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Shaking loose the fiction around earthquake safety codes

May 11, 2017May 10, 2017
Garrett Therrien
When the big earthquake hits, will the buildings on campus survive? Earthquake retrofits or not, the answer is most likely no. It’s a common mistake to think that seismic retrofits (like...

I stopped having sex because of the Catholic Church

February 5, 2015February 6, 2015
Garrett Therrien
Here’s how to have a relationship without sex

Who has time for love? Lust is much less commitment

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014
Garrett Therrien
When we say love, what are we talking about? Porn is easy to find. Music videos are more and more explicit. The ‘hook-up’ has become accepted and normal. As I...

Paper beats pixels

October 31, 2013October 30, 2013
Garrett Therrien
I hate online course delivery systems. They’re clumsy and inefficient, and they stress me out. Right now one of my instructors is apparently posting homework to his course page, not...

Dogmatic

October 24, 2013February 17, 2014
Garrett Therrien
[Clarification: This opinion article was prompted in response to the off-leash dog park attached to UVic campus, primarily takes issue with the allocation of resources and care of public areas,...

Reaching New Heights

October 10, 2013November 6, 2013
Garrett Therrien
Imagine a solitary person walking out onto a soft, padded, stage in front of thousands of people. The crowd is oddly silent, even tense. He turns his back on the...

Victoria encourages emergency planning

February 14, 2013February 13, 2013
Garrett Therrien
Do you have an emergency kit with food, water, spare clothes, a flashlight, whistle and first aid kit handy?

Urban search and rescue looking for new volunteers

January 31, 2013January 30, 2013
Garrett Therrien
Students, Victorians 19 years and older welcome to join search in the city

B.C.’s climate action agenda threatened

January 14, 2013
Garrett Therrien and Richard Wong
Auditor general’s report critiques transit numbers, government transparency

The evolution of cartography

November 8, 2012November 7, 2012
Garrett Therrien
Royal B.C. Museum features 30 rare world maps
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