Daniel Lapp’s Joy of Life returns this weekendLocal fiddler Daniel Lapp is bringing his annual Joy of Life Festival concert back this weekend, after two years of online-only performances. For over 20 years, the concert has been welcoming the warmer months with a joyful assemblage of musicians and musical pieces. Joy of Life—which is sold out this year, although a livestream option […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society spring election results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring elections from Monday, April 4 to Wednesday, April 6. Kate Love was elected as finance executive, and Puneet Kaur as external executive. Emily Lam was elected as Interurban executive and Madilyn Baldwin as Lansdowne executive. Jagjeet Singh got in as sustainability director, Alisha Parks as student […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Beer Week back with new collection of masterful craft brewsVictoria Beer Week is returning in full force this year, with a collection of events that makes its lacklustre showing last year seem like a bad dream. This weekend, I happily attended the first two nights to see what some of the craft beer breweries that were there had to offer. Lift Off! was held […] Continue Reading |
April 1 exclusive: Camosun College to rebrand logo as Lane Trotter’s smileToday—Friday, April 1—Nexus has learned through an anonymous phone call left on our voicemail in the middle of the night (keep those coming, by the way) that Camosun College will soon be replacing its swooshy-C logo with pictures of new president Lane Trotter’s smile. “It’s just so infectious, no one can look away from it, […] Continue Reading |
Chargers men’s volleyball play perfect tournament, bring home national goldThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team have returned from Quebec as champions. The team brought home the national Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) gold medal this year, playing a perfect tournament on Sunday, March 27 to get it. The victory comes after having spent all of last year training, despite there being no games as […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students start petition to get college to provide free menstrual productsUpdate: Since this story was filed, Camosun student Michelle Reed informed Nexus that dispenser machines will be installed in 9 locations across both campuses as early as June, and the products are coming from local environmentally friendly company Joni. Reed says that signage will be placed to advertise the dispenser machines. As part of a collaborative […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Baroque Festival rocks the halls in its 18th year of live classical musicFor the past 18 years, the Pacific Baroque Festival has celebrated classical music that deserves to be heard. This year, audiences were treated to five days of live performances focusing on music composed by, influencing, or inspired by 17th-century German composer Heinrich Schütz. The festival was hosted at the Christ Church Cathedral and the Alix […] Continue Reading |
The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society return to stage with entertaining, cheerful performanceOn Sunday, March 20, The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society returned to live performances with their Spring Concert, their first public show since COVID-19 hit. You could feel, hear, and see the excitement of the quartet when they started the revue. The Spring Concert contained material from various other performances, a sort of greatest hits […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Cultural Showcase Event to return this weekCamosun College’s annual Cultural Showcase Event will return today for the 13th time, after a two-year hiatus prompted by the pandemic. The event will take place online between March 21 and 25, and will feature a variety of performances from members of Camosun’s international student body. Associate director of Camosun International student services Gulcan Barclay […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Yumi Zouma drop impressive record despite obstaclesYumi Zouma Present Tense (Polyvinyl) 4/5 Present Tense is the fourth album from New Zealand alternative pop quartet Yumi Zouma. Yumi Zouma—who have been together since 2014—faced a lot of obstacles creating this album because of COVID and them having to write music together while living in different countries. Present Tense gives off a light-hearted […] Continue Reading |
