If you live in Victoria (or in any damp city), you’ve probably seen those nasty little bugs that inhabit our bathrooms, kitchens, and closets. They’re silver with long antennae and turn into powder when you smoosh them. They are the not-so-elusive silverfish. Silverfish are gross and seem to respawn in seconds. So how do you… Read more »
Posts By: Devon Bidal
Grade school science students show off
It’s a grey Sunday afternoon and the quad is fairly quiet, but the Elliot lecture wing is buzzing. UVic is hosting the 57th annual Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair for the second time and the public viewing portion has just begun. The main areas of the building are packed with 135 poster boards and 170… Read more »
You might totally be a Miranda, but Cynthia Nixon is not
Here’s why Nixon, not her character, is running for governor of New York On March 19, 2018, Cynthia Nixon announced her candidacy for governor of New York, and all anyone seems to want to talk about is the fact that she played Miranda Hobbes on Sex and The City (SATC). I’ve seen countless articles, tweets,… Read more »
Community-led festival celebrates International Women’s Day
An all-ages group of women crowds around a table in the Germanic and Slavic Studies reading room. The window is open and the icy wind that wafts in is a welcome contrast to the warm Clearihue air. It’s only six o’clock, but it’s already dark outside. Most students have gone home for the day, but… Read more »
Cheap date spots in Victoria
10 restaurants near UVic Picture this: a tall, blond man in a suit folds and re-folds his purple pocket square, while his girlfriend tries to tame her frizzy hair and stand up straight in her high heels. What fancy event could they be attending? Are they headed to a classy dinner? The theatre, maybe? Oh,… Read more »
B.C. Transit: The good, the bad, and the Guthrie
One-on-one with the general manager of Victoria Regional Transit Operations Whether it’s arriving late to class or getting left behind in the rain, many University of Victoria students who live off campus are exasperated with the tardiness and unreliability of B.C. Transit buses during busy hours. “You have to plan an hour in advance for… Read more »