park, as well as a host of local clubs. Nexus‘ managing editor and grizzled music festival veteran Jason Schreurs was there to capture some of the action in pictures and words. […] Continue Reading |
