UVic club out to end the stigma around mental health November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Josh Kozelj You are not alone — that is what the UVic Mental Health Awareness Club wants to let you know, especially when you seek help. “It can be fairly intimidating to go to the...
Vectors series unifies brilliant minds across UVic research fields November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Josh Kozelj Deep inside the bowels of the Technology Enterprise Facility — a building that looks eerily similar to the Baxter Building in Fantastic 4 — is a room filled with genius minds primed to tackle...
UVic professor revolutionizes skin health system October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Josh Kozelj UVic Engineering professor Mohsen Akbari has been credited with helping to revolutionize the wound care system, by creating a smartphone app that can detect and treat skin infections through “smart...
New Brunswick by-law to discourage trick-or-treating is horrifying October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 Josh Kozelj It was those pink, hard-yet-juicy Swedish Berries candies (the ones that stuck to the back of your teeth when you chewed) that hooked me on Halloween. Ever since I was a...
We should applaud athletes who kneel against Trump October 13, 2017 Josh Kozelj It was last December at the United Center on the west side of Chicago that I witnessed the impact politics has on sport. “Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and remove your...
Food security for starving students October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Josh Kozelj How the community fills the bellies of growing minds The aroma of juicy, oregano-scented chicken wafted throughout the hallways of the church as starving cash-strapped students filled the tables in the...
Church dinners provide students in need with free home-cooked meals September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Josh Kozelj In a city with skyrocketing costs of living, cash-strapped students don’t often hear the word ‘free’. A local church, however, is out to change that. The Emmanuel Baptist Church, located on...
B.C. minority government destined for conflict August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Josh Kozelj Now several months beyond the May 9 B.C. provincial election, we finally have a new leader — or leaders — governing our province. On July 18, B.C. NDP leader John Horgan was officially sworn in...
Vikes athlete handknits hats for hospitalized children July 6, 2017July 7, 2017 Josh Kozelj Isolation — that is the fate many children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses face when they are forced to recover in the hospital. Isolated from their school friends, sports teams, and music classes, these...
This summer pick up a new hobby: running June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Josh Kozelj As the mercury rises in Victoria for the summer, there is no better time to dust off those old sneakers in the closet and lace up for a run. Running has...
