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Inside the Model United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

In May 2015, I had the pleasure of attending a model United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Strategy Role Play in St. Gallen, Switzerland, organized by the Global…

Things get weird at the Great Canadian Beer Festival

The necks of your trusty and tipsy correspondents were not the only things baking in the sun at the Great Canadian Beer Festival; the culture of the festival itself stewed…

The Martlet’s Survival Guide to UVic

Places to study on campus, ranked Being a new student at UVic introduces you to a flurry of new things, especially if you’re living on campus. There’s new people to…

Margaret

Margaret went outside and shot the chickens through the fence. “That was the last of our summer home,” she sighed, slinging the hot shotgun over her shoulder. She turned from…

Photography by Michelle Rachel

Local photographer Michelle Rachel captures life on the island in all its majesty with this dazzling selection of photos. To see more of Michelle’s work, go to her website at:…

Georgian yachts float my boat: Garden path to the Black Sea

June 2014, a few days after finally receiving my BA, I received a Facebook message out of the blue inviting me to the wedding of my host brother, whose room…

On Rock Bay

In comics: Exploring the industrial side of Victoria.

Practice makes practice

Week 1 – Asana: Creating Ease in Body We use bear breath in the gorilla pose, then transition into curved dolphins. Our summer camp cool-down activity is yoga. My 9-year-old…

Show some pride: LGBTQ representation in sexual education in Victoria high schools

The red floral pattern of her dress mimicked the spring weather as I gingerly opened the door to Georgina Hope’s Family and Gender Studies class at Victoria High School. Her…