More to Beyoncé than just music, says instructor February 4, 2016February 3, 2016 Jess Lin Melissa Avdeeff has a lot to say about pop culture. Having first approached popular music as an academic while she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in music, she wrote her...
Chair of Transgender Studies brings personal experience to role February 4, 2016February 3, 2016 Jess Lin On Jan.15, UVic announced Sociology professor and Transgender Archives Founder and Academic Director Aaron H. Devor as the world’s first Chair of Transgender Studies — a monumental appointment. As Chair, Devor will help...
The best decision I made in 2015 January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Jess Lin In a haze of essay-writing near the end of term, I bought a ticket to the Dec. 14 Vancouver stop on Miley Cyrus’ Milky Milky Milk tour. I’d hoped that...
Refugees welcomed with local, national initiatives December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 Jess Lin The History Refugee Committee of UVic is hosting a silent auction fundraiser to sponsor a Syrian refugee family on Wednesday, Dec. 9 in the Michele Pujol Room in the Student...
Music the only way forward for Towers and Trees songwriter November 19, 2015November 18, 2015 Jess Lin Towers and Trees, a Victoria-based indie-folk band, became known in 2012 for “Montreal,” a song about running away to the east “where the action is.” For a young Adrian Chalifour,...
Dear employers of Victoria September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 Jess Lin STOP WASTING EVERYBODY’S TIME. Now, I’m sure there are a handful of you who are trustworthy and ethical. But for those who’ve scammed me and my friends and their friends and...
Chilean artist turns to peace while existing in world of conflict January 22, 2015January 21, 2015 Jess Lin Guillermo Mier remembers his childhood encounter with Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Although brief, their exchange was unforgettable to him. “When...
