25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 2, 2020 web exclusiveLife pre-Helps: It’s almost hard to believe this happened in what is today an extremely cycling-friendly city, but our October 16, 1995 issue featured a story detailing a critical mass cycling protest gone wrong. The protestors—including members of Camosun’s Students for Environmental Action—were cycling on the Island Highway in protest of the banning of bicycles […] Continue Reading |
Local author channels “punk rock Alice Munro” with debut bookBefore the pandemic, a very common question was “Do people still read anymore?” Now, Victoria author Susan Sanford Blades aims to blow that question right out of the water with her debut novel, Fake It So Real. Fake It So Real is an engaging read from a debut author. It serves as an interesting discussion […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society fall 2020 election results inThe Camosun College Student Society held its fall 2020 student elections from October 27 to October 29, and the results are in. Arshnoor Kaur got voted in as the wellness and access director. Manvi Chona, Melaniia Frolova, Sandra Fehler, and Sophia Cecilia Plus are now Interurban directors, and Mehar Kapoor, Abhin Jose, and Mai Nguyen […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Romasa deliver unique and varied take on sludge metal on new EPRomasa Insufferable Cave of Rotting Aspiration (Hand of Death Records) 4/5 This month, get ready for a new record from Louisiana-based sludge metal band Romasa; it’s called Insufferable Cave Of Rotting Aspiration and it will satisfy hardcore metal fans. Each of the three tracks on this EP have their own unique sound. The title track […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: October 30, 2020 web exclusiveCamosun collaborates with other institutions in career fair Camosun College is working with Royal Roads University, North Island College, and Vancouver Island College to hold the Beyond 2020: Vancouver Island Career & Connections Fair this month. The virtual career fair, being held from 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday, November 19, will feature over […] Continue Reading |
NDP pledges $150,000 to Camosun film studio business planOn October 16, the BC NDP pledged $150,000 to Camosun for the “business case development” of a film studio on the Interurban campus. A business case is essentially a plan to make sure a project is financially viable. “[The business case development is] to determine the cost of building classroom space for students and two […] Continue Reading |
Meet Your Writers: Nexus contributing writer Emery WhitneyOur team of writers work relentlessly behind the scenes to keep the Nexus site constantly updated, but who are these mysterious Camosun College students who keep us supplied with stories? Wonder no more, as our new series Meet Your Writers will help you get to know the names behind the pieces you read at Nexus. […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Halloween still rulesHalloween has always been an interesting time to me. Like so many things in our society, the roots of it have all but been forgotten by the masses; for many, it’s about dressing up, sugar highs, and decorations more so than it is about a salute to the dead or an ancient Celtic festival. But […] Continue Reading |
LAND BACK exhibit inspired by Indigenous activismIndigenous activism served as the spark for Open Space’s newest exhibition, LAND BACK. Open Space Indigenous curator Eli Hirtle was particularly moved by the activism that led to occupations and blockades across the province—and, indeed, the country—in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en resistance to the Coast GasLink pipeline. Hirtle had the opportunity to visit the Unist’ot’en […] Continue Reading |
Camosun says $4.5 million deficit “best-case scenario” for 2020-2021 fiscalDue to the COVID-19 crisis, Camosun College was at one point preparing for losses in its 2020-2021 fiscal year for between $10 million and $15 million, says Camosun chief financial officer Deborah Huelscher. While those numbers could still be a worst-case scenario, the college is also now looking at a best-case scenario of a $4.5-million […] Continue Reading |
