In an age when people live their lives online, it’s hard to imagine what role an oral storyteller has left in the world. But Richard Wagamese, an Ojibwa from the Wabaseemoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario, is showing students at UVic that storytelling may be all we have left.
A young man walks down the steps of a brown building. He looks at the sign pointing towards the door: Men’s Trauma Centre. The man has no cuts, scrapes or bruises. In fact, he’s clean cut and wearing a business suit. He makes eye contact with no one, but goes straight to the receptionist.
UVic is gearing up for another rabbit capture, after efforts earlier this year reduced the population by a few hundred.
Students on campus may have noticed something a little different about the campus bookstore this week: it now contains UVic’s Computer Store.
The B.C. government is asking people to shell out more cash for park trips this summer — but patrons can expect to get less.
Sex. Conspiracy. Bunnies. Money. Activism.
Where can you get all these topics in one daily news source? Just about anywhere.
A month ago, I got my nipples pierced.
Anxiety rushed through me as I sat in the leather chair and watched, heart beating into my ears, as the clamps squeezed into delicate skin. A moment later, plastic gloves, a needle, a sharp pinch, a gasp — then again — and it was all over.
Intrepid Theatre Club and Metro Studio may be looking pretty swanky in the coming months, as a $45,000 government grant will offer the venues a new facelift.
For most students, balancing a full schedule of classes along with everyday life is enough to exhaust their energy. But some students choose to juggle even more with that mixture, combining classes and work — and kids.
For travellers seeking cheap thrills on an anchored budget, look no further than your own back Island.
Mary Rose doesn’t look like your typical boxer. At 5’3 and 115 lbs, her small frame can be misleading. But at the 2010 Golden Gloves boxing tournament on April 16 and 17, she intends to show the world just how powerful she is.
Get ready to visit the world of Avatar — for real.
On Sunday, March 28, the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is taking volunteers, community members, media and anyone interested to visit Vancouver Island’s own “Avatar Grove,” a special old-growth forest located near Port Renfrew.
Need something new in your diet? Try blueberry cookies for a vegan variation on an old favourite. These surprisingly sweet and satisfying treats are quick to make and go down easy. The chocolate chip replacement means these cookies also contain some of nature’s most vitamin-enriched fruit — a perfect pairing for stressful study times.
Graham Richard was taken by the freckled face and big brown eyes staring back at him while the two waited for the B.C. ferry to dock.
Wrestling met hockey on roller skates last Saturday, March 20, as the Victoria Eves of Destruction slaughtered the Vancouver Riot Girls in front of one of the biggest crowds the young Women’s Flat-Track Derby Association (WTFDA) has seen this season.
Get ready to have your sustainability memory challenged.
From March 19 to 20, the Environmental Studies Students’ Association (ESSA) will be hosting “Reclaiming Sustainability,” a conference designed to make students question the stereotypes and thought processes around one of the newest environmental buzzwords — uniquely from the undergraduate level.
Did you vote in this last UVSS election — how about more than once?
Shawn Slavin knew it was possible to vote twice. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was just how easy it would be.
Some students may have been surprised to see a few new signs on the bathrooms when they had to pee in the Student Union Building (SUB) this week — “gender neutral washroom: everyone welcome to use.”
I stopped listening to music after my first boyfriend and I broke up.
We had been together for years and, back in those days, it seemed like every song on the radio was speaking straight to us. After our breakup even the worst music, from Nickelback to Tchaikovsky, kicked me straight in the heart.
Get ready to go to hell — or heaven, your choice.
The fifth-annual Sinners’ Ball, hosted by the Belfry Theatre, will strike downtown Victoria on Saturday, Feb. 6, promising a devilish time for goodies and baddies alike.